Sweet Cakes by Tina Vejlø Andersen

Sweet Cakes

Knitting
March 2011
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
46 yards (42 m)
7-10cm high
Danish English
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Sweet Cakes
Also known as Søde kager or Cup Cakes

I wonder if not most people would like to be invited for delicious and sweet cakes.
When playing bakery, or invite to a tea party, the cupcake liner and cakes can be swapped around.
The cupcake liner is made in slip-stitch pattern. The cakes can be decorated with beads or knitted decorations.

There are patterns for 3 different cakes, 3 kinds of decorations and 2 variations of
the cupcake liner.

The 6 shades in the kit can be used freely for cakes and cupcake liners.
In the pattern is indicated colour A, B or C, you can freely choose 3 arbitrary colours, the letter simply indicates a colour change.

Dimensions:
The cakes are 7-10cm high.
Weight: approx. 10gram.

Yarn:
Spindrift, 100% Pure Shetland Wool from Jamieson’s of Shetland.

Shades:
Rose shades:
25g shade 141 Camel.
25g shade 190 Tundra.
25g shade 603 Pot-Pouri.
25g shade 547 Orchid.
25g shade 562 Cyclamen.
25g shade 556 Old Rose.
Purple shades:
25g shade 141 Camel.
25g shade 190 Tundra.
25g shade 365 Chartreuse.
25g shade 620 Lilac.
25g shade 615 Hyacinth.
25g shade 179 Buttermilk.

Needles:
Double pointed needles (DPNs) 3mm (US 2.5) and 2.5 mm (US1.5).

Tension:
10x10 cm = 26 sts and 38 rows stocking stitch on 3mm (US2.5).

Other materials (not included): Filling for the cakes: Fiber filling or sponge material
cut in small pieces or waste yarn.


Søde kager
(også kendt som “Cup Cakes”)
Mon ikke de fleste gerne ville inviteres til lækre og søde kager.
Når der leges konditor eller kagebord kan kageform og kage byttes rundt.
Kageformen er vævestrikket og kagerne kan gøres fine med perler eller strikket pynt.
Der er opskrift på 3 forskellige kager, 3 slags kagepynt og 2 varianter af kageform.

De 6 farver i kittet kan bruges på kryds og tværs til kager og forme.
I opskriften er angivet farve A, B eller C, der vælges 3 vilkårlige farver, bogstavet angiver blot et farveskift.

Mål:
Kagerne er 7 - 10cm høje.
1 kage vejer ca. 10g.

Garn:
Spindrift, 100% ren Shetlandsk uld fra Jamieson’s of Shetland.

Farver:
Rosa:
25g farve 141 Camel.
25g farve 190 Tundra.
25g farve 603 Pot-Pourri.
25g farve 547 Orchid.
25g farve 562 Cyclamen.
25g farve 556 Old Rose.

Lilla:
25g farve 141 Camel.
25g farve 190 Tundra.
25g farve 365 Chartreuse.
25g farve 620 Lilac.
25g farve 615 Hyacinth.
25g farve 179 Buttermilk.

Vejledende pinde:
Strømpepinde 3mm og 2,5mm.

Strikkefasthed:
10x10cm = 26m og 38p glatstrik på 3mm.

Andre materialer:
Fyld i Søde kager: fiberfyld eller engangsvaskeklude af skumgummi revet eller
klippet i små stykker.