So, Candy Corn…

You know what, I think candy corn is adorable, I really do, but, man, do I hate eating candy corn. I know! Crazy, right? People love candy corn, can’t get enough of it. Not me, though. Nope! Ew. However, I do love to make candy corn items.
Last year I made a chevron candy corn necklace, which I can’t wait to wear this year, and a couple rings (bow and regular). Even earlier  I made adorable stud earrings. So, because I’m rather fond of how cute candy corn is I decided to make another candy corn item this year and I wanted to go with a bag. I didn’t want to go with a boring ol’ bag, though, so I added a cupcake to the front. I’m thinkin’ I might add a couple candy corn appliques to the sides. They’re simple triangles with stripes, wouldn’t take long at all. Just haven’t decided on that.
This pattern is super easy to customize. I hope you do something fun with it! This is going to be my candy bag for trick-or-treaters this year. I don’t get a lot of them, so a small bag will sufficient.

Materials:

• US I (5.50 mm) crochet hook
• Worsted weight yarn
  • 2.6 oz/ 136 yards (altogether)
  • I used Red Heart Super Saver
  • 3 – 4 colors (black, yellow, orange, white)
• Tapestry/ yarn needle
• Puffy Paint (optional)
• Cute Bat Button (optional)

Gauge:

• 4” x 4”  = 14 dcs x 7 rows

Stitches/ terms used:

• St: stitch
• Ch: chain
• Sc: single crochet
• Sc2tog: single crochet 2 stitches together
• Magic circle

Notes:

• The ch 1 at the beginning of rows does not count as a stitch.
• The bag is worked in the round, with a slip st into the first st from the last, while the handle and cupcake are worked row by row with turns.
• If you would like to make the bag larger, just increase the amount of increase rows (rows 2 – 14). Or taller by adding more rows after row 35.
• Color A: Yellow, Color B: Orange, Color C: White and Color D: Black.

Finished Measurements:

• Height:
  • Bag: 5″
  • Bag + handle: 11″ ish
  • Cupcake: 4.25″ – 4.25″
• Circumference:
  • 17″
• Width:
  • Cupcake: 2″ – 3.75″
  • Handles: 1.5″

    

Pattern Instructions:

Row 1: Create a magic circle, ch 1, sc 10 times into the circle, slip st into the first st to secure- 10 scs
Row 2: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next st, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 15 scs
Row 3: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc once into the next st, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 2 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 20 scs
Row 4: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc once into the next 2 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 3 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 25 scs
Row 5: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc once into the next 3 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 4 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 30 scs
Row 6: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc once into the next 4 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 5 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 35 scs
Row 7: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc once into the next 5 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 6 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 40 scs
Row 8: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc once into the next 6 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 7 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 45 scs
Row 9: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc once into the next 7 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 8 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 50 scs
Row 10: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc once into the next 8 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 9 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 55 scs
Row 11: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc once into the next 9 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 10 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 60 scs
Row 12: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc once into the next 10 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 11 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 65 scs
Row 13: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc once into the next 11 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 12 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 70 scs
Row 14: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc once into the next 12 sts, sc twice into the next st, *sc once into the next 13 sts, sc twice into the next st,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 75 scs
Rows 15 – 19: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc once into the next 74 sts, slip st into the first st to secure – 75 scs
Row 20: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc once into next 13 sts, sc2tog the next 2 sts together, *sc into the next 13 sts, sc2tog the next 2 sts together,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first st to secure – 70 scs
Color B Row 21: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc once into the next 69 sts, slip st into the first st to secure – 70 scs
Row 22: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc once into the next 11 sts, sc2tog the next 2 sts together, *sc into the next 12 sts, sc2tog the next 2 sts together,* repeat from * to * 3 more times, slip st into the first to secure – 65
Rows 23 – 25: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc once into the next 64 sts, slip st into the first st to secure – 65 scs
Row 26: Ch 1, sc intothe first st,  the next 10 sts, sc2tog the next 2 sts together, *sc into the next 11 sts, sc2tog the next 2 sts together,* repeat from * to *, slip st into the first st to secure – 60 scs
Rows 27 – 28: Ch 1, sc once into the first st, sc once into the next 59 sts, slip st into the first st to secure – 60 scs
Color C: Rows 29 – 35: Ch 1, sc into the same st as join and into the next 59 sts, slip st into the first st to secure – 60 scs
Fasten off, weave in your ends.

Handle:

Row 1: Skip 12 sts from the seam, secure your hook to the next st, sc into that st and into the next 5 sts – 6 scs
Rows 2 – 52: Ch 1, turn, sc into the next 6 sts – 6 scs
Fasten off leaving a long tail. Skip 24 sts from the last st in row 1 of the handle. Using your preferred method, secure row 52 to the next 6 sts.

Cupcake:
This cupcake is different from my cupcake applique/ coaster, as the bottom is worked in back and forth rows.

Color D: Row 1: Ch 10, sc into the second ch from the hook and across – 9 scs
Rows 2- 4: Ch 1, turn,  sc across – 9 scs
Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc twice into the first st, sc into the next 7 sts, sc twice into the last st – 11 scs
Row 6: Ch 1, turn,  sc across – 11 scs
Row 7: Ch 1, turn, sc twice into the first st, sc into the next 9 sts, sc twice into the last st – 13 scs
Color A: Row 8:  Ch 1, turn, sc twice into the first st, sc into the next 11 sts, sc twice into the last st – 15 scs
Row 9: Ch 1,turn,  sc across – 15 scs
Row 10: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog the first 2 sts, sc into the next 11 sts, sc2tog the last 2 sts – 13 scs
Row 11: Ch 1, turn, sc across – 13 scs
Color B: Row 12: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog first 2 sts , sc into the next 9 sts, sc2tog the last 2 sts – 11 scs
Row 13: Ch 1, turn, sc across – 11 scs
Row 14: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog the first 2 sts, sc into the next 7 sts, sc2tog the last 2 sts – 9 scs
Row 15: Ch 1, turn, sc across – 9 scs
Color C: Row 16: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog the first 2 sts, sc into the next 5 sts, sc2tog the last 2 sts – 7 scs
Row 17: Ch 1, turn, sc across – 7 scs
Row 18: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog the first 2 sts, sc into the next 3 sts, sc2tog the last 2 sts – 5 scs
Row 19: Ch 1, turn, sc across – 5 scs
Fasten off. If you leave long tails on each color you can use them to secure the applique to the bag.

Optional:
I love sprinkles and little toppers on cupcakes when I eat them, or look at them, so I do that when I made cupcakes in yarn. It’s as simple as getting a couple colors of puffy paint, here I used orange and black (traditional Halloween colors) and then I pulled out one of my bat buttons to top off the cupcake. You can do whatever you’d like on your cupcake! 😀

You know, I bet if you increased the rows following row 35 you could make a nice deep trick-or-treat bag for kiddies, no lost candy there. 😀
I hope you like this pattern and look forward to my weekly patterns, as I do. I had fun designing it.

Oh, I just released my Josephine Boot Cuffs. If you’d like to enter to win a copy, head over to my FB page. Otherwise, they’re available until September 29th for $2.25. Wow, can you believe it’s almost the end of September? Wow!

Take care this week.

This post is linked up to Linky Ladies Community Link Party #18, Oombawka Design’s Link and Share Wednesday #111, Rebeckah’s Treasures’ Saturday Link Party #14, and Fiber Tuesdays #28 by Oui Crochet.