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A simple but fun way to add to your walls!

With JOANN Tubular Yarn I have been trying to find ways to create projects that have functionality and I was eager to try to make something with the same intent in mind. However, after some time, I have come to realize that it can be really easy to make a project too convoluted.

This Autumn season, I have decided to go the simple route and create these really fun and easy (and cheaper!!) wreaths with JOANN Tubular Yarn. It takes no hook, just your hands, and an absolute beginner can create their own beautiful home décor items.

JOANN is THE place to be going when trying to DIY your space and for those who want to show off that you are a crocheter (or any fiber artist) this is a fun way to do so! I have made a few of these now and they really are a fun time.

Can You Customize These?

Yes absolutely! I am keeping these simple to begin with but you can use your own creativity for any season with these wreaths. This can come from your color selection, other crochet / knit appliques, and / or heading over to JOANN stores for materials. You never need to keep it to one kind of material and can create a mixed media project.

Down below, I have created an example on how to spice it up for the holidays – you can find the free pattern below on how to make it more spooky for Halloween with some spider webs inside! It’s amazing what you can do with a circle and I even added some bows from JOANN.

The yarn.

Big Twist Tubular Yarn from JOANN is so fun. It doesn’t quite feel like normal yarn that we are used to – for this project, I didn’t even have to use a hook! There is a hook size that it does call for but for this project, I just used my hands. Which is a work lout when you’re not used to it!

It’s been going through an interesting life cycle at JOANN – shortly after being introduced, it was taken off the shelves for a number of months (which I was bummed about) It came back during the summer of 2023 with limited colors and I was so excited! Now, they’ve included more colors so now is the time to grab some.

Price Disclaimer

I generally try to keep all my blog patterns affordable. The only downside to this yarn is the price tag. Currently at retail price, this yarn runs for $25 a skein. I know that feels costly there are a few things to keep in mind here:

JOANN often has sales going on and I was able to get each skein for $18 when I started this project!
JOANN always has coupons readily available via newsletter, flyers, and / or on their app! You typically won’t ever be paying full price.
This kind of yarn is so unique and the projects you can make are well worth the price. Especially when you consider how much wool yarn costs at this size (triple digits easy)
For this project, you only need 1!

However, I am back to let you all know that JOANN now has their Big Twist Tubular Yarn back on the shelves! I am not letting this opportunity pass me so I am thrilled to have created something with it.

How Easy is this Project?

So easy! This is definitely a project you can do in one episode of a TV show if you get good enough! I used JOANN Big Twist Tubular Yarn and it’s even more fun when your hands get used to using it. I am not sure there is any other yarn on the commercial marketing that lets you achieve this kind of textured look to a finished crochet project.

You can do this project either sitting down or standing up – I actually found it to go by faster while standing!

JOANN is always running sales and offering coupons that you can get all the skeins you need to make all the wreaths. They’re a quirky way of spicing up your home and I like the simplicity of the project.

Disclaimer

You can find every single thing I used for this project from JOANN stores and you will see all of that hyperlinked for you. JOANN is my favorite place to go for materials and the yarn I love the most for amigurumi can be exclusively found there as well. When purchasing, I earn a little bit of the commission, so thank you for supporting me as a blogger!

To find the pattern, just continue scrolling down the post to find all the written instructions and photo tutorials. If you have any questions, contact me!

All editorial content and https://www.joann.com/projects are intellectual property of Vincent Green-Hite, designer of Knot Bad.

This post was sponsored by JOANN Stores but all ideas and opinions are my own. Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint it on your site. You may keep a copy for your own personal use but please DO NOT sell the pattern or distribute it.

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So here’s what you’ll need: (Click to be redirected)

Colors do seem to be volatile so the colors you see here won’t always be available!

1 skeins in Big Twist Tubular Yarn (Choose any color!)

1 Skein can create 1 15″inch wreath
1 Skein can create 2x – 8″ inch wreaths

1 FloraCraft 15″ White CraftFoM Extruded Wreath (You can pick other smaller sizes too!)

Measuring tape

6.5mm Hook

Scissors

For Halloween Version: 1 Skein in Big Twist (White Value)

Hanging materials (continued below picture)

How to hang your wreath:

There are a few options! Some of the things you can choose are:

– Heavy duty Tape (Double sided heavy duty)

– Command Strip (Option to create a loop handle)

– Door wreath hanger

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Skill Level:

Easy+

Dimensions

Width: : 17″ inches roughly

Height: 17″ inches roughly

Abbreviations (In US terms)

Sl st – Slip Stitch

Ch – Chain

Sc – Single Crochet

Dc – Double Crochet

* *- Repeat

FO – Finish Off

( ) – Number of stitches

Don’t forget to pin for later!

