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.

Bolster Your Spirits Pillow

I have recently graduated from making garter stitch scarf to actually grasping the concept of knitting. I wanted a simple bolster pillow for my living room, so here the pattern. Materials

1. A set of size 8 dpn or 16'' inch circulars ( I use circulars but dpns should work just fine)
2. Tapestry Needle
3. 1/4 bag of Poly-Fil
   
4. Scraps of worsted weight yarn
   

Pattern

CO 80 stitches; place marker, stockinette stitch in rounds until the tube of fabric is approximately 18'' inches in length (go longer if you'd like).

Finishing

Once you have reached the desired length of pillow you would like, cut a extra long tail from the ball of yarn, thread on the tapestry needle and thread through all of the stitches remaining on the needles,pull tight, and fasten off. Next, stuff the pillow with the poly-fil. Finally cut a length of yarn of about 16'' inches and weave it through all the stitches on the opposite end, pull tight and fasten off.