{Crochet Cake}

At the end of the month I will be participating in a local craft fair and I thought it would be nice to have some treats for my friends there! So I thought of making a crochet strawberry vanilla cake to treat everybody! :)

MATERIALS:

• Small amounts of yarn in various colors
• 3mm crochet hook 
• Pom poms for decoration
• Yarn needle
• Fiberfill
• Stitch marker (optional)

THE PATTERN

*To change colors, crochet to the last stitch on the row. Start the last stitch by inserting the hook into the chain from the previous row and pulling a loop through.

Now, with the new color, finish the single crochet by bringing a loop through the 2 stitches on the hook.

The cake is crocheted in five pieces and then sewed together.

SIDES x2

With white

Ch 16

R1: sc in second ch from hook, ch1 turn (15)

R2-R3: sc in each ch, ch1 turn (15)

With brown,

R4:sc in each ch, ch1 turn (15)

With pink,

R5-R8: sc in each ch, ch1 turn (15)

With brown,

R9:sc in each ch, ch1 turn (15)

With white,

R10-12: sc in second ch from hook, ch1 turn (15)

With pink,

R13: sc in each ch, ch1 turn (15)

Finish off leaving long yarn tail for sewing.

BACK x1

With pink

Ch 15

R1: sc in second ch from hook, ch1 turn (14)

R2-R12: sc in each ch, ch1 turn (15)
Edit: Finish off leaving long yarn tail for sewing.

BOTTOM / TOP

The bottom and the top are made using the same pattern.

With pink

Ch 15

R1: sc in second ch from hook, ch1 turn (14)

R2: sc dec, 10 sc, sc dec, (12)

R3: sc in each ch (12)

R4: sc dec, 8sc, sc dec, (10)

R5: sc in each ch (10)

R6: sc dec, 6sc, sc dec, (8)

R7: sc in each ch (8)

R8: sc dec, 4sc, sc dec, (6)

R9: sc in each ch (6)

R10: sc dec, 2sc, sc dec, (4)

R11: sc in each ch (4)

R12:sc dec, sc dec, (2)

R13:sc in each ch (2)

R14: sc dec (1)

R15: 1 sc (1)

Finish off and leave long tail for sewing. Make another one in white.

These will be your cake parts. Sew the two sides onto the back part using a yarn needle. Sew the bottom and fill with fiberfill. Sew the top, continue to stuff and finish off. Add some pom poms and you're done! Piece of cake right?