Make a fun boho-style chunky yarn wreath for your home this holiday season and leave it out all winter! This simple DIY project costs next to nothing and adds great style to any space.
Wreaths are an excellent way to add style to an otherwise boring spot – like the front of your door or a blank wall in your house.
Even better than the typical floral wreath, a chunky yarn wreath gives a bit of coziness too!
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If you’re looking for a simple Christmas or winter project, give this wreath a try.
It’s looks great with just the yarn but is also easy to make seasonal by adding twigs or picks to the leather strap too. 🙂
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What is the Boho Style?
The boho trend is described as a free-spirited aesthetic that creates an eclectic style using laid-back organic elements, natural textures and earthy colors.
Some say it draws inspiration from the “hippie” era, but the more common boho style has a touch of chic-ness to it.
People who decorate their home in a boho fashion tend to shy away from traditional styling rules and instead focus on a bold mix of colors, patterns and textures.
Boho Wreath Ideas
If you’re loving the boho style for your home right now, here are some other really pretty boho Christmas wreath ideas (and a few for fall too!):
DIY Chunky Yarn Wreath
For a printable copy of the materials and instructions, scroll down.
Materials Needed:
- 12” Embroidery Hoop
- Chunky Luxe Big Yarn (The kind I originally used has since been discontinued, so this is a close match)
- Leather Strap
- Decorative Nail Head
- Small Piece of String
Tools Needed:
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How to Make a Loop Yarn Wreath
STEP 1: Cut the yarn strands.
First, take the yarn and cut a piece measuring 21 inches.
Use this piece to measure out 31 more strands of yarn, 32 total strands.
STEP 2: Loop the yarn strands around the hoop.
Next, take a strand of yarn, fold it in half and place the fold under your hoop to where the yarn creates a loop pointing out of the hoop and you have the tails of yarn inside the hoop.
Take the tails of yarn over the hoop and through the loop to secure the yarn to the hoop.
Repeat this step next to this piece of yarn until you have filled up the hoop with all 32 pieces. Your chunky yarn wreath should now look like this:
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STEP 3: Knot the yarn strands together.
Now you’re going to take one tail of yarn from one of the knots and one from the knot right next to it.
Tie these two pieces together creating another row of knots.
Do this all the way around the wreath.
Once you have completed the second row of knots, cut any pieces that are extra long.
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Then pull the yarn apart along the edges to create the fluffy, frayed look.
STEP 4: Add the leather strap.
Next, measure and cut a piece of leather that is 1″ wide by 7” long.
Place your leather strip in between two of the knots.
Now you will overlap your leather by about half of an inch and put your decorative nail head there in the middle to secure the two ends together.
Lastly, flip over your wreath and tie a small piece of string on the back of the leather so you can hang your new wreath!
Now you have the perfect chunky yarn wreath for both Christmas and/or Winter.
To give it a holiday vibe, simply add in some fir tree trimmings and berries behind the leather.
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Super cute, don’t you think?
Chunky Yarn DIY Ideas
Love the look of the chunky yarn enough to try a few other projects with it?
Here are a few of my favorite chunky yarn DIY ideas for you to make:
I made baskets for some family members as Christmas gifts a few years ago and they loved them!
As promised, here are the printable instructions for my chunky yarn wreath:
DIY Chunky Yarn Wreath
Make this boho-style chunky yarn wreath in just a few easy steps and add style to your space all year round!
Materials
Tools
Instructions
- Cut 32 strands of yarn at 21" long.
- Loop the strands around the wreath and through themselves all the way around the hoop.
- Tie the tail from one knot with the tail from the one next to it and work your way all the way around the wreath until all the tails are knotted.
- Trim any tails that seem to long and pull the ends of the tales apart to give it a frayed look.
- Cut a leather strip that's 7" long and tuck it between two knots.
- Wrap the leather strip around the wreath and secure it together in the front with a decorative nail head.
- Tie a simple string around the back of the leather to use for hanging.
Notes
Add some greenery or berries behind the leather strip for a festive Christmas feel!
I hope this tutorial helps you add a bit of the fun, boho-Christmas style to your home!
As always, let me know if you have any questions.
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Yes, a normal knot, but only cross over and under once. It’s like half of a full knot!
When you knot the two strands next to each other are you doing a normal knot? Like crossover and under twice?
Each knot is its own – so each piece of yarn gets tied on individually. Does that clarify?
When tying the knots, do you use the strand from the last knot to tie the next knot with and continue that way or make knots to just connect each group/strand of yarn?
I just used one!
Do you use both pieces of the hoop or just one ?
It’s Red Heart’s Boutique Irresistible yarn. 🙂
What’s the brand of yarn?
This one is similar – but still only available in store, not online…
Sorry Andrea – looks like it’s out of stock everywhere online! You might check your local craft stores?
This is so cute! The yarn is sold out until 12/15. Any other yarns you would substitute?
Thanks so much!
This wreath is so cool. Love how easy it is. Thanks for the tutorial.
Thank you for the quick response! Looking forward to making this. 🙂
Hi Lorraine! Yes, that’s the color of the yarn used and it took just over half a package. 🙂
Love this! How many packages of yarn are needed for one wreath like this? And is the color here oatmeal as it links? Thank you so much!