Happy Valentine's Day

... All You Knit is Love

I am absolutely in love with my knitting group, The Knotty Knitters. Amazing, talented, loving, creative, funny, awesome women. We've been meeting for about a year and a half now but I've known the members anywhere from 1 to 15 years. My soul sisters. Be

my valentine?

Yesterday, The Knotty Knitters completed their fourth yarn bombing. We knit, crocheted and sewed a huge display ALL YOU KNIT IS LOVE onto a fence. This fence is protecting a big giant hole where a building once stood. It's called The Pit. And it needed some love. This fence faces the Eugene public library. You can read more about it on The Knotty Knitters blog.

A lot of people ask us why. Why do we do it? Because it's fun. Because it makes people smile. Because it might inspire someone else to create. Because I'm a huge believer in Pay It Forward. Because there is something incredibly satisfying in giving away your art to the public. If you come across this, how could you not stop and smile? Everyone needs more love and more art in their live. And also because I have way too much yarn not to cover parking meters, door handles and fences with it.

Divine Cupcakes

All of the cuteness, none of the guilt.

My knitting group meets at Eugene's first cupcakery, The Divine Cupcake. Organic, vegan and amazing. Flavors like Cherry Bomb, The Electric Pumpkin, Thai Me Up and my favorite Peanut Butter Cup. Inspired to knit cupcakes and the fact that Valentines Day is approaching I wanted something cute and sweet.

Knit in the round, these little cupcakes "bake" up in just a couple of hours and are guaranteed to make someone smile. You knit a little cupcake "paper" cup for it to sit in then peek-a-boo! Unwrap your cupcake for a little smile.

Divine Cupcakes

size US 4 (3.5mm) needles- double point or circular- use whichever method you prefer to knit in the round

3 colors worsted yarn

fiber filling

embroidery floss

size 6 seed beads

Cupcake:

CO with Color A 6sts, join in round.

1: *kfb* 12sts

2: knit

3: *k2, m1* 18sts

4: knit

5: *k3, m1* 24sts

6: knit

7: *k4, m1* 30sts

Knit for 10 rows. At this point I like to embroider the face on the cupcake using embroidery thread and seed beads.

Frosting:

Switch to Color B

1: *k5, m1* 36sts

2: *yo, k2tog*

3: knit

4: Create picot edge: Pick up stitch directly 2 rows below (same row as color change.) Put on left needle, knit with live stitch. Repeat for all stitches.

5-6: knit

7: *k4, k2tog* 30sts

8: knit

9: *k3, k2tog* 24sts

10: knit

11: *k2tog* 12sts Weave in ends and stuff cupcake with filling.

12: *k2tog* 6sts

Cherry:

Switch to Color C

1: knit

2: *kfb* 12sts

3-4: knit

5: *k3tog* 4sts

Cut yarn, thread through live stitches. Pull tight and pull down into the cupcake and secure to create a little cherry. Sew sprinkles on with embroidery thread.

Cupcake liner:

With Color C, CO 32sts, join in round.

*k1,p1* ribbing for 10 rounds

next round: purl

Start decrease:

1: *k2, k2tog* 24sts

2: knit

3: *k1, k2tog* 16sts

4: knit

5: *k2tog* 8sts

6: *k2tog* 4sts

Cut yarn, pull through live stitches. Weave in end.

Divine Cupcake pattern belongs to Maiya Becker. It is a free pattern. Please do not sell pattern or sell product made from pattern. Be cool. Make lots of cupcakes. Give them away. They make people smile.