Bake Me a Cake
I’ve certainly knit my fair share of cupcakes since the start of my crafty adventures, but when time is short and I get orders for a half dozen yarn-based miniature cakes, pronto, the last things I would look for are my knitting needles. My blog is now becoming dominated by crocheted objects, but don’t get me wrong, I still love knitting- It just takes much more time in general, and who has any time these days? Why not just bust out that crochet hook and be able to finish off a full dozen in a day’s time?
This rendition is nothing new, special, or unique, but it’s getting harder and harder to follow ready-made patterns, as my hands tend to deviate so rebelliously that I usually end up with something entirely different by the time I cut the last thread. Instead, I figured it would be safer to start from scratch and write my own pattern, simply for my own convenience. You’ve got about a million other cupcake patterns to choose from on the wonderful web so be sure to check out all of your options, but here’s how I do them…
Cake:
With brown worsted weight yarn and an F hook, sc6 in a circle
Sc twice into each st (12 sts)
Sc1, sc twice into next st* around (18 sts)
Sc2, sc twice into next st* around (24 sts)
Sc into back loops of each st
Sc around
Sc11, sc twice into next st* around (26)
Sc6, sc twice into next st, sc12, sc twice into next st, sc6 (28)
Sc13, sc twice into next st* around (30)
Sc around
Break yarn
Frosting:
Sc6 in a circle
Sc twice into each st (12 sts)
Sc1, sc twice into next st* around (18 sts)
Sc2, sc twice into next st* around (24 sts)
Sc around
Sc3, sc twice into next st* around (30 sts)
Sc around for 3 rounds
Skip one st, 5 dc into next st, skip one st, sl st* around
Break yarn, leaving a long tail to sew with
To assemble, simply sew bugle beads or embroider multicolored “sprinkles” on top of the frosting as desired, stuff, and sew the cake to the edge of the frosting just inside of the scalloped edge. Now wasn’t that easy? Go ahead and make a baker’s dozen; You undoubtedly have enough time!
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Knitterella said,
August 14, 2007 at 8:07 am
oooo, so cute! Thank you for the pattern, very generous of you!
The photos are great! Love the lighting, they look like they should be in Martha Stewart! Hope you take that as a compliment :)
Jill
crafty carolinagirl said,
August 14, 2007 at 9:43 am
These are adorable. I love the brightly colored frosting!
I have seen other patterns out there for cupcakes, but this one seems so much easier to understand. I can’t wait to try some of these. I have a lot of birthdays coming up, and these would be perfect presents.
Thanks for sharing! I love that you keep sharing crochet patterns :)
Ren said,
August 14, 2007 at 10:55 am
those look great! the edging around the frosting really makes them different from a lot of the other patterns for cupcakes that i’ve seen. : )
teeni said,
August 14, 2007 at 1:48 pm
Another great no-fat dessert! LOL. I love these! Thanks for sharing the “recipe.” ;)
JennDZ - The Leftover Queen said,
August 14, 2007 at 3:06 pm
That is so cute! What a neat idea!
Welcome to The Foodie Blogroll!
Hannah said,
August 14, 2007 at 3:59 pm
Those are soooo cute! Wish I could knit, because it would be cool to have them sitting on the kitchen bench. I would feel happy to see them and know that they weren’t going to make me fat!! LOL ;-)
VeggieGirl said,
August 14, 2007 at 6:09 pm
I love these little cupcakes - so colorful!! Since I love crocheting (it’s the only crafting technique I have down), this would be a fun pattern to make - thanks for posting it :0)
Kim said,
August 14, 2007 at 6:30 pm
I LOVE these. I could make these for My 13 yr old, she doesn’t like cake. I love the presentation of these. Very cute especially for photos of her for her birthday…Yeah!! and they are no calories, and no fat., no sugar. LOVE EM!!!…
Oh and thank you for sharing with us :)
Kim
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August 14, 2007 at 8:57 pm
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teeni said,
August 14, 2007 at 10:08 pm
I second that, Merri!
Chase said,
August 14, 2007 at 10:53 pm
Hi there!
I’ve been such a big fan of your blog for a while, just wanted to let you know how much I love your crochet patterns! Not to mention the cupcake recipes. I know what you mean about crochet being faster than knitting for these kinds of things, I couldn’t immagine making amigurumi by knitting!
^_^ Chase.
ugliducklyn said,
August 14, 2007 at 10:58 pm
These are great! I really like the scalloped edge. And the colors you used are wonderful, I always tend to see crocheted baked goods in pastel and muted colors. It’s just so nice to see some in such bright, cheerful colors. Well done!
Patricia Scarpin said,
August 15, 2007 at 8:26 am
These are so cute, sweetie! I love how you’ve made them in different colors.
jennybeam said,
August 15, 2007 at 9:45 am
Wow, they look yummy! Thanks for sharing the pattern. I can’t wait to make me some cupcakes!
