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Homemade chocolate cotton candy!

My finished Chocolate dragons beard cotton candy!

After candy was made this was puck...

I had to heat in the microwave for 10-20 sec slowly to make it soft enough

After two times pulling and dipping in coco, corn powder mixture

LOTS of pulling

Starting to resemble hair

got so thin it was breaking

The recipe I used was
2.5 C. Sugar
1/4 C. Corn syrup
1/2 tsp. Vinegar
1 1/4 C. water
Heat to 260 F or 133 C
Do not stir while boiling

I poured my mixture into six soft cup cake molds so they would pop out easy, but you can use any soft plastic container that you can bend to release the puck.
Here is the link to the video tutorial I used:
http://lifehacker.com/5706253/create-old-fashioned-cotton-candy-right-in-your-kitchen

The pictures are from my third puck, I broke my first 2...
I suggest getting the candy soft enough to be easily pliable but not to melted.  And always dip in powder!!!
Good luck :)

FREE Striped crochet beanie Pattern!!! UPDATED!

Supplies:

Hook size H

Worsted weight yarn (I used Lions brand because of its softness)

Key terms:

Ch- chain

Dc- double crochet

Ss- slip stitch

St- stitch

Rnd- Round

Dc2tog- Double crochet 2 together

I have color coded my sizes Blue is baby, Green is child, Orange is teen or adult

This pattern is working in rounds.  After you attach you DO NOT turn your work

Color A

Ch 4 ss into first ch to form a loop ch3

Rnd 1- Dc 12 into the circle attach to first St, (do not fasten off)

Attach color B (pull up through ss st to attach last DC to first DC of color A, ch 3)

Rnd 2- Dc 1 in same st as 3 ch, Dc 2 into next st, Dc 2 in all st all the way around, (do not fasten off)

Pull up Color A through ss, ch 3

Rnd 3- Dc 1 in same st as 3 ch, *Dc 1 into next st, Dc 2 in next st* repeat all the way around,

Pull up color B, ss, ch 3

Rnd 4- Dc 1 in same st as 3 ch, *Dc 2, Dc 2 into next stitch* repeat all the way around

Pull up color A, ss, ch 3
(Skip to rnd 8 for babies)

Rnd 5- Dc 1 in same st as 3 ch, *Dc 3, Dc 2 into next stitch* repeat all the way around

Pull up color b, ss, ch 3 
(Skip to rnd 8 for young children)

Rnd 6- Dc 1 in same st as 3 ch, *Dc 4, Dc 2 into next stitch* repeat all the way around

Pull up color A, ss, ch 3

(for teens and adults)

Rnd 7- Dc 1 in same st as 3 ch, *Dc 6, Dc 2 into next stitch* repeat all the way around

Pull up color B, ss, ch3

(for teens and adults) Another rnd can be added if bigger is needed

Keep switching colors all the way till the end without cutting or fastening off.

Rnd 8-(11,12,14) Dc 1 in every st all the way around, Fasten off after last rnd.

At the end tie both colors in a knot (optional) for extra security and weave in ends.
ENJOY!!