Crochet Candy Cane Tutorial For Christmas In 5 Minutes

Join us for a fun and easy crochet tutorial where we'll show you how to make a charming candy cane decoration! With just some yarn in festive colors and a few simple tools, you can whip up a sweet holiday ornament that's sure to add a cheerful touch to your home.

Crochet Candy Cane Tutorial

Materials Needed:

Two colors of weight 4 yarn (acrylic or cotton) – example colors are reddish-pink and white for the candy cane colors.
Tacky glue (purchased from Walmart).
Crochet hook size 4.5 mm.
Crafting scissors.
A small piece of thin wire (this can be sourced from a dollar store; fold to make it thicker if too thin).
A stitch marker (optional, useful for absolute beginners).

Instructions:

Starting Off:

Create a Slip Knot:

With your preferred starting color (red or white), create a slip knot.
To do this, grab the end of your yarn, twist to make a loop, go through the loop, and pull through.
Attach the slip knot to your crochet hook and pull snugly.

Chaining:

Start creating chains by yarning over the hook and pulling through the loop on your hook.
The pattern is customizable; a suggestion is to chain 24 to make a mini candy cane, but you can adjust the count for larger or smaller sizes.

First Crochet Row:

Into the second chain from the hook, insert the hook to do a single crochet.
To do a single crochet: Insert your hook, yarn over, pull through (two loops on hook), then yarn over again and pull through both loops.
In the same stitch, insert another single crochet.
This pattern (two single crochets in each stitch) continues for the entirety of the chain. Your project should start to curl, which is intended.

Completing the Strip:

Once you reach the end of your chain, cut off a short tail end of the yarn, fasten off by pulling the yarn all the way through.

Repeating for the Second Color:

Repeat the exact same steps as above with your second color yarn to create an identical curled strip.

Assembling the Candy Cane:

Preparing the Wire:

Take your piece of wire, fold if necessary to adjust thickness, this will form the internal structure of the candy cane.

Attaching the Yarn Strips:

Apply a bit of tacky glue to one end of one strip and press the beginning of the other strip onto it to adhere together.

Wrapping Around the Wire:

If using regular wire, thread it through the joined yarn pieces; if using a folded piece, secure it around the yarn.
Apply tacky glue along the wire and start wrapping the yarn strips around, ensuring the wire is in the center. Follow the natural curl to resemble a candy cane.
Continue until the entire wire is covered, and secure the end with more glue.