Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Mini Birthday Cupcakes

I'm so happy to be posting patterns again. 


What you need:
Worsted weight acrylic yarn
in a cake and frosting color
Size F (3.75 mm) hook
Yarn needle
Polyester fiber fill
Bugle beads
Beading thread
Beading needle
Small circle of felt or card board the size of the bottom of the cupcake
Clip to keep place
Scissors

Like the macarons, these use very little yarn. 
They are great for using up those mini balls in your stash.
Little girls will be tickled pink to have mini cupcakes in their collection of tea party goodies.


Mini Cupcake
work in continuous rounds
  • Chain 2 in cake color
  • Round 1: work 6 sc in first chain
  • Round 2: work 2 sc in each sc around - 12 st
  • Round 3: *2 sc in next st, sc in next st, rep from * around - 18 st
  • Round 4: sc in each sc around working in back loops only - 18 st
  • Round 5 sc in each sc around - 18 st
  • Round 6:  *2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around - 24 st
  • Round 7: sc in each sc around -24 st
  • Change color to frosting color
  • Round 8: sc in each sc around - 24 st
  • From here till end work in back loops only, this gives the frosting a whipped look
  • Round 9-10: sc in each sc around -24 st
  • Round 11: *Sc2tog, sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around - 18 st
  • Round 12: *Sc2tog, sc in each of next 1 sts, rep from * around - 12 st 
  • Slip in circle of felt or cardboard into the bottom of the cupcake then stuff firmly
  • Round 13:  sc2tog around -6 st
  • Finish off and weave in ends

Finishing Touches:

Using "frosting" color- surface crochet around the row with the color change.
Weave in ends.

Bead sprinkles at random.





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