Candy Corn Inspired, Remi Soap Cozy Small Gift Bag – Free Crochet Pattern | 3 Color Ripple Soap Cozy

This is a free crochet pattern and video tutorial showing how to crochet a Candy Corn version of the Remi Soap Cozy (or Small Gift Bag), a fun ripple crochet pattern perfect for pampering yourself, or gifting with a handmade bar of soap or facial scrubbies, a favor/candy pouch, or a small gift bag with a new pair of earrings.

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Crochet soap cozies are one of my favorite things to make. Currently, I have 9 free crochet patterns for them, and I don’t plan on stopping any time soon! There are also a few premium ones that haven’t been shared on the blog yet, but are available in my Soap Cozies or Small Gift Bags, Volume 1 eBook.

This adorable little bag can be used in a variety of ways:

My favorite way is as a soap cozy. Stick a bar of soap in the pouch, and use it in place of a loofah. The cotton yarn is great for exfoliating, and the soap cozy will extend the life of your bar of soap. Check out this Sweet Candy Corn Artisan Soap from BEARandMONSTERsoap for $5 (08.05.22).

It also makes a great gift bag for things like a homemade bar of soap, facial scrubbies or even a pair of earrings with small box and all – I like these Candy Corn Leather Earrings from ThePricklyFlamingo for $13.50 (08.05.22).

Lastly, these are great favor/candy pouches. Great for students, teachers and co-workers, or fill with candy and hand out at a party or on Halloween. Check out these Corny but Sweet Printable Tags from EvergreenAshDesigns for $5.10 (08.05.22). I also really like these Working with you is Spook-tacular Printable Tags from ChevellyDesigns for $5.00 (08.05.22).

There are two versions of this bag. I originally designed and worked a candy corn version of this bag in Lily Sugar n Cream Yarn. I later went back, and reworked the design using WeCrochet Dishie Yarn. Dishie is slightly thinner, so I altered the pattern to achieve the same size in this other yarn. It’s possible to get the same size following the original pattern with a I9/5.5mm hook, but I don’t like using this size with Dishie so that’s why I altered instead.

My Remi series features fun ripple patterns worked mainly in Double Crochet stitches – there are some other stitches that help form the shape for the ripple pattern.

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What Do I Need to Crochet a Soap Cozy?

• About 65 Yards of Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn – I used Lily Sugar n Cream in White, Yellow and Hot Orange
• H8/5mm Crochet Hook
• Tapestry Needle
• Optional, Jewelry Pliers

Material Notes:

Yarn Alternatives: Bernat Handicrafter, Lion Brand Re-Up, WeCrochet Dishie

Other Recommended Yarns (with I9/5.5mm Hook): Red Heart’s Super Saver, Caron’s One Pound, Bernat’s Super Value

An actual candy corn is yellow on the bottom, orange in the middle and white on the top. I wanted my bottom and top to be white, so I reversed my colors. Reverse them back for a true candy corn pattern.

Weaving in ends of a tough yarn, like cotton yarn, can be hard on the fingers. Sore thumbs and frustration can be a thing of the past by simply using jewelry pliers to [carefully] help pull the tapestry needle through the work.

How Long Does it Take to Crochet a Soap Cozy?

I had my cozy reader in about 45 minutes.

Measurements:

In Lily Sugar n Cream: 4.5″ (or 4 1/2″) Wide by 5.63″ (or 5 5/8″) Tall; 16″ Long Tie

In Dishie Yarn: 4.5″ (or 4 1/2″) Wide by 5.75″ (or 5 3/4″) Tall

Gauge:

With Lily Sugar n Cream & H8/5mm Hook: 16 HDC by 10 Rows = 4″

Round 1 In Pattern with Dishie & H8/5mm Hook: 4″ Long by 1.13″ (or 1 1/8″) Wide

ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS):

• HDC – Half Double Crochet (Photo Tutorial)
• DC – Double Crochet (Photo Tutorial)
• SC – Single Crochet (Photo Tutorial)
• TR – Treble Crochet (sometimes called a Triple Crochet)
• dc3tog – Double Crochet Three Stitches Together (Decrease)
• To dc3tog: Yarn over, insert hook into the first stitch of the decrease, yarn over and pull through (3 loops), yarn over and pull through 2 loops, yarn over, insert hook into the next stitch, yarn over and pull through (4 loops), yarn over and pull through 2 loops, yarn over, insert hook into the next stitch, yarn over and pull through (5 loops), yarn over and pull through 2 loops, yarn over and pull through all 4 loops on hook.

