Do you love sweet treats? The Cupcake Baby sure is sweet and will make all newborn baby photos adorable! This crochet pattern is super fun to make and you can customize in any color scheme to make any cupcake theme you want! This cupcake is chocolate with a buttercream frosting and of course don't forget those sprinkles and topping it with a cherry. This crochet pattern uses simple stitches to make with so let's make cupcakes!
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These cupcakes babies are calorie free and super sweet, so get ready to get hooked on the Cupcake Baby!
Beanies that I Love!!
1. Vintage Ripple Beanie 2. Morgan Beanie 3. Jelly Bean Beanie
The Cupcake Baby Crochet Pattern can be found in my pattern store as an ad free and beautifully formatted PDF.
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Materials
- Yarn: Medium, Weight 4; Your Color Choice. Sample is made with Vanna’s Choice (White, Chocolate, Scarlet, Aqua, Raspberry and Eggplant)
- Hooks: H (5.00mm) & K (6.50mm)
- Tapestry Needle, Scissors and Measuring Tape
- Optional: Fiber Fill
Sizing
- Gauge: 12 Stitches and 10 Rows = 4”x4” (hdc using K Hook)
Pattern Key
- St/Sts: Stitch(es)
- Sl St: Slip Stitch
- Ch: Chain
- Sc: Single Crochet
- Hdc: Half Double Crochet
- Dc: Double Crochet
Special Stitch:
- FPHDC (Front Post Half Double Crochet): Yarn over, insert hook under post of stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on hook.
Notes
- Chain 1 will NOT count as a stitch.
- Joining: When ending the rounds, you will join with a slip stitch into the 1st stitch (not the chain 1).
Cupcake Beanie: (Circumference 13-14” and Height 5 - 5.5”)
You Need Your K Hook and Your Color Choice of Yarn
Start with Color 1, Make a Magic Ring,
Round 1: Ch 1, 7 sc in loop, join with a sl st in the 1st sc, pull tight. - 7
Round 2: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 2 hdc in each st around, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 14
Round 3: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next st; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 21
Round 4: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 28
Round 5: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next 3 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 3 sts; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 35
Round 6: Ch 1, 1 dc in same st, *1 sc in next st, 1 dc in next st; repeat from*, join. - 35
Repeat Round 6 until the beanie measures 3.5 inches tall for newborn or 4 inches tall for 1-3 months, then continue to ruffle frosting.
Ruffle Frosting
Working Front Loops ONLY - Round 1: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, 5 dc in next st, *skip next st, 1 sc in next st, 5 dc in next st; repeat from*, join. - 12 ruffles
Working Back Loops ONLY - Round 2: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, 1 sc in next st and each st around, join. - 35
Textured Bottom (Worked in Color 2, working in both loops)
Round 1: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, *1 hdc in next 2 sts, 1 fphdc next st; repeat from*,
join. - 35
Repeat Round 1 until the beanie measures 5 inches tall for newborn or 5.5 inches tall for 1-3 months. Fasten off and weave in any loose ends.
Sprinkles
You Need Your Tapestry Needle and Your Yarn Color Choices
Using your tapestry needle make sprinkles ¼ inch – ½ inch long, placing the sporadically on the beanie of each color.
Red Cherry
You Need Your H Hook and Red Yarn
Make a Magic Ring,
Round 1: Ch 1, 6 sc in loop, join with a sl st in the 1st sc, pull tight - 6
Round 2: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, 2 sc in each st around, join. - 12
Rounds 3-5: Ch 1, 1 sc same st and each st around, join. - 12
Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew onto beanie.
Note: Sew the stem on before attaching cherry to beanie.
Optional: Fill the cherry with fiber fill to keep the cherry nice and round.
Stem
You Need Your H Hook and Brown Yarn
Chain 7,
Fasten off and sew onto the top of the cherry.
Tushy Cover: (6 ½ inch diameter)
You Need Your K Hook and Your Color Choice of Yarn
Make a Magic Ring,
Round 1: Ch 1, 7 sc in loop, join with a sl st in the 1st sc, pull tight. - 7
Round 2: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 2 hdc in each st around, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 14
Round 3: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next st; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 21
Round 4: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 28
Round 5: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next 3 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 3 sts; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 35
Round 6: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next 4 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 4 sts; repeat from*, join. - 41
Round 7: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st and each st around, join. - 41
Round 8: Ch 1, 1 dc in same st, *1 sc in next st, 1 dc in next st; repeat from*, join. - 41
Fasten off and weave in any loose ends.
Need more inspiration?
A fun textured blanket to make is the Oliver Blanket! This blanket can be customized any way you like!
~Ashley
