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Kitty Cupcakesby stuffsusiemade.blogspot.com

An amigurumi pattern for adorable cat shaped cupcake magnets!

Copyright © 2012 Susanna Nickalls of StuffSusieMade



Bio Data:

Kitty Cupcake is crocheted in joined rounds. This does leave a seam but then there’s no need to mess around with stitch counters – which makes this pattern super easy and suitable for beginners. You just need to know how to chain, single crochet, increase and decrease as well as how to begin and end. Clarification on how to join rounds and thread on eyes are included at the back.

To Clone me you will need:

• Yarn – use any that takes your fancy. You’re only limited by the size of the muffin cup you decide to use. Most yarns made for a 3.5mm crochet hook will work nicely for a muffin cup measuring 5cm in diameter at the rim;

• Crochet hook – use one that is 0.5mm smaller than recommended by yarn manufacturer for a tighter finish (so for a 3.5mm yarn, use a 3mm hook);

• Muffin cup – again, you can use any that takes your fancy, though the sturdier the better. I use plastic lined cups measuring 5cm at the top, 3cm high and 3.5cm wide at the bottom. If you’re in the US you can find them from Wilton, they’re called Summer Party Cups;

• One circular magnet;

• One pair of 6mm black plastic beads for eyes;

• One tapestry needle;

• Black and pink embroidery thread;

• One sewing needle and threads;

• Sewing pins;

• One small piece of white felt;

• Fabric glue or hot melt glue if you have one handy;

•Polyester fibrefill; and

• Ribbon bow or bell to decorate.

Diagrams and words:

I find it easier to crochet to diagrams so I include both written and diagrammatic instructions. For clarity, please refer to the abbreviations box for an explanation of the symbols.


Ears - make 2:

Rnd 1: make a magic ring, ch 1, 4sc in ring, tighten, end (4 sts)

Rnd 2: 2sc in next st, 1sc, 2sc in next st, 1sc, end (6 sts)

Rnd 3: 1sc, 2sc in next st, 2sc, 2sc in next stitch, 1sc, end (8sts)

Rnd 4: 2sc, 2sc in next st, 3sc, 2sc in next st, 1sc, end (10sts)

Rnd 5: 3sc, 2sc in next st, 4sc, 2 sc in next st, 1sc, end (12sts)

Cut off yarn leaving a long enough tail to stitch the ear onto the body, about 10cm.

stitchessts =

slip stitch to join round, then chain 1 to start new round =

end =

2 single crochets in same stitch so to increase one stitch =

2sc in next st =

single crochet 2 stitches together so to decrease one stitch =

st2tog =

single crochet =sc =

chain =ch =

Abbreviations:


Body:

Rnd 1: make a magic ring, ch1, 6sc in ring, tighten, end (6 sts)

Rnd 2: 2sc in each st around, end (12 sts)Rnd 3: (1sc, 2sc in next st) repeat till end (18 sts)Rnd 4: (2sc, 2sc in next st) repeat till end (24 sts)

Rnd 5: (3sc, 2sc in next st) repeat till end (30 sts)Rnd 6: (4sc, 2sc in next st), repeat once, thread 1st bead for eye, 4sc, 2sc in next st, thread 2nd

bead for eye, (4sc, 2sc in next st), repeat twice, end (36 sts)

Rnd 7,8 & 9: 1sc in each stitch around, end (36 sts) Rnd 10: (4sc, sc2tog) repeat till end (30 sts) Rnd 11: (3sc, sc2tog) repeat till end (24 sts)Rnd 12: (2sc, sc2tog) repeat till end (18 sts)

Rnd 13 (1sc, sc2tog) repeat till end (12 sts)Rnd 14: sc2tog till end (6 sts)Cut off yarn leaving a long enough tail to stitch across the mouth of the closing and to weave in the end afterwards, about 20cm.

Thread beads for eyes here



Reconstructive Surgery:

Stuff the body little by little to avoid lumpiness. It might be easier to stuff the body before the last row while the opening is relatively big.

Pin the ears onto the body to desired position before sewing them to the body. I find them cutest with the upper tip approximately 4 rows above the eye and lower tip 6 rows behind the eye.

Cut out an ellipse from a piece of white felt, sew on nose and mouth with embroidery threads.

Place magnet into the bottom of cup, stuff with rolled up tissue until body of cat is perched, nicely propped up, on the cup.

Stick kitty down with hobby glue or hot-glue gun if you have one. Try to put a generous amount of glue on the rim.

Decorate with sewn on bow and glued on bell if desired. Et voilà!




How to join rounds:


To end the first round, do a slip stitch into the 1st sc of the starting round (highlighted in red). Chain one immediately on the same loop, then start the first stitch of the next round on that same 1st sc.

For subsequent rounds, join the end by making a slip stitch into the first chain stitch that started the round (highlighted in blue). Stitch into a single strand of the loop only.

The seam should look like this.

Extend the loop of the stitch where you want to thread the eye. Using a folded piece of wire as a needle, thread the eye onto the loop.

Pull the eye down to sit directly above the stitch, then adjust the loop back to normal, and crochet normally.

How to thread on eyes:



Credits

Thank you for downloading this Amigurumi pattern from StuffSusieMade. If you have any questions or comments please leave a message at my blog.

I hope you’ve had fun making your own Kitty Cupcake. This pattern is subject to copyright and took a lot of effort and help from my friends to complete. Feel free to make as many as you’d like for yourself or as gifts but please do not sell finished Kitty Cupcakes made from this pattern. Please also respect my request as the designer and do not reproduce or sell the pattern itself. Thank you for your support!

Susie

Don’t stop at Kitties!

Vary the ears and noses a bit and you can make other animal cupcakes too. You’ll be able to find free patterns for other ears and animal ideas on my blog www.stuffsusiemade.blogspot.com.

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