Pattern Notes:

Beginning chain does not count as a stitch, except in the body of the bag, where it counts as a double crochet.

Join to the beginning chain for all rounds, except the first two and last two, in which you’ll join to the first stitch of the round.

The way I work my color change for a seamless change while carrying up the yarn: I work all the way around up to the join. I insert my hook into the stitch to be joined to, but before completing the slip stitch, I tighten the other color/s tail, then pull it/them up and over my hook so it will be in a better position to switch to, then I complete my slip stitch with my current color. To complete the color change, I pull the new color through the loop on my hook, pull the previous color tight so it disappears and drop it. Now I’m ready to work with my new color.

Alternatively, you can fasten off at the end of each round, work an invisible join for a seamless color change, and join your new color into the first stitch, but this will create many ends to weave in. OR, you could work all of the cozy in a solid color and not have to worry about color changes. Just join to the first stitch at the end of the round, and begin again.

In this image, you’ll see my seam from the inside on the left, and from the outside on the right.

Crochet Pattern in Lily Sugar n Cream & H8/5mm Crochet Hook:

In White, chain 16. 2 HDC into the 3rd chain, HDC into each of the next 12 chains, 3 HDC into the last chain, HDC into each of the next 12 stitches along the opposite side of the foundation chain, HDC into the 1st stitch. Join. (30 HDC)

R2: Chain 3. TC into the 1st stitch, DC into the next 2 stitches, HDC into the next stitch, SC into each of the next 3 stitches, HDC into the next stitch, DC into the next 2 stitches, (TC into the next stitch, DC into the next 2 stitches, HDC into the next stitch, SC into each of the next 3 stitches, HDC into the next stitch, DC into the next 2 stitches) 2x. Join with Orange. (30 stitches)

R3: In Orange, Chain 2. DC into the 1st 4 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 3 stitches, (3 DC into the next stitch, DC into the next 3 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 3 stitches) 2x. DC into the 1st stitch. Join with Yellow. (30 DCs)

R4: In Yellow, Chain 2. DC into the 1st 4 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 3 stitches, (3 DC into the next stitch, DC into the next 3 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 3 stitches) 2x. DC into the 1st stitch. Join with White. (30 DCs)

R5: In White, Chain 2. DC into the 1st 4 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 3 stitches, (3 DC into the next stitch, DC into the next 3 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 3 stitches) 2x. DC into the 1st stitch. Join with Orange. (30 DCs)

R6: In Orange, Chain 2. DC into the 1st 4 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 3 stitches, (3 DC into the next stitch, DC into the next 3 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 3 stitches) 2x. DC into the 1st stitch. Join with Yellow. (30 DCs)

R7: In Yellow, Chain 2. DC into the 1st 4 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 3 stitches, (3 DC into the next stitch, DC into the next 3 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 3 stitches) 2x. DC into the 1st stitch. Join with White, and fasten off other colors. (30 DCs)

R8: In White, Chain 1. SC into the 1st 2 stitches, HDC into the next stitch, DC into the next 2 stitches, TC into the next stitch, DC into the next 2 stitches, HDC into the next stitch, (SC into the next 3 stitches, HDC into the next stitch, DC into the next 2 stitches, TC into the next stitch, DC into the next 2 stitches, HDC into the next stitch) 2x, SC into the last stitch. Join. (30 stitches)

R9: Chain 4 (counts as a DC plus chain 1). Skip the next stitch, (DC into the next stitch, chain 1, skip the next stitch) 14x. Join to the 2nd chain of the beginning chain 4. (15 DC + 15 chain spaces)

R10: Chain 1. SC into the 1st stitch, and into each chain 1 space and DC around. Join. (30 SC)

R11 – 12: Chain 1. SC into the 1st SC, and into each SC around. Join. (30 SC)

Fasten Off, and Weave in End/s.

