Cake'ity Cake'ness

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I had so much fun creating these "cakes" for my cousin's wedding! 😎 Each one contains a dozen scarves, rolled up and layered, all different shapes and sizes. Inside each layer are more scarves of various textures and color schemes, like delightful little hidden secrets. 🤩 Plus there are several extra pieces of ruffle that wrap around between the layers. 

There are so many different kinds of yarn wrapped up in these cakes, it is crazy fun. From bulky novelty yarn, to fine weight sparkling, the mixture of textures is a clash all its own. 😋 And, so easy to assemble, plus they can be rearranged on a whim. Here's how they stack up: 





Love all the textures and colors! The "chocolate cake" contains much more than plain chocolate. There is Army camouflage in there, along with blueberry, burgundy, and a shaggy woodland color scheme. Like buried treasure, there is so much to uncover as you take apart the layers. This gift keeps on giving! 😄



The "princess cake" is full of sparkles and ruffles. Plus extra fringe, which is so fun to pose, it spouts or flows or fans out, depending on how you want to work it. I love rearranging it! 






This project started out as an experiment. I didn't plan on making a wedding gift like this. Actually, I didn't have any real plan at all. 😁 I was just having fun. And it was a good way to use up colorful yarn that was leftover from so many past projects also poorly planned. 😎 But then, it went on stacking so perfectly, I just had to keep going. 😍



Love those fluffy ruffles! 😍




Cutest little topper ever! 😍


Because the layers can be re-rolled and re-stacked so easily, these cakes were easy to transport and breezy to assemble on site. The wedding reception was at Denver Botanic Gardens, and here's how it looked getting set up:




And here's how it looked on the gift table:


Things got a little lopsided in the transport and transfer, but nobody minded. 😎 Wonky stacking is fun, too. Somebody commented that it looks like the cakes are melting, and that seemed charmingly appropriate. 😊



Scarf Cakes + Colorful Crochet = Creative Fun



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