"Sweet" Survivors!

A couple of years back, while browsing through some magazines in the library around christmas time, I came across a Christmas tablescape featuring various kinds of red and white candy. It looked really nice and everything but being so hopelessly sweet-toothed as we are around here, I dont think the decorations had a chance of surviving Christmas. Somehow the idea stuck in my head and this year when I saw the scraps of red and white yarn left over from another project, I just had to try.

I used scraps of red and white worsted weight cotton yarn and a G crochet hook. Being a self-taught crocheteer, I have tried to explain the pattern as best as I could. Please let me know of any errors.

Peppermint Roll Lollipop:

Outer layer: With red yarn, chain 43.

1) Sc in second chain from hook. Sc in each ch across.

2) Ch-1, turn. Sc in each sc across. Finish.

Inner layer: With white yarn, chain 32.

1)Sc in second chain from hook. Sc in each ch across.

2)Ch-1, turn. Sc in each sc across. Finish.

Place inner layer over the outer layer.

Roll up in jelly roll style.

Sew to hold in place.

Insert a lollipop stick.

Peppermint Swirl Lollipop:

This pattern is done using both red and white yarns together and worked in rounds. Do not turn.

Red sc means sc with the red yarn pulled up. Similarly, white sc means sc with the white yarn pulled up on hook.

With white, ch-4, join to form a ring.

1) ch-1, (white sc in ring, red sc in ring) 4 times. Join to beg sc. (8 stitches)

2)ch-1,1 red sc and 1white sc in first sc, 1 white sc and 1 red sc in next sc, (1 red sc and 1 white sc in next sc; 1 white sc and 1 red sc in next sc) 3 times. Join to beg. sc. (16 stitches)

3)ch-1, 1 red sc each in the first 2 sc, 1 white sc each in the next 2 sc, ( 1 red sc each in next 2 sc, 1 white sc each in next 2 sc) 3 times. Join to beg. sc. (16 stitches)

Finish.

Make 2 of the above. At the end of row 3 of 2nd one, do not finish.

Place both motifs wrong sides together, aligning similar colors.

Slip stitch the 2 motifs together using the red yarn while working over the red area and using the white yarn over the white area.

Make sure that the yarn you are not using is carried between the two motifs and not outside.

Finish. Tuck ends in.

Insert lollipop stick. Voila!

I really can't say if these "sweeties" are going to survive Christmas because I did chance upon a pair of tiny hands pick up the lollipops and give it some pretend licks!!

Mita.