Mug & cupcake

Hi, would you like a cup of coffee? by Hi Sheep. In addition to a mug we'll also make a cupcake. 
We'll need a 3 mm crochet hook, stitch marker, scissors, tapestry needle and yarn: lilac 35 g, white 25 g, beige 20 g, turquoise 15 g.
The mug is going to measure 9 cm / 3,5 inch tall and 7,5 cm / 2,9 inch diameter, the cupcake 8 cm / 3,1 inch tall.

ABBREVIATIONS (U.S.):

R: round

ch: chain

mr: magic ring

sl st: slip stitch

sc: single crochet

hdc: half double crochet

inc: increase

dec: decrease
**: repeat to the end of round
(...) x...: repeat the inside of parentheses according to the indicated number, example: (...) x2
[...] total stitches at the end of round


MUG:

Start with white.

R1: 6 sc in mr
R2: *sc inc* [12]
R3: *1 sc, sc inc* [18]
R4: *2 sc, sc inc* [24]
R5: *3 sc, sc inc* [30]
R6: *4 sc, sc inc* [36]
R7: *5 sc, sc inc* [42]
R8: 42 sc back loop only
R9-24: 41 sc, 1 sl st

Change color to lilac.

R25: sc inc, 20 sc, sc inc, 20 sc [44]
R26-42: 44 sc
R43: 42 sc, 2 sl st

Secure and hide loose ends.

MUG HANDLE:

R1: 6 sc in mr
R2: 6 sc back loop only
R3-21: 6 sc

Sew one end of the handle between R27-29 of the mug and the other end between R37-39.

Once the handle is in place fold the "tube" which is the "mug" inwards where the color changes.

MUG BASE:

R1: 6 sc in mr
R2: *sc inc* [12]
R3: *1 sc, sc inc* [18]
R4: *2 sc, sc inc* [24]
R5: *3 sc, sc inc* [30]
R6: *4 sc, sc inc* [36]
R7: (3 sc, sc inc, 4 sc, sc inc, 3 sc, sc inc, 4 sc, sc inc) x2 [44]

Align the last stitch of the "mug base" with the last stitch of the "mug" and work a round of 44 sl st (slip stitch).

CUPCAKE:

R1: 6 sc in mr
R2: *sc inc* [12]
R3: *1 sc, sc inc* [18]
R4: *2 sc, sc inc* [24]
R5: *3 sc, sc inc* [30]
R6: *4 sc, sc inc* [36]
R7: *5 sc, sc inc* [42]
R8-9: 42 sc
R10: sc dec, 19 sc, sc dec, 19 sc [40]
R11: 9 sc, sc dec, 18 sc, sc dec, 9 sc [38]
R12: sc dec, 17 sc, sc dec, 17 sc [36]
R13: 8 sc, sc dec, 16 sc, sc dec, 8 sc [34]
R14: sc dec, 15 sc, sc dec, 15 sc [32]
R15: 7 sc, sc dec, 14 sc, sc dec, 7 sc [30]
R16: 30 sc
R17: 30 sc back loop only
R18: *3 sc, sc dec* [24]
R19: *2 sc, sc dec* [18]
R20: *1 sc, sc dec* [12]
R21: *sc dec* [6]

Close.

FROSTING:

Foundation: 161 ch
R1: 147 hdc, 2 sc, 1 sl st [160]

Wrap the "frosting" around the top of the "cupcake" starting on R7 towards the center. To keep the "frosting" in place sew 4 stitches distributed along the first wrapped round and from the last stitch you make here pull the yarn across the middle of the "frosting" to the other side.

WRAPPER:

Foundation: 9 ch
R1: 8 sc, 1 ch, turn
R2-35: 8 sc back loop only, 1 ch, turn

Join ends with 8 sc.

WRAPPER BASE:

R1: 6 sc in mr
R2: *sc inc* [12]
R3: *1 sc, sc inc* [18]
R4: *2 sc, sc inc* [24]
R5: *3 sc, sc inc* [30]

Leave enough yarn to sew to "wrapper" using your tapestry needle.

Yummy yummy, hope you enjoy this delicious cupcake and mug.

 

You can use the cupcake as pincushion and the mug is perfect to store your crochet hooks.

 

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