How to Make a Knitted Wreath for the Holidays
Knitting Needle Size
Size 15 or 10 mm
Yarn Weight
(7) Jumbo
Gauge
6 sts = 4” [10 cm]; 8 rows = 4” [10 cm]
Finished Size
18” (46 cm) in diameter
Materials List
- RED HEART® Grande™: 3 balls 402 Foggy A
- RED HEART® Soft®: 1 ball each 9925 Really Red B, 4601 Off White C, and 2515 Turquoise D
- Susan Bates® Knitting Needles: 15mm [US 19]
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5.5mm [US I-9]
- 18” (46 cm) foam wreath form
- 4 jingle bells
- 3 holiday ornaments
- Three 1½” (4 cm) foam balls
- Two 2” (5 cm) foam balls
- Three bamboo skewers
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These patterns are for you!
Instructions
Wreath
With A, cast on 13 sts.
Row 1: *K1, P1; repeat from * to last st, K1.
Repeat Row 1 until piece measures 42” (107 cm).
Bind off, leaving 3-yard (2.7 m) tail for seaming.
Trim
Change to crochet hook. With B, chain 6” (15 cm). Fasten off.
With C, chain 3” (8 cm). Fasten off.
With D, chain 6” (15 cm). Fasten off.
Finishing
With yarn needle and long tail, seam A piece around the wreath form along the side edges. Seam top edge to bottom edge.
Weave in all loose ends.
Yarn Balls
Wrap B around one of the foam balls, wrapping until the entire ball is covered with yarn.
Repeat with C and D until you have a total of five wrapped foam balls.
Cut bamboo skewers down to 5” (13 cm).
Push skewer completely through yarn ball, piercing the ball with the pointed end.
Repeat with the four other yarn balls.
Push the pointed end of the skewer into the wreath form to attach and secure two of the yarn balls. Set the other three yarn balls aside.
Trim
Securely attach one ornament to the end of each crochet chain.
String 4 jingle bells onto the end opposite the ornament of one crochet chain. Place one yarn ball skewer through the center of the chain and then pierce the wreath with the skewer to secure.
Secure the other two ornaments to the wreath by piercing the end of the chain opposite the ornaments with the yarn ball skewers and pushing them into the wreath.
