Jennifer Pedersen-Giles lives in Arizona and has a blog Wind Rose Fiber Studio and ETSY shop Wind Rose Boutique. On her blog Wind Rose Fiber Studio she’s offering a free pictorial tutorial on crocheting and felting this beautiful lantern necklace and all you have to do is to select the colors you wish to use. Complete instructions for this project are on Wind Rose Fiber Studio. Stop by and visit Jennifer and tell her you found her on craft gossip felting.
Jennifer relates:
Today I’m posting the pattern for this cute Felted Lantern Necklace. I originally designed this pattern for a crochet class I used to teach back in Virginia. I love a pattern where every time you make it, you can put your own spin on the design. These days, with the vast variety of beads and fibers in the marketplace, this pendant can take on so many unique looks.
This weekend I’ll go through the pattern step by step in a crochet-along. I’ll take pictures of all of my materials and show you the stitches every step of the way. If you’ve never felted before, this is a great project to introduce you to the fun of machine felting. So dig through that yarn stash and find a little wool and a bead or two and we’re off!
After a crazy day of distraction (a palm tree farm around the corner from my house went up in flames ~ no one was hurt) what a nice surprise to find this feature!!! I hope everyone enjoys making their own Felted Lantern Necklace and I’m always happy to answer any questions. It’s a quick and easy project and I bet you’ll find you can’t make just one!
Jenn 😀
I saw this pattern here two days ago – I have only made two crocheted items before (last year) so it took me a bit of time to get going properly but I have made two and my 7yr old son has coveted one and my 4yr old son wants one two. These are easy to make up and look great. If readers are thinking of making one, remember that wool shrinks by about 30% so make the necklace chain quite long. Thanks for sharing – I will definitely be making more!