Pattern Release – Elf Candy Cane Ornament Crochet Pattern.
Look who’s taken time away from Santa’s Workshop to visit the blog! The Elf is the next of the Candy Cane Ornament Collection to be released on the blog. The rest of his Candy Cane Ornament Buddies (there will be 16 in total!) will be joining him on the blog as we move through the Holiday Season.
For those of you wanting to get started on the rest of the collection, I’ve created a bundle just for you!! The Candy Cane Ornament Bundle includes the FULL 16 pattern collection, with a clickable table of contents!
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Handmade ornaments are my absolute favourite. This new series of Christmas Tree Ornaments has quickly become my new favourite set. Mini Candy Canes for arms and legs?! Umm yes, please! Don’t have mini candy canes on hand? No worries, the pattern includes instructions for curly cue limbs as well! I love how unique and adorable these guys are.
Are you in need of teacher’s gifts? A way to stock up your craft table? Or perhaps a cute way to add candy canes to the tops of a beautifully wrapped gift or to your own Christmas tree. The Candy Cane Ornament Collection are perfect for all of the above.
The Candy Cane Ornament Collection has been designed using a combination of WeCrochet’s Brava Worsted Yarn (4) and Brava Tweed Worsted (4). The yarn is super soft and the colours are amazing. I absolutely loved working with it for this project. The Brava Worsted yarn lines can be found on the WeCrochet website. You can also use your favourite medium (4) weight yarn. It is not recommended to adjust the weight of yarn with this project.
The pattern is shown using 6mm flat back black pearls that have been hot glued in place. You could also use 6mm safety eyes if preferred, or embroider the eyes on later. Disclaimer – if the ornaments will be within reach of children 3 and under, then flat back pearls or safety eyes can be a choking hazard. Check out the material section below for the rest of the materials needed to crochet your own Elf Candy Cane Ornament.
The Candy Cane Ornaments work up quickly and easily, with minimal sewing. The head and body are worked in one piece. This mean that only the facial features and belt buckle need to be sewn or embroidered on.
Check out the Elf Candy Cane Ornament crochet pattern below or grab the inexpensive ad-free PDF with additional helpful photos on Ravelry or Etsy
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What you will need for your Elf Candy Cane Ornament Crochet Pattern
Materials:
Hook size 3.75 mm (F) Clover Amour
Yarn: Medium Weight (4) – Shown using Knit Picks Brava Worsted
| Main Colours | |
| Grass (Green), Cream (Cream) | 30, 15 yards |
| Accent Colours | |
| Red (Red), Mocha (Brown), Black (Black), Canary (Yellow) | Small Amount |
| Curly Cue Arms/Legs (Colour(s) of Choice) (Optional) | 15 yards |
- 6mm safety eyes OR 6mm flat back black pearls (optional)
- Polyester filling
- 2 Mini Candy Canes (approx. 3” long) for the arms/legs
- Twine (optional)
- 4 x 10mm Bells (optional for Curly Cue arms/legs)
- Stitch Markers & Safety Pins to help with sewing placement
- Yarn Needle to weave in the ends
Gauge:
4 rounds of sc = 1.5 inches diameter
Gauge Pattern:
Create a Magic Ring
Round 1: 6sc in the ring (6)
Round 2: 2sc in each st (12)
Round 3: *sc, 2sc* 6 times (18)
Round 4: *sc in the next 2 sts, 2sc* 6 times (24)
Abbreviations:
| BLO | Back Loop Only |
| ch | chain |
| dc | double crochet |
| FLO | Front Loop Only |
| hdc | half double crochet |
| Picot | Picot Stitch |
| sc | single crochet |
| scdec | single crochet decrease |
| Spike St | spike stitch |
| ss | slip stitch |
| st(s) | stich(es) |
| *to* | repeat the sequence between the ** the number of times indicated |
Special Stitches & Techniques:
Magic ring – https://youtu.be/ayek4XfmDvM
Picot – ch 3, ss to the 3rd ch from hook
Sleepy Eye – https://youtu.be/4kO0XAkXMGo (if not using safety eyes/flat back pearls)
Spike Stitch – https://youtu.be/zd9WoWzD65c
How to Close the Head and Begin the Body –https://youtu.be/h42lU_7gam4
Notes:
- #sc (eg. 2sc, 3sc, etc) shows the number of scs to be completed in the indicated st
- sts listed within brackets are to be worked in the same st. Eg. (Sc, hdc)
- I highly recommend using a stitch marker to help keep track of the rounds
- All rounds will be continuous (unless otherwise stated).
