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Boho Summer Lampion Pattern

Boho Summer Lampion Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Cozy Accent

A warm touch for your space that transforms ordinary corners into inviting nooks filled with handmade charm.

About This Boho Summer Lampion Pattern

This pattern creates a Boho-style hanging lampion crocheted from top to bottom, incorporating two metal rings for shape and stability. It uses mercerized cotton yarn (sport/fine) and features detailed round-by-round instructions with photos and stitch symbols. The pattern also covers tassel making, suspension, and optional LED installation so you can make fully functional decorative lanterns.

Boho Summer Lampion Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Youll work from the upper lamp opening down to the tapered tip where a tassel is attached, with clear color-change notes to help you customize. Two metal rings (10 cm and 20 cm) are integrated to keep the lanterns stable and shapely.

Why You'll Love This Boho Summer Lampion Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines bright, uplifting colors with simple shaping to create something magical for the garden. I enjoy the rhythm of working rounds and watching the lanterns take on their distinctive boho silhouette. I love how the two metal rings lock the shape in place — it makes the finished piece surprisingly stable. Also, adding a tiny LED inside turns them into a practical, cozy accent that I reach for again and again.

Boho Summer Lampion Pattern step 1 - construction progress Boho Summer Lampion Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Boho Summer Lampion Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Boho Summer Lampion Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to customize the color scheme—I often swap to pastel shades for a softer look or bright neon for a festival feel.

I sometimes use a thicker sport or DK yarn with a larger hook to make a chunkier, more robust lantern; it changes the size but keeps the same shape.

I like adding small beads onto the tassel threads for extra visual interest and weight at the tip; wooden beads give a natural vibe while plastic beads can be colorful and cheap.

If I want a smaller pendant for an indoor nook, I use a smaller 8 cm inner ring or reduce the number of rounds before the decreases to make a compact version.

I occasionally skip the 20 cm ring for a more flexible silhouette, but I always keep the inner ring to secure the opening and suspension points.

For outdoor use I treat the finished piece with a light fabric protector spray and keep them under covered areas to reduce color bleeding in wet weather.

I have experimented with lining the inside with a thin plastic or paper cup to hold a tealight securely; this helps with safety if using small battery candles.

Try mixing yarn textures: a cotton-merino blend creates a softer drape, while 100% cotton keeps a crisp stitch definition that really shows off shell and tr patterns.

I also like to make a cluster of three lampions in graduated sizes and hang them together for a dramatic boho mobile effect over a porch or terrace.

If you want to play with light effects, use color-changing LED tealights and experiment with bead placements to get pretty light refractions inside the lampion.

I recommend practicing the tassel technique a couple of times and trimming to different lengths—shorter tassels feel neat and contemporary, while long tassels feel playful and bohemian.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Not counting the initial stitches around the ring can throw off the whole pattern; make sure you crochet exactly 95 sc and join with 1 sl-st before starting round 1. ✗ Changing colors at random can create a visible seam line; always start the new color at the starting position given in the instructions to avoid unsightly joins. ✗ Not weaving in ends as you go results in a lot of loose threads to finish later; weave in threads during the rounds when possible to make finishing easy. ✗ Overstretching the metal rings while wrapping or crocheting can distort the shape; hold the ring steady and crochet evenly so the stitches sit comfortably around the ring. ✗ Skipping the slip stitch to close rounds can shift your stitch alignment over time; end each round with the indicated sl-st into the starting chain to keep rows even.

Boho Summer Lampion Pattern

Create colorful boho-style hanging lanterns to brighten your garden or home. This pattern guides you from wrapping metal rings to crocheting the lantern body, adding tassels and installing LED lights. Youll love the playful texture and easy color changes that let you personalize every piece. Perfect for gifting or decorating your outdoor space with handmade charm.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Boho Summer Lampion Pattern

— Main Fabric

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    Mercerized cotton yarn (sport/fine) - recommended: Catania Solids/Schachenmayr or Capri/Katia, multiple colors for stripes
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    Color A: main contrast color - small skein (approx. 50-100g depending on size)
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    Accent colors: assorted sport/fine cotton - 30-50g each for stripes and details
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    Optional: small amounts of contrasting yarn for tassels and wraps
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    Metal rings: 1 x 10-cm diameter ring and 1 x 20-cm diameter ring per lampion
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    Optional: LED lights (color-changing or small battery tealights) and wooden or other beads for tassel decoration

— Tools Required

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    Crochet hook 3 mm
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    Scissors
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    Darning/tapestry needle for threading and finishing
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    Yarn needle for sewing in ends
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    Stitch markers
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    Metal rings: 10 cm diameter (1) and 20 cm diameter (1)
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    Optional: small LED lights with remote control or electric tealights
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    Optional: wooden or other beads for tassel decoration
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    Pins for assembly (optional)

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— Lantern :

Info :

Start to crochet sc around the ring by holding the ring in your left hand like a crochet piece, go with the hook under the ring, get thread, then go with hook above ring, get thread and pull it through the loops on the hook.

