I bought Molly some knitted cupcakes from ebay for her birthday last year, pre-knitting days. Oh they are so cute! So now I am feeling a bit more confident, I have been working on making some for myself. The first few attempts were a bit dodgy (too round...like a Christmas pudding!) or too big. In the end I realised I needed a different yarn (aran instead of DK) and lo and behold, here is the result! I am really pleased with them :) Am knitting a set of six for one of Molly's friends birthday present next week.
I am so proud of them, I am going to share the pattern. I hope its readable, I have no experience in writing patterns! Feel free to make up for your own use or for charity, but please dont make them for profit. Thats a bit rude.
[This is an amended version of the pattern as of 23/3/09 which gives the same result but is (hopefully!) a bit clearer re the method of increasing for the cake part. Let me know if there are any other glitches.]
4mm needles, aran yarn (I used Patons Toddler Aran)
M1: Pick up loop between stitches and knit into the back of it to make an extra stitch.
Cake
Start with cake colour (mahogany for choccie cakes)
Cast on 7st
row 1: (K1, M1) 5 times, K1 - 11st
row 2: P
row 3: (K2, M1) 5 times, K1 - 16st
row 4: P
row 5: (K3, M1) 5 times, K1 - 21st
row 6: P
row 7-9: K
row 10: P
row 11: K4, (K1, M1, K6)x 2, K1, M1, K2 - 24st
row 12-14: stst, starting with a P row
row 15: K4 (K1, M1, K6)x 2, K1, M1, K5 - 27st
row 16: P
row 17: (K4, K1, M1) x 5, K2 - 32st
row 18: P
row 19: K6, (K1, M1, K8) x 2, K1, M1, K7 - 35st
row 20: P
Break off yarn and join icing colour
row 21-22: stst 2, starting with K
row 23: (K8, K2tog) x 3, K5 - 32st
row 24: P
row 25: (K4, K2tog) x 5, K2 - 27st
row 26: P
row 27: (K2tog) x 13, K1 - 14st
row 28: (P2tog) to end - 7st
Pass thread through stitches and pull tight. Sew up cake, leaving hole in bottom to stuff. Thread yarn through CO stitches and pull tight.
Chocolate button
CO 6st
Starting with P, stst 8 rows. Thread yarn through stitches and round edges of work. Pull tightly to make ball. Sew onto cake, passing the thread through to bottom of cake to fasten off to give a little 'dip' in the centre of the cake.
Sew straight stitches randomly on top for 'sprinkles'
Case
Using icing colour, Cast on 9st.
garter st 60 rows, Cast off.
Pick up and knit 28 stitches on row ends.
row 1: P
row 2: (K4, K2tog) x 4, K4 - 24st
row 3: P
row 4: (K2 K2tog) to end - 18st
row 5: P
row 6: K2tog to end - 9st
Thread yarn through stitches and pull up tight. Sew sides of case together.
13 comments:
These are adorable! Can't wait to try the pattern.
Thanks! And thanks for your message re the mistake. Hopefully all is corrected now :)
Bee
These are so adorable! Can I link to them in my blog?
Thanks Alyoops! Of course you can :)
Consider it did!
Finaly! A good pattern for cupcakes!! I have been looking everywere! Now I just have to translate it to swedish;) Have a nice week end!
Just adore the pic so rushed out and bought a selection of colours to start getting creative with your pattern myself. Have been looking for a nice cupcake knitted pattern for ages and ages. Even though it's summer and very warm in Australia at the moment I'm mad to knit as much as I can.
Thank you for sharing this!
I just found your blog, these are too cute. Great work!
I've just excitedly sat down to try these and am stuck on the first row! If I cast on 7 and then make 5, won't I end up with 12st? I'm a fairly new knitter, so please tell me if I'm being an idiot! I'd love to write a pattern, your cakes are sooo fab, thank you for sharing!
I've made about 25 of these BeeKnits' cupcakes so far and love the ease of the pattern. Just do as the pattern says. After casting on your 7, start row 1 and increase where it says. You will have 11 to pearl on row 3.
I've actually found that one more or less stitch doesn't affect the pattern when you make it up.
Check out my blog as well for my results with this lovely pattern.
Happy cupcake knitting! They are so satisfying to make.
Super cute! I just found your blog. I cant wait to make some cupcakes now. Thanks a lot.
help!! to make the case, you have to knit 60 rows? isnt 60 a bit much? im not sure :/
but this is the best pattern so far :D xxx
Hi Dodie-I've made about30 of these lovely cakes from bee's pattern, and 60 is right. You need the cupcake case to fit comfortably around the cupcake, especially if the cake stuffing is generous. Just experiment with your tension and see. I've also tried the pattern with 3ply wool and 3 mm needles and the proportions are still good. This IS the BEST pattern around!
I have illustrations of them on my blog as well under Wool-cupcakes, or somesuch as well as on my Ravelry project screen.
Have fun :)
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