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Candy corn alpha bracelet pattern

Four stripy candy corns marching along a deep purple band, 12 knots wide, for a quick Halloween bracelet.

Preview of the finished candy corn alpha bracelet pattern
How it looks finished (rendered from the chart)
Pattern details
Size12 × 41 knots
Colours4 · DMC
Total knots492
DifficultyBeginner (1/5)
Finished size0.6 × 3.2 in (1.6 × 8.2 cm)
Strings12 base strings + 4 colours
LicenceCC BY-NC 4.0 — free for personal use with credit

Materials

ColourCodeNameKnotsShareAmount
550Violet Very Dark29259%292 knots · ~4.4 m
444Lemon Dark10421%104 knots · ~1.8 m
740Tangerine6413%64 knots · ~1.2 m
B5200Snow White327%32 knots · ~0.7 m

About this design

Candy corn is one of the most recognisable Halloween treats, and its three stripes translate perfectly into knots. Each sweet is a stepped triangle with a B5200 Snow White tip, a 740 Tangerine middle and a wide 444 Lemon Dark base, set on a background of 550 Violet Very Dark that makes the bright colours glow. All four sweets point the same way, with a plain row between them, so the bracelet reads clearly at a glance.

Setting up and knotting

A 12-knot-wide bracelet needs 12 base strings, plus one working string in each of the four colours. Cut the working strings at least a metre long and wind them on bobbins so they don’t tangle. Each square of the chart is one knot on a base string: forward knots on rows worked left to right, backward knots on rows worked right to left, row by row from the top. The purple background uses the most string by far (292 of the 492 knots), so give it the longest length.

Length and finishing

At roughly 2 mm per row, the 41-row chart makes about 8 cm of bracelet. Knot it twice (82 rows) for about 16 cm, which fits most adult wrists, or stop after one and a half repeats for a child. Finish each end with a braid or a sliding knot so it can be adjusted.

Colour chart for candy corn alpha bracelet pattern with a bold line every 5
Colour chart preview. The PDF adds symbols, row and column numbers and the full key.

Colour plan

DMC 550 Violet Very Dark does the most work, 59% of the 492 knots, followed by DMC 444 Lemon Dark at 21%. Every colour is used at least 32 times, so there are no tiny one-off details to hunt for. Every square of the grid is filled.

Working notes

It is 41 knot rows of 12 knots; the busiest row changes colour 2 times. No square stands alone in its colour.

Anchor equivalents

The nearest Anchor colour for each DMC colour in this pattern, measured as ΔE 2000: up to 3 is very close, up to 6 close, up to 10 approximate.

DMCAnchor
550 101 ΔE 6.8 · approximate
B5200 1 ΔE 0.0 · very close
740 304 ΔE 8.5 · approximate
444 291 ΔE 5.3 · close

Row by row

All 41 rows written out, row 1 at the top, where you start knotting
  • Row 1 (left to right, forward knots): 12 550
  • Row 2 (right to left, backward knots): 5 550, 2 B5200, 5 550
  • Row 3 (left to right, forward knots): 5 550, 2 B5200, 5 550
  • Row 4 (right to left, backward knots): 4 550, 4 B5200, 4 550
  • Row 5 (left to right, forward knots): 4 550, 4 740, 4 550
  • Row 6 (right to left, backward knots): 3 550, 6 740, 3 550
  • Row 7 (left to right, forward knots): 3 550, 6 740, 3 550
  • Row 8 (right to left, backward knots): 2 550, 8 444, 2 550
  • Row 9 (left to right, forward knots): 2 550, 8 444, 2 550
  • Row 10 (right to left, backward knots): 1 550, 10 444, 1 550
  • Row 11 (left to right, forward knots): 12 550
  • Row 12 (right to left, backward knots): 5 550, 2 B5200, 5 550
  • Row 13 (left to right, forward knots): 5 550, 2 B5200, 5 550
  • Row 14 (right to left, backward knots): 4 550, 4 B5200, 4 550
  • Row 15 (left to right, forward knots): 4 550, 4 740, 4 550
  • Row 16 (right to left, backward knots): 3 550, 6 740, 3 550
  • Row 17 (left to right, forward knots): 3 550, 6 740, 3 550
  • Row 18 (right to left, backward knots): 2 550, 8 444, 2 550
  • Row 19 (left to right, forward knots): 2 550, 8 444, 2 550
  • Row 20 (right to left, backward knots): 1 550, 10 444, 1 550
  • Row 21 (left to right, forward knots): 12 550
  • Row 22 (right to left, backward knots): 5 550, 2 B5200, 5 550
  • Row 23 (left to right, forward knots): 5 550, 2 B5200, 5 550
  • Row 24 (right to left, backward knots): 4 550, 4 B5200, 4 550
  • Row 25 (left to right, forward knots): 4 550, 4 740, 4 550
  • Row 26 (right to left, backward knots): 3 550, 6 740, 3 550
  • Row 27 (left to right, forward knots): 3 550, 6 740, 3 550
  • Row 28 (right to left, backward knots): 2 550, 8 444, 2 550
  • Row 29 (left to right, forward knots): 2 550, 8 444, 2 550
  • Row 30 (right to left, backward knots): 1 550, 10 444, 1 550
  • Row 31 (left to right, forward knots): 12 550
  • Row 32 (right to left, backward knots): 5 550, 2 B5200, 5 550
  • Row 33 (left to right, forward knots): 5 550, 2 B5200, 5 550
  • Row 34 (right to left, backward knots): 4 550, 4 B5200, 4 550
  • Row 35 (left to right, forward knots): 4 550, 4 740, 4 550
  • Row 36 (right to left, backward knots): 3 550, 6 740, 3 550
  • Row 37 (left to right, forward knots): 3 550, 6 740, 3 550
  • Row 38 (right to left, backward knots): 2 550, 8 444, 2 550
  • Row 39 (left to right, forward knots): 2 550, 8 444, 2 550
  • Row 40 (right to left, backward knots): 1 550, 10 444, 1 550
  • Row 41 (left to right, forward knots): 12 550

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