Big Boys Oven said,
August 15, 2007 at 9:56 pm
GOSH! For a second I thought it was a real cupcake and start wondering and imaging how the icing was added to. I do say the look so adorable and so real. Well done. Hope you could explore our website also.
didally said,
August 16, 2007 at 2:40 am
Wow, your crocheted cupcakes are so pretty. I stumbled upon your blog from ovenhaven. I lover your photography. Nice lighting and composition. May I know what camera are you using?
melisser said,
August 16, 2007 at 3:29 am
These are FABULOUS! I only wish I knew how to crochet!
jenny said,
August 16, 2007 at 8:30 pm
I love them and the colors are so cute together.
Nicole said,
August 17, 2007 at 12:13 pm
Oh gosh, these are so adorable! <3
Aly said,
August 17, 2007 at 4:57 pm
By the way, Aidan wanted to know if you could knit her a cupcake. She loooooves the one you knit me for my birthday :D. How much do you charge?
Giulia said,
August 17, 2007 at 10:17 pm
Those are fantastic! Time to dust off the crochet hooks.
Who says crochet isn’t as versatile as knitting? :)
Giulia
KnitFree
johanna3 said,
August 22, 2007 at 9:03 am
very cute!!!!
Erin said,
August 22, 2007 at 11:49 pm
I love this so much! Thank you!!!!
Tracy said,
August 29, 2007 at 8:14 am
killing my lunch hour in a bookstore yesterday, I saw a crocheted cupcake in a patternbook. Too hard to wrap my brain around! Thanks for an easy pattern. Can’t wait to try this. Thanks!
Rainy said,
September 3, 2007 at 1:53 pm
I love, love, love, love, LOVE those cupcakes!!!
DeAnne said,
September 11, 2007 at 1:53 pm
So absolutely adorable! I’m willing to put away the knitting needles and dig out my crochet hook … it’s been quit awhile but you’ve motivated me to give crochet another go!! :D
Amy said,
October 3, 2007 at 11:48 am
These look so yummy! I can’t wait to make some up for presents!
Anita said,
October 5, 2007 at 11:42 pm
Thank you for this pattern! My sister is a quilter and I think I will make this for her birthday, as a pin cushion possibly.
Anita said,
October 12, 2007 at 1:02 pm
Just finished my 1/2 dozen for my sister’s b’day! Thank you soo much for this pattern!
Nancy Hey said,
October 15, 2007 at 11:57 am
Nice. Once I learn how to chrchet, I’d like to try to make these!
Kelly said,
December 6, 2007 at 1:31 am
First the birds, now this. I really need to pay more attention to your blog. Very cute! Thanks for sharing the pattern. :)
Aleanna said,
December 14, 2007 at 1:00 pm
I LOVE THEM!!!!! soooo cute!!!! cant wait to make some!
Julie said,
January 3, 2008 at 7:32 pm
These are sooo cute. I also saw your Hippo pattern and can’t wait to try it for a birthday gift for a friend. Thanks for sharing your patterns! :)
Arlene said,
January 7, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Hi, browsing though looking for some new projects. I love your work. You have really inspired me. Thank you so much for sharing your patterns and work with us.
Kristie said,
January 12, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Oh these look awesome! Just perfect for my Love’s 1st b-day party with a cupcake theme! I have 1 question though maybe someone can tell me. Do you stuff these? If so what is recommended to use for the stuffing? Everytime I make something with crochet and I stuff it will poly fill it comes out the holes. Any advice and where I can get something liek wool stuffing?
Thanks A lot!
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Cupcake lover said,
February 18, 2008 at 4:18 pm
These are so cute but for the life of me I cannot figure out how to make the icing. I can do the cake part but when it comes to making the icing, when it comes to the 6th round of sc3 then sc2 each for 30 stitches, my circle gets all curvy and it never ends up making the domed icing part. Any idea what could be going wrong. Thank you so much for your help!!
Biz said,
February 20, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Just wanted to say these are awesome and I can’t wait to make them! They are going to make a wonderful addition to my burgeoning pattern collection! :)
Feng said,
February 23, 2008 at 12:11 am
For the icing part, there are like left over two stitches so it doesn’t equal out.
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anne said,
April 2, 2008 at 12:37 am
Thank you so much for sharing this pattern. I found it so much easier than some of the others I looked at!
Penny said,
April 4, 2008 at 6:34 am
How cute, love it
Melissa said,
April 6, 2008 at 7:26 am
These are adorable, I am new to crocheting and have a question, Do you connect each round by using a slip stitch? also do you chain one before starting each row? I would so appreciate your help. Thank you.
crochetfanatic said,
April 9, 2008 at 7:46 pm
this is so cool! Is there any way you can make a video making it?
crochetingperson said,
April 21, 2008 at 9:16 pm
hi- i love this pattern and just made 2 of them! what i’ve been doing to have enough room for all 8 shells on the icing is on the sc around row after all the instructions to sc 15, 2sc in next stitch around to have 32 stitches on both the top and bottom. Do this so its even when you sew it together.