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Make these easy, durable crochet mason jar lanterns with jute string! They will add a homey touch to your outdoor living space. Fill them with tea lights, fairy lights, glow-in-the-dark rocks, or anything else you can dream up!
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JUTE CROCHET MASON JAR LATERNS
Howdy campers!!! Welcome to Crochet Summer Camp, Day Two!
Today we are whipping up some mason jar lanterns.
Not sure about you, but the warmer months are my fave. We love spending time outside, relaxing and smelling the summer air in the shade. We don’t have a fancy outdoor space, but simply putting out a couple chairs, a few cushions, and some personal touches can make a huge difference. I have my crochet plant hangers, and now these mason jar lanterns bring an extra homey touch to our outdoor space!
ABOUT THIS PATTERN:
This crochet lantern whips up pretty fast, but the jute can shed fibers a bit, so make sure you are working in a place that can be cleaned up easily.
The pattern download includes instructions for both a 16 oz regular mouth and 32 oz regular mouth jars. Gauge is semi important, but the most important thing is just to make your base circle a bit larger than your jar. You may be tempted to make it the exact same size at the bottom of your jar, but you need space for the next row and your jar will slide it better if the lantern is slightly larger. Give yourself an extra 1/4″ on all sides when using your jar to measure your base circle.
READY TO CROCHET YOUR JUTE LANTERNS?
The 16 oz lantern is FREE in-text below! A downloadable ad-free PDF that includes 16 oz and 32 oz sizing is available for purchase from my shops.
What you need:
– 4mm hook
– Jute String (1 roll will make one large and one small lantern)
– Mason Jars
– S Hooks (optional)
Abbreviations: US Terms
Ch –chain
Sc –single crochet
Sl st –Slip Stitch
St – stitch
Sk – Skip
16 oz MASON JAR LANTERN:
Begin with magic ring.
1. Ch 2, work 14 dc into ring. Join with a sl st. (14 sts)
2. Ch 2. Work 2 hdc in each st around. Join with a sl st. (28 sts)
3. Ch 1. *Sc in next st, work 2 sc in next st* work 14 times. Join with a sl st. (42 sts) Your round should have a 1/4″ allowance around whole circle, larger than the bottom of the jar.
4. Work this round in BLO. Ch 2. Dc in each st around. Join with a sl st. (42 sts)
5. Ch 4 (counts as first dc and ch 2). Sk same st and next 2 sts, dc in next st. *Ch 2, sk next 2 sts, dc in next st* work 12 times. Ch 2, sk last 2 sts. Join with 2nd ch. (42 sts).
6. Ch 1 (doesn’t count). Sc in same st. Sc in each st around. When you get to the chains, work in the space instead of each chain. Join with a sl st with first sc. (42 sts)
7. – 12. Repeat rows 5 and 6 respectively.
13. Ch 4 (counts as first hdc and ch 2). Sk same st and next 2 sts, hdc in next st. *Ch 2, sk next 2 sts, hdc in next st* work 12 times. Ch 2, sk last 2 sts. Join with 2nd ch. (42 sts).
Place jar in your lantern cover.
14. Ch 1. Sc in same st. *Sc in next ch sp, sc in next st* work 13 times. Sc in last ch sp. Join with first st. (28 sts)
15. Sl st in each st. (28 sts) Tie off.
CONSTRUCTION: Cut 3 lengths of jute string approx. 24 inches each. Take one, fold in half and slip the loop (formed by the fold) through any space on your lantern. Pull both ends through the loop and tighten.
Repeat 2 more times, spacing them evenly around. Tie all strings into a knot on top to hang your lantern from.
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