Overhauling the Crochet Donut

Last week I described the changes I made to the crochet donut pattern to make it not make me crazy. Today, as promised, I'm posting the full pattern.

Materials:

• Worsted weight yarn: in beige or brown for bottom of donut, in frosting color, and variegated for sprinkles. (Left over yarn can be used as not much is needed for the project.)
• Size H crochet hook, size I crochet hook (optional)
• Stitch marker
• Tapestry needle

Pattern: 
Chain 15. Join to form a ring. Then, rather than working into the usual spot, work into the bump on the back of the chain...

...2 sc into each. (30 sts)
Continue working as a spiral:
Round 2: *2 sc into next st, 1 sc in next st, repeat from * all around (45 sts)
Round 3: sc in each st around
Rounds 4-6: repeat round 3
Break yarn. While not vital, the best way to end this half of the donut is with the seamless join (video link).

Frosting:
Flip donut to the first round. With right side facing, 2 sc into each chain. (30 sts)

Round 2: *2 sc into next st, 1 sc in next st, repeat from * all around (45 sts)
Round 3: sc into each st around
Rounds 4-8: repeat round 3

Now there should be 14 rounds total.

Don't break yarn.

Now's the time for any embellishments. "Sprinkles" can be added using a variegated yarn and running random stitches over the top. This is easier done before the thing is stuffed.

Lay the layers of the donut together, being careful to line them up. Remove hook from the last stitch of the "frosting". Insert hook into the bottom, through the live loop, and then through the top layer.

Single crochet. It may be a little awkward to get the hook through all three layers, but it's perfectly fine if you need to make the live loop a little bigger to accommodate.

The next stitch is worked the same way. Remove hook from live loop. Insert into bottom layer, through live loop, then through top layer. Then single crochet. Continue working as such until the whole donut is bound together.

At the same time, stuff the donut. I find it best to work about 5 stitches, stuff the part that's now sort of closed, and then work a few more stitches. Rinse and repeat.

Once the whole thing is bound together, break yarn, and bury the end inside the donut.

And there you have it. A crochet donut.

(I would love to see how yours turned out. You can find me on Ravelry. I'm ZiziRho, and the pattern page for this is here.)

If you crochet, are you going to try this? If you don't, what sort of foodstuffs should I attempt to crochet next? 

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