Candy Canes

[Becky Morgan]

This pattern, such as it is, is so old I can't imagine it's copyrighted. I've seen decorations in drawings in the late 180-0s that look like it.

You need:

Scraps of red and white yarn or thread

A pipe cleaner, preferably red or white OR

a twist tie if you're using thread

Chain however many you want with red. In worsted, 35 works well (but 21 makes a decent peppermint stick.)

3 sc in each ch across. Finish off.

Now do exactly the same thing with white.

Wrap both around the pipe cleaner or twist tie and bend it to suit yourself. (It IS possible to wind the strips around a safety pin, but you have to juggle it some. It's easier to just stick the pin through the baclk of the work after it's done if you want to use it as a coat or jacket pin.) A nice green bow looks good on these.

[froggy]

Hmmm, I think I got what you said. Is there any way you can post a picture?

[leaette]

i would love to see a picture too. this sounds like a great activity to do with smaller children.

[Debbi-a1]

Oh I see, the [3 sc] makes the yarn twist around, so it spirals. These would be cute. Oh how about verigated Christmas yarn? That would be pretty.