My favorite crochet christmas ornament is the crocheted candy cane ornament. Of course, red and white yarns are preferred, but you can use different colored yarns. For example, pink and white will look great. This crochet candy cane ornament is quite easy. Even a beginner crocheter can do it without any difficulty. Hanging your own ornaments on your Christmas tree will always make it more fun and special. You can also consider giving these crochet Christmas ornaments to your friends as a gift.

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Materials and tools:

• White and red yarn (or whatever color you like as).
• I used woolans bunny baby
• 5 mm or 5.5 mm hook.
• A stitch marker and a yarn needle.
• Stuffing.
• Scissors.
• 10-12 mm safety eyes (optional).

Abbreviations:

• MR- magic ring
• sc- single crochet
• slst- slip stitch
• inc- increase
• dec- decrease
• hdc- half double crochet
• dc- double crochet
• cc- color change

Crochet candy cane ornament

Start with white yarn:
1. 6 sc in a MR (6)
2. 6 inc around (12)
3. sc in every stitch around (12)
At the end of round 3 change to red yarn. Tie the ends together but don’t cut the white yarn.
In red.
4-5. sc around (12) (2 rounds)
cc to white.
6-7. sc around (12) (2 rounds)
cc to red.
8-9. sc around (12) (2 rounds)
cc to white.
10-11. sc around (12) (2 rounds)
cc to red.
12-13. sc around (12) (2 rounds)
Start stuffing and cc to white.
14. 1 slst, 2 hdc, 6 dc, 2 hdc, 1 sc (12)
Place the eyes between rounds 11 and 12 about 3 visible stitches apart.
Can make any changes you like or skip that step completely.
cc to red.
15. 1 slst, 2 hdc, 6 dc, 2 hdc, 1 sc (12)
cc to white.
16. 1 slst, 2 hdc, 6 dc, 2 hdc, 1 sc (12)
cc to red.
17. 1 slst, 2 hdc, 6 dc, 2 hdc, 1 sc (12)
Stuff some more.. and cc to white.
18. 1 slst, 2 sc, 6 dc, 3 sc (12)
cc to red.
19. 1 slst, 2 sc, 6 dc, 3 sc (12)
Change to white yarn and cut the red yarn.
20-21. sc around (12) (2 rounds)
Finish stuffing.
22. 6 dec (6)
Fasten off, sew the hole closed and leave a long tail for sewing.

Loop for hanging

Make a chain of 18 leaving long tails in both sides.
Sew and secure on top of your candy so you can hang it on your christmas tree.

Finishing touches

When you are done your little plushie will look something like this.
In order to make it look more curved take the yarn you left at the end of round 22 and with you needle tight it on the other side of the candy cane so it looks like it’s stuck.
Secure and hide the yarn in the plushie.
If you prefer that look you can leave it as it is.

And you are done!