but can you eat it?

Hmmm, a knitted cupcake...now I've recently come across a pattern for a knitted cup cake hat ( very cute but Damian would have a fit if I put it on either of the girls  and I'm not convinced that dressing them as bits of party food won't put them in therapy later down the track...."my mum made me wear a cupcake hat " can't say I wasn't tempted though) However I've noticed an awful lot of posts out there about the knitted cupcakes in the  One Skein book. Last time I was in a bookshop I noticed a copy and had to have a peek...

I mean they are cute but what would you do with it? Well, I ended up buying the book because it really does have some great patterns that only use one skein of wool ( more on that later).
I have shown it to a few people, pointed out the cupcakes and waited for a response. And you know what? 9 out of 10 people surveyed wanted me to knit them one!
One actually implored me to knit them one now -I want it now ( just like Veruca Salt and we all know what happened to her)
... .."but what for" , I asked puzzled. The reply..." they're so cute I just need one...." Now I can fully appreciate the cuteness factor  but this was a  person who I fully expected to laugh disdainfully at the idea of a knitted cupcake not want one....odd. I guess you never can tell. I just might have to knit one.
I did however attempt the "crochet cravat" because my friend Steph was staying the night because she had to have 4 wisdom teeth removed the next day and I live much closer to the hospital than she does.....but anyway I wanted to give her a little present to take her mind off her teeth .I thought that this scarf/cravat thing looked quirky cute, quick and diverting so I whipped it up whilst we we're watching house.
"Here you go, pop this on after the op and nobody will even noticed that you're all puffed up , bruised and swollen, honestly, they'll all be looking at your amazing scarf" Aren't I just the sweetest? So thoughtful.
Anyway when I say "whipped it up" I mean that quite literally - it is the quickest thing I have ever made that doesn't look like it was quick at all . I would class myself as a capable advanced crocheter ( I've been doing it for 30yrs plus so I'd better be) and this took about an hour plus a minute to do the teeny bit of finishing.

So,since I'd bought another ball of wool just in case the book was lying and it took more than one skein, I "whipped" up another for myself. How cute. Matching scarfs. Same colour.Now , we're going to have to check in before we meet up for coffee..." you wearing the wisdom teeth scarf?   no. good then I'll wear mine"
As to whether the book was truthful regarding the one skein rule...the first scarf I had a few lengths of wool left over..the second I had only enough to finish 9 out of the ten motifs. Go figure.
Just a word of warning - if you wrap it around more than once you look like a little flower head.....not a good look especially after a tooth operation... Happy healing ,Steph....

Comments

[Jo]

I have a rule of thumb for making things at this moment in my life (with two small-ish children). If it serves no purpose, don't do it. Now a knitted flower, that serves a purpose. It makes something ordinary look a little less ordinary. But a cupcake. Hmmm, no. I can't think of a purpose. Therefore, don't do it. But they are cute.

[christina]

i had the same sentiment about the cupcake. don't get me wrong i love knitting and i love cupcakes but to me it is just another thing sitting around the house.

i am excited to try a bit of the old crochet since i just received the Visual Crochet book as a prize from Whip-up. i have never been very good at crochet but now is as good a time as any. you have been an inspiration.

[Nichola]

nice scarf! I think i'll make one too. i'm knitting the double cable scarf at the moment as a fathers day gift for the hubby.

[justine]

oh shit! my little girl has a cupcake beanie that a friend bought her from a craft fair. She looks so god damn cute in it (and she is way to young to ever remember wearing it, although I will have photographic proof)!!!!
I couldn't knit to save my life

[Anastasia]

I love that red crochet scarf - do you have instructions for that?? so pretty...

[ilana]

Sachet, sachet, sachet! Or you could fill them with potpouri... Or you could fill them with catnip and use them for kitty toys.
I've got this book, too, and I plan to knit a bunch as Christmas gifts... and make them into sachets.