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Stars & Stripes Wreath
Materials:
- 3 ounces of blue yarn
- 5 ounces of red yarn
- 5 ounces of white yarn
- 1 wire coat hanger or 12” wire ring and wreath hanger
- Cardboard
- Scissors
- 1 Small American flag
- 1 Large red, white, and blue decorative ribbon
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Instructions:
- Shape the wire coat hanger into a ring. Bend hook for hanging
loop.
- Each wreath is made of bundles of yarn that are tied to the
ring.
- Make 36 blue bundles, 56 red bundles, and 48 white bundles.
- Using the ends of the 8” strand tie the bundles to the ring,
positioning the bundle perpendicular to the wire.
- Continue to make the bundles and tie them to the wire ring
adjacent to one another.
- Continue to work around the wire ring until entire wreath is
filled.
- Attach decorations; glue in place if necessary. Attach bow.
To make yarn bundles:
Wind yarn 20 times around a 4” piece of cardboard. Slip these
strands off the cardboard and with a separate 8” strand tie at the
center. (Do NOT cut the yarn loops)
Project Courtesy of Coats & Clark Inc. |
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