This design was shown to me by an older lady from former Yugoslavia. She was describing her family traditions and mentioned Easter Roosters she usually crochets for Easter. Naturally I got quite curious about those cute creations, and she kindly let me take a few photos of the little rooster she made.

Of course, she didn’t have a pattern or at least notes on how to make it, she knew the pattern by heart and every Easter she would just “whip up” those adorable egg cozies for the whole family. To figure out how to make this rooster I had to spend some time looking at the photos I took, counting the stitches and trying to understand the techniques used in this project. After a few attempts, I made a rooster that is very similar to the original.

To make sure the pattern isn’t lost, and the tradition to crochet egg cozies spread to other families, I made a detailed step-by-step tutorial. Here it is.