Bring the warm glow of the holidays into your home with this charming handmade crochet Christmas candle.
Stitches used in this tutorial are single crochet stitches, half double crochet stitches, double crochet stitches, slip stitches, and some crochet techniques like increasing, decreasing, working in front loop & back loop only.
This tutorial includes how to make the candle and flame in one piece, then make a candle holder as a separate piece.
This decorative candle adds a cozy, festive touch to any mantel, table, or shelf, and it’s perfect as a whimsical décor piece, a thoughtful handmade gift.
Designer: Tobbys Handcraft
Materials
- DK weight yarn in: white, gold, light blue, brown, yellow, orange
- 3 mm crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
- Fiberfill
- Stitch marker
Size: 6.7 inches tall
Abbreviations
ch – chain
st – stitch
Mr – magic ring
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
BLO – back loops only
Candle & Flame
Start with white yarn.
Rnd 1: stat 6 sc in a Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: 1 sc, 1 inc (18)
Rnd 4: 2 sc, 1 inc (24)
Rnd 5: 3 sc, 1 inc (30)
Rnd 6: BLO 30 sc (30)
Rnd 7-36: (30 rows) 30 sc (30)
Rnd 37: BLO 30 sc (30)
Rnd 38: 3 sc, 1 dec (24)
Rnd 39: 2 sc, 1 dec (18)
Rnd 40: 1 sc, 1 dec (12)
Rnd 41: 1 sc, 1 dec (6)
Change with brown yarn.
Rnd 42: 6 sc (6)
Change with irange yarn.
Rnd 43: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 44: 1 sc, 1 inc (18)
Rnd 44-46: 18 sc (18)
Change with yellow yarn.
Rnd 47: 1 sc, 1 dec (12)
Rnd 48-49: 12 sc (12)
Rnd 50: 6 dec (6)
Rnd 51: 6 sc (6)
Rnd 52: 3 dec (3)
Close the flame with a needle.
With the color go back to round 37 worked in BLO and work 4 sc, (9 ch, from the second ch, 8 sc), 3 sc, (5 ch, from the second ch, 4 sc), 2 sc, (13 ch, 12 sc), 2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 2 sc, (7 ch, 6 sc), 3 sc, (3 ch, 2 sc), 4 sc, (6 ch, 5 sc), 1 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, (4 ch, 3 sc), 1 sl st
Candle Holder
Using golden yarn.
Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: 1 sc, 1 inc (18)
Rnd 4: 2 sc, 1 inc (24)
Rnd 5: 3 sc, 1 inc (30)
Rnd 6: BLO 30 sc (30)
Rnd 7-15: (9 rows) 30 sc (30)
Still with the gold color, go back to round 6 worked in BLO and attach the thread and start working:
Rnd 7: 4 sc, 1 inc (36)
Rnd 8: 5 sc, 1 inc (42)
Rnd 9: 6 scm 1 inc (48)
Rnd 10: 7 sc, 1 inc (54)
Rnd 11: 8 sc, 1 inc (60)
Rnd 12: 9 sc, 1 inc (66)
Rnd 13: 10 sc, 1 inc (72)
Rnd 14: 11 sc, 1 inc (78)
Rnd 15: 78 sc (78)
Once round 15 is finished, continue wrking on the candle holder and make 8 sc in BLO, 1 ch and turn.
Start working in line now:
1-24 lines: 8 sc (8)
Once the 25 lines have been completed, overlap the two ends to obtain a ring and sew the handle to the candle holder with the wool needle following the 8 sc made at the end of round 15.
With the color blue, embroider a snowflake on the candle.
