Easy Crochet Candy Corn Pattern

Get ready for a sweet and simple project with this crochet candy corn pattern! Make it mini or big, either way it’s perfect for adding a touch of handmade charm to your Fall decor.

A crochet candy corn plush with a smiling face lies next to two smaller crochet candy corn on a round wooden pot holder.

This crochet candy corn pattern can be made in 2 different sizes simply by changing the yarn and hook size. I’ll list everything that I used in the materials section below.

The mini size is perfect for keychains and would make a fun Halloween candy alternative.

This crochet candy corn is a quick and easy project that’s great for practicing your amigurumi skills.

We’ll start by crocheting around a chain to create an oval for the base of our candy corn. The rest is just simple increases and decreases with a couple of colour changes.

Add some features to make it extra cute. Embroidery or safety eyes both work here and you can easily adjust the placement for a different look.

A crochet candy corn plush with a smiling face sits next to two smaller crochet candy corn, arranged on a striped cloth with pine cones in the background.

Why You’ll Love This Crochet Candy Corn Pattern

  • Basic stitches: Uses only single crochet stitches.
  • Scrap buster: Great for using up leftover yarn.
  • Instant gratification: Can be finished in less than an hour.

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Easy Crochet Candy Corn Pattern

Materials

Large Candy Corn

  • Super bulky yarn in yellow, orange, white and a small amount of pink for the cheeks (I used Premier Yarns Parfait Chunky in Sunshine, Tangerine, White and Bubblegum)
  • 4.5mm crochet hook
  • 10mm safety eyes
  • 4 ply yarn in black or black embroidery floss

Mini Candy Corn

  • DK weight yarn in yellow, orange and white (I used Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK in Buttercup Yellow, Blood Orange and Paper White)
  • 2.5mm crochet hook
  • Black embroidery floss or 6mm safety eyes

Materials needed for both sizes:

  • Polyester fiberfill
  • Stitch marker, yarn needle, scissors

Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • ch – chain
  • sc – single crochet
  • inc – increase
  • invdec – invisible decrease
  • st/s – stitch/es
  • […] – repeat the instructions in brackets
  • (…) – indicates stitch count at end of round

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Finished Size

The large candy corn measures approximately 4.5″ (11.5cm) tall and the small candy corn measures 2″ (5cm) tall. Size may vary depending on tension and materials used.

Gauge

Gauge is not important in this pattern. Use a hook size to match your chosen yarn. Make sure that your stitches are tight enough to prevent stuffing showing through and adjust hook size if necessary.

Notes

  • Pieces are worked in a continuous spiral. Mark the first stitch of each round with a removable stitch marker.

Pattern Instructions

Candy Corn (starting with yellow)

Tip: To minimise the colour changes, fasten off invisibly with the previous colour and join the new colour with a standing sc.

R1: Ch 12, sc in second ch from hook and next 9 chs, 3 sc in last ch. Working on other side of ch – 9 sc, inc in last ch (24)

R2: Inc, 9 sc, [inc] x3, 9 sc, [inc] x2 (30)

R3-6: [Sc] x30 (30) 4 rounds

R7: [3 sc, invdec] x6 (24)

Change to orange

R8-11: [Sc] x24 (24) 4 rounds

If using, insert safety eyes between R7 and R8 approximately 4 sts apart.

R12: Sc, invdec, [2 sc, invdec] x5, sc (18)

Change to white

Start stuffing and continue to stuff as you go.

R13-14: [Sc] x18 (18) 2 rounds

R15: [Sc, invdec] x6 (12)

R16: [Sc] x12 (12)

Cut the yarn leaving a tail and pull through last st. Weave the yarn tail through the front loop only of the final round and pull to close. Hide end inside the candy corn.

Finishing

  • Using black 4 ply yarn or black embroidery floss, add embroidered features if not using safety eyes and sew a mouth between the eyes. For the mini candy corn, I embroidered the eyes over R6.
  • Optional: Using pink yarn, sew cheeks just under and to the side of each eye going over a single st twice.

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  1. Thank you so much for all the wonderful no sew patterns.
    I am currently going through chemo and find them an absolute joy to do.

    I appreciate you.