Info :

Crochet a total of 95 sc in this way and finally end with 1 sl-st in first sc. We now have a closed circle. From here we continue directly with the first round.

Round 1 :

Start with ch3, then 1 dc in same st, * ch1, skip 4 sts, 2 dc in same st, repeat from * continuously. End round with 1 sl-st in uppermost ch (= 57 sts)

Round 2 :

Start with ch3, then 2 dc in n. st, ch1, * skip 1 st, 1 dc in n. st, 2 dc in n. st, ch1, repeat from * cont. End rd with 1 sl-st. Change color. (= 76 sts)

Round 3 :

Start on the right dc of any dcg of prev. rd with ch3, then 1 dc in n. st, 2 dc in n. st, ch1, skip 1 st, * 2 dc, 2 dc in n. st, ch1, skip 1 st, repeat from * cont. End rd with 1 sl-st. (= 95 sts)

Round 4 :

1 dc on each dc of prev. rd and ch1 above each ch1/ch-sp of prev. rd. In detail: Start with ch3, then 3 dc, ch1, skip 1 st, * 4 dc, ch1, skip 1 st, repeat from * cont. End rd with 1 sl-st. (= 95 sts)

Round 5 :

Start on the right dc of any dcg of prev. rd with ch3, then crochet exactly as 4th rd. (= 95 sts)

Round 6 :

Start with ch3, then 2 dc, 2 dc in n. st, ch1, skip 1 st, * 3 dc, 2 dc in n. st, ch1, skip 1 st, repeat from * cont. End rd with 1 sl-st. Change color. (= 114 sts)

Round 7 :

1 dc on each dc of prev. rd and ch1 above each ch1/ch-sp of prev. rd. In detail: Start with ch3, then 4 dc, ch1, skip 1 st, * 5 dc, ch1, skip 1 st, repeat from * cont. End rd with 1 sl-st. (= 114 sts)

Round 8 :

Start with ch3, then 3 dc, 2 dc in n. st, ch1, skip 1 st, * 4 dc, 2 dc in n. st, ch1, skip 1 st, repeat from * cont. End rd with 1 sl-st. Change color. (= 133 sts)

Round 9 :

Begin with ch4, then crochet 1 tr on each dc of prev. rd and 1 tr in each ch-sp. End rd with 1 sl-st. (= 133 sts)

Round 10 :

Crochet sc all around, embracing the 20 cm ring now (as already described above for the first ring). Crochet 1 sc on each st of prev. rd. End round with 1 sl-st. (= 133 sts)

Round 11 :

Start above the right dc of any dcg of rd 8 (the ch-sp "line" of rounds 2 to 8 should be continued here in the same direction). Start with ch4, then 3 tr, 2trtog, ch1, skip 1 st, * 4 tr, 2trtog, ch1, skip 1 st, repeat from * cont. End rd with 1 sl-st. Change color. (= 114 sts)

Round 12 :

1 dc on each tr of prev. rd and ch1 above each ch1/ch-sp of prev. rd. In detail: Start on the right dc of any dcg of prev. rd with ch3, then 4 dc, ch1, skip 1 st, * 5 dc, ch1, skip 1 st, repeat from * cont. End rd with 1 sl-st. Change color. (= 114 sts)

Round 13 :

Start on the right dc of any dcg of prev. rd with ch3, then crochet exactly as 12th rd. Change color. (= 114 sts)

Round 14 :

Start on the right dc of any dcg of prev. rd with ch3, then 2 dc, 2dctog, ch1, skip 1 st, * 3 dc, 2dctog, ch1, skip 1 st, repeat from * cont. End rd with 1 sl-st. Change color. (= 95 sts)

Round 15 :

Start on the right dc of any dcg of prev. rd with ch3, then 1 dc, 2dctog, ch1, skip 1 st, * 2 dc, 2dctog, ch1, skip 1 st, repeat from * cont. End rd with 1 sl-st. Change color. (= 76 sts)

Round 16 :

Start on the right dc of any dcg of prev. rd with ch3, then 2dctog, ch1, skip 1 st, * 1 dc, 2dctog, ch1, skip 1 st, repeat from * cont. End rd with 1 sl-st. Change color. (= 57 sts)

Round 17 :

Start on the right dc of any dcg of prev. rd with ch3, then 1 dc, ch1, skip 1 st, * 2 dc, ch1, skip 1 st, repeat from * cont. End rd with 1 sl-st. Change color. (= 57 sts)

