knitted cupcake decoration

 
Materials:
a few oddments of yarn in cream, chocolate, pink and red
I use 4ply cotton yarn with 2.25mm needles (size 1 US, UK/Canada 13)
seed beads / sequins / decorations

Pattern:

Cast on 15 stitches with the cream colour for the cake case
Row1:   (K1, P1) 7 times, K1
Row2:   (P1, K1,) 7 times, P1
Row3:   as row 1
Row4:   as row 2
Row5:   as row 1
Row6:   as row 2
Row7:   as row 1
Row8:   as row 2
Row9:   K1, (P1, wrap yarn once around needle* K1) 7 times      * to make a stitch
Row10: (P1, Knit into the front of made stitch, K1) 7 times, P1
Row11: (K1, P2) 7 times, K1
Row12: cast off, keeping ribbing correct

Row13: With chocolate cake coloured yarn pick up and knit 15 stitches from the back of the finished case (around 1 row down from the cast off edge) taking 1 alternately from the purl rib and 1 from the knit rib.
Row14: purl a further row in cake colour
Row15: change yarn to pink colour for the icing and knit 1 row
Row16: knit a row
Row17: purl a row
Row18: knit a row
Row19: P2tog, P 11, P2tog through the back
Row20: K2tog through the back, K9, K2tog
Row21: P2tog, P 7, P2tog through the back
Row22: K2tog through the back, K5, K2tog
Row23: P2tog, P 3, P2tog through the back
Row24: cast off remaining stitches

Cherry on the top:
Cast on 4 in red yarn
knit 1 row
(P2tog) twice, pass 1st stitch over the second and pull end through to secure.

alternatively you could use a fabric flower instead of the cherry or cut a small circle of red felt.

To Finish:
Sew cherry on to top. Sew in ends neatly on reverse. Sew on beads / sequins and attach to T-shirt / tea cosy / greeting card etc...

This pattern is an original design. You are welcome to knit up for personal use but please don't use it for commercial purposes, thanks. Copyright Julie Williams 2008.

Comments

[Monkee Maker]

Oo oo, a cupcake motif for us to make? Where are my needles? Thanks so much for sharing this with us, you're too kind! (ps. when's the book being published?)

[Zoe]

Thanks Julie. You know how much I LOVE your cupcakes. Where's my 4 ply???

[dottycookie]

I know what I'm going to be making this evening ...

[Sabrina]

Thank you so much for sharing this with us!!

[Mandy Mckenna]

I really love this design, it's so effective. I'm going to have a go. Thanks.
Mandy

[sandra eileen artisan jewelry for your good life]

What a cute pattern. Thanks so much for sharing it.

[Cognitive Crafter]

Thanks for posting this! Cupcakes are my favorite!

[Tricia]

This is adorable!! Okay, this might be a dumb question, but did you stitch it to the shirt or use some kind of fusible interfacing?

[Christine Harle]

stumbled here on my cyber travels - what an excellent original idea for a homemade birthday card thankyou.

[Lace hearts]

How gorgeous this is: so glad I bumped into your blog! Thanks for sharing - my daughers will love it.

[Lace hearts]

How gorgeous this is: so glad I bumped into your blog! Thanks for sharing - my daughers will love it.

[Birgitta]

UNDERBAR SIDA;och så fina stickade mysdjur,Mvh Birgitta

[Michelle]

I LOVE this pattern and have made about 8 of them in the last week and put them on cards and you guessed it everyone else LOVEs them too so I've told them all to look at your blog which I also LOVE and now they LOVE too :o)