- When changing colours, end off previous colour unless noted otherwise.
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Start your Elf Candy Cane Ornament Crochet Pattern
Head/Body:
The head/body is created in continuous rounds beginning with the head
Using Cream, create a Magic Ring
Round 1: 6sc in the ring (6)
Round 2: *2sc* 6 times (12)
Round 3: *sc, 2sc* 6 times (18)
Round 4: *sc in the next 2 sts, 2sc* 6 times (24)
Rounds 5-10: sc in each st (24)
Round 11: *sc in the next 2 sts, scdec* 6 times (18)
Round 12: *sc in the next st, scdec* 6 times (12), change to Green
See Video for assistance with the next 2 Rounds: https://youtu.be/h42lU_7gam4
Round 13: FLO for the entire round, sc in each st (12), do not end off…
- Place a stitch marker in the loop on your hook to keep it from pulling out.
- Place on a flat surface with the top of the head facing away from you and the last stitch sitting at the far right (far left if left handed) and ‘flatten’ the head down.
- If using – add safety eyes to Round 7 approx 4 sts apart
- Lightly stuff the head. Flatten head down.
- Using a scrap piece of yarn and starting with the first and last st of Round 13, mattress stitch in the back loops of Round 12, across the opening.
- Continue working Round 14 from where you left off after Round 13.
Round 14: creating the arm holes *ch5, sc in the next 6 sts* twice (12 + 10chs)
Round 15: *sc in the next 5 chs, sc in the next 6 sts* twice (22)
Round 16: *sc in the next 9 sts, scdec* twice (20)
Rounds 17-18: sc in each st (20)
Round 19: *sc in the next 8 sts, scdec* twice (18), change to Black
Rounds 20-21: sc in each st (18), after Round 21, change to Green
Rounds 22-23: sc in each st (18)
End off, by slip stitching to the next st, weave in end.
Hat:
The hat is worked in continuous rounds from the top down.
Using Green, create a Magic Ring
Round 1: 6sc in the Ring (6)
Round 2: sc in each st (6)
Round 3: *sc in the next 2 sts, 2sc* twice (8)
Round 4: *sc in the next 3 sts, 2sc* twice (10)
Round 5: *sc in the next 4 sts, 2sc* twice (12)
Round 6: *sc in the next 5 sts, 2sc* twice (14)
Round 7: *sc in the next 6 sts, 2sc* twice (16)
Round 8: *sc in the next 7 sts, 2sc* twice (18)
Round 9: *sc in the next 5 sts, 2sc* 3 times (21)
Round 10: *sc in the next 6 sts, 2sc* 3 times (24)
Round 11: *sc in the next 7 sts, 2sc* 3 times (27)
Round 12: sc in the next 26 sts, 2sc (28), change to Red
Round 13: *sc, spike st 1 round down, spike st 2 rounds down, spike st 1 round down* 7 times, change to Brown
Round 14: BLO *sc, hdc, dc, hdc* 7 times (28)
End off, leaving a 18” tail for sewing.
Ears (make 2):
Made in a joined oval round.
Using Cream, ch 3
Round 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, (sc, picot, sc) in the last ch, turn (rotate) and begin working in the back of the ch, sc, join to first sc (4sc + picot)
End off, leaving a 9” tail for sewing.
Curly Cue Arms/Legs (make 2, if not using candy canes):
Created in 1 row
Using Colour of Choice, ch 36
Row 1: 3sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, 3sc in each of the next 34chs (105)
End off, Sew on bells if desired, Weave in ends
Sewing Placement – I highly recommend pinning ALL parts in place BEFORE sewing to make sure everything sits properly and is to your liking 🙂
| Eyes (if not using safety eyes): Hot glue on the flat backed pearl or embroider eye/sleepy eye at approx. Round 7 about 3 sts apart. See video for assistance: https://youtu.be/4kO0XAkXMGo |
| Nose: Embroider centred slightly below the eyes. Add blush to either side of the nose if desired |
| Mouth: If desired embroider on a mouth. |
| Hat: Place the hat on head as desired, covering the back of the head. Sew or glue in place. |
| Ears: Place on either side of the head just under the hat, approximately even with the eyes. Sew in place. |
| Buckle: Using Yellow, embroider a buckle on the black section centred on the front of the body. |
| Ornament Hanger Cut a piece of twine approx 6” long. Sew through the top of the head. Tie a knot. |
| Arms/Legs: Add your mini candy canes or curly cues into the holes made in Round 14 of the Head/Body. |
Congratulations!
You have now completed your Elf Candy Cane Ornament Crochet Pattern.
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