I made both of these and after the first ones I found out the canes couldn't go through the loops. So when I made more of them I started a little above the mark where you start and that made the loop large enough to put the cans through. I hope you can understand what I did and hope this helps.
I see you got some wonderful answers to your question, already (I get my candy canes at a Dollar store, btw) ....so I'll just say, "welcome to Cute!' *'s for all
In the UK they are half price in Tesco until they have all gone.
Anne, WELCOME to the CUTE family. In your area - I would say Target, K-Mart or Walmart.
I had problems also finding the right size candy canes. I opted to enlarge the pattern slightly. Right now you probably will not find them. At Christmas time I found the largest selection at Walmart. Welcome to Cute.
I cannot answer your question but I see you are new on Cute. Welcome to this wonderful site.