Cupcake Pattern {Great For Stash-busting!}

In this post, you will see an easy level cupcake pattern.

I like baking cupcakes sometimes, eating them and decorating them…. but this can be so dangerous to your waistline!

Why not turn the love to a non-edible version by knitting little cupcakes, with different coloured icing and adding beads/sequins for sprinkled decoration.

The cupcakes are knit flat and then assembled together, with the addition of beaded or stitched sprinkles.

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An Easy Level Knitting Pattern

This is an easy pattern for those of you who are advanced beginner level, and the techniques you will need to know are knit, purl and k2tog.

Using mainly knit and purl stitches, it will also introduce you to decreasing and shaping.

Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern:

This pattern is great for any advanced beginner knitters.

• You should be comfortable casting on and casting off, as well as knitting in garter stitch.
• You should be comfortable working the purl stitch.
• How to K2tog.
• You should also be comfortable reading knitting patterns.
• And understanding knitting abbreviations and terms.

Cupcake Pattern

Skill Level – Easy

Notes

Yarn

• A small amount of the following >
• Pink (Shade A)
• Cream (Shade B)
• Light brown (Shade C)
• Light pink (Shade D)
• All DK yarn or 4 ply wool.
• You can choose your own colours and use beads to look like sprinkles!

Needles

• 3.5 mm (US 4) needles

Notions

• Tape measure
• Scissors
• Darning needle
• Sewing needle

Other Materials

• Sewing thread
• Beads

Abbreviations >

• Approx = Approximately
• Beg = Begin(ning)
• Cont = Continue(ing)
• Inc – Increase (either KFB or M1)
• K = Knit
• K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together
• KFB – Knit into the front and back of the stitch to increase by 1 st.
• P – Purl
• M1 = Make 1 stitch
• Rem = Remaining
• Rep = Repeat
• St(s) = Stitch(es)

Pattern

• Pink (Shade A)
• Cream (Shade B)
• Light brown (Shade C)
• Light pink (Shade D)

Using shade C cast on 10 stitches

1. Row 1: (k1, Inc 1) rep to last st, K1. (19 stitches)
2. Row 2: P
3. Row 3: (k2, Inc1) to last st, K1. (28 stitches)
4. Row 4: P
5. Row 5: (K2, Inc1) to last two stitches K2 (41 stitches)
6. Row 6: P
7. Row 7: K1 (K3, Inc 1) to last stitch K1 (54 stitches)
8. Row 8: P
9. Row 9: K
10. Row 10: P
11. Row 11: K
12. Row 12: P
13. Row 13: K4 (K1, Inc 1, k6) rep to last 7sts, K7 (61 stitches)
14. Row 14: P
15. Row 15: K
16. Row 16: P
17. Row 17: K4 (K1, Inc 1, K7) rep to last 6 sts, K6 (68 stitches)
18. Row 18: P
19. Row 19: K4 (K1, Inc 1, K4) rep to last 4 sts, K4 (80 stitches)
20. Row 20: P
21. Row 21: Change to Shade A. K row
22. Row 22: K
23. Row 23: K
24. Row 24: K
25. Row 25: K2, (K2tog 5 times, K10) Rep to the end of the row, K3.
26. Row 26: K
27. Row 27: *K1, K2tog – *Rep to the end of the row.
28. Row28: K
29. Row 29: K2 tog to end.
30. Row 30: K2 tog to end.
31. Row 31: Break yarn and thread through stitches, draw tight & fasten off

Cherry

Using shade D cast on 4 stitches

1. Row 1: P
2. Row 2: P
3. Row 3: K
4. Row 4: P
5. Row 5: K
6. Row 6: P
7. Row 7: P
8. K2tog to end

Break yarn and thread through stitches, draw tight & fasten off.

Case

Using shade B cast on 9 stitches

Rows 1–78: Knit all rows in Garter Stitch

Cast off.

Pick up 29 stitches evenly along one of the long sides.

1. Row 1: P
2. Row 2: K4 (K2tog x 4, K3) twice, K4
3. Row 3: P
4. Row 4: K1 (K2 tog, K2) to end.
5. Row 5: P
6. Row 6: K2 tog to end.
7. Row 7: Break yarn and thread through stitches, draw tight & fasten off.
8. Sew bottom and side together to form a cupcake case.

Making Up

1. Sew together cupcake edges leaving a gap to stuff.
2. Stuff with stuffing and sew up the gap.
3. Sew in any loose ends.
4. Sew a running stitch around the edge of the cherry and pull tight to give a ball shape.
5. Fasten off and attach to the top of the cake.
6. Sew on small round beads to look like sprinkles!
7. Or add French knots with embroidery thread.

I love seeing your finished projects!

If you enjoyed making the cupcake, I’d love to see yours on Instagram, be sure to tag me @handylittleme.

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Happy Knitting! xoxo