Crochet Festive Spiral and Striped Candy Ornaments Free Pattern

Materials Needed

• Worsted weight cotton yarn in red, green, and white
• Crochet hook size G/4.0mm
• Polyester fiberfill
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch marker

Abbreviations

• ch: chain
• sc: single crochet
• inc: increase (2 sc in same stitch)
• dec: decrease (single crochet two together)
• sl st: slip stitch
• st: stitch
• FO: fasten off

Pattern Instructions

Candy Body

1. With white yarn, make a magic ring.
2. Rnd 1: 6 sc in magic ring. (6 sts)
3. Rnd 2: Inc in each st around. (12 sts)
4. Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, inc) around. (18 sts)
5. Switch to red or green and alternate colors every round.
6. Rnd 4-8: Sc in each st around. (18 sts)
7. Insert fiberfill into the body.
8. Rnd 9: (Sc in next st, dec) around. (12 sts)
9. Switch back to white color.
10. Rnd 10: Dec around. (6 sts)
11. FO and weave in ends.

Spiral Candy

1. With white yarn, ch 2.
2. Round 1: 6 sc in the first chain. (6 sts)
3. Round 2: (Inc in next st, sc in next st) repeat around. (9 sts)
4. Round 3: (Inc in next st, sc in next 2 st) repeat around. (12 sts)
5. Switch to red or green and continue pattern until pattern aligns with body length.

Circle and Attach

1. Follow spiral pattern for opposite side circle until desired size and sew onto body.

Candy Wrapper Ends

1. With matching color yarn to ends, ch 3.
2. Row 1: 4 sc in second ch from hook and next st. (4 sts)
3. Rows 2-3: Sc in each st across.
4. Row 4: Dec top and bottom.
5. Gather and sew around the candy body ends, cinching in the center.
6. Use yarn to create a loop for hanging.

Finishing

• Insert a hanging loop with matching yarn at top of candy.
• Fasten off, weave in all ends, and attach the loop neatly on the top of each candy.