This small and sweet little crochet candy corn treat bag is easy to make and perfect for trick or treating!
Table of contents
- About This Candy Corn Trick Or Treat Bag
- What Kind Of Yarn To Use
- Decoration Ideas
- Crochet Stitches
- Crochet Picot Stitch
- How to Crochet A Candy Corn Bag
- Skill Level
- What You Will Need
- Finished Size
- Gauge
- Stitches and Abbreviations Used
- Pattern Notes
- Pattern Instructions
- Finishing
- More Free Halloween Crochet Patterns
- Learn To Crochet
- Stay Connected
- Printable Pattern
- Comments
About This Candy Corn Trick Or Treat Bag
- It is an easy pattern, perfect for beginners because it uses only two stitches, chain stitch and single crochet.
- This small tote bag pattern is crocheted in the round, and the handles are seamlessly worked into the bag.
- The bag can be left undecorated to show off the iconic white, orange, and yellow stripes that scream fall.
- Or you can decorate it for Halloween with simple crochet appliques or other embellishments.
- If you like this pattern you might also like to see more free Halloween crochet patterns.
- This is a free crochet pattern. You can find a printable pattern card at the end of this post.
What Kind Of Yarn To Use
You can use any yarn and weight to make this crochet candy corn treat bag.
For the bag you see here, we used #3 light (light worsted, DK, 8py) 100% acrylic yarn.
This yarn weight gave us a smaller bag perfect for a toddler or preschooler.
You can increase the size of this bag by increasing the number of stitches in the foundation chain and evenly increasing the number of rounds in each color section.
Or, you could use a heavier yarn weight like #4 worsted, such as Red Heart Super saver, which will work into a slightly larger bag.
For an even larger bag, you could use chunky yarn, like Bernat softee chunky, or crochet with two strands of #3 light or #4 worsted weight yarns.
If you use a heavier yarn weight, you will require more yarn and will need to use a larger crochet hook.
Decoration Ideas
We added a simple crochet bat applique to this bag, and have included the instructions in the printable pattern below.
Here are some other ideas that you can use to decorate this candy corn crochet bag:
- Spooky Faces - Add spooky faces to your candy corn bag using black buttons or crocheted facial features. These can include ghostly eyes, wicked grins, or even classic Jack-o'-lantern faces.
- Witch Hat - Crochet miniature witch hat applique and attach it to the bag.
- Spider Web - Embroider or crochet a spider web design on the candy corn bag using white or black yarn. Add a crochet spider or purchase a small plastic spider to attach to the web.
- Cats - Sew on black cat appliques faces or bodies into the candy corn bag for a spooky touch.
- Glow-in-the-Dark Yarn - Use glow-in-the-dark yarn to crochet some or all of the bag. When the lights go out, your candy corn bag will emit an eerie glow.
- Broomstick Handle - Attach a crochet broomstick handle to the top of the bag to make it look like a witch's broom filled with candy.
- Ghosts - Create crocheted ghosts, appliques, or amigurumi and attach them to the bag. You can make them in different sizes and shapes to add variety.
- Frankenstein's Monster - Crochet a small Frankenstein monster face and attach it to the bag. You can also add some bolts on the sides for an authentic look.
- Haunted House - Create a crochet applique of a haunted house and attach it to the front of the bag. Add spooky details like windows, bats, and a crescent moon.
- Cauldron and Bubbles - Crochet a cauldron shape and add bubbles rising out of it. You can even include a crocheted witch's hat peeking out of the cauldron.
- Candy Spider: Crochet a giant candy spider with colorful legs and attach it to the bag. It will look like the spider is guarding the candy inside.
The above ideas can be crocheted, created out of felt, or other embellishments.
When making these bags for young children, choose embellishments that are child-safe.
Crochet Stitches
You will need to know a few basic crochet stitches to make this crochet trick or treat bag pattern like chain stitch, single crochet, double crochet and slip stitch.
Crochet Picot Stitch
The easy crochet project uses a picot stitch as a decorative feature. If you do not know how to make this read our blog post on how to crochet picot stitch to learn more.
How to Crochet A Candy Corn Bag
Skill Level
Beginner
What You Will Need
Yarn
#3 light (DK, light worsted, 8ply) 100% Acrylic yarn, or other yarn.
Candy Corn Treat Bag
- Yellow yarn, about 49.2 yards (45 meters)
- Orange yarn, about 48.1 yards (44 meters)
- White yarn, about 48.1 yards (44 meters)
Bat Crochet Applique
- Black yarn, about 9.3 yards (8.5 meters)
Crochet Hook
- 5mm crochet hook (for the bag) or size appropriate for the yarn you use.
