Fancy Cupcake

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Fancy Cupcake

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Special Techniques

M1: when instructed to M1 (make one), lift the purl bump from theprevious row onto the left hand needle. Does not use the back bar as

in a standard M1 or you will leave a small hole. See the following

photos:
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Cast on 6 sts (2 on each needle, 2 2 2) in the colour you want for thebottom of your cupcake, pink in the photo above to look like a paper

baking cup.

Bottom of cupcake

Inc1 in all sts (4 4 4)Inc1, k1; repeat around (6 6 6)

Inc1, k2; repeat around (8 8 8)Inc1, k3; repeat around (10 10 10)

Inc1, k4; repeat around (12 12 12)

Purl one round.

Flared sides of cupcake (to look like a paper/silicon bakingcup)


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K2, p2 for four rounds.Next round: *K2, p1, M1 and purl it, p1, k2, p2, k2, p2; repeat from *

for the rest of the round (13 13 13)Next round: *K2, p3, k2, p1, M1 and purl it, p1, k2, p2; repeat from *

for the rest of the round (14 14 14)

Next round: *K2, p3, k2, p3, k2, p1, M1 and purl it, p1; repeat from *for the rest of the round (15 15 15)

K2, p3 for three rounds.

Cupcake

Change to the colour you want to represent your cupcake (in the photohere, that would be brown).

Knit one round.

Inc1, p2; repeat around (20 20 20)Purl 5 rounds.

Shape top of cupcake

P2tog, p3; repeat around (16 16 16)Purl one round.

P2tog, p2; repeat around (12 12 12)

Purl one round.P2tog, p1; repeat around (8 8 8)

Purl one round.

P2tog all (4 4 4)Purl one round.

Fill with polyfil stuffing, firmly but not overstuffed.

P2tog all (2 2 2)Break yarn and sew through remaining sts.

To better define the edge between the cake and the cup, sew throughthe cup's top edge with yarn matching the cup colour. Pass the needle

under the knit stitches and over the purled stitches as shown in the

photo below. Pull snug but not overly tight, and this will cause therippled edge of the cup to become more defined and make the cake

portion pop out more.


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Optional Icing

The icing can be left off (see the gallery for a photo of what it looks

like without the icing), done in your own freeform way, or you canfollow this pattern to duplicate the photo.

With icing colour (white in the photo), cast on 6 sts (2 on each needle,

2 2 2)

Inc1 in all sts (4 4 4)Inc1, k1; repeat around (6 6 6)

Inc1, k2; repeat around (8 8 8)Inc1, k3; repeat around (10 10 10)

Inc1, k4; repeat around (12 12 12)Inc1, k5; repeat around (14 14 14)Inc1, k6; repeat around (16 16 16)

Inc1, k7; repeat around (18 18 18)

Shape icing blobs

Blob 1:

BO 5 sts.

K7, turn (leaving remaining 5 sts on needle 1).

P2tog, p4, p2tog, turn.K2tog, k2, k2tog, turn.

P2tog, turn. (2 sts)St-st 4 rows.

Inc1 in all, turn. (4 sts)

Purl one row, turn.
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K2tog twice. (2 sts)Break yarn and sew through remaining two sts.

Blob 2:

Reintroduce yarn where you would have knit next if you hadn't turnedto make the previous blob.

BO 5 sts.

K5, leaving 6 on needle 2, turn.

P6, turn.K2tog, k2, k2tog, turn. (4 sts)

P4, turn.K2tog twice, turn. (2 sts)

St-st 5 rows.

Inc1 in all, turn. (4 sts)P4, turn.

K2tog twice, turn. (2 sts)Break yarn and sew through remaining two sts.

Blob 3:

Reintroduce yarn where you would have knit next if you hadn't turned

to make the previous blob.

BO 6 sts.

K5, turn.P6, turn.K2tog, k2, k2tog, turn. (4 sts)

P4, turn.K4, turn.

P4, turn.

K2tog twice, turn. (2 sts)St-st 7 rows.

K2tog, turn. (1 st)P1, turn.

K1, turn.P1, turn.K1, turn.

Inc1, turn. (2 sts)P1, inc1, turn. (3 sts)

K3.Break yarn and sew through remaining three sts.


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Blob 4:

Reintroduce yarn where you would have knit next if you hadn't turnedto make the previous blob.

K12, turn.P12, turn.K2tog all, turn. (6 sts)

P6, turn.BO 3, K2, turn. (3 sts)

P3, turn.

K3, turn.Break yarn and sew through remaining three sts.

Position icing as desired on cupcake, pin in place ensuring that it sits

flat, and stitch all around the edge with matching thread.

For sprinkles, use scraps of coloured yarn to sew in and out randomly

all over the icing. Space some stitches out and make others cross. Donot pull stitches too tight or they will pucker the surface.

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