Candy Corn Trick-or-Treat Bags

One of my biggest struggles with crochet projects is deadlines.  I start a project for a specific event, and then I find myself sitting up til 3:00am the night before, exhausted & fed up, and I usually cut the project short.  This has resulted in some smaller-than-normal baby blankets being played off as "car seat blankets," or even an occasional fib about forgetting the present at home... 

So, one of the things I've really been trying to be better about is starting projects earlier, and not trying to do too many things at once.  For example, I picked just 2 Christmas projects I want to have finished for this year (I have a guhzillion others, but I'm not pressuring myself to have them done for Christmas 2017) and I'm already working on them... and I started these Halloween bags in August!  Which is why they're done now, weeks ahead of time, and ready to share with all of you :)

Anyone who knows me knows I'm a #BasicWhiteGirl through and through, and I live for Fall every year!  I love the weather, football, Wine Fest, the Great Frederick Fair, pumpkin picking, my son's & my own birthdays, Halloween, bonfires, Thanksgiving... oh, Lawd, I could go on for days!  So, even in 90 degree weather in the middle of August, just looking at those Candy Corn colored yarn skeins (Red Heart Super Saver in white, bright yellow, and pumpkin) made me super happy =D

I'm warning you now, I am NOT a professional pattern writer, and I pretty much made this up as I went along, so it's far from perfect.  But, if you want to try it out, here's what I did:

Notes: RHSS yarn, J10 hook, ch2 does NOT count as dc

Triangle (make 2)

White:
•ch 7, dc in 3rd ch from hook & across, ch 2 & turn (5)
•2 dc in first st, dc in each across until 1 remains, 2 dc in last st, ch 2 & turn (7)
•dc in each st across (7)
•2 dc in first st, dc in each across until 1 remains, 2 dc in last st, ch 2 & turn (9)
•dc in each st across (9)
•2 dc in first st, dc in each across until 1 remains, 2 dc in last st, ch 2 & turn (11)
•dc in each st across (11)
•2 dc in first st, dc in each across until 1 remains, 2 dc in last st, ch 2 & turn (13)
•dc in each st across (13)

Join Orange:
•2 dc in first st, dc in each across until 1 remains, 2 dc in last st, ch 2 & turn (15)
•dc in each st across (15)
•2 dc in first st, dc in each across until 1 remains, 2 dc in last st, ch 2 & turn (17)
•dc in each st across (17)
•2 dc in first st, dc in each across until 1 remains, 2 dc in last st, ch 2 & turn (19)
•dc in each st across (19)
•2 dc in first st, dc in each across until 1 remains, 2 dc in last st, ch 2 & turn (21)
•dc in each st across (21)

Join Yellow:
•2 dc in first st, dc in each across until 1 remains, 2 dc in last st, ch 2 & turn (23)
•dc in each st across (23)
•2 dc in first st, dc in each across until 1 remains, 2 dc in last st, ch 2 & turn (25)
•dc in each st across (25)
•2 dc in first st, dc in each across until 1 remains, 2 dc in last st, ch 2 & turn (27)
•dc in each st across (27)
•2 dc in first st, dc in each across until 1 remains, 2 dc in last st, ch 2 & turn (29)
•dc in each st across, fasten off (29)

Holding 2 triangle pieces together, use any color to sl st around side, bottom, side.  Fasten off, and turn bag right-side-out.

Join yellow at a seam:
•sc2tog the st before & the st after the seam, 27 sc, sc2tog the st before & the st after the seam, 27 sc, join with sl st in first st (56)
•ch 1, sc in each st around (56)
•ch 1, 9 sc, ch 10 & sk 10 st, 18 sc, ch 10 & sk 10 st, 9 sc, join with sl st in first st (56)
•ch 1 sc in each st around (56)
•ch 1 sc in each st around, fasten off (56)

I worked in an assembly line process :)

These finished bags are not terribly large - the kids are young, and can't carry heavy treat bags, anyways.  I'm sure my DH & I will carry a large tote with us, for them to empty into periodically.  And, really, am I sad about having a built-in limit for how much candy my kids get?  Nope :)

Now I have 5 bags, ready for my boys & their cousins to go Trick-or-Treating next month with an extra festive flare!  And I am free to work on my Christmas crafts with complete peace of mind ;)