Thursday, July 2, 2009

Pink Saturday: Crochet a Pink Cupcake!

Hello friends!


I am happy to be participating in another Pink Saturday hosted by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound! You know I'm always on the lookout for "more" craft ideas...as if I have the time! But you know how it is, you're always thinking..."oh, if I have the time, I'm going to make some of [name your item here]"...now if we can JUST find the time, haha!

How about crocheting some pink cupcakes? Oh, well, atleast it saves on the calories! ;)

Take care!

Hugs,

Sheri


Lion Brand® Cupcake®
Pattern #: 70602AD

SKILL LEVEL: Easy

SIZE: One Size
About 3 in. (7.5 cm) high


CUPCAKE
FrostingWith A, ch 3; join with sl st in first ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc here and throughout), work 7 more hdc in ring; join with sl st in top of beg ch - 8 hdc.
Rnd 2: Ch 2, work 2 hdc in each st around, hdc in base of beg ch; join with sl st in top of beg ch - 16 hdc.
Rnd 3: Ch 2, (hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st) 7 times, hdc in next st, hdc in base of beg ch; join with sl st in top of beg ch - 24 hdc.
Rnd 4: Ch 2, (hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st) 7 times, hdc in next 2 sts, hdc in base of beg ch; join with sl st in top of beg ch - 32 hdc.
Rnd 5: Ch 3, *(dc in next st, 2 dc in next st), repeat from * around, end dc in base of beg ch. Fasten off.
Edging
From right side, join C with sl st at any point on outside edge of Rnd 5.
Rnd 1: Ch 2, work 4 hdc in same space; *skip next st, sc in next st, skip next st, work 5 hdc in next st, repeat from * around to last 3 sts, skip next st, sc in next st, join with sl st in beg ch. Fasten off.
CakeWith B, ch 10.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across.
Row 2: Ch 2, turn. Sc through back loop of each st across.
Repeat Row 2 until piece measures about 10 in. (25.5 cm). Fasten off.

FINISHING
Cut foam ball in half. Glue foam disks together, glue one half of ball on top. Glue Cake crochet around sides of disks. It may be helpful to secure ends of crochet with pins or toothpicks until dry.


Leaf Trim (make 3)
With D, ch 6. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across.
Row 1: Ch 1, turn. Sc in each st across.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn. (Pull up a loop in next st) twice, yarn over and through both loops, sc to end. Repeat Row 2 until 1 st remains. Fasten off.
Blossoms (make 1 with E, 1 with F)
Ch 3. Sl st in 1st ch, *ch 5, sl st in same ch; repeat from * 4 times. Fasten off.
Glue Leaves to Frosting. Glue Blossoms on top of Leaves.
With C and F, embroider French knots on Frosting.
With E and F, embroider straight stitch star shapes on Frosting. Glue Frosting over top of foam ball. Sides of Frosting will extend beyond ball edge.

6 comments:

Sandi@ Rose Chintz Cottage said...

Hi Sheri,
What a sweet crocheted cupcake! Adorable!! Thanks for sharing and Happy Pink 4th of July.

Blessings,
Sandi

Susie Jefferson said...

What a lovely idea! Great fun. And I love the Simplicity pattern too. A great find.

Happy Pink Saturday and Happy 4th July (being from the UK, I hadn't realised it was Independence Day...).

LADY JANE said...

OMG...I can only crochet in a straight row.....sigh...I LOVE the cupcake...Congrats on you gifts from a blogbud! Happiest of Pink Yummy Saturdays to you!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unknown said...

Happy Pink 4th of July Saturday, Sheri! The pink crochet cupcake is so adorable! How very clever!

What lovely pattern you received!

Hope you and your loved ones had a wonderful and safe 4th!

Tina

Anonymous said...

A cupcake minus the calories . . . well, I don't mind the calories :-) Love to eat them pretty little cakes LoL

Happy pink Weekend

Deanna said...

What a delight! I'm going to try this but I might need some help...lol! I need to start taking pictures of my crochet projects.....they are always crooked but I give it 110 percent!!

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(¸.·´ (¸.·´ Happy Pink Saturday
Deanna :D