Mom's Birthday Cake

crocheter-guy wrote

on Nov 12, 2007 7:28 PM

My mom's birthday is coming up December 18th. I wanted to do something different. I've been looking those crochet cakes, you know, the ones at:

http://www.normalynn.info/

If you haven't had a chance, bop on over and have a look. There's a generous helping of free patterns to try. Anyway, I decided to try my hand at one, for a calorie-free treat:) So here it is:

It's not perfect, but I think she'll get a kick out of it! She was born in 1925, and I'm sure in all that time, she's never got a cake like this :)

I used Sugar'n Cream Soft Ecru for the cake, and Warm Brown for the chocolate icing. The cherries were done in a bit of Red Heart SS worsted weight red, all using an E4 hook.

If you're looking for something really different, give one a whirl!

PaulineL wrote

on Nov 12, 2007 9:44 PM

It makes my mouth water. Good job!

teresa@106 wrote

on Nov 13, 2007 10:14 AM

What a great idea! So good, and good for you!

TheresaH. wrote

on Nov 13, 2007 1:46 PM

What a great gift! I'm sure she will love it!

Theresa

crocheter-guy wrote

on Nov 13, 2007 4:31 PM

That's the great thing a crochet cake: no worries about the diet!

Btw, I had a slight problem with getting the top of the cake to lie flat, so I cut out a cardboard disk that fit the inside circumference and pressed it into the top before stuffing. That ironed things out just fine.

teresa@106 wrote

on Nov 13, 2007 4:33 PM

I wonder if that would work when the frosting doesn't stick properly....

crocheter-guy wrote

on Nov 13, 2007 5:20 PM

It may help actually, since it gives the top a little more support and firmness from the inside. I just used Tacky Glue to attach the frosting, whipped cream and cherries.

LottyF wrote

on Nov 14, 2007 2:17 AM

So cute! And a brilliant present.

bubbo1 wrote

on Nov 20, 2007 8:40 AM

That's super cute! I love it

Hardcore? Hardcore is for babies. I'm HOOKCORE!

Nickela wrote

on Nov 21, 2007 11:35 AM

Awesome!!!

afecay wrote

on Dec 5, 2007 2:08 AM

Oooh I had better add that to my bookmarked sites :)

More inspiration and ideas, thank you, a cake I can look at and not gain any weight from.

crocheter-guy wrote

on Dec 16, 2007 7:39 PM

Btw, my mom loved it!

ChelseaN wrote

on Dec 17, 2007 8:27 AM

OMG, that is too cute! Looks good enough to eat!!

Great job!!

cheriedurbin wrote

on Feb 4, 2008 3:44 PM

Can I have some?????

Crafty_boy_13 wrote

on Feb 9, 2008 1:58 PM

Awesome! and glad to see another guy who crochets on the site. its awesome that you're crocheting. and that is an awesome pattern. i dont think i could've made anything that awesome when i had only been crocheting a few months.

keep up the good work!

A guy, a hook, and some yarn.