Candy Corn Crochet Throw
Decorate for Halloween with this Candy Corn Crochet Throw. Perfect for the couch in your living room, there is no better way to get prepared for fall and Halloween. Use the candy corn pattern both as a creative way to decorate without being too scary, and as a way to keep warm on those chilly autumn nights. Work up this fun crochet throw to have the best homemade Halloween decorations. Wrap up in it as you sit on your porch and hand candy out to trick-or-treaters!
Crochet HookK/10.5 or 6.5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
MATERIALS:
- Red Heart Super Saver:
- A: 324 Bright Yellow (2 skeins)
- B: 253 Pumpkin (2 skeins)
- C: 316 Soft White (1 skein)
- D: 3950 Charcoal (2 skeins)
- Susan Bates Crochet Hook (Size K/10, 6.5 mm)
- Yarn Needle
- Pattern Diagram
SIZE:
Throw measures 47” x 57” (119 x145 cm)
GAUGE:
Candy Corn = 6” [15 cm] in at widest point; 6” [15 cm] tall.
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS:
dc2tog: [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops] 2 times, yarn over, draw through all loops on hook
THROW
Candy Corn (Make 72)
With A, ch 21.
Row 1 (Right Side): Dc in 4th ch from hook and each ch across – 19 sts.
Row 2: Ch 2, turn, dc in next dc (ch 2 and dc counts as beginning dc2tog here and throughout), dc in next 15 sts, dc2tog – 17 sts.
Row 3: Ch 2, turn, dc in next dc, dc in next 13 sts, dc2tog – 15 sts. Fasten off A.
Row 4: Turn, join B with slip st in first st, ch 2, dc in next st, dc in next 11 sts, dc2tog – 13 sts.
Row 5: Ch 2, turn, dc in next st, dc in next 9 sts, dc2tog – 11 sts.
Row 6: Ch 2, turn, dc in next st, dc in next 7 sts, dc2tog – 9 sts. Fasten off B.
Row 7: Turn, join C with slip st in first st, ch 2, dc in next st, dc in next 5 sts, dc2tog – 7 sts.
Row 8: Ch 2, turn, dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts, dc2tog – 5 sts.
Row 9: Ch 2, turn, dc in next st, dc in next st, dc2tog – 3 sts. Fasten off C.
Edging
With right side facing and working opposite edge of foundation ch, join D with slip st in first ch in right hand corner, ch 1, 3 sc in same ch, sc in next 17 chs, 3 sc in next ch, turn to work alongside edge, work 2 sc in edge of each of next 8 rows, sc in edge of Row 9, turn to work along last row, 3 sc in first st of Row 9, sc in second st of Row 9, 3 sc in last st of Row 9, turn to work along opposite side edge, sc in edge of Row 9, 2 sc in edge of each of next 8 rows, slip st in first sc to join – 17 sc along each side, 1 st in short end and 3 sc in each of 4 corners. Fasten off D.
FINISHING
Assembly
With short end pointing down on first Candy Corn and opposite wide end pointing down on next Candy Corn, arrange 9 Candy Corns into a strip of 9, alternating direction and ending with short end of last Candy Corn pointing down. With D, whipstitch Candy Corn pieces together. Repeat to make 8 strips. Alternating direction of strips, sew 8 strips together.
Border
Round 1: With right side facing, join D with slip st in center sc of corner 3-sc in upper right corner, ch 3, 2 dc in same st, *dc in next 4 sc, [dc in joining of 2 Candy Corns, dc in next 21 sc, dc in joining of 2 Candy Corns, dc in next 5 sc] 3 times, dc in joining of 2 Candy Corns, dc in next 21 sc, dc in joining of 2 Candy Corns, dc in next 4 sc, 3 dc in center sc of next corner, [dc in next 20 sc, dc in joining of 2 Candy Corns, dc in next 20 sc, dc2tog in last sc and first sc on next Candy Corn] 3 times, dc in next 20 sc, dc in joining of 2 Candy Corns, dc in next 20 sc,** 3 dc in next center sc, repeat from * to **, join with slip st to top of beginning ch 3. Fasten off.
Weave in ends.
