Birthday Cake Cutie

Baked into this free crochet birthday cake amigurumi pattern are all of the warm-hearted wonders of a day devoted to celebrating YOU—the laughter of loved ones gathered together, welcoming words emphasized with warm hugs upon seeing old friends, and the full-hearted feeling of seeing someone go out of their way to show you just how much you mean to them. The Virkadia blog is officially 1-year old today—and what better way to celebrate than with this free crochet birthday cake amigurumi! With this pattern, we want to express our gratitude and give a huge **THANK YOU** to all of you—we wouldn’t be here without all of your support! Whether it be through reading our patterns, sharing our content, using our affiliate links, or purchasing our ad-free patterns, every little bit helps us to get to continue this wonderful adventure with all of you! **Pattern Information:** This free crochet birthday cake amigurumi pattern has a difficulty rating of **intermediate**. The finished dimensions are **5 inches (height) by 4.5 inches (width) by 4.5 inches (depth)**.∗ You may also make your pieces larger or smaller by increasing or decreasing your yarn weight and/or hook size, respectively. ∗Finished dimensions are calculated from a model using medium weight yarn, a size H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook, the YU/YO method and the following gauge: **18 sc x 21 rows = 4 inches**. **Supplies:** * Size H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook * Medium (4) weight yarn in 4 colors: * Yarn A – orange (example uses Loops & Threads Soft Classic: Safety Orange) * Yarn B – dark pink (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Shocking Pink) * Yarn C – light pink (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Petal Pink) * Yarn D – white (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Soft White) * 10mm black safety eyes (x2) * Black embroidery floss * Pink embroidery floss or pink yarn (example uses Big Twist Value: Bubblegum) * Polyester fiberfill * Yarn needle * Scissors * Stitch markers **Alternate Yarn Supplies:** Color variations 2 and 3 both use 3 alternating yarns for yarn D, to create the look of multicolored frosting. This pattern will work with a repeating sequence of 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8 colors! **Color Variation 2 (as seen on the right in cover photo):** * Medium (4) weight yarn in 5+ colors: * Yarn A – orange (example uses Loops & Threads Soft Classic: Safety Orange) * Yarn B – blue (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Turqua) * Yarn C – white (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Soft White) * Yarn D – switch between 3 different colors * blue (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Turqua) * yellow (example uses Red Heart Super Saver: Bright Yellow) * pink (example uses Big Twist Value: Bubblegum) **Color Variation 3 (as seen in the second photo):** The chunky example of this pattern measures 6.5 inches (height) by 5 inches (width) by 5 inches (depth) using the following gauge: 16 sc x 15 rows = 4 inches. All supplies remain the same, except for the following replacements: * Super Bulky (6) weight yarn in 5+ colors: * Yarn A – orange (example uses Premier Parfait Chunky: Tangerine) * Yarn B – blue (example uses Premier Parfait Chunky: Seaside) * Yarn C – white (example uses Premier Parfait Chunky: White) * Yarn D – switch between 3 different colors * blue (example uses Premier Parfait Chunky: Seaside) * yellow (example uses Premier Parfait Chunky: Sunshine) * pink (example uses Premier Parfait Chunky: Bubblegum) * 14mm black safety eyes (x2) * Pink yarn (example uses Premier Parfait Chunky: Pink Lemonade) * Black embroidery floss (doubled) **Terminology:** This free crochet birthday cake amigurumi pattern uses English (US) terminology: * st (sts) = stitch (stitches) * ch = chain stitch * sl st = slip stitch * sc = single crochet * sc2tog = single crochet 2 together (over the span of 2 stitches), also known as a decrease * hdc = half double crochet * pc = (small) popcorn stitch∗ * BLO = back loop only Please note that this pattern is written so that each crochet stitch abbreviation is attached to a number, such as 1sc, 2sc, etc. This number denotes how many of that stitch is to be worked into the same stitch. ∗Please read through special instructions for this stitch before beginning, as it may be unique for this crochet birthday cake pattern. **Follow us for more crochet content and amigurumi adventures!** https://virkadia.com/ | Blog https://virkadia.etsy.com | Etsy https://www.instagram.com/virkadia | Instagram https://www.pinterest.com/virkadia | Pinterest https://www.facebook.com/virkadia | Facebook https://www.tiktok.com/@virkadia | TikTok **Thank you for all of your support!**