I have begun decorating candy canes with lace to help get into the mood for a great holiday season.
Honestly, I am not a fan of the candy cane. It is a candy that I usually pass on, but I have a couple of candy canes that have decorated my tree for decades. A friend created these decorated candy canes and I treasure them.
![](http://www.lindadeancrochet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Candy-Can-Lace-1024x855.jpg)
I want to share my own approach to these decorations to help adorn your tree or even a package or gift. Since it is a simple two row pattern that you can be altered and personalized many ways it is great way to spread cheer.
Materials
- #10 Crochet Cotton Thread (or a lace weight yarn)
- C/2/2.75mm crochet hook
The First Row- Creates the Woven Strip
Row 1: Ch 55, dc in 6th ch from hook, [ch 1, sk 1, dc in next st] across.
![](http://www.lindadeancrochet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Make-a-chain-as-log-as-the-candy-cane-working-an-odd-number-basic-candy-cane-works-at-55-chains-1024x723.jpg)
![](http://www.lindadeancrochet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/DC-in-the-6th-chain-from-the-hook-1024x583.jpg)
![](http://www.lindadeancrochet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/This-is-the-ladder-bade-that-the-candy-cane-will-weave-through-1024x551.jpg)
Option 1- Solid Shells
Round 1 Option Solid Shells: Ch 1, working around the last dc st or Row 1, sc around post, ch 1, 5 dc around same post, ch 1, sc around same post, turn to work over beginning ch, [5 dc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp] across to end, ch 1, working around the end ch-5 loop, 5 dc in same space, ch 1, sc in same sp, turn to work over the top of Row 1, 5 dc in next ch-1 sp, [sc in next ch-1 sp, 5 dc in next ch-1 sp] across, sl st to first sc. Fasten off.
![](http://www.lindadeancrochet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/To-start-the-shell-lace-sc-5-dc-sc-in-the-end-of-the-ladder-1024x1000.jpg)
![](http://www.lindadeancrochet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/sc-in-the-next-ladder-rung-5-dc-in-the-next-ladder-rung-sc-in-the-next-ladder-rung-across-to-the-other-end-and-repeat-all-the-way-around-the-other-side-1024x726.jpg)
![](http://www.lindadeancrochet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Solid-Shell-Lace-1024x475.jpg)
Option 2 Lacy Loops
Round 1 Option Lacy Loops: [(sc, ch 5, sc)] 3 times around last dc, (sc, ch 5, sc) in each ch-1 sp across to other end, [(sc, ch 5, sc)] 3 times around beg ch-5 loop, (sc, ch 5, sc) in each ch-1 sp across, sl st to join. Fasten off.
![](http://www.lindadeancrochet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/To-start-Loops-end-work-sc-ch-5-sc-3-times-in-end-of-the-ladder-1024x724.jpg)
![](http://www.lindadeancrochet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/sc-ch-5-sc-in-each-rung-around-1024x860.jpg)
![](http://www.lindadeancrochet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Loppy-Lace-1024x507.jpg)
Finishing Up
Weave in ends and weave candy cane through the spaces or Row 1.