Yarn Ball Cupcakes

For my knitting & crocheting friends and family...

Yarn Ball Cupcakes

Here's how to make them for your next "Knit Night":

Knitting Needles

You will need:

• bamboo skewers
• wooden furniture buttons
• wood glue

To make:

1. Cut skewers down to about 7" (from pointed end)
2. Using wood glue, glue furniture button to top (not pointed) end
3. Allow to dry

To Decorate Cupcakes

1.  Insert your knitting needle skewers so they criss-cross through the top of undecorated cupcake
2. Outfit a pastry bag with a medium sized writing tip
3. To make the frosting look varigated - smear/smudge gel frosting color on one side of the inside of the pastry bag, then fill with uncolored frosting. The frosting will pick-up the color as it passes through the bag. (you might have to squirt some out until you start to see the color)
4. To decorate, layer strings of frosting to look like a yarn ball. I started in the middle and made a straight line across, then made a curved line on the outside edges following the contour of the cupcake. Next I split the difference between the edge and the middle with a slightly curved line, then I filled-in in between, layering the strings of frosting until the cupcake was covered.

Hint: hold your frosting tip above the cupcake a 1/2" or so and let the frosting fall on the cupcake.

Comments

[Dina]

Those are super cute. The techniqe used for the frosting reminds me of a spaghetti and meatballs cake I made once. Wish I knew someone who kint.

[Lora]

These are so clever. Great job. Love them!

[Lauren]

Super cute! What a creative cupcake idea!

[Linda V]

These are sweet, they nearly look real.

[Rosie @ Sweetapolita]

Very creative! Adorable :)

[Monica]

Oh, my friend would love these! She moved far away from her friends and family, so I like to mail her treats - I don't think these would mail well though.

[Maria]

These are great!

[Alexis Breeze]

Super sweet. Love it!

[Katie]

I totally want to make these for my next Stitch & Bitch session! With maybe some of those Granny Square cookies on the side.

[Marie Anne]

Love, love, LOVE these! I have rare occasions to bake cupcakes, but these are on the list for when I do.

[Julia Thiel]

LOVE your stuff! I blogged about you, on my new blog http://www.happyfabric.com
Good luck, I'm sure your business plans will play out. :)
Cheers, Julia

[Heather - Dollarstorecrafts]

These are so beautiful. We linked to them on CraftFail because they were the inspiration photo for someone's failed craft attempt. I hope that's all right! http://craftfail.com/?p=1931

[Linda Myers]

These are the cutest things that I have seen in awhile! LOVE LOVE LOVE