I’ve celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year every year since I was a child, and I always thought the lanterns were so beautiful. Because this upcoming year is the Year of the Dragon, I decided to design a Chinese Dragon Lovey, which I will publish in time for the new year. As a cute optional addition, I decided to design this crochet Chinese lantern for the dragon to hold and share it as a free pattern. These work up quickly — it takes me around 30 minutes to make each.
Simple pattern:
- Crochet 6 single crochet stitches into a magic ring [6]
- INC X 6 [12]
- (SC, INC) X 6 [18]
- SC, INC, (SC 2, INC) X 5, SC [24]
- SC 24 [24]
- SC 24 [24]
- SC 24 [24]
- SC 24 [24]
- SC 24 [24]
- SC, DEC, (SC 2, DEC) X 5, SC [18]
- (SC, DEC) X 6 [12]
- DEC X 6
Embroider the lantern on the sides and with a tassel.
This video will take you through it:
If you want more help, here are notes and links to videos:
- Crochet 6 single crochet stitches into a magic ring [6]
2. INC X 6 [12]
3. (SC, INC) X 6 [18]
4. SC, INC, (SC 2, INC) X 5, SC [24]
5. SC 24 [24]
6. SC 24 [24]
7. SC 24 [24]
8. SC 24 [24]
9. SC 24 [24]
10. SC, DEC, (SC 2, DEC) X 5, SC [18]
11. (SC, DEC) X 6 [12]
12. DEC X 6
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