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Welcome to the festive and heartwarming world of amigurumi! 🕯️✨ Today, I’m excited to share my free crochet pattern for a Christmas Candle—a cozy and elegant creation perfect for holiday decorations, winter-themed collections, or anyone who enjoys crafting symbolic and charming plush designs! 🎄 Whether you love stitching up seasonal treasures, creating textured and lifelike figures, or simply want to add a glowing candle to your handmade lineup, this pattern will guide you through crafting a beautifully sculpted plush with a flickering flame, delicate wax drips, and a touch of holiday magic! ❄️

This design embraces warm tones, intricate details, and festive accents to bring a peaceful and celebratory presence to your crochet projects! 🧶✨ I’ve carefully outlined each step to ensure your Amigurumi Christmas Candle turns out just right—ready to brighten up your space or become a treasured handmade gift! 🎁 So grab your hooks, pick out snowy whites, golden yellows, or rich reds, and let’s stitch up a glowing holiday candle! 🕯️

🕯️ Amigurumi Christmas Candle – FREE Crochet Pattern

Bring a warm and cozy glow to your holiday décor with this adorable Amigurumi Christmas Candle! Complete with a cheerful face, flickering flame, and little leaf detail, this cuddly candle is a perfect handmade accent for Christmas, Advent, or winter decorations.

✨ Skill Level

Beginner to Intermediate – Simple stitches and some color changes.

📏 Finished Size

~14–16 cm (5.5–6.5 in) tall with DK/worsted yarn and 3.0 mm hook

🧶 Materials

Red yarn – lower candle body
White/cream yarn – upper candle (wax) and flat top
Yellow yarn – flame
Orange yarn – flame shading (optional)
Green yarn – leaf
Black thread or yarn – mouth embroidery
12 mm safety eyes – eyes
Crochet hook 3.0 mm
Stuffing (polyfill)
Yarn needle, scissors, stitch markers

🧾 Abbreviations (US Terms)

MR = magic ring
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (2 sc in same st)
sl st = slip stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)
FO = fasten off

🧵 Pattern

Candle Body (Worked bottom-up, cylindrical)

Red Section (bottom):

MR, 6 sc (6)
inc around (12)
(sc, inc) × 6 (18)
(2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
(3 sc, inc) × 6 (30)
(4 sc, inc) × 6 (36)
👉 Stop increasing – this forms the flat base.

7–18. sc around (36)

Switch to white yarn.

White Section (top):
19–32. sc around (36) – keep the tube straight, no decreases.

FO, stuff firmly.

Flat Top (White)

MR, 6 sc (6)
inc around (12)
(sc, inc) × 6 (18)
(2 sc, inc) × 6 (24)
(3 sc, inc) × 6 (30)
(4 sc, inc) × 6 (36)

FO, leave long tail.
👉 Sew this flat circle onto the top of the candle body.

Face

Place safety eyes between R8–10 of the red section, ~7 sts apart.
Embroider a thin smile in black thread between them.

Flame (Yellow, teardrop)

MR, 6 sc (6)
inc around (12)
(sc, inc) × 6 (18)
sc around (18)
(2 sc, dec) × 6 (12)
6–8. sc around (12) – elongates the flame into teardrop shape.
(sc, dec) × 4 (8)
dec around (4)