Notes:

This pattern is worked worked with your hands – it is okay to take breaks during the process!
This pattern is written in US terms
You can find helpful tutorials throughout, but if you would like to find some of my tips and tricks you can head HERE!
The photo for each step will be found BELOW the explanation.
Some of the pictures didn’t turn out the way I wanted until AFTER I finished.. so if you see some cat hair or the black yarn is a little lighter, please pay not attention!

Lets Get Started!

(This tutorial is how to do the basic wreath – if you want to learn how to customize it for Halloween with the spiderwebs please scroll down and begin there FIRST!)

Basic Wreath Photo Tutorial:

The photo for each step will be found BELOW the explanation.

Begin with your Tubular yarn (color of choice) and your Wreath Tube. I will be using a 15″ tube for this!

Create a “loop” with your tail and working yarn (Working yarn = yarn connected to the skein)

Place underneath the tube:

Insert your hand through the loop:

Pull the working yarn through the loop:

With the tail, place along the wreath moving “upward”:

Insert your hand back into the loop. Move your hand in the loop to the bottom of the tube and over the tail – pull the working yarn through underneath and through the loop!

Make sure the working yarn gets pulled underneath the tail so the tail will stay more secure:

Pull the working yarn through the loop.

Tug your tail so you have some more tension and it’s snug!

Here is how your loop should look:

We will continue this same process and going over the tail so it stays secure.

Insert your hand back into the loop and grab the working yarn from on top now (last time we went underneath the tube this time above)

Pull through. Continue pulling the working yarn through the loop below and above the tube, rotating each time! Here is how it’ll look after a few times:

You want to make sure you are doing this tightly but don’t worry about the gaps – periodically, squish it together!

Do this same process until you’ve reached the end – you shouldn’t have any gaps left.

Once you’ve done enough, cut your tail (Leaving at least 15″ inches) and pull all the way through.

Pull tight so it’s secure!

With the leftover yarn, pull through to the right through the next “loop” of the next stitch (This will make it look more uniform):

**Here are two options: To either cut weave in so it’s just the circle or to leave a handle. Scroll to the option you wish to learn and here are the examples:

Option 1: No handle

With the loose end, start weaving your yarn through the already existent loops of the wreath.

Pull through a healthy amount (at least 5 loops) and pull snug.

Cut the yarn and then push the end back inside to loop to hide!

Option 2: Handle

With the tail end, pull through 2-3 loops that are on the wreath.

Pull through and stop pulling when you have a loop size you are happy with.

Pull through and knot off once again to keep secure. Do the same thing from option 1 and weave the tail end through a few loops and then cut and push back in!

And you’re done with the normal wreath version! This is so fun to try out with other colors and sizes. You can either flip the outward stitch to the front or top! (Example below)

Halloween Version

Spiderwebs:

I was trying my best to come up with something truly unique for a spiderweb but there are lots of creators who have already come up with masterpieces! I was looking for ways to do it but after everything I saw, I felt like what I was able to create would just be mimicking other creators. Down below, I will be linking the tutorial and pattern that helped me achieve this. Please be sure to support the content creator!

Huge thank you to Nana’s Crafty Home for coming up qith something so unique!

The YouTube Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2O6wIwGU-w

The Written Pattern: https://nanascraftyhome.com/crochet-spider-web-pattern/

When I was looking for inspiration, here are some other content creators who have come up with great spiderwebs:

HappyBerry Crochet (YouTube Video)

aperpetualmess (YouTube Video)

Craftfix (Blog post / written pattern)

To give it the holiday vibes, we are adding some spiderwebs! Attach the tail to a darning needle and line up the spider web:

With the needle, poke through the tube all the way to the other side!

Pull through so the spiderweb is pushed up against the tube.

With the next “corner” (This is where the double crochet posts are) pull it up the the tube with the bride (your chain of 17) is pulled taught.

From on top of the tube, pull your needle through the tube and through the center stitch of the double crochet post.

Pull through the center:

Into the next opening of the stitch, insert your darning needle back through (There must be a strand separating from the pulled through working yarn)

Pull the darning needle back through the tube, with only an inch from the other hole that was made in the tube:

Continue this same process by holding the next post up to the tube and pulling your yarn through the tube material and the post. You will have the long strand on top which will be covered. Although we are eyeballing throughout this, this lays out roughly 5 – 5″inches:

Do this all the way across and you will have 8 “yarn layovers” on your tube.

Crocheting the wreath:

We will be crocheting into the Wreath just like we did above in the first tutorial! Please scroll up to that point to see how to get started.

When crocheting, you will want to go over the chain 17! I was able to fit 6 single crochets into each of the gaps (Check photos below)

And you’re done!

Thanks so much for taking part in the project! I can’t wait to see it online and I hope you make plenty more. I have 5 and plan on giving them away!