Do you love candy, but don’t want the sugar rush or calories that come with it? Well you’re in luck, because this Halloween season E’Claire Makery is doing 31 days of candy! I have been planning this blog series since July, and am so excited that the time has finally come for it. After seeing the 100 day project that Lauren Espy did with her business A Menagerie of Stitches, I knew that I wanted to do something similar, but didn’t know what. Then I started thinking about fall, because it’s my favorite season, and thought of what design could I do for October since it’s the month of my wedding and Halloween. The thought of mini candies kept popping in my head. I’ve never been much of a Halloween fan, but I sure could get behind a month of candy! So here we are with a month of free mini crochet candies that I have put together for you, and am so excited to share the first of those patterns my Lollipop Crochet Pattern!
The first candy I’ve created is a lollipop called the Jolly Lolly inspired by those giant, round, rainbow lollipops kids get at carnivals or at Disneyland. They’re so big that you can’t fit them in your mouth, yet the challenge of finishing it makes it taste even better. Your face gets covered in sticky, rainbow goodness, and it’s amazing. This pattern is a lot less messy, and is much smaller too. To create the colorful lollipop, I used Loops and Threads Kai and Paintbox Yarn Simple DK for the stick. They complement each other perfectly to create a mini plushie that captures all of the nostalgia of those giant rainbow lollipops. It’s extra fun size so that you can take it anywhere or make it into a keychain. I love it’s happy face!
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Materials
- Loops and Threads Kai (Yarn weight 3, DK) or another DK weight colorful yarn such as Lion Brand Baby Soft Circus Print
- Paintbox yarns color 108 Light Camel or Lion Brand 24/7 cotton in Camel
- 4.00 mm crochet hook
- Black, orange, and yellow felt
- Black and orange embroidery floss
- embroidery needle
- yarn needle
- scissors
- stitch marker
Stitches Used:
- st = stitch
- blo = back loops only
- sc = single crochet (UK Double Crochet)
- dec = decrease
Recipe Notes:
- The pieces of the lollipop are crocheted in continuous rounds with no joining. Mark the beginning of each round with a stitch marker.
- Pattern uses US crochet terminology, but the UK terminology conversion is listed in the stitches used list above
- Face is made of felt pieces that are cut out and sewn on to crocheted piece. Download my Felt Pieces for Plushies PDF Printout for the face pieces you’ll cut out of felt. If you don’t know how to sew on felt pieces, see my Youtube video below that shows how to do it.
Lollipop:
Using Loops & Threads Kai or other DK weight yarn
Rnd 1: sc 5 in magic circle (5)
Rnd 2(blo): sc 2 in each sc (10)
Rnd 3(blo):*sc 1, sc in next st *repeat around (15)
Rnd 4(blo):*sc 2, sc in next st *repeat around (20)
Rnd 5(blo):*sc 3, sc in next st *repeat around (25)
Rnd 6(blo):*sc 4, sc in next st *repeat around (30)
Rnd 7(blo): sc 30 (30)
Sew on face. (Pieces found on Felt Pieces for Plushies PDF print out. Cut two eyes from black felt, tongue from yellow felt, and mouth from orange felt.)
Rnd 8(blo):*sc 4, dec 1 *repeat around (25)
Rnd 9(blo):*sc 3, dec 1 *repeat around (20)
Rnd 10(blo):*sc 2, dec 1 *repeat around (15)
Rnd 11(blo):*sc 1, dec 1 *repeat around (10)
Rnd 12(blo): dec 5 (5)
Fasten off, and weave in ends.
Stick:
Using Paintbox yarn Col 108 Light camel or other DK weight yarn
Rnd 1:sc 4 in magic circle
Rnd 2-6:sc 4
Fasten off, leaving tail for sewing. Sew to lollipop.
Now you’re done! Isn’t it adorable???
I hope you enjoy this pattern as much as I do! I’m so excited for the rest of this month’s patterns that will be coming each day leading up to Halloween. If you’d like to receive the 31 Days of Candy free crochet patterns delivered directly to your inbox throughout the month of October, sign up for my newsletter here and receive a new one each day! See you tomorrow for our next free crochet candy pattern.
Happy stitching!
~Claire
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