How to crochet a candy corn sweater perfect for Autumn and Halloween
When autumn comes, it is time for sweater weather! And with Halloween as the first major holiday during the fall, what better way to celebrate than with a candy corn sweater! This is a strikingly simple sweater that plays homage to the infamous candy corn candy. You either love it or hate it. I was surprised when my kids requested it because they like it so much!
That’s when I started thinking about this candy corn sweater for my daughter and she has been loving it!
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Candy Corn Sweater Materials:
- any medium weight cotton yarn in yellow, orange and white will work, I used the Hobby Lobby brand and it feels really nice and has the perfect colors!
- A: Hobby Lobby, I love this Cotton in white 1 ball (sub: Lucy Ball Yarn, white )
- B: Hobby Lobby, I love this Cotton in curry 2 balls (sub: Lucy Ball Yarn, golden)
- C: Hobby Lobby, I love this Cotton in orange 3 balls (sub: Lucy Ball Yarn, red)
- Crochet Hook Number 5mm
- Scissors
- Needle
Crochet Terms (US):
- Ch- Chain
- Sp – Space
- St – Stitch
- SC – Single Crochet
- DC – Double Crochet
- Sl St- Slip Stitch
- hdc2tog – Half double crochet decrease: Yarn over, insert hook in specified stitch and draw up a loop; three loops on the hook. Keeping these three loops on hook, yarn over and draw up a loop in the next stitch.
- FDC – Foundation Double Crochet: ch 4, yo, insert hook in fourth ch from hook, skipped chs count as first FDC, *yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through one loop on hook (this is creating the base ch), (yo and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice, one stitch complete, **yo and insert hook into base ch from previous stitch, repeat from * until you have created the indicated number of stitches, stop at ** when desired sts are complete.
Measurements
Gauge
7 sts (sk1,sc,dc pattern rep) x 7 rows = 4“ x 4“ (10 x 10 cm)
Explanation:
The sweater is crocheted from the bottom up in 2 pieces. Front and back. The arms are added to the main part in rounds.
Candy Corn Sweater Crochet Pattern:
Main Part (make 2 for front and back)
Foundation: with B 61 (69,77,85) FDC
Row 1: ch1, dc in same st, *sk 1 st, (sc, dc) in next st, rep from* to end, sc in last st, turn
Row 2: ch1, dc in same st, *sk 1 st (dc from last row), (sc, dc) in next st (sc from last row), rep from* to end, sc in last st, turn
Row 3-12: repeat row 2, on row 12, pull up color C on your last sc, fasten off leaving a long tail
Row 13-40 (42, 44, 46): repeat row 2, on row 42, pull up color A on your last sc,
Row 41(43,45,47)-50 (52, 54, 56): repeat row 2, on row 42, pull up color A on your last sc,
Row 51 (53, 55, 58): ch1, dc in same st, *sk 1 st (dc from last row), (sc, dc) in next st (sc from last row), rep from* 8 times, sk 1 st, sc in next st, turn
Row 52 (54, 56, 59): ch1, dc in same st, *sk 1 st (dc from last row), (sc, dc) in next st (sc from last row), rep from* to end, sc in next st, turn
Row 53 (55, 57,60): ch1, dc in same st, *sk 1 st (dc from last row), (sc, dc) in next st (sc from last row), rep from* 7 times, sk 1 st, sc in next st, turn
Row 54 (56, 58, 61)-57 (59, 61. 63): ch1, dc in same st, *sk 1 st (dc from last row), (sc, dc) in next st (sc from last row), rep from* to end, sc in next st, fasten off leaving long tail
Repeat the same shoulder pattern on the other side starting from the inside 20 stitches in.
Whip stitch front and back pieces together at the top and along the sides starting above the first 2 rows and ending below the last 3 (5, 7, 9) rows of color C
Neck Line:
Round 1: with A pull up yarn in the back, ch2, dc evenly around the neck opening, sl st to start
Round 2: ch2, dc around, sl st to start
Round 3: ch2, dc around, sl st to start, fasten off
Sleeves:
Work in rounds, turning after every round. Join Yarn C at the bottom of the arm hole, ready to work evenly around the ends of the arm hole.
Round 1 (RS): ch1, dc in same st, *sk 1 st , (sc, dc) in next st , rep from* around, sl st to start, turn
Round 2-18: ch1, dc in same st, *sk 1 st , (sc, dc) in next st , rep from* around, sl st to start, turn
Round 19-22 (23,24,25): join with Yarn B ch1, dc in same st, *sk 1 st , (sc, dc) in next st , rep from* around, sl st to start, turn
Round 23 (24, 25, 26): ch1, sc around, sl st to start, fasten off and weave in all ends.
This completes the Candy corn sweater. If you would like a longer arm length, just continue with the rounds until it is long enough for you. Here in Florida, I opted for a shorter version.
I hope you will enjoy this Candy Corn Sweater Crochet Pattern as much as I do. Comment below if you have any questions and show off your own crochet sweaters here and on Instagram #kaileacrafts
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