Crochet Home Decor: Make Hanging Lanterns by Twinkie Chan

All levels | 1 hour 3 min

Crochet Home Decor: Make Hanging Lanterns
Overview01:11
Materials01:33
One-ring cylindrical lantern16:29
Hanger and light holder11:09
Two-ring chandelier lantern, part one09:49
Two-ring chandelier lantern, part two13:32
Two-ring chandelier lantern, part three09:52

Taught by Twinkie Chan

This class will be available to view on August 07, 2025.

Beautify your balcony and illuminate your living room with colorful, crocheted hanging lanterns. Crochet designer and author Twinkie Chan shows you how to create two different stylesof this vintage-inspired home decor. The first one has a simple cylindrical shape, and you’ll learn a latticed shell stitch that’s worked in double crochets and chains. The second one has a chandelier shape and is for adventurous crocheters interested in exploring a variety of stitch patterns like granny stitches, the upside down granny stitch, popcorns, and Twinkie's version of the flower of life which contains double treble, triple treble and even quadruple treble stitches. This class is a fun opportunity to experiment with structure and how a soft crochet fabric can drape and stretch over a rigid frame. Whether you hang your lanterns in your home or outside in your garden, they will brighten your space every day.

Here’s what you’ll need:

For smaller lantern:

Worsted weight yarn – approx. 120 yards - Twinkie uses Big Twist Value in Ivory and Red Heart

Super Saver in Pretty N Pink

6-inch floral hoop – Metal preferred but bamboo also works

For bigger lantern:

Worsted weight yarn – approx. 250 yards – Twinkie uses Big Twist Value in Speckle Brights

6-inch and 10-inch floral hoop

For either lantern:

H hook

Scissors

Tapestry needle

LED lights – I prefer LED tea candles for longer battery life

Yarn and/or embroidery floss for tassels and pom poms (optional)

Large beads (optional_

Needle that is small enough to pass through beads and large enough for your yarn/floss (optional)

Downloads:

Download Materials List Hanging_Lanterns_Pattern.pdf

Learn how to:

Crochet two different lantern shapes, plus fun modifications
Work around a metal hoop
Single crochet and double crochet
Work a shell motif, popcorn stitch, granny stitch, and upside-down granny stitch
Treble crochet in a flower of life motif