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The Crochet Peppermint Candy Ornament is an adorable adornment for your Christmas tree – without the sticky fingers! Featuring Bernat Maker Minis, this tasty tiny hanging crochet Christmas tree ornament or present topper can be made in minutes! Get the free crochet pattern here on Moogly!
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Why Crochet Peppermint Candy Ornaments?
After looking up the whys of Christmas Acorns, I got curious about peppermint candies and their holiday connection. Here’s what I found, according to Epicurious.com,
“According to The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets, a local choirmaster in Cologne, Germany, sometime around 1670, was looking for a way to keep rowdy young people quiet while they were watching the live Nativity, and asked a local confectioner to create a special hard candy for the kids to keep busy on for a while.”
But… apparently that and all the other origin stories are impossible to prove. No one really knows! But by 1919, Bob McCormack, a confectioner in Albany, Georgia, began manufacturing candy canes. By the middle of the 20th century, his company was one of the world’s largest candy cane producers.
My best guess is that peppermint just feels so especially good in the cold air! And the round shape is a whole lot less messy to enjoy…
The Perfect Project for Bernat Maker Minis!
When something takes only 10 yards of yarn or less to make, you should turn to your yarn odds and ends to see what you can use up! Any pattern like the Crochet Peppermint Candy Ornament is automatically a fantastic stash buster – and it’s fun to see how it looks in different yarns!
But if you’re going to be making a bunch of fun small projects this coming year, you’ll want to snag a bag of Bernat Maker Minis! There are so many fabulous little projects you can make with 10 colorful skeins of yarn that feature off-the-rails stitch definition.
Try them with the Crochet Acorn Ornament, Gnome Candy Ornaments, the Christmas Crochet Characters by Repeat Crafter Me, or any of the 190+ free ornament patterns on Yarnspirations. And I’ll have one more this week – the Crochet Octopus Ornament!
Crochet Peppermint Candy Ornament
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US-H, 5.0 mm hook, Susan Bates
8 yds Bernat Maker Minis (5 – Bulky; 75% cotton 25% nylon; 500 g/17.65 oz, 560 m/610 yds)
A: Red (4 yds)
B: White (4 yds)
Gauge: 14 sc x 16 rows = 4”/10 cm
Size: approx 2” across
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Dc2tog – Double Crochet Decrease
NOTES:
The ch 2 at the beginning of each round does not count as a st.
Be sure to attach the hanging loop before cinching the final round closed. The ends of the yarn work as stuffing, enclosed within the ornament.
Crochet Peppermint Candy Ornament INSTRUCTIONS:
Rnd 1: With Color A, make a magic circle. Ch 2. *Dc in ring finishing st with Color B. Dc in ring finishing st with Color A. Rep from * 4 times. Join to 1st dc with a sl st. (10 sts)
Rnd 2: (Continuing with Color A) Ch 2. Work 2 dc in the 1st st finishing 2nd st with Color B. 2 dc in the next st finishing 2nd st with Color A. *2 dc in the next st finishing 2nd st with Color B. 2 dc in the next st finishing 2nd st with Color A. Repeat from * around. Join to 1st dc with a sl st. (20 sts)
Rnd 3: (Continuing with Color A) Ch 2. *Dc2tog finishing st with Color B. Dc2tog finishing st with Color A. Repeat from * around, break yarn leaving a 12″ tail of Color A.
Make a Hanging Loop: Cut a 6” length of Color A. Tie ends together securely to make a loop. Insert in the ornament and loop through the end to secure. Tuck the ends to the inside of the ornament. Use Color A tail to cinch the last round closed; flatten the peppermint as shown and weave in ends.
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