Six Happy Little Yarn Eggs for a Red Egg & Ginger Party

Six Happy Little Red Yarn Eggs for a Party

We moved to Singapore!  That is, husband, two kids, one dog and me.

Actually, its been about a year and a half since the incredibly intense experience of packing up our house, selling our furniture, putting stuff in storage, and flying with two children under the age of 4 halfway across the world.  Did I mention, we moved the dog? 

He had to be examined, tested, certified by the USDA to be ready to move.  He survived the over 20 hour flight only to be quarantined upon arrival for a month!

My husband started his new job, I found one for myself, our kids started at their new school.  All of which to say, I have not had the mental wits to resume writing this blog.  If not for the lovely ladies who keep writing me about how to get the little red yarn eggs, I might have put this off even longer.

One lovely lady in particular was sweet to write me about her daughter, Emma, who is going to be celebrating her Red Egg & Ginger Party next week.  I wanted to help her so I found the box that contained my yarn supplies, dusted off my patterns and made half a dozen of them.  (Yes, I moved ALL my craft supplies, except the sewing machine.)

Pretty Little Labels for Red Eggs

Emma's mommy will receive this little tags in an array of pretty patterns.  The back of them has her special date of arrival!

Red Eggs and Gift Tags

 Can't wait for her to open up her package!

Want to order eggs for party or crochet your own?  Write me or visit my etsy shop.

Happy Little Red Egg and other Yarn Egg Friends

Eden & Eliot Crochet Yarn Eggs

I picked up my crochet hook again recently after a spell of almost a year.   After my son, Eliot, was born last April, I took to learning how to crochet because of many a late night spent nursing him.  The doctor had us put him on a frequent feeding schedule because of reflux, so I figured it would be less painful for me to stay awake between feeds rather than sleep for 45 minutes at a stretch. 

I made a bushel full of amirugumi toys and soon developed my own patterns.  When he turned a month old, I made the first Happy Little Red Egg.

Yesterday, Eliot turned one year old!  Happy, happy, birthday to my dear boy.

So here are a few other companions to the first Little Red Egg to join in the celebration.  I made Happy Little Pirate Egg, Chef Egg, and Cowboy Egg  - all wonderful characters with alot of personality.

With Easter is just round the corner, I thought it would be fun to have plenty of yarn eggs to hunt down instead of the usual candy variety.  They are easy to make and I put the patterns in my little etsy shop.  My sweet husband suggested I make enough eggs to fill a bed so our kids can jump into a a giant nest full of eggs.  Awesome idea but last I checked, he doesn't crochet, so nope I don't think its going to happen any time soon.

But I think if I knit a few every year, my children will have a basketful of characters by the time they're all grown up.  I can tag them by the year so they can look back and see when each little egg was made.  Now that, I can do.  Happy, happy!

Personalized Red Egg and Ginger Party Favors

My baby boy turned one month old in May, and as customary for the Chinese side of the family, we made hard-boiled eggs and dyed them red to celebrate.  Well, except that my husband doesn't eat eggs and my two year old doesn't eat much, so we couldn't get away with making too many.

So I came up with the idea of making little yarn eggs that make great giveaways and don't need refrigeration.  Put a pair of them in these little wood boxes, dress them up with personalized tags with your baby's initials and date of birth, and they are ready for your party!

I used shipping labels from the office supplies store and created tags with a set of vintage stamps I found at a garage sale.  Brown ink makes for a beautifully aged, and "not too precious" look.

This wood boxes were found in the unfinished wood crafts section of Michael's.  Stuff the boxes with some straw and they make a great home for your little eggs.

Glue a ribbon band around the box, and finish off with your favorite knot.  I stamped these light-blue Martha Stewart tags to label the boxes, but you can use stickers or any other tags you like.

Enjoy!