- 3.5mm crochet hook for the bat applique
Notions
- Scissors
- Yarn needle - optional to weave in ends.
- 2 googly eyes, or black and white felt circles or embroidery thread for the eyes.
- Glue
Finished Size
The bag is about 7.5 inches (19cm) wide by 7.5 inches (19cm) high and 9.4 inches (24cm) tall with the handles.
Gauge
The gauge is not that important, but if you would like a bag size similar size to the one shown here, the gauge should be about:
16 single crochets by 19 rows = 4 x 4 inches (10 x 10 cm) using a 5 mm hook and #3 DK yarn.
Stitches and Abbreviations Used
- MR - magic ring
- ch - chain
- sc - single crochet
- dc- double crochet
- Picot - picot
- sl st - slip stitch
- sk - skip
- st/sts - stitch/stitches
Pattern Notes
US Crochet Terms
The information in this guide refers to US crochet terms, and instructions are for the right-handed.
- If using a heavier yarn weight than stated in the pattern, allow for extra yarn and use a larger hook size.
- The handles of this bag are worked in two rounds, if you would like thicker handles, crochet one or two more rounds before fastening off.
Pattern Instructions
Foundation, yellow- Chain 31
Abbreviated version
Foundation, yellow - Ch31
Round One
Round 1 - Single crochet in the 2nd chain from the hook and single crochet in each chain across, make 2 single crochets in the last stitch, and single crochet in each chain on the other side, ending with 2 single crochets in the last stitch, slip stitch into the 1st single crochet to join. [There should be a total of 62 single crochets]
Abbreviated version
Round 1 - Sc in 2nd ch from hk and sc in each ch across, make 2sc in the last st, sc in each ch on the other side, ending with 2sc in the last st, sl st into 1st sc to join. [62]
Round Two
Round 2, Chain 1 (not counted as a stitch), single crochet in the same stitch as chain 1, then single crochet in each stitch around, slip stitch into 1st stitch to join. [62 single crochets in this round]
Abbreviated version
Round 2 - Ch1 (not counted as a st), sc in the same st as ch-1, then sc in each st around, sl st into 1st st to join. [62sc]
Rounds 3 - 34
Please note: the stitches in rounds 3 to 34 are the same as row 2, but the colors change as listed below.
Rounds 3 - 12 = yellow
Rounds 13 - 24 (12 rounds) = orange
Rounds 25 - 34 (10 rounds)= white. After completing round 34, chain 1, cut yarn, and fasten off.
Handles
Lay the bag flat to determine the side seams.
Round 35, white - Slip knot yarn to hook and slip stitch into a stitch on a side seam.
Chain 1 (not counted as a stitch) single crochet in the same stitch as chain 1, then single crochet into the next 7 stitches, chain 25, skip 15 stitches, and single crochet into each of the next 16 stitches, chain 25, skip 15 stitches, and single crochet into each of the next 8 stitches, slip stitch into the 1st single crochet to join. [66 stitches in this round]
Abbreviated version
Round 35, white - Slip knot yarn to hk and sl st into a st on a side seam.
Ch1 (not counted as a st) 1sc in the same st as ch-1, then sc into the next 7-sts, ch25, sk 15-sts, and sc into each of the next 16-sts, ch25, sk 15-sts, sc into each of the next 8-sts, sl st into the 1st sc to join. [66 stitches]
Round 36 - Chain 1 (not counted as a stitch) 1 single crochet in the same stitch as chain 1, then single crochet into each stitch around (including the handles), slip stitch into the 1st single crochet to join, chain 1, cut yarn and fasten off. [66 single crochets]
Abbreviated version
Round 36 - Ch1 (not counted as a st) sc in the same st as ch-1, sc in each st around (including the handles), sl st into the 1st sc to join, ch1, cut yarn, and fasten off. [66sc]
Bat Applique
Make a crochet bat applique, in a color of your choice.
The instructions for the bat pattern are on the printable below or go to our crochet bat applique pattern page for detailed step-by-step instructions.
Finishing
Use a yarn needle to weave in the loose ends of the bag and the bat applique.
Then position the bat anywhere you like on the bag and hand-sew it into place.
Learn To Crochet
If you are new to crochet and would like to learn more. You might like these:
- Basic crochet stitches for beginners
- How to crochet for beginners
- Crochet terms and abbreviations
- How to read a crochet pattern for beginners
- How to read a yarn label
- How to hold yarn when crocheting
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