Knitted Christmas cake topper with Santa Claus and tree on a blurred festive background

Christmas Cake Knitting Pattern PDF

Name: Christmas Cake Knitting Pattern PDF
Brand: Gathered
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Designed by Amanda Berry

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About the design

Bring festive cheer to your needles with this adorable Christmas cake knitting pattern! Choose from two delightful designs: a cosy fireplace scene complete with stockings and gifts, or a jolly Santa with a decorated tree.

Both versions are knitted in the round and use simple shaping, colourwork, and embellishments to create charming details. Perfect for using up yarn scraps, these cakes are a wonderful seasonal project for intermediate knitters looking to practise their skills while making something magical.

Display them as a centrepiece or gift them for a handmade holiday surprise!

This Christmas cake knitting pattern was designed by Amanda Berry and first featured in Simply Knitting Issue 258.

Pattern details

You will need
■ King Cole Glitz DK (97% acrylic, 3% polyester, 100g/290m)
1 ball of each
Yarn A Diamond White (0483)
Yarn B Antique Gold (3503)

■ King Cole Big Value DK
(100% acrylic, 50g/145m)
1 ball of each
Yarn C White (4020)
Yarn D Red (4029)
Yarn E Rust (3443)
Yarn F Emerald (4050)
Yarn G Platinum (4051)
Yarn H Black (4053)
Yarn J Porcelain (4094)

■ A pair of 3.25mm needles
■ A set of 3.25mm double-pointed needles (DPNs)
■ Stitch marker
■ Polystyrene cake dummy, 15cm (6in) diameter, 10cm (4in) tall
■ Toy filling
■ 2 domed black buttons, 5mm diameter
■ Sewing needle and thread
■ Black embroidery thread
■ 2 white sparkly pompoms, 12mm diameter
■ 25 red pompoms, 7mm diameter
■ Cocktail sticks to fix decorations onto the cake

Tension
23 sts and 29 rows to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over stocking stitch using 3.25mm needles

Measurements
Diameter 15.5cm (61/4in)
Circumference 49cm (191/4in)
Cake height 10cm (4in)
Total height 30cm (113/4in)

Notes Unless otherwise specified, use the long-tail cast-on and mattress stitch to join seams. The cake is worked in the round to create a smooth seam-free surface for the top and sides. All other pieces are either worked flat on single-pointed needles or are i-cord pieces worked on two DPNs.