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.