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Candy Corn Themed Knitting Patterns

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I don’t really even like eating candy corn, but I’ve had it on the brain lately since I’ve been working on a really fun project I’ll share with you soon. Candy corn is a great motif for knitting because it’s so graphic, and you can use the shape, the colors or both and everyone knows what you’re trying to express.

Here’s a collection of great projects inspired by candy corn.

These candy corn earrings from Zombies, Knitting and Time Well Wasted can be knit in almost no time when you need something cute to wear to a Halloween party or any other time during the fall.

Jane Mack has designed candy corn colored socks and booties and a hat, both of which are available as Ravelry downloads.

Speaking of baby gear, this baby cocoon and coordinating cap from Red Heart would be a perfect first Halloween costume for a new little one.

The candy corn illusion dishcloth by Rhonda K. White is a fun way to play with that technique.

Kristin M. Roach’s candy corn creature would make fun table decor or a little gift for your pumpkin. And these little candy corns from the Purl Bee are so cute I’ll bet you can’t knit just one. For a super-tiny version, check out the ones from Mochimochi Land.

The candy corn mittens from Justine Birmingham are a great addition to a costume if you live somewhere that’s cold come Halloween. (Ravelry download)

Craftown has a fun candy corn kitchen towel to knit, and Sarah Sagaser’s candy corn hat is a classic you can size up or down for the whole family. (Ravelry)

And I have a cute little candy corn goody bag over at About that you can use for a little treat for your kid, or make a bunch for a holiday party.

Looking for more Candy Corn Knitting Patterns? Check these out on Etsy 

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Make Your Knitting Machine Scarves Better

I feel like it’s been a while since I’ve shared any patterns for our circular knitting machine users. I know these devices aren’t for everyone but even though I much prefer knitting by hand, it is kind of fun to crank things out on these machines.

One of the most common early projects for a circular knitting machine is a scarf. Which makes sense, because it’s just one long tube and you can make it as long as you like.

One problem that comes from knitting scarves on the circular knitting machine, though, is that it can be hard to know how to finish the ends of the tube so that it looks like a finished scarf and not a tube of knitting.

If you’re not a knitter or crocheter, the most basic way to finish a circular knitting machine scarf is just by cinching up the ends and maybe adding a pompom to each end to cover up any hole that might still be visible at the end.

But if you have a little knitting or crochet skill or are willing to learn, there are a lot of different options for closing up the ends of a scarf. And this would also be true if you hand knit a tube scarf!

I recently wrote a post over at Our Daily Craft that includes five different ways to close up the ends of a tube scarf:

  • the simple cinching method mentioned above
  • sewing the stitches together
  • three needle bind off
  • grafting
  • crochet bind off

Grafting is my favorite because I feel like it gives the cleanest, closest to a seamless look. If you’re a knitter you may already know how to do it but even if you don’t it’s not that hard to learn.

Do you knit tube scarves by hand or machine? I’d love to know how you like to finish them!