Cupcake

Instructions
3ch at beginning of round counts as 1tr

Using brown yarn

Make a magic loop
Round 1: 3ch. Make 11 tr into centre of loop, sl st into 3rd of 3ch (12tr) pull magic loop
closed.
Round 2: 3ch. Tr into same st as 3ch. 2tr into each st round. sl st into 3 rd of 3ch (24
tr)
Round 3: 3ch. 1tr into each st round, sl st into 3rd of 3ch (24tr)
Round 4: 3ch. *tr 2 tog, 1tr in next repeat from * round. sl st into 3rd of 3ch (16tr)
Round 5: 1ch, dc into each st, sl st into 1ch.
Fasten off

Icing
Using colour of your choice yarn (pink, lilac, whatever)
Make a magic loop
Round 1: 3ch. Make 11 tr into centre of loop, sl st into 3rd of 3ch (12tr) pull magic loop
closed.
Round 2: 3ch. Tr into same st as 3ch. 2tr into each st round. sl st into 3 rd of 3ch (24
tr)
Round 3: ch 2, 4htr into next st miss next st, sl st into next st miss next st * 5 htr
in next st,miss next st sl st into next st repeat from * 4 more times.
Fasten off

Cherry
Holly leaf and berry are taken from June Gilbank's Christmas Pudding pattern
(www.planetjune.com/christmaspudding)
Make a magic ring, ch 1.
Rnd 1: 4 dc in magic ring. (4 st)
Join with sl st to next st. Fasten off, leaving long end of yarn.
You could use a red bead as shown in
the photo
Bauble

Instructions
3ch at beginning of round counts as 1tr

Using yarn of your choice

Make a magic loop
Round 1: 3ch. Make 11 tr into centre of loop, sl st into 3 rd of 3ch (12tr) pull magic loop
closed.

Decorate with beads or sequins.

Round 2: 3ch. Tr into same st as 3ch. 2tr into each st round. sl st into 3 rd of 3ch
(24 tr)
Round 3: 3ch. 1tr into each st round, sl st into 3rd of 3ch (24tr)
Round 4: 3ch. *tr 2 tog, 1tr in next repeat from * round. sl st into 3 rd of 3ch
(16tr)
Round 5: 1ch, dc into each st, sl st into 1ch.
Fasten off

Decorate with beads or yarn