CUTE CAT & CANDY CORN THEMED

Learn how to crochet a can koozie to keep your drinks cozy while you wait out the colder months.

I could not wait to share these two easy patterns with you as we roll into the Fall. Because who doesn’t love the classic cat whisker and the dreaded candy corn while leaves fall and children traipse through the neighborhood ringing doorbells.

TO GET STARTED TRICK-O-TREATING GRAB:

• Stitch markers, tapestry needle, and scissors.
• Medium weighted scrap yarn in the colors of black, white, orange,
  and yellow.
• Crochet hook sized 4.0 mm F/6

CROCHET KEY (U.S. terms):

• ST/STS – STICH/SITCHES
• CH – CHAIN
• SC – SINGLE CROCHET
• FLSC – FRONT LOOP SINGLE CROCHET
• HDC – HALF DOUBLE CROCHET
• DC – DOUBLE CROCHET
• DC3TOG – DOUBLE CROCHET 3 TOGETHER
• DC5TOG – DOUBLE CROCHET 5 TOGETHER
• SL ST – SLIP STITCH
• RND – ROUND
• ROW – ROW

Special Stitches:

Front Loop Single Crochet (FLSC)-
Looking at the top of your work you will see a single crochet stitch and that it makes a V shape. Next put your hook under the loop closest to you and pull up a loop. From here complete a single crochet. (Normally you would place your hook under both loops.)

Double Crochet 3 Together (DC3TOG)-
This is a way to eliminate stitched in your work to maintain a certain shape. To create you will work a half-crocheted DC into the next three stitches of your pattern. *Please search Google and YouTube to locate videos on how to crochet this stitch.

Double Crochet 5 Together (DC5TOG)-
Similar to the DC3TOG you will work a half-crocheted DC into the next 5 stitches instead to bring down the width of your pattern. *Please search Google and YouTube to locate videos on how to crochet this stitch.

CANDY CORN PATTERN:

ROW 1: (Yellow yarn) Start with a magic circle, CH 3, 11 DC in the center of the magic circle, join with a SL ST.

ROW 2: Draw up a loop to the height of a DC, 1 DC in the base CH, 2 DC in each ST around, join with a SL ST. (24 STS)

ROW 3: Pull up a loop to he height of a SC, 1 FLSC in the base CH, 1 FLSC in the next 2 STS, 2 FLSC in the next ST, *Repeat around the circle, join with a SL ST. (24 STS)

ROW 4: Draw up a loop to the height of a SC, 1 SC in each ST around. (31 STS)

ROW 5-8: Repeat ROW 4. (31 STS)

ROW 9: (Orange yarn) Draw up a loop to the height of a SC, 1 SC in each ST around. (31 STS)

ROW 10-18: Repeat ROW 9. (31 STS)

ROW 19: (White yarn) Draw up a loop to the height of a SC, 1 SC in each ST around. (31 STS)

ROW 20-23: Repeat ROW 19 for each row, finish with an invisible ST, weave in the ends.

CAT WHISKER PATTERN:

ROW 1: (Black yarn) Start with a magic circle, CH 3, 11 DC in the center, SL ST in the top of the CH 2

*Place a stich marker here to locate the start of each row.

ROW 2: CH 3, 1 DC in the base of CH 3, 2 DC in each ST around, join with a SL ST. (24 STS)

ROW 3: CH 1, 1 FLSC in the base of the SL ST, *1 FLSC in the next 2 STS, 2 FLSC in the next ST*, Repeat * to * around, join with a SL ST. (25 STS)

ROW 4: 1 SC in each ST, (29 STS)

ROW 5-18: Repeat ROW 4, (29 STS)

ROW 19: 1 SC in the next 10 STS, 1 HDC in the next ST, CH 2, DC5TOG in the next ST, CH 2, SL ST into the base of CH 2 (Point of cat ears), CH 3, 1 SC in the next ST, 1 SC in the next 4 STS, CH 2, (Start of 2nd cat ear), DC5TOG, CH 2, SL ST into the base of the CH 2, (Point of 2nd cat ear), CH 2, 1 HDC in the next ST, 1 SC in the next 10 STS to complete the row.

ROW 20: 1 SC in the next 9 STS, 1 HDC in the next 2 STS, 2 SC in the next CH 2 space from the previous row, DC3TOG in the top of the DC5TOG from the previous row, CH 2, SL ST into the base of the CH 2, CH 3, 3 SC in the next CH 3 space, 1 SC in the next 4 STS, 2 SC in the next CH 2 space, 1 SC in the next ST, DC3TOG in the top of the DC5TOG (Point of the 2nd cat ear), CH 2, SL ST into the base of the CH 2, CH 3, 3 SC in the CH 3 space, 2 HDC in the next 2 STS, 1 SC in the next 9 STS, SL ST in the next ST, Fasten off and weave in the ends. 

CREATE THE WHISKERS:

With (White yarn) line up between the center of the cat ears, count down 10 rows, place yarn on a tapestry needle and thread from inside of the can koozie to the front/exterior.

Create six whiskers the width of 5 chains below each ear. Knot the yarn on the inside of the can koozie and then weave in the ends.

HAPPY CROCHETING!!!