I love my white Kumuda Dreamcatcher. The pure white colour looks great on my dark blue wall and I love that it is so big! However, shortly after making it, I started having visions of it in many colours, and I decided to try it out as well as making a smaller version. It worked out well that I already had some smaller craft hoops and some Scheepjes Maxi Bonbon and Maxi Sugar Rush lace weight yarn that I had been gifted, so I didn’t need to spend any money to do start the project. It turned out the yarn works really well for the dreamcatcher and the colour possibilities are lush! The size worked out well for a 30 cm craft hoop, I just had to add a few more rounds at the end.
You can still get Maxi Sugar Rush, but I think Maxi Bonbon may have been renamed Maxi Sweet Treat as I can’t find Maxi Bonbon anywhere. Scheepjes write that they are basically the same yarn, but Sugar Rush is available in 50 g balls and Sweet Treat in 25 g balls. The yardage and composition is the same: 140 m per 25 g yarn and 100 % mercerized cotton. You can of course use a different lace weight yarn with a similar yardage; this isn’t an advert for Scheepjes and I don’t get paid to promote the yarn. It just happened to be what I have in stock. The indication for the yarn is to use a 1.25 – 1.5 mm hook, but I used a 2 mm hook for my dreamcatcher as it makes it more stretchy and not too tight.
Please remember that this is my design and copyright. If you make to sell I would appreciate if you credit me as the designer and please do not copy or translate the pattern or present it as your own – thanks!
What you need:
A 30 cm metal craft hoop (a wooden one would probably work just as well, just use up more yarn); a 2 mm crochet hook, Scheepjes Maxi Sugar Rush or Maxi Sweet Treat in different colours – or a different yarn with similar yardage.
The pattern:
You need to follow the same pattern as for the large Kumuda Dreamcatcher until round 17. I found that for some reason one of the dreamcatchers I made was more stretchy than the other two, so for this one I repeated round 17 two times and then crocheted the dreamcatcher to the hook. For the other two I repeated round 17 twice, then repeated round 16 and then crocheted to the hook. You might find your tension is different to mine anyway and that you need to do it slightly differently. That’s both the beauty and annoying part of working with yarn!
I’m intending to make up some new patterns for both a 30 cm and a 20 cm craft hoop and to add the dreamcatchers themselves to my craft market stall this winter. It makes a nice addition to all the winter things I make and it’s always nice to have new things. While I would love to make the 50 cm dreamcatcher for this as well, I think it is possibly too big – it’s incredible what a difference 20 cm does!
I hope you enjoy making this pattern! I would love to see your versions of the Kumuda Dreamcatcher, so you can tag me on Instagram or add it as a project on Ravelry. You can also send it to me on Facebook.
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Happy crocheting and happy dreaming!
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