Materials list
My personal recommendations for everything you need for my patterns. Click a category to jump straight to it.
Here you will find my personal purchasing recommendations for materials that I use myself and that are needed for my crochet patterns.
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Yarns
90% of my crochet patterns call for mercerised, combed, gassed pure cotton. My favourite yarn for many years has been Catania by Schachenmayr. I also use equivalent alternatives.
- Catania by Schachenmayr at Hobbii
- Catona by Scheepjes
- Cotton Quick by Gründl
- Basic Cotton by Pro Lana
- Quattro by Lang Yarns
- Cotone by Lana Grossa
For crochet blankets
For crochet blankets I use a heavier acrylic yarn that is both durable and easy to care for. An alternative to my long-time favourite Bravo:
Chenille yarn for “Cozyballs”
Metal rings and frames
For dreamcatchers and lanterns, rings are available in various diameters and pack sizes.
- Metal rings, 10 cm
- Metal rings, 12 cm
- Metal rings, 15 cm
- Metal rings, 20 cm
- Metal rings, 25 cm
- Metal rings, 30 cm
- Square metal frames, for my Boho Square lanterns
Lighting for lanterns and lampions
- LED bulb set, with remote control for outdoor lanterns
- Battery-operated tea lights, for the crocheted holder of my lanterns
- Tea lights with remote control, for winter and Christmas indoors
- Rechargeable tea lights (USB)
- Rechargeable tea lights with remote control
- LED micro wire fairy lights with timer
- Batteries for wire fairy lights
- Pull-Light Bulbs, battery-operated, switched on and off by pulling the cord
The micro wire fairy lights can be placed inside my lampions or hung in them. For my Advent calendar: Please choose a fairy light string about 2 m long with 20 LEDs and warm white light. There are many variants.
Beads and decorations
Suncatcher crystals
I use these crystals for my suncatcher decorations. The faceted glass creates beautiful light effects in the sunshine.
Beads and charms
- 2 cm wooden beads with faces, for my angels
- Colourful wooden beads
- Wooden bead assortment, 12 mm
- Colourful wooden beads, 400 pieces, my favourite pastel beads for boho dreamcatchers
- Silver heart-shaped metal beads
- Silver bead caps, for decorating tassels and bead strands
- Charms / jewellery pendants, for basket bags or lanterns
I use flamingo charms for my “Talira” wine glass lampshades.
Trims, ribbons and accessories
- Colourful fringe trim, for basket bags, stools and lanterns
- Rainbow pompom trim
- Satin ribbons, for hanging Easter eggs, Christmas baubles and Advent calendar parcels
- Bag handles, for my hexagon bag “Cassilda”
- 2 cm buttons, for hot water bottle covers and cushion covers
Christmas and Easter
Christmas baubles and Advent calendar
Among other things, I use the clear plastic baubles for my chenille Christmas baubles “Cozyballs”.
- Clear plastic baubles, 8 cm
- Clear plastic baubles, 6 cm
- White plastic baubles, 30 pieces
- Pink Christmas baubles, 60 mm, shatterproof
- Transparent acrylic baubles, 8 cm
- Caps for Christmas baubles
- Parcels for my Christmas tree Advent calendar
- Larger parcels for Advent calendars
Easter eggs and baskets
- Plastic Easter eggs to crochet around
- Hanging loops for Easter eggs
- Snap fastener set with pliers, for the handles of my Easter baskets
Fillings and useful extras
- Stuffing for cushions and cuddly toys, EU toy safety standard DIN EN 71-3
- Square cushion insert, for “Boho Dreams”
- Round cushion insert, 40 cm, for “Sansara No. 2”
- 2-litre hot water bottle, for my hot water bottle covers
- Retractable tape measures to crochet around
Tools and helpers
- Small table vacuum cleaner, my helper when crocheting with chenille yarn
- Hot glue gun, for gluing appliqués onto decorations
- Tassel maker, for the tassels on my dreamcatchers and cushions
- Pompom maker set, for different sizes
- Darning needles, for weaving in ends and embroidering details