Cupcake Pincushion Pattern

Abbreviations 

ch-chain

sc-single crochet

inc-increase

dec-decrease

fo-fasten off

Supplies

1.25mm crochet hook

DMC Thread brown #300, mint #966, shimmery white #E211, red #666

Beads

Stuffing

Scissors

Cupcake

Rnd1: Starting at the bottom of your cupcake with brown thread sc x 6 in an adjustable ring (6)

Rnd2: Inc x 6 (12)

Rnd3: [Sc, inc] x 6 (18)

Rnd4: [Sc, inc] x 9 (27)

Rnd5: [Sc x 2, inc] x 9 (36)

Rnd6: Sc in back loop x 36 (36)

Rnd7: [Sc x 5, dec] x 5, sc (31)

Rnd8-13: Sc x 31 (31)

Rnd14: Switch to mint thread and sc x 31 (31)

Rnd15-19: Sc x 31 (31)

Rnd20: [Sc x 3, dec] x 6, sc (25)

Rnd21: Sc, dec x 14 (15)

Rnd22: Dec x 7, sc, stuff your cupcake firmly (8)

Rnd23: Dec x 4 (4)

Rnd24: Dec x 2, fo (2)

Trim On Your Cupcake

Rnd1: With mint thread insert your hook into the front loop in any stitch in Rnd6 and ch x 3 and sc all in the same stitch, [skip stitch, sc, ch x 3, sc all in the same stitch] x 15, fo (79)

Icing On Your Cupcake

Row1: With shimmery white thread ch x 20 (20)

Row2: Turn, sc x 19, fo (19)

Cherry

Rnd1: With red thread sc x 6 in an adjustable ring (6)

Rnd2: Sc x 6 (6)

Rnd3: Dec x 3, fo (3)

Assembly

Roll up the icing and place it on top of your cupcake, and sew it in place. Then sew the cherry on top of the icing. Sew on small beads onto your cupcake. Weave in all ends and trim them.