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See the gallery for more photos, including what it looks like without the icing and how it looks being played with by a toddler.
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See the gallery for more photos, including what it looks like without the icing and how it looks being played with by a toddler.
Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver in Petal Pink, White, Caron Perfect Match in Espresso, other colourful scraps of yarn.
Needles: US size 3 double pointed needles (see my double-pointed needle tutorial to learn how they work)
M1: when instructed to M1 (make one), lift the purl bump from the previous row onto the left hand needle. Do not use the back bar as in a standard M1 or you will leave a small hole. See the following photos:
Cast on 6 sts (2 on each needle, 2 2 2) in the colour you want for the bottom of your cupcake, pink in the photo above to look like a paper baking cup.
Inc1 in all sts (4 4 4)
Inc1, k1; repeat around (6 6 6)
Inc1, k2; repeat around (8 8 8)
Inc1, k3; repeat around (10 10 10)
Inc1, k4; repeat around (12 12 12)
Purl one round.
K2, p2 for four rounds.
Next round: *K2, p1, M1 and purl it, p1, k2, p2, k2, p2; repeat from * for the rest of the round (13 13 13)
Next round: *K2, p3, k2, p1, M1 and purl it, p1, k2, p2; repeat from * for the rest of the round (14 14 14)
Next round: *K2, p3, k2, p3, k2, p1, M1 and purl it, p1; repeat from * for the rest of the round (15 15 15)
K2, p3 for three rounds.
Change to the colour you want to represent your cupcake (in the photo here, that would be brown).
Knit one round.
Inc1, p2; repeat around (20 20 20)
Purl 5 rounds.
P2tog, p3; repeat around (16 16 16)
Purl one round.
P2tog, p2; repeat around (12 12 12)
Purl one round.
P2tog, p1; repeat around (8 8 8)
Purl one round.
P2tog all (4 4 4)
Purl one round.
Fill with polyfil stuffing, firmly but not overstuffed.
P2tog all (2 2 2)
Break yarn and sew through remaining sts.
To better define the edge between the cake and the cup, sew through the cup's top edge with yarn matching the cup colour. Pass the needle under the knit stitches and over the purled stitches as shown in the photo below. Pull snug but not overly tight, and this will cause the rippled edge of the cup to become more defined and make the cake portion pop out more.
The icing can be left off (see the gallery for a photo of what it looks like without the icing), done in your own freeform way, or you can follow this pattern to duplicate the photo.
With icing colour (white in the photo), cast on 6 sts (2 on each needle, 2 2 2)
Inc1 in all sts (4 4 4)
Inc1, k1; repeat around (6 6 6)
Inc1, k2; repeat around (8 8 8)
Inc1, k3; repeat around (10 10 10)
Inc1, k4; repeat around (12 12 12)
Inc1, k5; repeat around (14 14 14)
Inc1, k6; repeat around (16 16 16)
Inc1, k7; repeat around (18 18 18)
BO 5 sts.
K7, turn (leaving remaining 5 sts on needle 1).
P2tog, p4, p2tog, turn.
K2tog, k2, k2tog, turn.
P2tog, turn. (2 sts)
St-st 4 rows.
Inc1 in all, turn. (4 sts)
Purl one row, turn.
K2tog twice. (2 sts)
Break yarn and sew through remaining two sts.
Reintroduce yarn where you would have knit next if you hadn't turned to make the previous blob.
BO 5 sts.
K5, leaving 6 on needle 2, turn.
P6, turn.
K2tog, k2, k2tog, turn. (4 sts)
P4, turn.
K2tog twice, turn. (2 sts)
St-st 5 rows.
Inc1 in all, turn. (4 sts)
P4, turn.
K2tog twice, turn. (2 sts)
Break yarn and sew through remaining two sts.
Reintroduce yarn where you would have knit next if you hadn't turned to make the previous blob.
BO 6 sts.
K5, turn.
P6, turn.
K2tog, k2, k2tog, turn. (4 sts)
P4, turn.
K4, turn.
P4, turn.
K2tog twice, turn. (2 sts)
St-st 7 rows.
K2tog, turn. (1 st)
P1, turn.
K1, turn.
P1, turn.
K1, turn.
Inc1, turn. (2 sts)
P1, inc1, turn. (3 sts)
K3.
Break yarn and sew through remaining three sts.
Reintroduce yarn where you would have knit next if you hadn't turned to make the previous blob.
K12, turn.
P12, turn.
K2tog all, turn. (6 sts)
P6, turn.
BO 3, K2, turn. (3 sts)
P3, turn.
K3, turn.
Break yarn and sew through remaining three sts.
Position icing as desired on cupcake, pin in place ensuring that it sits flat, and stitch all around the edge with matching thread.
For sprinkles, use scraps of coloured yarn to sew in and out randomly all over the icing. Space some stitches out and make others cross. Do not pull stitches too tight or they will pucker the surface.
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