Friday and a free fried egg pattern


It's Friday (or Fry-day 😉), it's a bank holiday weekend and here's a fun and free mini pattern. 

Crochet Fried Egg

You will need
DK cotton yarn in white and yellow. I used Ricorumi DK cotton.
3.5mm hook
Toy stuffing
Thread to embroider a face

Pattern is written in UK terms (1dc is equivalent to 1sc in US terms). 
ch - chain
dc – double crochet
htr - half treble
tr - treble
sl st – slip stitch
st(s) – stitch(es)

Fried Egg 
Using yellow, make 2ch
Round 1: 6dc in second ch from hook. (6sts)
Round 2: 2dc in each st around. (12sts)
Round 3: (1dc, 2dc in next st) six times. (18sts)
Round 4: (2dc, 2dc in next st) six times. (24sts)
Round 5: Join white, (3dc, 2dc in next st) six times. (30sts)
Round 6: 1dc, 1htr, 2tr in next st, 1htr, 1dc, (1dc, 1htr, 2htr in next st, 1htr, 1dc) three times, 1dc, 1htr, 2tr in next st, 1htr, 5dc, 2dc in next st . (36sts)
Round 7: 1dc, 1htr, (2tr in next st) twice, 1htr, 1dc, (1dc, 1htr, [2htr in next st] twice, 1htr, 1dc) twice, 1dc, 1htr, (2tr in next st) twice, 1htr, 2dc, 1htr, (2htr in next st) twice, 1htr, 6dc, 2dc in next st . (47sts)
Round 8: 2dc, 1htr, (2htr in next st) twice, 2htr, 26dc, 2htr, (2htr in next st) twice, 2htr, 1dc, sl st, 5dc, 2dc in next st, join with sl st to first st.
Fasten off.

Yolk
Using yellow, make 2ch
Round 1: 6dc in second ch from hook. (6sts)
Round 2: 2dc in each st around. (12sts)
Round 3: (1dc, 2dc in next st) six times. (18sts)
Round 4: (2dc, 2dc in next st) six times. (24sts)
Rounds 5 and 6: 1dc in each st around. 
Fasten off leaving a long thread to sew on yolk.
Sew yolk to yellow centre, stuff before finishing, weave in ends.
Embroider a smiley face and there it is :)

I'd love to see if you make something, send me a photo or tag me on Instagram @flo_and_dot  #floanddot

Thanks Sarah-Jane :)