Cupcake Purse






Who doesn’t love a cupcake purse? This purse I made for my daughter with a little inspiration from those Shopkin’s toys/Real Littles (those little food characters with faces).

https://www.moosetoys.com/our-brands/shopkins-brand-page/

I combined the bottom of a water bottle holder pattern with a cupcake hat pattern and then formed a flap for the purse.

Cupcake Purse Pattern


Yarn: Sugar n cream. Colors: hot pink (base & liner), fleur de lavande (icing), country red (cherry) , tea rose (mouth)


***Be mindful that this purse starts knit flat, then is connected to knit in the round and back to flat. Remember stitches look different in the round than knit flat.


***Knit the bottom of the purse (section one) if you would like the purse 3D with a circular bottom. This will probably need something inside the purse to maintain its shape. If you would like a flat purse, skip to section two and simply seam the bottom***

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Section One: Bottom of purse


Knit garter (stockinette if knit in round)


Co 10

Knit

Kfb (20)

Knit 3 rows 

K1Kfb (30)

Knit 3 rows 

K2Kfb (40)

Knit 3 rows 

K3Kfb (50)

Knit 3 rows 

K4Kfb (60)

Knit 3 rows 

K5Kfb (70) (connect in the round)

Knit 2 rows 

K6Kfb (80)

**Marker**


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Section Two: cupcake liner


Cupcake side (2x2 ribbing) for 80 stitches

Knit 3” K2P2 (16 rows)

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Section three: icing


**Change yarn color to icing**


K3Kfb (80>100)

Knit until 2” from color change or 5” from marker


Then begin decreases

K8 K2tog  (90 stitches remaining)

Knit row 

K7 k2tog (80)

Knit row 

K6 k2tog (70)

Knit row 

K5 k2tog (60)

Knit row

K4 k2tog (50)

Knit row 

K3 k2tog (40)

Knit row 

**eyelets**K5 k2tog yo

Knit row 

Cast off 20 stitches

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Section four: purse flap


With 20 stitches remaining, make a flap

Stockinette stitch 16 rows

K2tog knit k2tog (18)

Purl

K2tog knit k2tog (16)

Purl

K2tog knit k2tog (14)

Purl

K2tog k2tog knit k2tog k2tog (10)

Purl

K2tog k2tog knit k2tog k2tog (6)

Cast off

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Section five: Finishing 


String yarn thread through eyelets


Strap: 4 stitch icord for strap


Attach strap looping through eyelets that are on the far left and right side


Face: button eyes

Nose: CO 5, knit 6 rows, Cast off & form in a ball

Mouth: embroider


Cherry: CO 12, knit 13 rows, cast off & form into a ball. Attach to top of purse


Section Six: Sew in felt or a purse bottom if desired


Line with felt


Three-12x9 pieces of felt


22” circumference


Cut two pieces in half the long way



Overlap two 12” pieces to get 22”

Stack the two pieces on top of each other


Cut 7” circle


Sew together to make a cylinder


Sew in leather bottom at bottom of purse then sew in felt liner






Credits:


Much inspiration from


https://www.allfreeknitting.com/Knit-Childrens-Hats/Cupcake-Hat-Pattern 



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