Ribbon Candy Julepynt (Hæklet)

The pattern is so clearly written that I finished my first ribbon candy in one evening—those basic stitches really do fly by. I love that it only takes scraps of medium-weight yarn, so my stash finally feels useful.

It's basically a free stash-buster — less than 50 yards of medium-weight yarn and basic stitches got me three ornaments in an evening. The finished candy curl looks surprisingly professional on the tree.

The pattern is so clearly written that I finished my first ribbon in about an hour, even though it’s my second crochet project ever. The bit about using less than 50 yards of leftover yarn is spot on—I cleared out three tiny scraps from my stash. It’s a sweet, quick make that looks surprisingly fest