Round 18 :

Start on the right dc of any dcg of prev. rd with ch3, then work exactly as prev. rd 17. (= 57 sts)

Round 19 :

Start with ch2, then start to crochet 1 dc and finish it by making 2dctog with the ch2, ch1, skip 1 st, * 2dctog, ch1, skip 1 st, repeat from * cont. (= 38 sts)

Round 20 :

Start with ch4, skip 1 st, * 1 dc, ch1, skip 1 st, repeat from * cont. (= 38 sts)

Round 21 :

Start with ch3, * skip 1 st (the ch of prev. rd), 1 dc above dc of prev. rd, repeat from * cont. (= 19 sts)

Round 22 :

Start with ch3, 1 dc above each dc of prev. rd. (= 19 sts)

Round 23 :

Crochet exactly as 22nd rd. (= 19 sts)

Round 24 :

Start with ch3, * skip 1 st, 1 dc, repeat from * cont. This results in 9 final decreases. (= 10 sts)

Round 25 :

Start with ch3, then 1 dc above each dc of prev. rd. (= 10 sts). Then cut thread with a length of approx. 15 centimeters, pull it onto a darning needle, thread it through the remaining stitches and close the opening by pulling thread. Now pull the remaining thread to the inner side of the lampion - you will need it to attach the threads of the tassel.

— Tassel :

Item Name (P1) :

How to make tassels - 1 Wrap thread around the open palm about 30 times (or use cardboard or smartphone). Cut the thread. 2 Pull off your hand and secure the strand on the upper side with two to three knots with a piece of yarn about 30 cm long. 3 Now wrap with contrasting yarn about 1 cm below the fixed strand about 15 times, then knot well. 4 Use a darning needle to pull the ends of this fixing thread through the wrapped area into the inside of the thread strand. 6 Now cut through the loops on the opposite side and 7 trim to the same length. 8 Done! 9 Now you can add any beads on the long threads above.

— Suspension :

Info :

The suspension for the lanterns without roof is simply made of three threads of the same length (approximately 40 cm each), which I thread at about the same distance from each other on the ring (between 2 sc). At the top, knot all the threads together and shorten the ends.

— Illumination :

Info :

Color-changing LED lamps with remote control are recommended. Pull a thread through the small eyelet of the LED lamp. The thread must be at least 3 times the length of the ring diameter (for a 10 cm ring that is about 30 cm). Now pull the thread on two opposite sides through two sc on the ring and knot the two thread ends well. Shorten the thread ends and move the knot to one side of the ring. That's it. Light on and enjoy!

Assembly Instructions

  • Pull the remaining thread to the inner side of the lampion and use it to attach the tassel threads to the inner tip; knot threads securely and hide knots inside.
  • Thread tassel strands onto a darning needle, add optional beads, then bring tassel threads to the inner side of the lampion and knot all threads well and firmly together.
  • Attach suspension threads to the upper 20 cm ring by inserting three equal-length threads spaced evenly between stitches (between 2 sc) and knotting them together at the top.
  • Place the small LED or tealight inside before finishing the top if you plan to use lights; secure the LED with thread through its eyelet and knot on the ring as directed.
  • Weave in all loose ends on the inner side of the lantern so they are hidden from view, and trim ends neatly after knotting tassels and suspension.
  • If using beads on the tassel, thread beads before knotting tassel threads to the inner side and secure with tight knots so beads do not slip off.

Important Notes

  • 💡Please read the instructions completely before you start; the pattern is worked in rounds and each round begins with the indicated chain for that stitch type.
  • 💡When changing colors, always start the new color at the designated starting position to avoid creating an unsightly seam line.
  • 💡Weave in threads during crocheting after individual rounds rather than at the end, especially because turning the lantern for weaving may be difficult due to the two metal rings.
  • 💡Use the two metal rings (10 cm and 20 cm) to ensure a stable shape; wrap and crochet evenly around rings for the best result.
  • 💡Do not leave the lanterns outside in rainy weather for long periods, as some thread colors can bleed and the crochet work may become unsightly.

This Boho Summer Lampion pattern brings playful color and cozy light to your garden or home with handmade charm. Make a set in mixed stripes or a matching series for a festive display. Add tassels and beads for a final boho flourish. 🧶✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished lampion size depends on the rings used; with a 10 cm inner ring and a 20 cm middle ring you get the sample shape shown in the photos; overall height varies with tassel length.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights but this will change the finished size and drape; adjust hook size accordingly and expect a different number of stitches to fit the rings.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate and assumes you are comfortable with dc, tr, decreases (2dctog, 2trtog) and working in rounds.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crafters complete a single lampion in 5-7 hours depending on color changes, tassel making and optional bead or lighting installation.