FREE CROCHET CANDLE PATTERN

Easy to make free crochet Candle pattern. Enjoy!

Size:

• 6 cm / 2.36 inch in height

Tools:

• crochet hook size 2.5 mm

• scissors

• needle

• small piece of cardboard (for the candle' bottom)

Materials:

• Rico Essentials Cotton DK – Banana (63), 100% Cotton, 50g

• Stylecraft Natural DK Bamboo + Cotton – Heather (7138), 60% Bamboo 40% Cotton, 100g

• Stylecraft Natural DK Bamboo + Cotton – Buttermilk (7129), 60% Bamboo 40% Cotton, 100g

• Short piece of dark brown yarn to make wick (e.g. Stylecraft Natural DK Bamboo + Cotton – Espresso (7148), 60% Bamboo 40% Cotton, 100g)

• Polyester filling for toys

Skills required / abbreviations / info:

• Magic ring (crochet specified number of single crochet stitches into the adjustable loop)

• Sc - single crochet

• 2sc - increase (crochet 2 single crochet stitches into the same stitch)

• 2tog – decrease (crochet 2 stitches together)

• BLO – (back loops only)

• FLO – (front loops only)

• Sl st – slip stitch

• F/O – finish off

• Work in continuous spiral, don’t turn and don’t join unless stated otherwise

• Sewing parts together

CANDLE TOP (colour – Buttermilk (7129))

1) Magic ring, 6sc (6)

2) 2sc in each stitch (12)

3) 2sc in each stitch (24)

4) 1sc in each stitch (24)

F/O and leave longer tail for sewing.

CANDLE (colour – Heather (7138))

1) Magic ring, 6sc (6)

2) 2sc in each stitch (12)

3) 2sc in each stitch (24)

4) 1sc in each stitch (24)

5) 1sc in each BLO (24)

6-11) 1sc in each stitch for 6 rows (24)

12) 1sc in each FLO (24)

13) 1sc in each stitch (24)

• Make 1sl st to the next stitch to even out the edge. F/O and cut off yarn.

• Take small piece of cardboard (any thick piece of paper will work) and cut out a circle of a size of the candle’ bottom. Next, place the circle on the bottom of a candle – it will help to keep it flat.

• Flip the edge of the ‘Candle’ to expose BLOs and using needle, attach ‘Candle Top’ (candle top’ BLOs to candle’ BLOs). Before sewing is finished, leave a little hole and stuff ‘Candle’ properly (small tweezers may be helpful); when done, close the hole and F/O.

FLAME (colour – Banana (63))

1) Magic ring, 5sc (5)

2) 2sc, then 1sc in next 4 stitches (6)

3) 1sc, 2sc – repeat to the end of row (9)

4) 1sc in next 2 stitches, then 2sc in next stitch – repeat to the end of row (12)

5) 1sc, then 2tog – repeat to the end of row (8)

6) 1sc in next 2 stitches, then 2tog – repeat to the end of row (6)

Flatten the Flame (don’t stuff), then close with sl st; leave longer tail for sewing.

Using needle and a piece of dark brown yarn, make wick on a both sides of the ‘Flame’.

Ready ‘Flame’ attach to the top of the ‘Candle Top’.

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