Crochet Cupcake Pin Cushion Tutorial: All you need to know to make your own!

Cupcake Crochet Pattern Free!

Enjoy this Cupcake Pincushion Pattern! It was fun and easy to make! My daughter loved placing all the pins all over the cupcake. Nice way to save your pins while you are being crafty! This free cupcake crochet pattern turned out so cute!

Material:

I and H hook

Red Heart Brown and Red yarn

Baby Pink yarn

Colorful Pins

Abbreviations:

ch=chain

sc=single crochet

sl st=slip stitch

2sctog decrease= 2 single crochet together decrease

Rnd 1: Start with Brown Yarn, this is the bottom of the cupcake. Work 5 sc in the Magic Circle, sl st

Rnd 2: Ch 1, work 2 sc in each sc around, sl st, -10 sc

Rnd 3: Ch 1, work 2 sc in each sc around, sl st -20 sc

Rnd 4: Ch 1, *work sc, 2 sc in the next sc, *Repeat around, sl st -30 sc

Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in the back loops, sl st -30 sc

Rnd 6: Ch 2 (counts as first dc),*front post dc around the sc, back post dc around the sc, *Repeat around, sl st

Rnd 7: Ch 2 (counts as first dc),*front post dc, back post dc, *Repeat around, sl st

Rnds 8-9: Repeat round 7, for a total of two more times.

Rnd 10: sl st with Pink Yarn, sc around, sl st

Rnd 11: work 2 sc back loops, sc in the next 3 sc in the back loops, *Repeat around, Work in continual rounds without slip stitches now.

Rnds 12-13: sc in each back loop around, *Repeat for a total of two rounds.

Rnd 14: work 2 sc back loops, sc in the next 3 sc in the back loops, *Repeat around

Rnds 15-16: sc in each back loop around, *Repeat for a total of two rounds. Take Pink Yarn or stuffing and begin to stuff your cupcake as full as you can.

Rnds 17-18: 2sctog decrease in each sc around, *Repeat this round for a total of two rounds. Fasten off, Weave in the ends.

Shell Trim on Rnd 10: With Pink yarn sl st into round 10 sc, sc in the same stitch, work 4 dc in the next sc, ch 2, sl st in the same stitch, sc in the next sc, work 4 dc in the next sc, ch 2, sl st in the same stitch, *Repeat around, sl st. Fasten off, Weave in the ends.

Cherry: H Hook, Red yarn

Rnd 1: Work 5 sc in the Magic Circle, sl st

Rnd 2: work 2 sc in each sc around, sl st

Rnd 3: sc in each sc around, sl st

Rnd 4: 2sctog decrease 5 times, sl st. Fasten off.  Stuff the cherry with some red yarn and Attach the Cherry on top of the pink cupcake.

Pins: Push the pins all over the pink part of the cupcake. I hope you enjoyed this free cupcake crochet pattern!