My Candy Cane Crochet Border Pattern is a perfect way to bring the holidays into your home with a subtle yet festive look. Perfect for those who want to celebrate the holidays all winter long.
I come from a household that is divided when it comes to decorating for the holidays. Some of us, like myself, like to decorate every nook and cranny, while the other half likes to do the bare minimum. A tree and nothing else. With that, where's the fun? Holidays feel even more magical when surrounded with things that remind you of the magical time.
I like to crochet a lot of blankets during fall and winter because it keeps me cozy. I mean who wants to crochet a blanket in 80 degree weather in the summer? Not me!
The candy cane crochet border looks complicated but it is fairly easy to achieve if you can keep your yarn colors untangled in the process! Besides trying to keep your colors untangled from each other, it is a fairly simple border since it just uses chains and single crochet.
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✏️ Things To Note:
- I used red and white acrylic yarn for the candy cane border, but you can use any colors, black and orange for Halloween for example.
- You can use more than 2 colors at once. I used 2 colors because of all the balls and yarn I had to manage so it didn’t get tangled, but if you can manage it, you can try a lot of colors! Like a rainbow.
- This border goes great with any blanket pattern. I like to use this border for solid granny squares, but you can also use it for textured blankets or other granny square blankets.
🪡 Materials Needed
- 1 skein of red heart red yarn
- 1 skein of red heart white yarn
- 5mm hook
- Tapestry needle
💭Abbreviations to Remember (US Terms)
- Chains - ch
- Single crochet - sc
🧋Variations
You can use this border for blankets, placemats, coasters and more! Switch up the colors for other holidays like black and orange for Halloween. And try to use more than just 2 colors for a more complex look!
This post is specifically about how to make the crochet candy cane border, but for reference I made a continuous solid granny square for the base in green.
🍵Instructions for Candy Cane Crochet Border
Before beginning, if you have not done your blanket in the round, make a round of single crochets along every edge so you have single crochets to work the border in.
This pattern is made in the round.
Step 1: Starting at any point along the edge, attach the red yarn and ch x4. Set the yarn aside (do not fasten off). In the next stitch, attach the white yarn and then ch x4.
Step 2: Put your crochet hook back into the working loop in your red yarn and make a single crochet in the next available stitch. So you should skip over the white and start making a repetitive pattern.
Now do the same with the white yarn. Sc into the stitch available. Now you should have 2 finished loops for the border, one red and one white.
Step 3: Repeat step 1 and 2 until the border is finished. When you get to the corners make 2 red and 2 white in the corners, for a total of 4 stitches.
At the end of the border, if you have an extra space or two colors next to each other, you can fudge it a little by skipping a sc so the pattern has no mistakes. In the end you can’t even tell a stitch was skipped.
And now you know how to do the candy cane crochet border.
🐌Expert Tips
The more colors you use the more your yarn can tangle, if you keep the balls of different colors on each side of your body it makes it harder for them to tangle. And if you do see some tangling happen, untangle it before continuing as it can create a big mess later on!
🧵Pattern FAQs
I use smaller balls and keep them on different sides of my body so the yarn doesn’t get twisted together.
Can I use 2 strands of yarn at a time for a thicker blanket border?
Absolutely! It should be okay to do 2 strands.
I would advise not to use any type of fuzzy or textured yarn for the border as the design would look muddled and not as crisp.
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If you tried this Candy Cane Crochet Border Pattern, (or any other pattern on my website), please let me know how it went in the 📝 comments below. I'd love to hear from you!
Candy Cane Crochet Border Pattern
Materials
Abbreviations (US terms)
- ch = Chain
- sc = Single crochet
Notes
- Used red and white acrylic yarn for the candy cane border; any colors work (e.g., black and orange for Halloween).
- Experiment with more than two colors for a vibrant rainbow effect.
- Versatile border complements various blanket patterns, including granny squares and textured blankets.
- Use it on blankets, placemats, coasters, and more.
- Modify colors for holidays or use multiple colors for a complex look!
Instructions
- This pattern is specifically about how to make the crochet candy cane border, but for reference I made a continuous solid granny square for the base in green.
- Before beginning, if you have not done your blanket in the round, make a round of single crochets along every edge so you have single crochets to work the border in.
Candy Cane Crochet Border:
- Step 1: Starting at any point along the edge, attach the red yarn and ch x4. Set the yarn aside (do not fasten off). In the next stitch, attach the white yarn and then ch x4.
- Step 2: Put your crochet hook back into the working loop in your red yarn and make a single crochet in the next available stitch. So you should skip over the white and start making a repetitive pattern.
- Now do the same with the white yarn. Sc into the stitch available. Now you should have 2 finished loops for the border, one red and one white.
- Step 3: Repeat step 1 and 2 until the border is finished. When you get to the corners make 2 red and 2 white in the corners, for a total of 4 stitches.
- At the end of the border, if you have an extra space or two colors next to each other, you can fudge it a little by skipping a sc so the pattern has no mistakes. In the end you can’t even tell a stitch was skipped.
- And now you know how to do the candy cane crochet border.
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