Treat yourself to a sweet little stitch with the Amigurumi Cupcake, a delightful crochet project that’s as cute as it is calorie-free! 🧁✨ With its swirly frosting top, colorful sprinkles, and cheerful cherry detail, this plush dessert is perfect for play kitchens, party favors, or just adding a sprinkle of joy to your craft shelf. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday or simply indulging in some whimsical fun, this cupcake is a charming way to satisfy your creative cravings.
This pattern is a joyful pick for crocheters who love quick, satisfying projects with plenty of room for personalization. You can mix and match yarn colors to create your favorite “flavors,” add embroidered smiles for extra personality, or even turn your cupcake into a keychain or ornament. Whether you’re gifting handmade sweetness or building a whole bakery of plush treats, the Amigurumi Cupcake is a delicious way to stitch up happiness—one tasty loop at a time! 🧶💕
🧁 Amigurumi Cupcake Crochet Pattern
This sweet little cupcake amigurumi is the perfect mix of cute and fun! With its swirled frosting, cheerful smile, and cherry on top, it makes a lovely handmade gift or a charming addition to your amigurumi collection.
🧵 Skill Level
Beginner to Intermediate – basic stitches, working in rounds, some shaping, and simple embroidery.
📏 Finished Size
Approx. 5–6 inches tall when using worsted-weight yarn and a 3.5–4.0 mm hook.
🧶 Materials
- Worsted weight yarn:
- Beige (cupcake base)
- Light pink (frosting)
- Red (cherry)
- Green (stem)
- Small scraps of yellow, orange, blue, purple, pink (sprinkles)
- Black (mouth embroidery)
- Crochet hook: 3.0–3.5 mm
- Safety eyes: 10 mm black
- Fiberfill stuffing
- Yarn needle & scissors
- Stitch marker
📖 Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR = Magic Ring
- sc = single crochet
- inc = increase (2 sc in one st)
- dec = decrease (sc 2 together)
- st = stitch
- sl st = slip stitch
- FLO = front loop only
- BLO = back loop only
🧁 Cupcake Base (Beige)
Worked in the round.
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- inc x6 (12)
- (sc, inc) x6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
- (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
- (5 sc, inc) x6 (42)
- BLO sc around (42) → creates base edge
9–20. sc around (42) → adds extra height for tall cupcake base - (5 sc, dec) x6 (36)
- (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
- (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)
👉 Stuff firmly. - (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)
- (sc, dec) x6 (12)
- dec x6 (6)
Fasten off, weave in ends.
🍦 Frosting (Light Pink)
Dome with ruffled edge.
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- inc x6 (12)
- (sc, inc) x6 (18)
- (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)
- (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)
- (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)
- (5 sc, inc) x6 (42)
8–12. sc around (42) → extra round for puffier frosting - (5 sc, dec) x6 (36)
- (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)
👉 Stop here — do not close completely, leave bottom open. - FLO: (sl st, ch 3, sl st in same st) repeat around → creates ruffle edge.
Fasten off, leaving long tail to sew.
👉 Place frosting dome over base, sew around inner edge.
🍒 Cherry (Red)
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- inc x6 (12)
- (sc, inc) x6 (18)
4–5. sc around (18) - (sc, dec) x6 (12)
👉 Stuff. - dec x6 (6)
Fasten off, weave in.
🌿 Stem (Green)
- Ch 12.
- Sl st back across (11).
Fasten off. Sew to top of cherry, bending slightly so it curves.
🍬 Sprinkles (Multicolored)
- Use yarn scraps (yellow, orange, blue, purple, pink).
- Option 1: Straight stitch embroidery onto frosting.
- Option 2 (more 3D like photo): Surface slip stitch 2–3 sts long for each sprinkle.
Scatter randomly across frosting.
😊 Face Details
- Insert 10 mm safety eyes between Rounds 10–11 of base.
- Space 7 sts apart.
- Cheeks: With pink yarn, MR 6 sc, close. Make 2 and sew under each eye.
- Mouth: With black yarn, embroider a small smile between cheeks.
🪡 Assembly
- Attach frosting dome to cupcake base, making sure ruffle hangs over edge.
- Sew cherry with stem centered on frosting.
- Add sprinkles.
- Embroider face and sew cheeks securely.
- Stuff base and frosting firmly so cupcake stands upright.
🌟 Final Touch
Your Amigurumi Cupcake is ready — perfectly photo-accurate with its wavy pink frosting edge, colorful sprinkles, happy face, and cherry on top! 🧁 This cutie makes a fantastic gift or a cozy desk buddy.
✨ Tip: Try different frosting and base colors to make a whole “bakery set” of cupcakes!
