For
this pattern, I called the Jelly Belly Candy Company for the exact color combinations
for ALL their candy corn for each season. In addition to traditional, shown left,
there is Autumn, Christmas, Valentine's Day and the 2-tone Easter/Spring.
Two Sizes.
One Pattern.
The
Candy Corn comes in 2 sizes: small and large, shown below. The sizes vary from the
yarn weights and needle sizes used. After felting, the small candy corn measures about 3-1/2 inches, and the large, about
5-1/2 inches tall.
Embellish
Them.
The Candy Corn, shown right, are embellished with beads, embroidery and even needle
felted polka dots. I like to use DMC embroidery floss on my candy corn, because it adds sheen. Plus, the color choices are
endless. You are already pushing the limits by knitting them so big, why not push it even further?
Valentine's Candy Corn
'Cupid's corn', as it is affectionately called, uses the colors: creamy-white,
pink and red. All three sizes are shown here: small, medium and large. The largest uses 2 strands of worsted weight and size
13 double point needles. It measures about 6 inches high, after felting.
The largest candy corn is embroidered
and needle felted to depict "Bee Mine".
A
great way to personalize your treats!
Spring-time Candy Corn
This candy corn is two-tone in color. The top color is creamy-white and the
bottom colors are all pastel: lavendar, green, blue, yellow, and pink.
I
love throwing these into a mix of embellished Woolly Eggs!
Autumn Candy Corn
This candy corn uses Fallish colors: creamy-white, orange, and chocolate-brown.
Shown here is the smallest size, in which one strand of sport weight yarn and size 7 double point needles are used.
Here a little embroidery floss and a few beads go a long way!
Christmas Candy Corn
Here the traditional Christmas colors are used: white, red, and green. When
felting these, throw in 1-2 SHOUT Color Catcher Sheets into the wash with your candy corn. The Color Sheets
help trap the red dyes and prevent bleeding. I usually hand-felt the small candy corn to guarantee against this, as well.
I used Frog Tree Alpaca sport weight yarn for these, doubling
the strands to create the larger candy corn.
Recipe Corner
As you may have noticed, I like to include a recipe
at the back of most of my patterns. I've found over the years that knitters, like myself, cook and bake, and are quick to
share their recipes.
Thus, the Woolly
Candy Corn pattern is no different. It has one of my favorite snack mixes, halloween party mix. It is simple and
yummy. For this newsletter, I am enclosing a modified version of it called 'valentine party mix.
valentine party mix
1 cup chocolate covered almonds or peanuts
1 cup dried
cranberries
1 cup Valentine candy corn
1 cup roasted
cashews
1 cup Corn Chex cereal
1 cup pretzel
sticks or circles
Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix well with your hands. Store
any leftovers in a plastic container with a lid. The mix will keep up to 3 weeks.
Makes 6 cups.
I usually triple this recipe because it goes that fast!
