Crochet Candy Corn
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Friends meet this delightfully delicious Crochet Candy Corn: The perfect fall make you didn’t even know you needed on your crochet hook!
Sigh. I’m completely in love with these darling little candy corn amigurumi. Quick and fun to make out of scrap yarn, it is the perfect fall project
This little gem of a project is also perfect for practicing your amigurumi skills! Start with a magic ring and then increase gradually, while changing colors as you go. Work a few rounds without increasing.
Then a round worked in the back loop only (BLO) and a few round of single crochet decreases. I prefer the invisible decrease method, but you can use a normal crochet decrease if you like.
Take a moment to pop in those cutie pie safety eyes, stuff and finish off.
And voila.. your most adorable fall make ever!
Isn’t this cutie just adorable? I also love that this cute candy corn is a great scrap yarn stash buster. You can go bright and cheery with bright scrap orange yarn, yellow yarn and white yarn or more rustic with muted shades like those I used in my medium crochet pumpkin and small pumpkin.
I also kind of love that this adorable candy corn amigurumi can just tuck in about anywhere. It could brighten up your work space or snuggle up next to those crochet pumpkins and fall decor on your shelf or table.
My amigurumi candy corn pattern corn is made out of medium weight yarn for a fast and fun project. It is easily adaptable to other sizes too. Just change the yarn size for a smaller or bigger candy corn. Be sure to choose a hook size that matches your yarn and perhaps adjust the size safety eyes. In no time you can have candy corn friends all over your house!
Candy Corn Crochet Pattern
Here is what you will need for this pattern:
- US G 6/4.00 mm crochet hook (these are my absolute favorite hooks I recommend to everyone!)
- Worsted Weight Yarn, Sample used Yarn Bee Mini Maker Yarn. Each candy corn uses less than 1/8 oz each of white, orange and yellow
- 10 mm Safety Eyes
- Stitch Markers (optional, but helpful)
- Black embroidery floss
- Yarn needle and scissors
Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this candy corn amigurumi pattern: Crochet Abbreviations, US to UK Crochet Conversion Chart. Find links to stitches on the “Tutorial” menu: Getting Started will show show basic crochet stitches such as slip stitch, chain stitch, single crochet and double crochet stitch used in this pattern. And the Crochet Stitch Dictionary shows our growing collection of crochet stitch tutorials.
Candy Corn Finished Size:
Finished Candy Corn is approximately 2” wide by 2.5” tall
Candy Corn Crochet Pattern
With white yarn, make a magic ring
R1: 5 sc into ring (5 sts). (Do not join, worked in rounds)
R2: 2 sc in ea st around (10 st)
R3: sc around (10 st)
R4: *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around (15 st)
R5: sc around, changing to orange in last st. (15)
R6: With orange yarn, sc in next st, 2 sc in next, *sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around, sc in last st (20 st),
R7: sc around (20)
R8: *sc in next 3 st, 2 sc in next st, repeat from * around, changing to yellow in last st. (25 st)
R9-11: With yellow yarn, sc around (25 st)
R12: *sc in next 3 st, sc 2 tog, repeat from * around (20 st)
R13: Working in back loop this round only, *sc in next 2 st, sc 2 tog, repeat from * around (15 st)
Insert safety eyes between round 9-10 (6 st between eyes)
Start Stuffing Candy Corn
R14: *sc in next st, sc 2 tog, repeat from * around, continue to stuff candy corn. (10 st)
R15: sc 2 tog around (5 st) Fasten off, leaving tail for finishing. Weave the yarn through last 5 stitches, pull tight, weaving in ends or knotting off to secure.
Crochet Candy Corn Variations
One of my favorite things about crochet is taking a design I love and then switching things up for a whole new look! Check out these fun variations on my original candy corn design:
Plush Crochet Candy Corn
I used a 5.0mm hook and Premier Parfait Chunky #6 yarn for this adorable candy corn variation. I crocheted all the single crochet stitches through BOTH loops throughout, left off the embroidered mouth and used bigger, 12mm safety eyes.
This little cutie turns out to be about 4 inches tall and 3 inches wide for a perfectly squishy little bit of goodness. I can see little ones holding one in a hand or really.. adults.. because yes, this adorable thing is completely IN my fall decor right now.
Ombre Candy Corn
I’m loving the ombre effect lately and applying it to my candy corn pattern was next on my ‘try it out’ list. I love the sweet look of using 2 shades of pink. As in my plush version, I crocheted through both loops in R13 (instead back loop only as in the original pattern) and I left off the mouth.
This ombre effect works best when the darkest shade still provides some contrast with the black eyes. I tried it in shades of purple and the eyes got lost so I might re-do with 2 different shades of yarn. Take a moment to hold your safety eye up against the darkest color and make sure you love it before you begin.
I think a whole slew of ombre candy corn would look so cute in a little bowl or basket in a bathroom or bedroom to brighten it up for the season.
Characters and Other Crochet Candy Corn Variations
I love a good Frankenstein as you might remember from my Frankenstein Squish pattern. So I couldn’t wait to try it out in candy corn striping. Overall, I think this is a good idea, but if I do it again, I’d find brighter and lighter green and purple shades to work with. See how those eyes sort of disappear in the dark purple? Even so.. a cute idea.
All my variations keep the same color changing pattern of the original. But you can use your imagination and change up the stripe pattern for other variations. A watermelon would be so adorable. And a pizza.. well that would be cute too.
The sky is the limit for this fall classic. And speaking of classics, let’s look at the original in all it’s home decor glory one more time:
Explore More Crochet Patterns
Do you love crochet as much as I do? I think you’re going to love these other fun crochet patterns:
- Crochet Pumpkin
- Crochet Pumpkin Wine Cozy
- Halloween Amigurumi Collection
- Crochet Turkey Hats
- Crochet Turkey Patterns
- Thanksgiving Crochet Patterns
- Plush Crochet Pumpkin
- Crochet Pillow Patterns
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Thank you for the Candy Corn Pattern. It’s so cute, my sister love candy corn. This one she won’t gain any weight.
Can I sell them for a farmers market
You can make and sell finished items if you’d like. The pattern itself is copyrighted and cannot be distributed in any way. Hope that makes sense!
Thank you for sharing this adorable free candy corn pattern! I am relatively new to crochet, so your links to invisible single crochet decreases and other stitches were greatly appreciated! This is well written, easy to follow pattern the works up quickly. I am thrilled with my finished product!
I’m so glad to hear you’re enjoying the pattern! It’s one of my favorites!
Thank you so much for sharing your pattern it was easy to follow and worked up quickly.
I love the candy corn and have made them, however, it says to not join and to work in the rounds. I forgot at what point do you join them so you can start stuffing them.
Thank you
Working in the round without joining is a spiral, so it grows, but remains connected and you will be able to stuff it.
What a great idea to put them next to the pumpkins, makes it look more like fall