Million Dollar Red Beaded Crochet Lampshade FREE Pattern by Kristin Omdahl

If you can crochet in the round, you can make so many things beyond hats and cowls. In this pattern, I will show you how to decorate an otherwise plain lampshade with a beautiful crochet stitch pattern. And, show you how to add a simple beaded edging to the bottom.

Million Dollar Red Beaded Crochet Lampshade FREE Pattern by Kristin Omdahl

Materials:

(1) hank Be So Fine Yarn; #1 fingering weight; 100% bamboo; 650 yds (597m) per 4oz (113g); color Million Dollar Red
H/8 (5mm) crochet hook
Yarn needle
Beading needle
(75) 6mm fire polish beads

Gauge: each pattern repeat is 3” wide after blocking

Finished size: 
45” circumference around lampshade

NOTE: one hank of yarn is plenty to make 2 lampshades at this size.

NOTE: This pattern can be easily modified to fit any lampshade. Measure around the circumference at the widest part. This is the circumference you need for your tube. At the end, we cinch up the top to be narrower so it rests over the lampshade.

Instructions:

Round 1: *ch3, dc in 3rd ch from hook. (one foundation oval made). Rep from * 44 more times. Slst to first ch at beg of round to join, being careful to not twist.

Round 2: slst into first foundation oval. ch1, sc in same sp, *7dc in next foundation oval, sc in next foundation oval, ch5, sc in next foundation oval. Rep from * around, on last rep, replace ch5 with ch2, and dc to first st at beg of round (counts as last ch5 sp). — 15 7dc shells

Round 2: ch1, sc in same ch5 sp, *(dc, ch1)x6, dc, sc in next ch5 sp. Rep from * around, on last rep replace last sc with slst to first st at beg of round to join.

 

Round 3: Ch8 (counts as dc, ch5), skip 1 ch1 sp, sc in next ch1 sp, ch5, skip 2 ch1 sps, sc in next ch1 sp, ch5, *dc in next sc, ch5, skip 1 ch1 sp, sc in next ch1 sp, ch5, skip 2 ch1 sps, sc in next ch1 sp, ch5, skip 1 ch1 sp. Rep from * around, on last rep, replace last ch5 with ch2, dc in 3rd of beg ch to join (counts as last ch5 sp).

Round 4: ch1, sc in same sp, *ch5, sc in next ch5 sp, 7dc in next ch5 sp, sc in next ch5 sp. Rep from * around, slst to first sc at beg of round to join.

Round 5: slst into ch5 sp, ch1, sc in same sp, (dc, ch1)x6, dc, sc in next ch5 sp. Rep from * around, on last rep replace last sc with slst to first st at beg of round to join.

Rounds 6 – 8: rep rounds 3 – 5

Rounds 7 – 9: rep rounds 3 – 5

Rounds 10 – 12: rep rounds 3 – 5

 

Rounds 13 – 15: rep rounds 3 – 5

Rounds 16 – 18: rep rounds 3 – 5

Rounds 19 – 21: rep rounds 3 – 5. Fasten off.

String 75 beads onto yarn.

Edging round: Join with slst to first ch1 sp in any shell, *(ch1, bead ch1, ch1, slst in next ch1 sp)x5, ch1, slst in next ch1 sp. Rep from * around. Fasten off.

Top cinching round: Round 1: Join yarn in the free side of any center shell (from round 1 of shade), ch8 (counts as dc, ch5), dc in the free end of the next ch5 sp (from round 1 of shade), ch5, *dc in next shell, ch5, dc in next ch5 sp, ch5. Rep from * around. Slst to 3rd of beg ch to join. — 30 ch5 sps

Round 2: slst into first ch5 sp, ch1, sc in same sp, *ch3, sc in next ch5 sp. Rep from * around. Slst to first st at beg of round to join. Fasten off.

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