Cupcake Recepie...erm Pattern

This is my first attempt at pattern writing, so please test it out and let me know of anything that is unclear or just plain crazy!

Adorable Amigurumi Cupcakes

Materials:

• 5mm and 7mm crochet hooks
• Worsted weight yarn, in brownish colour for base
• Chunky weight yarn or any combination of fun fluffy yarns for the top of the cupcake
• split ring marker or safety pin for counting rounds
• stuffing
• darning needle
• large pins for sewing up

Gauge:

Gauge is not important for this project




Base:

• Round 1: Single crochet (sc) 7 stitches into a loop of yarn. (This is a technique allows you to crochet in the round without a hole in the center of your work. For a better explanation than I could ever give you please refer to Debbie Stoller's book, the Happy Hooker)
• Round 2: inc every stitch. 14 stitches
• Round 3: repeat *sc 1, inc 1* to end. 21 stitches
• Round 4: repeat *sc 2, inc 1* to end. 28 stitches
• Rounds 5-7: sc
• Round 8: dec 1. sc 7.dec 1. sc 8. dec 1. sc 7. 25 stitches
  
• Continue in sc for another 1/2 inch, or until your work begins to look like a proper cupcake base
• cut and knot yarn leaving a long tail for sewing up

Top:

• Round 1: sc 7 (the same as you did for the base)
• Round 2: inc every stitch. 14 stitches
• Round 3: repeat *sc 1. inc 1* to end. 21 stitches
• Round 4: repeat *sc 2. inc 1* to end. 28 stitches
• Round 5: sc all stitches
• cut and knot yarn

Finishing:

• Stuff the cupcake base with stuffing
• Pin the top of your cupcake to your base (I did this evenly spaced in 4 places)
• Using your darning needle and the long tail you left from your base sew your cupcake together using overcast stitches

Voila! Your very own cute little cupcake. I recommend making more than one because these tasty treats will go fast :)