Chunky yarn candy corn

Do you love DIY fall decor? These adorable and cozy chunky yarn candy corn are the perfect project! Learn how to easily make them yourself!

Hey guys! I figured it’s about time I shared my fall decor with you! Have you all seen those super cozy chunky yarn blankets that look like you could just snuggle in them for hours? That yarn is so fun and versatile! I have not attempted to make one of those blankets yet, but I did use that same kind of yarn to make some super cute chunky yarn candy corn! They turned out so great!

Originally, I was just going to make some chunky yarn pumpkins, but I saw instructions for those all over the internet already. If you want to make one, just google chunky yarn pumpkin and you will have lots of options. 🙂 However, in my searches I saw a couple reels of a chunky yarn candy corn and I was smitten.

Unfortunately, there were not instructions to follow to make them, so I had to figure it out myself. I thought that if I got them to look somewhat decent, that I would share them with you all! While I have done some basic knitting in the past (and my only experience with crocheting is a basic chain stitch to make these yarn ornaments), I am by no means an expert. In fact, I don’t even have an official pattern for you to follow. I will just explain to you what I did and you can watch the video to see it in action. Deal? 😉

After that I am going to share my fall dining room decor to show you how I decorated with these yarn candy corn, so make sure to scroll down to see that too! These candy corn are the perfect size to use as throw pillows on the couch like in these pictures, or even as plushies to gift to someone.

Watch the quick video

Don’t want to read all the instructions? I have included a video in this post showing you how to make a chunky yarn candy corn. If you can’t see the video, turn off your ad blocker. Also, if you ever want to slow down the video, just click on the three dots in the lower right hand corner of the video and you can change the playback speed. If you want more detailed instructions, continue reading.

Supplies to make chunky yarn candy corn

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Chunky yarn – I used one skein each of Yarn Bee Eternal Bliss yarn from Hobby Lobby in the colors Spiced Persimmon, Mustard and Ivory
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Poly-fil

How to make hand knit chunky yarn candy corn

To start the chain, you will make a slip knot, leaving a tail about 6 inches long. Try to keep the loops about two fingers width in size. Pull the working yarn through the loop to create a chain that is 11 loops long for the big candy corn ( I think I screwed up here because I started with 10 loops but then had 11 on my first row…oops!, so I am just saying to start with 11. Remember, not an expert… LOL!) and 9 loops long for the smaller candy corn. After you finish that, pull the tail of yarn through the first loop to create a circle.

Knit the body

Hand knit the body by pulling up new loops through the previous rows loops all the way around the circle. Try to keep your loops small and tight together so that the stuffing does not show through. I definitely got better at this as I went along so it is a good idea to practice first since you can easily just pull out the stitches. Continue working in the round for about 7-8 rows until your bottom naturally starts to curve in.

Decrease the size

To make the coned candy corn shape, you have to decrease the size of the loops as you go up the candy corn. I made the first decrease right before I switched colors to the orange. To make a decrease, you will take one loop in each hand, take the left loop and place it over the right loop and knit the two loops together. I placed the first decrease on the opposite side of my starting tail. Looking for the tail always gave a good indicator of where the starting point was of your candy corn.

I made two decreases in the orange section, alternating the sides each time. So the first decrease in the orange section was after a couple rows and on the side with the starting tail. The second decrease was right before I switched to the ivory color and on the opposite side of the tail.

Changing colors of yarn

After about 8-10 rows of the gold color on the bigger candy corn, I changed to the orange color. Cut the strand of gold yarn leaving a short tail. Tie a knot with the orange yarn and start knitting with the orange color. I am not exactly sure how many rows I made of each color, I believe it is about 6-8 of the orange and ivory colors, I just tried to make sure they look like about the same height.

Close the bottom

Cut the end of the working yarn leaving about a 9 inch tail. Turn the whole candy corn inside out since your were essentially working on the inside of the candy corn. Take the tail you started with on the bottom of the candy corn and thread it through each bottom loop going from outside to inside. Pull tightly as you go along to cinch up the bottom. Tie a knot and push the knot and remaining tail inside the candy corn.

Stuff the candy corn

Add Poly-fil stuffing to the candy corn, plumping it as you go along. Take the tail of the ivory yarn and thread it through each loop from the inside to outside. Pull it tight to cinch the top closed and knot the end. Push the knot and remaining tail into the candy corn. That’s it! It really is a lot easier than it looks. Practice first and you will have it in no time!

Candy corn fall decor

Like I said above, I decorated my dining room with the candy corn in mind. I did not want to go overboard with the candy corn theme so I just coordinated my accessories to match the colors of the candy corn.

The orange color in the yarn candy corn has a little more pinkish hue to it so I decided to decorate with copper and rust orange rather than a true orange. If you have been a follower of this site for a while, you may remember this DIY wheat wreath. I made this about a year after I started blogging and as you can see, it has held up wonderfully. It is still one of my favorite wreaths that I have made over the years.

I found this copper sign at Hobby Lobby several years ago but I think they may still carry it.

The candy corn looks great in this arrangement with the rust colored berries and the gold leaves.

On the other side, I just added some rust and blush colored florals in a vase, a lantern filled with white pumpkins and a gold velvet pumpkin.

On the dining room table is a simple fall centerpiece and in the basket on a chair you can see a chunky yarn pumpkin peeking out.

The other candy corn is sitting on the window ledge with some pillows and a three tiered tray. I like decorating this little area too, I feel like it brings everything together.

I hope you liked my candy corn and the fall dining room decorations. Will you be making some chunky yarn candy corn too? Next I will be sharing my family room decor with a pretty wreath that I made. Stay tuned for that! Chat soon friends!