DIY Ribbon and Yarn Wreath
I recently saw wreaths like this for sale, so there was no tutorial. It looked easy enough to make, and I knew exactly what I wanted it to look like, so I decided to see what I could do. I’ll tell you what I used and how I made it, and I hope it inspires you to make your own!
Check out my DIY snowflake sign and snowflake wall art tutorials to see what I made this to coordinate with. I love the red and white so much.
To make the basic wreath, all you need is a wreath form, chunky yarn, and ribbon. I used a Dollar Tree wire wreath form that I already had. You could go as big or small as you want to with this wreath, but the 14” Dollar Tree form worked perfectly for me.
I was originally looking for yarn that was even chunkier, but this is what I ended up with. As it turns out, I really like the proportions of the yarn and ribbon.
The ribbon is 1.5” wide and came from JoAnn’s. I had originally ordered a smaller spool of red and white snowflake ribbon, but when I went to pick it up, I realized the colors were a lot more muted than I was expecting. This ribbon is much brighter, and I love it. I could only get a giant spool of it, so I need to find something else to do with it. I do love a challenge!
Another note about the ribbon: mine is wired. I don’t know if that’s a requirement, but I will say that the wire made it easy to adjust it as I went around the wreath.
You can embellish your wreath however you want. I have so much ribbon left over that a big bow would have been a logical choice. However, I had my heart set on a cluster of snowflakes in different sizes. I had a bunch of snowflakes left over from my snowflake wall art project, so I used those. You could do flowers/greenery, bows—whatever you want.
Supplies:
- Wire wreath form
- Chunky yarn
- 1.5” wide ribbon
- Scissors
- Embellishments
- Glue gun/glue sticks
I started by laying the ribbon across the wreath form and holding it in place by tying the yarn in a loop around the back of the wreath.
The pattern I followed was 3 loops of yarn over the ribbon and 5 loops under. I wrapped the entire skein of yarn three times over the ribbon, and then folded the ribbon back over those loops and wrapped the skein five times around the bare wreath form. I kept going back and forth until the entire wreath form was covered. This really didn’t take very long. The yarn was a bit unruly (just because it’s a big skein), but it was manageable.
I intended to glue one end of the ribbon to the other when they met up, but I was able to fold and tuck the ribbon under the yarn. As it happens, I was able to make a perfect loop with my 3 and 5 pattern. Depending on the thickness of your yarn, you may have some extra loops of yarn or whatever. No big deal. You can cover that up with your embellishments.
Speaking of embellishments, as I said earlier, I used an assortment of snowflakes that I already had. I had three wooden snowflakes left over, so I painted those red and white. The others were good to go.
I used my glue gun to glue the big snowflakes on first. I added the foam snowflakes with hot glue as well. The other snowflakes are foam stickers, so I just stuck those on. I don’t know if those will last forever, but I’ll figure that out if it becomes an issue.
I think it turned out to be a perfect fit with the red and white snowflake theme I have in my entryway. Imagine the possibilities for different holidays and seasons!
I’d love to see if you make your own wreath!
Happy crafting!
