Friday 22 June 2012

Crochet Cherry Baked very well

crochet cherry bakewell and knitted battenburg


The summer window is almost complete, this week came the addition of these crocheted cherry bakewells and knitted battenburgs. I could not find a pattern for these anywhere so ended up making up my own which I have decided to share with you luvverly peeps. So one crochet cherry bakewell tutorial, fresh out the oven ...






Cherry Bakewell Pattern

This pattern is written using UK terminology and the cakes made with Double Knit Yarn and a 4mm hook.

Abbreviations

DC = Double Crochet
CH = chain
sl st = slip stitch
CO = cast on
st st = stocking stitch


Base

using light beige DK yarn and 4mm hook

Rnd 1: 6 dc in magic circle (6)
Rnd 2: 2 dc in each dc around (12)
Rnd 3: *2 dc, dc in next dc*, repeat around (18)
Rnd 4: *2sc, dc in next 2 dc*, repeat around (24)
Rnd 5: *2 dc, dc in next 3 dc*, repeat around(30)
Rnd 6: *2 dc, dc in next 4 dc*, repeat 6 around (36)
Rnd 7: in back loops only dc in each dc around
round 8: dc in each dc around
rnd 9: *dc ch1 dc in same stitch, sl st in next dc* repeat around
fasten off
topping
using white DK yarn and 4mm hook
Rnd 1: 6 dc in magic circle (6)
Rnd 2: 2 dc in each dc around (12)
Rnd 3: *2 dc, dc in next dc*, around (18)
Rnd 4: *2sc, dc in next 2 dc*, around (24)
Rnd 5: *2 dc, dc in next 3 dc*, around(30)
Rnd 6: *2 dc, dc in next 4 dc*, around(36)
fasten off
cherry
This was done using knitting, however you can crochet a bobble by doing ch2, then loads of DCs into the 2 chains and back into itself. Then use a needle to pull into a ball shape.
Using red DK yarn CO 4
work st st for 16 rows
roll into a tight coil and sew into a bobble shape.
Joining
Sew berry onto the white topping, then sew white topping to the base stuffing with polyfil before you close. et voila a cakestand of wooly tasty treats, looks rather cute on a vintage cakestand, no?




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