Crocheted chocolate candy

Both of these candies are made with a 4mm crochet hook over the same basic ball pattern. The first is crocheted with two strands of yarn, one dark brown and one beige. The other is crocheted with two strands of dark brown. Change the colors and decorate them in different ways, and you have lots of different candy treats. The wrappers are also the same, but with different colors. One strand of wool/acrylic yarn and one strand of shiny metallic.

Candy pattern:

Ball:

With 4mm hook and two strands of yarn (the color of your choice),

6 sc in ring

Increase around - 12 sts

*1 sc, inc* six times - 18 sts

Sc around 4 rounds

*1 sc, dec* six times - 12 sts

Stuff firmly

Decrease around - 6 sts

Break yarn, weave end through the front loops of the stitches, pull tight to close up the hole. Weave in all ends. Embroider decorations if you wish, or sew on beads for sprinkles.

Wrapping paper:

With 4mm hook and two strands of yarn,

7 sc in ring

Increase around - 14 sts

*1 sc, inc* seven times - 21

Sc around in BLO

Sc around

*2 sc, inc* seven times - 28

*chain 3, sc in next* around for wavy edge (sl st in last st for a neater finish if you want)

Finish off...

Weave in ends, place candy ball in wrapper, and you're done :)

Rattling ice cream cone

To make this ice cream into a rattling baby toy, you will need one or two small bells and a small plastic container. See this post for tips about how to make a rattle.

Cone:

With 4mm hook and beige yarn,

6 sc in ring
2:  sc around
3:  *1 sc, inc* three times (9)
4-5:  sc around
6:  *2 sc, inc* three times (12)
7-8:  sc around
9:  *3 sc, inc* three times (15)
10:  sc around
11:  *4 sc, inc* three times (18)
12:  sc around
13:  *5 sc, inc* three times (21)
14:  sc around
15:  *6 sc, inc* three times (24)
16:  sc around
17:  *7 sc, inc* three times (27)
18:  sc around
19:  *8 sc, inc* three times (30)
20:  sc around
21:  sc around in FLO
Wavy edge:
*dc inc, skip 1 stitch, 1 sc in next* around
Finish off
  
Bottom scoop:
With 4mm hook, attach pink yarn in one of the back loops from round 21,

1:  sc around (30)

2:  *4 sc, inc* six times (36)
3:  *5 sc, inc* six times (42)
4-7:  sc around
8:  *5 sc, dec* six times (36)
9:  sc around
10:  *4 sc, dec* six times (30)
11:  *3 sc, dec* six times (24)
12:  *2 sc, dec* six times (18)
If you want the ice cream to be a rattle, stuff and insert bells now...
13:  *1 sc, dec* six times (12)
Break yarn, weave end through the front loops of the remaining stitches and pull tight to close the hole. Remember to stuff firmly :)
  
Top scoop:
With 4mm hook and green yarn,
6 sc in ring
2:  inc around (12)
3:  *1 sc, inc* six times (18)
4:  *2 sc, inc* six times (24)
5:  *3 sc, inc* six times (30)
6:  *4 sc, inc* six times (36)
7-11:  sc around
12:  *4 sc, dec* six times (30)
13:  *3 sc, dec* six times (24)
Edge:
FLO:  *dc, trc inc, dc, hdc, dc inc, hdc* repeat around
Finish off

 Chocolate sauce:
With 4mm hook and brown yarn,
6 sc in ring
2:  inc around (12)
3:  *1 sc, inc* six times (18)
4:  *2 sc, inc* six times (24)
5:  *3 sc, inc* six times (30)

This next bit is a bit long, but don't worry. It is just made up of a few sections that are repeated more or less at random.
Edge:
1 dc, trc inc, dc, hdc, 2 sc, chain 2, 3 sc in 2nc chain from hook, sc in next sc from prev round, chain 3, 3 sc in 2nd chain from hook, sc in chain, 2 sc in prev round, dc inc, sc, dc inc, 2 sc, chain 3, 3 sc in 2nd chain from the hook, sc in chain, 2 sc in prev round, dc, trc inc, dc, hdc, sc, dc inc, 2 sc, chain 2, 3 sc in 2nd chain from hook, 2 sc in prev round, chain 3, 3 sc in 2nd chain from hook, sc in chain, 2 sc in prev round, sl st in next
Finish off
Embroider sprinkles with white yarn...

Assembly...
Stitch the chocolate sauce to the green scoop. Stuff the green scoop, fold the edge back to reveal the back loops. Sew the green scoop on top of the pink scoop through these back loops. To finish, tack down the edge of the green scoop with a few stitches to keep it from bending upwards. Yummy :)

Blueberry frosted cupcake pincushion

Bottom:
With 4mm hook and beige yarn,
6 sc in ring
2:  inc around (12)
3:  *1 sc, inc* six times (18)
4:  *2 sc, inc* six times (24)
5:  *3 sc, inc* six times (30)
6:  *4 sc, inc* six times (36)
7:   sc around in BLO
8-10:  sc around
Finish off

Frosting:
With 4mm hook and light blue yarn,
6 sc in ring
2:  inc around (12)
3:  *1 sc, inc* six times (18)
4:  *2 sc, inc* six times (24)
5:  sc around
6:  *3 sc, inc* six times (30)
7-8:  sc around

9:  *4 sc, inc* six times (36)

10:  sc around
FLO: *1 hdc + 1 dc + 1 hdc in same, sl st in next* around
Finish off
Embroider sprinkles (French knots) on frosting with pink yarn

Assembly...


Cut a circle of cardboard and glue it in the bottom of the cake. This will make it flat, and will also prevent your needles and pins from poking all the way through the pincushion.

Sew the frosting to the bottom of the cake with blue yarn, stuff firmly. Enjoy :)