Tie: 

With Orange, chain 2. Work 4 SC into the 1st chain. Join to the 1st SC. Chain 62, 4 SCs into the 2nd to last chain. Join to the 1st SC.

Fasten Off, and Weave in Remaining Ends.

Finishing:

Weave the tie in and out of Round 9. No crochet hook needed to weave in this tie. Both of my ties came out of the center hole to keep it all even.

Video Tutorial in WeCrochet Dishie & H8/5mm Crochet Hook – shows a two color version, but stitch count and the number of rows is the same so just change to your preferred color sequence:

Crochet Pattern in WeCrochet Dishie & H8/5mm Crochet Hook:

In White, chain 16. 2 HDC into the 2nd chain, HDC into each of the next 13 chains, 3 HDC into the last chain, HDC into each of the next 13 stitches along the opposite side of the foundation chain, HDC into the 1st stitch. Join. (32 HDC)

R2: Chain 3. TC into the 1st stitch, DC into the next stitch, HDC into the next stitch, SC into each of the next 3 stitches, HDC into the next stitch, DC into the next stitch, (TC into the next stitch, DC into the next stitch, HDC into the next stitch, SC into each of the next 3 stitches, HDC into the next stitch, DC into the next stitch) 2x. Join with Orange. (32 stitches)

R3: In Orange, chain 2. DC into the 1st 3 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 2 stitches, (3 DC into the next stitch, DC into the next 2 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 2 stitches) 2x. DC into the 1st stitch. Join with Yellow. (32 DCs)

R4: In Yellow, chain 2. DC into the 1st 3 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 2 stitches, (3 DC into the next stitch, DC into the next 2 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 2 stitches) 2x. DC into the 1st stitch. Join with White. (32 DCs)

R5: In White, chain 2. DC into the 1st 3 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 2 stitches, (3 DC into the next stitch, DC into the next 2 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 2 stitches) 2x. DC into the 1st stitch. Join with Orange. (32 DCs)

R6: In Orange, chain 2. DC into the 1st 3 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 2 stitches, (3 DC into the next stitch, DC into the next 2 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 2 stitches) 2x. DC into the 1st stitch. Join with Yellow. (32 DCs)

R7: In Yellow, chain 2. DC into the 1st 3 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 2 stitches, (3 DC into the next stitch, DC into the next 2 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 2 stitches) 2x. DC into the 1st stitch. Join with White. (32 DCs)

R8: In White, chain 2. DC into the 1st 3 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 2 stitches, (3 DC into the next stitch, DC into the next 2 stitches, dc3tog, DC into the next 2 stitches) 2x. DC into the 1st stitch. Join with Orange. (32 DCs)

R9: In Orange, Chain 1. SC into the 1st 2 stitches, HDC into the next stitch, DC into the next 2 stitches, TC into the next stitch, DC into the next 2 stitches, HDC into the next stitch, (SC into the next 3 stitches, HDC into the next stitch, DC into the next 2 stitches, TC into the next stitch, DC into the next 2 stitches, HDC into the next stitch) 2x, SC into the last stitch. Join with Yellow, and fasten off Orange. (32 stitches)

R10: In Yellow, chain 4 (counts as a DC plus chain 1). Skip the next stitch, (DC into the next stitch, chain 1, skip the next stitch) 15x. Join to the 2nd chain of the beginning chain 4. Join with White, and fasten off Yellow. (16 DC + 16 chain spaces)

R11: In White, chain 1. SC into the 1st stitch, and into each chain 1 space and DC around. Join. (32 SC)

R12 – 13: Chain 1. SC into the 1st SC, and into each SC around. Join. (32 SC)

Fasten Off, and Weave in End/s.

Tie: 

With Orange (or White would be nice too), chain 2. Work 4 SC into the 1st chain. Join to the 1st SC. Chain 62, 4 SCs into the 2nd to last chain. Join to the 1st SC.

Fasten Off, and Weave in Remaining Ends.

Finishing:

Weave the tie in and out of Round 10. No crochet hook needed to weave in this tie.

Please feel free to make and sell your own Remi Soap Cozy (or Small Gift Bag) using this pattern, but please DO NOT claim this pattern as your own nor should you sell my pattern, and DO NOT re-publish my photos as your own. DO NOT copy and paste my pattern anywhere, link to it instead.

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