BEADED LANTERN
Put the light back in delightful with this irresistible make. By Emma Leith
Light up your life with this fun lantern, guaranteed to shine in your indoor or outdoor space. One for the summer to-do list!
NOTES
Lantern is worked in rounds, with RS facing throughout. Round 1 is worked around the metal loop.
You can use any colour in any order throughout the pattern, changing colour at the end of each round.
LANTERN
BODY
Using a 4mm hook and any colour, join yarn to metal loop.
Round 1 (RS) Ch1 (counts as a dc), 71dc evenly around metal loop, ss to beg ch-1 to join.
[72 dc]
Fasten off.
Change to a 3.5mm hook and join any colour into any st.
Round 2 (RS) Ch3 (counts as tr throughout), 2tr in same st, (skip 2 sts, 3tr in next st) 23 times, skip 2 sts, ss to top of beg ch-3. [24 3-tr groups] Fasten off and join any colour into first tr on any 3-tr group.
Round 3 Beg tr3tog over first 3 sts, (ch3, tr3tog next 3 sts) 23 times, ch3, ss to top of beg tr3tog. [24 tr3tog, 24 ch-3 sps]
Fasten off and join any colour into any ch-3 sp. Round 4 Ch1 (counts as a dc), dc in same sp, (FPdc around tr3tog, 2dc in next ch-3 sp) 23 times, FPdc around final tr3tog, ss to beg ch-1. [48 dc, 24 FPdc]
Fasten off and join any colour into any st. Round 5 Ch4 (counts as tr and ch1), skip next st, (tr in next st, ch1, skip 1 st) 35 times, ss to third ch of beg ch-4. [36 tr, 36 ch-1 sps]
Fasten off and join any colour into any ch-1 sp. Round 6 Ch1 (counts as a dc), dc in same sp, 2dc in each ch-1 sp around, ss to beg ch-1. [72 dc]
Repeat Rounds 2- 6 until Lantern measures 22cm. You can use any colour for each round. Fasten off.
BEADED BORDER
Using a 3.5mm hook, join any colour into any st. Round 1 (RS) Ch1 (counts as a dc throughout), dc in each st around, ss to beg ch-1. [72 dc] Fasten off and join any colour into any st. Round 2 Ch1, (ch9, skip 5 sts, dc in next st) 11 times, ch9, skip final 5 sts, ss to beg ch-1.
[12 dc, 12 ch-9 sps]
Round 3 Ss into ch-9 sp, ch1, (3dc, PB, 4dc) in same sp, (4dc, PB, 4dc) in each ch-9 sp around, ss to beg ch-1.
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
HANGING LOOP
Using a 3.5mm hook, join any colour into the base of any st from Round 1, *ch30.
Fasten off leaving a long tail.**
Skip 23 sts from Round 1, join same colour yarn into base of next st; rep from * twice more ending final rep at **.
Tie the three chain lengths together, taking the longest tail, ch12, ss to last ch from hook to form a loop.
Fasten off and weave in all ends.