Gauge

7 stitches = 1 inch in stockinette stitch

Finished Size

About 2 1/2 inches tall and 5 1/2 inches in diameter 

The Basic Egg

(Note: This egg is knit in two pieces: first from the center down; then, picking up from the center, from the center to the top.)

Cast on 36 stitches to 3 double pointed needles (12 stitches on each needle). Join for working in the round, being careful to not twist the stitches. 

Knit 5 rounds.

Decrease round: *K4, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (30 stitches)

Knit 2 rounds.

Decrease round: *K3, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (24 stitches)

Knit 1 round.

Decrease round: *K2, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (18 stitches)

Decrease round: *K1, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (12 stitches)

Cut an 8 inch tail, thread it through a tapestry needle, and sew the tail through the remaining 12 stitches.

Pull tight, and sew the tail down through the center.

Weave in the tail, and you're done with the bottom half of the egg!

With a double pointed needle, pick up 12 stitches from the cast on edge of the piece just knit. Continue around the edge, picking up 12 more stitches with a second double pointed needle, and 12 more with a third double pointed needle.

Knit 2 rounds.

Decrease round: *K4, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (30 stitches)

Knit 2 rounds.

Decrease round: *K3, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (24 stitches)

Knit 2 rounds.

Decrease round: *K2, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (18 stitches)

Knit 2 rounds. 

Decrease round: *K1, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. (12 stitches)

Cut an 18 inch tail, thread it through a tapestry needle, and sew the tail through the remaining 12 stitches. Don't pull tight yet.

Turn the egg inside out and weave in the ends. Then turn it right side out again and fill the egg with stuffing.

Now pull the tail tight. 

Insert a small crochet hook into the center top of the egg, and pull a loop of the tail through.

Chain about 20 stitches. Across the center from where the chain originates, insert the hook up through the center.

Pull a loop through and slip stitch. Pull the tail through the loop and pull tight. Thread the tail through the center and out the egg.

Trim the tail, and you're done with the basic egg!