(Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! :D)
Yup! With the absence of real mooncake and rabbit lantern today, I’ve made crocheted versions of them to celebrate!
For reference, here’s the edible kind of mooncake. It has a pastry shell, with lotus seed paste (the grey-ish part) and egg yolk (the yellow part) inside. I’m looking forward to sharing these with my family this weekend! :D
But for now, here’s a crocheted slice o’mooncake! :D
When I was a child my parents used to buy me lanterns to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival, and the rabbit lantern is a classic one, probably has to do with the legend of the Moon Rabbit. I can’t find a picture of a classic rabbit lantern, the Macau pavilion in the World Expo was the closest thing I could find.
And here’s the crocheted rabbit lantern, complete with strings and a stick!
While the rabbit lantern was more of a free-form experiment, I did jot down the pattern for the slice o’mooncake :D
So, the ingredients!
Worsted weight yarn in brown, tan, and yellow
3.5mm crochet hook
Tapestry needle
Stuffing
Top/Bottom of pastry shell (make 2):
With brown.
Row 1: ch 2, 2 sc in second ch from hook, ch 1, turn.
Row 2: sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 3: sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 4: sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of next 2 sc, leave a 12″ tail for sewing, fasten off.
Back of pastry shell (make 1):
With brown.
Row 1: ch 6, sc in second ch from hook, sc in each of next 4 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 2-4: sc in each sc across in back loop only, ch 1, turn.
Row 5: sc in each sc across in back loop only, leaving a 12″ tail for sewing, fasten off.
Lotus seed paste and egg yolk (make 2):
With tan.
Row 1: ch 6, sc in second ch from hook, sc in each of next 4 sc, ch 1, turn.
Row 2: sc in each sc across, ch 1, turn.
Row 3: sc in first sc, switch to yellow yarn, sc in each of next 3 sc, switch to tan, sc in last sc, switch to yellow, ch 1, turn.
Row 4: continue with yellow, 1 sc in each of next 4 sc, switch to tan, sc in last sc, switch to yellow, ch 1, turn.
Row 5: continue with yellow, 1 sc in each sc across, leave a 12″ tail for sewing, fasten off.
Assembly:
Sew top and bottom of the pastry shell to the back pastry shell, then sew the lotus seed paste and yolk pieces to the pastry shell, leaving front (yolk/yellow) edges open, stuff, then sew front (yolk/yellow) seam close. Weave in ends.
Enjoy! :D
THAT’S AWESOME~!!! :D
i’m going to share this on facebook with everyone ^o^
中秋節快樂,lud!!!
(by the way, i’m not too fond of the macau pavilion rabbit lantern…:S)
thanks cil! :D
yeah, i agree, the pavilion rabbit looks a bit dull…
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! We have kept the moon cakes for you and Mike, you must remember to bring your crocheted versions of moon cake and lantern with you ah!
That is SOOOOOOOO cute ! I love the Moon Cake =)