Free knitting Patterns inspired by sweets like cupcakes, ice cream, candy, and more. Updated 6/2/24
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Free Patterns
Cupcake Sweater
Child sized pullover sweater with colorwork cupcake and cherries. Size 12 years. DK weight yarn. Designed by Betsy Duitscher.
Ice Cream Cone Garland
Perfect for parties and ice cream socials, this garland features knit cones with pompom ice cream scoops topped with a knit bobble cherry. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Billy and Baa.
Ice Cream Cone Bobble Sweater
Ice cream cone applique with pompom scoops on a garter stitch sweater with bobble sleeves reminscent of ice craem scoops. Sizes Toddler and Adult Sizes. Bonito Lanoso weight yarn. Designed by Bonito Lanoso .
- Get the free APPLIQUE knitting pattern
- Get the free TODDLER SWEATER knitting pattern
- Get the free ADULT SWEATER knitting pattern
Little Dipper Pants
Baby pants designed to look like a candy dipped cone with colorful ribbed cuffs with bobbles. Knit flat on single pointed needles. Sizes 6 mos to 24 mos. DK weight yarn. Designed by Bernat.
Cupcake Tea Cosy
Teapot cover designed to look like a cupcake with frosting cherry, and fluted cup. Knit flat on single pointed needles. DK weight yarn. Designed by Amanda Berry.
Birthday Cake
Knit cake softie, including frosting board, candels, and plate, is 6 in (15cm) wide and 61/2in (16.5) tall to tip of candle flames. DK weight yarn. Designed by Alan Dart.
Dad's Blueberry Pie
Pie toy softie with a lattice crust top made with slip stitch cables and mini-bobbles for the filling. Perfect for play time, for decoration, and more. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Jennifer Tallapaneni.
Scooped
Ice cream cone toys that are perfect for play time, for baby rattles, for decoration, for party favors, and more. Included are patterns to make a sugar cone, wafer/cake cone, classic scoop, dipped scoop and soft serve. Great stash buster for leftover Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Marcie Nishioka.
Baby Tart
A cute baby hat that looks like a berry tart. Great for baby photo shoots! Sizes Newborn to 18 months. DK / Sport weight yarn. Designed by Cinnamon Cooper for Knitty.
Cupcake Pin Cushion
Cupcake shaped pin cushion knit in the round. Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Faye Perriam-Reed.
Cupcake Quartet
4 cupcake inspired baby hats or capcakes including cherry on top, chocolate squiggles, fluffy carrot cake, and multi-colored sprinkles. Cupcake Quartet designed by Aunt Ninny.
Ice Cream Cone Dishcloth
Cone knit in seed stitch topped with a garter stitch ice cream scoop to be used as fun dishcloth. Designed by Camille K. Lewis.
Red Velvet Cupcake Hat
Adorable earflap baby hat inspired by cupcakes with frosting on the crown with sprinkles and a cherry pompom. Sizes 6-12, 18-24 mos. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Yarnspirations Design Studio.
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Double Scoop Baby Sweater
Baby and toddler roll-edge crew-neck pullover with ice cream cone motif and striped sleeves. Sizes 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, and 4 years. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Gail Pfeifle, Roo Designs.
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Macaron Pin Cushion
Pin cushion inspired by the delicious French pastries macarons. Knit flat in garter stitch and shaped with short rows with an i-cord cream filling. Designed by The Noble Thread. Fingering weight yarn.
Fairy Cake Tea Cozy
Frankie Brown’s whimsical imagination creates the perfect pastry-themed cozy to go with your tea. Customize with buttons for to simulate candy sprinkles!
- Get the free knitting pattern
- Get cute buttons for decoration on Etsy
- See more Teapot Cozy Knitting Patterns
Bakeshop Afghan
Colorful lap blanket or throw with colorwork motifs of mugs, teapots, cookies, cupcakes, and more. Size: Size: About 30 x 35 in. (76 x 89 cm) Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Amy Bahrt
Cupcake Bags
Tote purses decorated with sweet cakes which are knitted separately and then sewn on. Includes instructions for knitted linings and a mini cake charm to hang from the bag handle. 2 sizes. DK weight yarn. Designed by Frankie Brown
Cupcake Pouch
Drawstring bag designed to look like a cupcake with pompom cherries on the drawstrings. Great for a party treat bag, Halloween bag, dress up, or gift bag for your sweeties. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Teresa Yoon.
Ice Cream Cone Hat
Brain Freeze Hat designed with an ice cream scoop hat and cone on top is perfect for Halloween, birthday parties, or for any ice cream lover. I think this might need a little support to keep the cone upright. Designed by Mary Beth Temple for I Like Knitting.
Cupcake Pincushion
Cupcake pin cushion that can also be used as a toy or decoration. Size 3" wide x 3" tall. Designed by Susan B. Anderson. Aran weight yarn. Pictured projects by ladynthread who made a smaller base ande PointyHead
Baby Confection Hat
Easy cupcake shaped hat by Maggie Pace.
Birthday Cupcake Cloth or Bib
Birthday dishcloth, washcloth, baby bib, or afghan block featuring a cupcake with a candle. Good for anniversaries, too. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Elaine Fitzpatrick.
- Get the CLOTH free knitting pattern
- Get the BIB free knitting pattern
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Knit Wedding Cake
A wonderful memento that will last a lifetime! Decorate it any way you want.
Baby Cupcake Hands
Baby mittens to keep tiny hands warm. For babies 3-6 months. And when baby outgrows the mittens, they can be used as toys.
Patterns for Purchase
Let's Party Birthday Cake
Knit two tier birthday cake with knit frosting, banners, and candles. DK weight yarn. Designed by Amanda Berry
Cupcakes, Tarts & Tray Bakes
Knitting pattern for a delicious selection of teatime treatsto cook up with oddments of DK yarn including cupcakes with swirled icing, a strawberry tartlet, a chocolate brownie, a battenburg slice and carrot cake, all topped off with a cherry, a candle, a tiny carrot and a mini strawberry. Designed by Sophie Spiffing-Stitching
Icing On The Cake Jumper
Fun oversized sweater with a piece of birthday cake with candle. Sizes 28" to 50". Chunky weight yarn. Designed by BrendaMadeThis
Topsy-Turvy Cupcake Dolls
Meet Lady Rose and Lady Berry, two charming dolls who magically transform into adorable cupcakes with a simple flip. See video at pattern page for demonstration. Designed by Meemoo Dolls
Birthday Cake Hat
Celebrate with a birthday cake hat with pink frosting swags, white icing and colorful rainbow sprinkles. And then it's finished with cute knit candles on top! You can make as many candles as you need for your birthday child! Designed by Cassie at Little Red Window.
Ice Cream Cone Baby Rattle
Quick baby rattle knit in the round with textured cone and ice cream scoop with picot edge and embroidered faces. Place a rattle insert in the stuffing to complete. The finished ice cream cone is approximately 17 cm/ 6.7 inches tall. Great last minute baby shower gift! DK weight yarn. Designed by Emily Cridge.
Little Cupcake Purse
This sweet little bag by Amy Gaines has a drawstring close in the icing. Almost 5 inches tall and over 4 inches wide.
Cupcake Scarf
Great stash buster! The cupcake bottoms are knit flat on straight needles, and the frosting pieces are knit in the round on DPN’s.
