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Materials
Red Heart Super Saver in Spring Green, Cherry Red, Pumpkin, Amethyst, Soft White, and Black 3.5 mm crochet hook 9 mm safety eyes Wool or acrylic felt in black and white Poly-fil stuffing Tapestry needle Sharp, fabric scissors
Why Super Saver?
Red Heart Super Saver is an excellent yarn for amigurumi! It's inexpensive, there is a great color selection, and one skein goes a long way. The most important characteristic, though, is that it creates a very sturdy fabric when crocheted at a tight gauge. This helps your finished project look less lumpy, and makes it last longer! Halloween Cupcake Crew @ Brittany Jackson
Cake
1.) with spring green, sc 6 in ring (6) 2.) [inc] x6 (12) 3.) [sc 1, inc] x6 (18) 4.) [sc 2, inc] x6 (24) 5.) [sc 3, inc] x6 (30) 6.) [sc 4, inc] x6 (36) 7.) sc in the back loop of each st (36) 8.) - 12.) sc in each st (36) secure and break yarn place safety eyes between rows 8 and 9, about 6 stitches apart embroider a smile between safety eyes with black scrap yarn
icing
1.) with amethyst, sc 6 in ring (6) 2.) [inc] x6 (12) 3.) [sc 1, inc] x6 (18) 4.) [sc 2, inc] x6 (24) 5.) [sc 3, inc] x6 (30) 6.) sc in each st (30) 7.) [sc 4, inc] x6 (36) 8.) sc in each st (36) 9.) [sc 5, inc] x6 (42) 10.) - 12.) sc in each st (42) 13.) [sc 5, dec] x6 (36)
Joining
Put your hook through the back loop of the icing, and both loops of a stitch on the cake (put your hook through the inside to the outside) and pull a slip stitch through all three loops. Do this % around, stuff cupcake firmly and continue around.
Shells
Notice that you can still see the front, purple loop that you did not slip stitch into when joining. This is the stitch you will work your shells into. [sc 1, sk 1, dc 5 into 1 st, sk 1] x9 sl into first sc, secure and break yarn
Finishing
Time to embellish! I held scraps of spring green and amethyst together and tied a little bow for the front of my witch's hat. Be as creative as you want!
Witch's Hat
1.) with black, sc 6 in ring (6) 2.) [sc 2, inc] x2 (8) 3.) sc in each st (8) 4.) [sc 3, inc] x2 (10) 5.) [sc 4, inc] x2 (12) 6.) [sc 5, inc] x2 (14) 7.) [sc 6, inc] x2 (16) 8.) [sc 7, inc] x2 (18) 9.) sc in each st (18) 10.) [sc 2, inc] x6 in front loop of each st (24) 11.) [sc 3, inc] x6 (30) 12.) [sc 4, inc] x6 (36) 13.) sl in each st around (36) secure and break yarn stuff lightly and sew onto frosting using black yarn and tapestry needle ring - magic ring st - stitch sl - slip ch - chain inc - increase dec - decrease sc - single crochet hdc - half double crochet dc - double crochet [] - repeat what is inside (）- stitch count front loop? back loop? check out this excellent video tutorial on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRd R8NDKBE
cake
With cherry red, work cake pattern as with witch
icing
With black, work icing pattern as with witch
horns
1.) with cherry red, sc 3 in ring (3) 2.) [inc] x3 (6) 3.) [sc 1, inc] x3 (9) sl 1, secure and break yarn \*\*make 2\*\* stuff lightly using yarn tails or scrap yarn in cherry red, sew onto icing with tapestry needle
devil's tail
1.) with cherry red, sc 4 in ring (4) 2.) [sc 1, inc] x2 (6) 3.) [sc 2, inc] x2 (8) 4.) ch 1, turn. flatten your work and sc through both layers of stitches (4) 5.) ch 1, turn. sl 1, sl 2 together, ch 11 6.) turn. sl 10 (in the ch stitches you just created), sl 1 secure and break yarn, leaving a long tail using tapestry needle, feed yarn tail through ch stitches until you get to the tip. attach devil's tail to body using yarn tail
cake
With pumpkin, work cake pattern as with witch Instead of placing safety eyes, cut two small triangles from black felt and sew/glue in place
icing
With spring green, work icing pattern as with witch
stem
1.) with a scrap amount of brown yarn, sc 6 in ring (6) 2.) - 3.) sc in each st (6) secure and break yarn for a different look, elongate stem by crocheting more even rounds Halloween Cupcake Crew
Leaf
1.) with spring green ch 10, turn 2.) sc 2, hdc 3, dc 3, dc 5 in next ch. this should take you around to the other side of the chain 3.) dc 3, hdc 3, sl 2 secure and break yarn, leaving a long tail thread the yarn tail through a tapestry needle and weave the tail through the leaf to the opposite end attach to icing using yarn tale
Variations
Just like the jack-o'-lanterns you carve at home, this cupcake version can be modified in many different ways. Play with felt shapes or embroidery and be creative! @ Brittany Jackson
cake
With soft white, work cake pattern as with witch Cut a half oval of black felt, and two thin triangles of white felt. Attach in place of embroidered mouth with either thread and needle or glue.
icing
With cherry red, work icing pattern as with witch Cut a small bat shape from black felt and attach with either thread and needle or glue Halloween Cupcake Crew
Variations
Twilight fan? Try holding a strand of sparkly thread or embroidery floss along with the yarn as you work the body. Like your vampires a little scarier? Try adding blood around the mouth with felt, embroidery or even fabric markers.
A pair of small and sharp fabric scissors will work best for cutting fiddly pieces of felt.
cake
With spring green, work cake pattern as with witch Using a scrap amount of black yarn, embroider a scar above one eye
icing
With black, work icing pattern as with witch Using a scrap amount of spring green yarn, embroider a scar on the icing. Give your monster cupcake as many scars as you wish!
bolts
1.) with black, sc 6 in ring (6) 2.) sc in each st (6) \*\*make 2\*\* secure and break yarn, leaving a long tail use yarn tail and tapestry needle to attach bolts to either side of the cake
thank you
Thank you for purchasing this pattern collection! You can read me with any questions or comments at brittany.j.jackson@gmail.com or message BrittanyJackson on Ravelry. I hope you enjoy your Halloween Cupcake Crew! NerdyCakes.BigCartel.com Halloween Cupcake Crew @ Brittany Jackson
