Saturday, June 27, 2009

Giant Cupcake Pillow



Materials
  • Size D crochet hook
  • blunt needle
  • polyfil
  • about 150-200 yds of cake colored yarn
  • about 150-200 yds of frosting colored yarn
  • small amount of yarn to make a cherry if desired
Cake

ch 2
Round 1: Make 6 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, join, ch1
Round 2: Make 2 sc in each sc (12 sc), join, ch1
Round 3: Make 1 sc in the next sc, then 2 sc in next sc, continue for rest of the round (18 sc), join, ch1
Round 4: Make 1 sc in each of the next 2 sc, then 2 sc in next sc, continue for the rest of the round (24 sc), join, ch1
Round 5: make 1 sc in each of the next 3 sc, then 2 sc in the next sc, continue for the rest of the round (30 sc), join, ch1
Round 6:make 1 sc in each of the next 4 sc, then 2 sc in the next sc, continue for the rest of the round (36 sc), join, ch1
Round 7: make 1 sc in each of the next 5 sc, then 2 sc in the next sc, continue for the rest of the round (42 sc), join, ch1
Round 8: make 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, then 2 sc in the next sc, continue for the rest of the round (48 sc), join, ch1
Round 9: make 1 sc in each of the next 7 sc, then 2 sc in the next sc, continue for the rest of the round (54 sc), join, ch1
Round 10: make 1 sc in each of the next 8 sc, then 2 sc in the next sc, continue for the rest of the round (60 sc), join, ch1
Round 11: make 1 sc in each of the next 9 sc, then 2 sc in the next sc, continue for the rest of the round (66 sc), join, ch1
Round 12: make 1 sc in each of the next 10 sc, then 2 sc in the next sc, continue for the rest of the round (72 sc), join, ch1
Round 13: make 1 sc in each of the next 11 sc, then 2 sc in the next sc, continue for the rest of the round (78 sc), join, ch1

After round 13 do not continue to join the rounds
Round 14: Sc in the backloops of each of the sc in the round (78 sc)
Round 15- 27: sc in each sc. After round 27 slip stitch into the next sc and bind off.


Frosting

ch 2
Round 1: Make 6 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, join, ch1
Round 2: Make 2 sc in each sc (12 sc), join, ch1
Round 3: Make 1 sc in the next sc, then 2 sc in next sc, continue for rest of the round (18 sc), join, ch1
Round 4: Make 1 sc in each of the next 2 sc, then 2 sc in next sc, continue for the rest of the round (24 sc), join, ch1
Round 5: Sc in each sc (24 sc)
Round 6: make 1 sc in each of the next 3 sc, then 2 sc in the next sc, continue for the rest of the round (30 sc), join, ch1
Round 7 :make 1 sc in each of the next 4 sc, then 2 sc in the next sc, continue for the rest of the round (36 sc), join, ch1
Round 8: make 1 sc in each of the next 5 sc, then 2 sc in the next sc, continue for the rest of the round (42 sc), join, ch1
Round 9: sc in each sc (42 sc)
Round 10: make 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, then 2 sc in the next sc, continue for the rest of the round (48 sc), join, ch1
Round 11: make 1 sc in each of the next 7 sc, then 2 sc in the next sc, continue for the rest of the round (54 sc), join, ch1
Round 12: make 1 sc in each of the next 8 sc, then 2 sc in the next sc, continue for the rest of the round (60 sc), join, ch1
Round 13: sc in each sc (60 sc)
Round 14: make 1 sc in each of the next 9 sc, then 2 sc in the next sc, continue for the rest of the round (66 sc), join, ch1
Round 15: make 1 sc in each of the next 10 sc, then 2 sc in the next sc, continue for the rest of the round (72 sc), join, ch1
Round 16: make 1 sc in each of the next 11 sc, then 2 sc in the next sc, continue for the rest of the round (78 sc), join, ch1
Rounds 17-19: sc in each sc: do not join (78 sc)
Round 20: skip next sc, 5 dc in next sc, skip 1 sc, slip stitch in next sc; continue to the end of the round and slip stitch into the first stitch. Leave a 18 inch tail for sewing frosting to cake.

Cherry

Ch 2
Round 1: 6 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, ch1
Rounds 2: 2 sc in each sc ( 12 sc)
Rounds 3-5: Ch1, 1 sc in each sc (12 sc), leave a 12 inch tail for sewing cherry to frosting.

Finishing

Stuff cherry with poly-fil, then sew to the frosting.
Stuff cake withe poly-fil, then sew to frosting, when there is a 3 inch gap of unsewn fabric finish stuffing cupcake, and the sew together.