I love candy corn. It might not be the most flavorful of candies (after all, it’s mostly corn syrup and dye), but its signature shape and colors are a signal that Halloween is right around the corner. However, I have had to make some dietary changes and reduce my sugar intake in the last year, which means I can no longer have my favorite Halloween sweet. What is this sugar-obsessed rat to do? Make a menagerie of candy corn themed amigurumi, of course! So, sit back and join me on my journey with this amigurumi obsession.

My first creatures came about last month in response to K Hook Creations‘s Crochet Along for her No-Sew Octopus. I was unable to participate during the live stream due to it being during my working hours, but seeing other people’s creations inspired me to put my own twist on the pattern. I completed the octo with the yellow top in September for the crochet-along and completed its sibling a couple weeks later. I’ve figured out their names are Candice and Cornelia, but they won’t tell me who is who yet.

For this next one, I was fortunate enough to be able to test Café del Craft‘s Pumpkin Spice Latte pattern. While I was making my test, I knew I wanted to make another one with candy corn colors, so I plotted this one out in a night and made it shortly after. I am thrilled with how it turned out – especially how the stripes on the handle match the ones on the body of the mug!

Soon after making the latte, I was compelled to create a candy corn inspired snail for Sotacrafter‘s Snail Project, using the Stip & Haak Slakje Sofie pattern (translated into English via Google). It didn’t quite turn out the way I envisioned, but it’s still very cute – it’s been a favorite at the office. This one was given away with other Halloween themed snails in Sotacrafter’s Snail Auction 10/20/19.

By now, I’ve become known as the hedgehog lady, and amazingly enough, after crocheting over forty of them, I still enjoy making them! So, naturally, I had to make a candy corn themed one. As before, I used the delightful Diddy Hedgehog pattern by Crochet Stitch Witch. This one is another favorite at the office.

Though I’m not a rabid fan of Adventure Time, I do enjoy the bizarre setting and creative character designs. This amigurumi is based off of Science, Princess Bubblegum’s candy corn rat, who saves the day when the Candy Kingdom falls prey to a zombie plague. For the body and ears, I followed the Science the Candy Corn Rat pattern from Pops de Milk. To match the character’s noodly limbs on the show, I made them from knitted i-cords.

Finally, I felt this collection wouldn’t be complete without making an actual candy corn. After a brief Ravelry search, I found Nifty Knitter Designs’s variation on an out-of-print pattern by Crafty Alien. The pattern works up super quickly and with such a satisfying result, I’m tempted to make a whole basket of them before the end of the month!

While making this collection of softies didn’t satisfy any sugar cravings, it definitely got me into the Halloween spirit and I’m happy to be able to share it with all of you. Now… what do I do when peppermint season is upon us?

All the amigurumi featured were made with Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran. They did not sponsor this post (I wish!). Rights to the patterns featured all belong to their respective authors. Rights to the featured photos belong to rat with wings. They cannot be copied, reproduced, or distributed without rat’s express written permission.