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Home » How to Crochet Canelé [Free Crochet Pattern]

Crochet, Crochet Gifts · February 17, 2025

How to Crochet Canelé [Free Crochet Pattern]

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A Beginner’s guide to crochet a canele.

Crochet canele

If you are a foodie who loves crocheting desserts, I bet you will adore this canelé crochet pattern! It makes a perfect gift or a stylish bag charm for a unique statement.

This step-by-step canelé crochet tutorial will show you exactly how to crochet a mini canelé keychain. Once you get the hang of it, you can mix and match colors to add your own personal style.

Abbreviations Used

I will be using these crochet abbreviations for this crochet tutorial.

MRMagic Ring
SCSingle Crochet
VIncrease
SL STSlip Stitch
ADecrease
CHChain
FLOFront Loop Only
BLOBack Loop Only
DCDouble Crochet
KEmpty Stitch
PsPuff Stitch

Materials Needed

crochet supplies
  • Cotton Crochet Yarn (color used: red, white, purple, brown)
  • Crochet Kit (3.0 mm Hook + Yarn Needle + Yarn Snips + Stitch Markers)
  • Glue Gun
  • Stuffings

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Step by Step Instructions

I will be dividing this easy canelé crochet tutorial into 4 sections:

  1. Body
  2. Whipped Cream
  3. Strawberry
  4. Assembling It Together

Body

crocheting canele body step 1

1: MR, 8 SC

crocheting canele body step 2

2: 8 V

crocheting canele body step 3

3: 8 (SC, V)

crocheting canele body step 4

4: 6 (3 SC, V)

crocheting canele body step 5

5: BLO 30 DC

crocheting canele body step 6 to 8

6 to 8: 15 (FLO DC, DC)

crocheting canele body step 9

9: Change color 15 (FLO F, F)

crocheting canele body step 10

10: 15 (FLO F, F)

crocheting canele body step 11

11: 7 A, SC, 7 A, Add stuffings

Whipped Cream

crocheting canele whipped cream step 1

1: 6 SC

crocheting canele whipped cream step 2

2: 6 V

crocheting canele whipped cream step 3

3: 6 (3 CH, do the puff stitch with 5 loops), K)

Strawberry

strawberry crochet

1: 6 SC

2: 3 (SC, V)

3: 9 SC

Assembling It Together

To assemble the canelé, glue the strawberry to the whipped cream first.

canele toppings

Then, glue the whipped cream to the body of the canelé.

This post teaches you how to crochet a canelé.

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