Crochet Rainbow Cake Slice Decoration

• Worsted weight acrylic yarn in white, pink or red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.
• Size F (3.75mm) hook.
• Yarn needle.
• Scissors.
• Stiff Felt.
• Polyester Fiber fill.

With pink or red, chain 32.

Skip 2 chains and dc into the 3rd stitch from the hook, continue to dc across.

Switch color to white, chain 1, sc across the row.

Switch to orange, chain 2, dc across the row.

Switch color to white, chain 1, sc across the row.

Switch to yellow, chain 2, dc across the row.

Switch color to white, chain 1, sc across the row.

Switch to green, chain 2, dc across the row.

Switch color to white, chain 1, sc across the row.

Switch to blue, chain 2, dc across the row.

Switch color to white, chain 1, sc across the row.

Switch to purple, chain 2, dc across the row.

Finish off, tie off color changes and weave in or cut shorter (these can be tucked inside while you sc around the edges).

Use white yarn.

Chain 13, skip the first chain, and sc into the 2nd chain from the hook.

Work 12 more sc rows.

Make one with white and one with purple yarn.

Chain 13, skip the first chain, and sc into the 2nd chain from the hook - 12st.

Chain 1 and turn, sc across the row - 12 st.

Chain 1, turn, sc 1, sc2tog, sc across - 11 st.

Chain 1, turn, sc 1, sc2tog, sc across - 10 st.

Chain 1, turn, sc 1, sc2tog, sc across - 9 st.

Chain 1, turn, sc across the row - 9 st.

Chain 1, turn, sc 1, sc2tog, sc across - 8 st.

Chain 1, turn, sc 1, sc2tog, sc across - 7 st.

Chain 1, turn, sc 1, sc2tog, sc across - 6 st.

Chain 1, turn, sc 1, sc2tog, sc across - 5 st.

Chain 1, turn, sc 1, sc2tog, sc across - 4 st.

Chain 1, turn, sc 1, sc2tog, sc across - 3 st.

Chain 1, turn, sc 1, sc2tog, sc across - 2 st.

Chain 1, turn, sc2tog - 1 st.

With purple, sc the bottom to the purple stripe.

With white, sc the top to the pink stripe.

Cut two pieces the same size as the sides of the cake from stiff felt.

Slide the stiff felt into the cake (this will make the sides stay stiff).

With white, sc back to back of the cake. Before closing it up completely, stuff firmly.

For a decorative touch, crochet along the back edge of the cake top by repeating hdc 3 in one stitch, then slip stitch in the next stitch.