Timeless Easter Treasures

Spring is here and Easter is practically upon us. This brings back childhood memories galore. I can remember getting a new outfit each year and the many Easter egg hunts with family and friends. One Easter was too cold to hide eggs outside so my Mother let us hide them in the house. Yes, the real boiled eggs not the little fake plastic ones. The weeks after brought a strange rotting aroma through our house. Then we found the culprit. You guessed it, an egg that wasn’t found during the original hunt made its presence known in a rude way. From then on there was an official egg count before and after each egg hunt and sometimes a list was made of each egg’s location. It’s mainly because of that little incident that we only hide the little fake plastic eggs.

So Spring brings us to the task at hand. It’s time to get those Easter baskets ready and decide on what we want to fill them with. Now for the big decision! Do we purchase the standard store-bought baskets, which consist of a bit of grass amid a few jellybeans, marshmallow chicks and chocolate bunnies? Or are we willing to take the time to make a timeless treasure? There are many talented crochet designers online who are willing to share their work with you. The following are free Easter related patterns that I’ve encountered. I hope this helps you choose patterns that are right for you.

Easter Baskets of all sizes:

http://www.crochetnmore.com/easterbasket...

http://www.craftown.com/cropat32.htm

http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/15holidays...

http://crochetnmore.com/candybasket.htm

Easter Eggs and Egg Covers:

http://members.aol.com/SAG55/eggs.html

http://www.crochetnmore.com/easteregg.htm

http://www.crochetmemories.com/archive/a...

http://hometown.aol.com/lffunt/veggorn.h...

http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/jac...

http://www.angelcities.com/members/yarnl...

http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/usr/h88/h885010...

More fun patterns:

Easter Basket Pillow:

http://home.att.net/~designsbycml2/easte...

Bunny Towel Ring:

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/lffunt/bunn...

Chicken and Easter Bunny Snuggies:

http://www.craftown.com/cropat22.htm

Easter Eggs, Bunnies, Sheep and Lambs:

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6910/...

Jelly Bean Duck

http://crafterscommunity.com/projects/cr...

Jelly Bean Turd Bird (half way down the page)

http://www.murlin.com/~artmac/misc.htm

Easter Egg Bookmark:

http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/10bookmark...

Angel Bunny:

http://crochetmusings.freeservers.com/pa...

Little Bunny:

http://irenecrafts.com/patterns/bunny.htm

Bunny Magnet:

http://members.aol.com/SAG55/bmag.html

Bunny Photo Frame Fridgie:

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/lffunt/bunf...

Easter Bunny Fridgies:

http://www.crochetmemories.com/archive/a...

http://www.thefamily.com/countrycottage/...

Gangly Easter Chick Fridgie:

http://www.crochetmemories.com/archive/a...

14” Tall Easter Bunny:

http://irenecrafts.com/patterns/easterbu...

Twin Bunnies:

http://www.craftown.com/cropat13.htm

Whismical Bunny Container

http://hometown.aol.com/DorisM3560/WhisB...

Here are links to some spiritual patterns:

Angel Bookmarks:

http://hometown.aol.com/DorisM3560/anglb...

http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/jac...

Cross Bookmarks:

http://www.crochetpartners.org/Patterns/...

http://www.crochetnmore.com/idamaescross...

http://crochetnmore.com/crossbookmark.htm

http://crochetnmore.com/hollowcrossbookm...

http://www.crochetnmore.com/bonniescross...

Bible Cover:

http://crochetnmore.com/biblecoverpatter...

On a spiritual note, my mother-in-law made cookies during an Easter party for the children in our church one year. The cookies are made while an adult tells the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection. The kids loved the story and the fact that they were allowed to participate in making the cookies was a big bonus. I found the recipe online and want to invite you to make these cookies with your children, grandchildren or the children in your church to help them understand the true meaning of the Easter holiday.

Easter Story Cookie Recipe:

http://www.cin.org/liter/eaststor.html

Happy Easter!

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