Loom Knitted Play Food Patterns Mini Chocolate Swiss Roll
$@2009$ HelenJacobs-Grant all rightsreserved please do not republish or reproduce this pattern in any form as it is gifted freely to you for your own personal use only : you may save the pattern to your hard drive, print a copy for yourself and sell items you make using this pattern but please credit the designer when doing so and link back to the pattern in your projects online http://myheartexposed.co.uk This pattern includes instructions and notes for making the following : Mini Chocolate Swiss Roll Cake I hope you enjoy making these fun knitted food items as much as my twelve year old daughter Angelica and I have enjoyed designing them. all my love as always Helen for comments please email Helen : myheartexposed@me.com ravelry ID : myheartexposed For Larger gauge loom or Knifty Knitter - note the items will be slightly larger than the items shown in the photographs approx 50 - 100g DK $100\%$ acrylic yarn appropriate food shades two strands held together in all items unless otherwise stated toy stuffing sewing needle
Stitch Instructions Used Throughout Pattern :
My Own Crochet Iy.pe Cast On :
as I cant see to do this with a crochet hook I use this improvised method for all my cast on edges : make a loop in your yarn and form a slip knot, place loop on peg 1 and pull working yarn to secure, with working yarn coming from behind the loop and in towards you from between pegs 1 and 2, catch the working yarn from the side of peg 1 by inserting your hook upwards into the first loop pulling the new loop down through the side of the stitch and back towards you from the side of the peg 1 and place the new loop on to peg 2 pulling the working yarn behind the pegs as you go along. (note that the new loop comes from behind and along the side of the first loop on peg 1 straight on to the next peg without going over peg 1 at all) \*Feel free to use the regular crochet cast on instead if that is easier for you\*
Knit Stitch :
place working yarn across the pegs above the stitches going in the direction you are working in, insert your hook upwards into the first stitch, hook the working yarn and pull it downwards to form a loop sticking out from the stitch that is on the peg, hold this new loop firmly and gently lift everything off the peg replacing it with your new loop you are holding, tug working yarn to secure.
Purl Stitch :
purl stitch is the opposite of the knit stitch described above. place working yarn across the pegs below the stitches going in the direction you are working in, insert your hook downwards into the first stitch, hook the working yarn and pullit upwards to form a loop sticking out from the stitch that is on the peg, hold this new loop firmly and gently lift everything off the peg replacing it with your new loop you are holding, tug working yarn to secure.
Flat Panel Bind Off :
knit first stitch, knit second stitch but whilst holding your new loop, instead of placing it back on the peg, pull it over to the previous stitch and place it on top of it, lift the bottom stitch over the top one and off the peg, move your remaining stitch over one place to the empty peg and repeat this process of knitting the next stitch moving the new loop back one place and lifting off the bottom stitch on that peg then moving your new stitch over to the empty peg along the row until all your stitches are bound off, cut working yarn leaving a long tail, pull tail through last stitch lifting the stitch off the peg pulling yarn to secure.
Chocolate Swiss Roll Cake
Using dark brown (chocolate cake colour) cast on 30 stitches 1. knit 45 rows bind off Using cream (filling colour) (make 2) cast on 26 stitches 1. knit row 2. purl row repeat rows 1 and 2 5 times (10 rows) fold up placing your cast on row loops back onto the pegs (similar to folding up the brim of a hat) knit row being sure to knit both stitches on each peg off together as if they were one purlrow hind off
To make Swiss Roll Cake :
Chocolate cake, fold in your cast on edge forming a 1cm seam and sew along. the edge to secure making sure your stitches do not show on the other side of your fabric. Do the same with your bind off edge. Lay your cream strips along the 1cm seamed edges of your chocolate cake base and stitch in place making sure that the folded edge is on the outside edge on top of your chocolate cake and the stitches are in the center of your cake so that they will be hidden away. Fold down one short end 1cm in and sew in place being sure not to allow your stitches to go all the way through to the right side of your cake Lightly lay toy filling along the inside of your cake in between the cream edging strips. Dont over fill, you want to be able to roll up your cake afterwards Tightly roll up your cake starting at the seamed short end, adding more stuffing if required as you roll Seam down the outer edge using chocolate yarn so that your cake can not open. (optional) secure your spiral ends with a few stitches to ensure you Swiss roll does not open up along its short ends.
