Tiny cupcake hat – Free crochet pattern

May 16, 2013

How to make a tiny cupcake hat.
Inspired by the French version of Innocent’s “The big knit” (in UK and Ireland) or “Das Große Stricken” (Germany)
In France, Innocent collects tiny knitted/crocheted hats to put on their bottles, and for each bottle sold with a hat, they will give 0.20€ to Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly.

Tools and Materials

  • Fingering weight yarn : 2 main colors + red or pink to make the cherry
  • 3.5mm (E) hook
  • Yarn needle
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • st(s) : stitch(es)
  • sl st : slip stitch
  • ch : chain stitch
  • sc : single crochet
  • dc : double crochet
  • hdc : half double crochet
  • FPdc : front post double crochet
  • pm : place marker
  • [ ] : work instructions within brackets as many times as directed.

Pattern

The cake :

Ch 31, then sl st in the 1st st to make a ring.
Row 1 : ch 3, dc in next 30 sts, sl st — (30 sts)
Rows 2-7 : ch 3, FPdc in next 30 sts, sl st — (30 sts)
Weave your ends in.

The icing :

Round 1 : Make a magic ring and work 8 hdc in the ring (don’t forget to add 2ch after the initial sl st), sl st, — (8 sts)
Round 2 : ch 2, [2 hdc in next st] 8 times, sl st — (16 sts)
Round 3 : ch 2, [2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st ] 8 times, sl st — (24 sts)
Round 4 : ch 2, [2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts] 8 times, sl st — (32 sts)
Round 5 : ch 2, [2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 3 sts] 8 times, — (40 sts)
Round 6 : [sl st, skip 1 st , 5 hdc in next st, skip 1 st, sl st] 8 times.
Leave enough yarn to sew the icing on the cake.

The cherry :

Round 1 : Make a magic ring and work 6 sc in the ring, pm (6 sts)
Round 2 : [2 sc in next st] 6 times, pm — (12 sts)
Rounds 3-5 : sc in next 12 sts, pm — (12 sts)
Leave enough yarn to sew the cherry on the icing.

Sew the cherry on the center of the icing.
Sew the icing on the cake with a simple backstitch between rounds 5 and 6 of the crocheted icing.
Weave your ends in.
You’re done !

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