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Hi, Guys, I'm Kristen and Welcome to Studio Knit!
Today, we are knitting, ha,
no we're not knitting. Today we are decorating knitting inspired cupcake desserts.
It’s so much fun knitting up all sorts of delicious sweet treats like donuts and cakes.
So, I thought it would be a nice twist to make edible Valentine’s Day treats inspired
by our knitting!
And if you think this is a fun way to show off your love of knitting, go ahead and LIKE
UP this video. To decorate our cupcakes with this pretty stockinette stitch we are going
to be using Fondant and your color choice is totally optional, an Extruder Tool, Heart
Shaped Cookie Cutters, a Small, Clean Brush, and Water. You may also use the same technique
to craft little clay hearts and for mine I used Fimo Clay in the pretty colors of light
pink, hot pink, and red. This Extruder Tool works for both fondant and clay. Using it
is totally optional but it was my experience that rolling the fondant by hand can really
create an uneven rope shape. So, this inexpensive little tool really helps turn it out uniform
and it's really easy to use. If you are interested in purchasing it I have a link down below.
I got mine for under ten dollars. And it comes with various shaped tips. I found that the
smaller of this little round, 3-cut outs works perfectly to make our little knitted heart
shapes. So, to begin, simply place your fondant or your clay inside the tool and place your
desired decorating tip on, screw it to the bottom, and then just twist the handle and
your little rope shapes are magically formed. Now, if you're working with fondant, I learned
that letting it harden for about ten minutes after you've extruded it helps retain its
shape before we get twisting. Okay, it's twisting time! We are going to twist half of our ropes
in one direction and we're going to twist the other half the opposite direction. Now
we just lay our ropes out and we alternate the twists. And you just sort of squeeze them
together. If you're working with fondant, a little bit of water with a clean brush helps
keep it together. If you're working with clay, just simply squishing it together will keep
it adhered together. And it's really cool how the Stockinette Stitch appears as you
alternate row by row and get them all squished. And it looks like a beautiful piece of your
own knitting. And to complete our adorable little decorations here, we are going to take
some heart shaped cookie cutters. I also have the link to where I purchased it down below.
And it's really nice to have the different sizes of cookie cutters to chose among so
you can have different sized hearts and you can just cut them out to your heart's content.
I hope you are inspired to make these little knitting cupcake desserts. And if you haven't
already, please make sure to SUBSCRIBE. I have so many fun Valentine's Day projects,
lots of Knitting projects, and a few Crafty ideas for those who don't knit, as well. So,
I hope you guys are having a season full of LOVE and I'll see you next time! L O V E.
Bye!