Crochet Cupcake

It’s a big birthday week here in our house! Big brother turns 6 and little brother turns 4. It’s also my brothers birthday as well! My mom and I both gave birth to baby boys on March 24th, 28 years apart 🙂 How cool is that?! Is it silly to hope that someday Zoe also has a March 24th baby?! We’ve been celebrating with a lot of cake and donuts and I suddenly felt like I need a no-calorie version. This crochet cupcake is going to be perfect for play tea parties and will make a nice addition to the kids little play kitchen. I plan on making a dozen! And if you like this little cupcake you might also like my little crochet cupcake keychains and my crochet cupcake hat!

Materials:
– Worsted weight yarn in white, brown, red, and little multi-colored yarn scraps for the sprinkles. I used Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice the for the whole cupcake.
– Size G Crochet hook (although you could use a larger hook!)
– Tapestry needle
– Poly-fil stuffing (optional)

Abbreviations:
Magic Ring Tutorial
SC = Single Crochet
HDC = Half Double Crochet
SC Decrease = Single Crochet Decrease
French Knot Tutorial

Finished cupcake is about 3.5 x 3.5 inches

Cupcake Pattern:
Starting with white yarn..
Magic ring, chain 1 and make 6 SC in ring, pull tight and join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (12 SC)
Round 3: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (18 SC)
Round 4: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1 (24 SC)
Round 5-6: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (24 SC)
Work in front loops only for Round 7
Round 7: In front loops: in next stitch make 3 HDC, slip stitch in next, *3 HDC, slip stitch, repeat from * around, join, fasten off and weave in ends. You have now made 12 scallops.
Now working in the back loops from Round 7, attach brown yarn and chain 1
Round 8: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (24 SC)
NOTE: At this point you will want to attach your sprinkles and cherry
Round 9-12: working in both loops, SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (24 SC)
Round 13: working in back loops only, SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (24 SC)
Round 14: working in both loops again, SC Decrease, SC, repeat around, join, chain 1
Round 15: SC decrease until closed!

Be sure to stuff with poly-fil before completely closing cupcake. I actually used all of my long yarn ends to stuff it. After weaving in your ends, there is not need to trim them. They make great stuffing!

Cherry pattern:
With red yarn
Magic ring, chain 1 and make 4 SC in ring, pull tight and join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (8 SC)
Round 3: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (8 SC)
Round 4: SC decrease until closed
Use loose ends to stuff and sew onto top of cupcake

Sprinkles:
Make sprinkles using a french knot. I think THIS TUTORIAL explains it well.