CROCHET A WREATH – Craft Gossip

I had this idea to find a great crocheted wreath for my front door. Wreaths and swags are things that I enjoy crafting with a lot of recycled/upcycled components. I usually start with a wreath from a thrift store from which I’ve torn or cut all the existing embellishments, then start over with the ‘look’ I’m going for. Fall wreaths are especially fun to make IMO.

Here’s a very attractive wreath that looks really easy to make. Also, check out the funky sock wreath on the same blog:

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http://www.bricolageandbutter.com/2007/11/more-wreaths.html

Here’s a trio of pretty wreaths, crocheted on grapevine wreaths. These could be any flowers in any colors.

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This one is from LionBrand and is felted. I think I’d overlap the leaves a bit to create a more lush look:

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Scroll down on this page to find a way to use up all that Fun Fur and similar novelty yarns you have on hand:

http://www.chadiscrafts.com/Furtrimmeddecorations.html

While most of these don’t contain instructions, I think they’re straightforward enough to make without a detailed pattern. The first wreaths I made, I wraped paper twist around flat cardboard I’d cut out to resemble large donuts. My mom used those on her front door for various holidays for years! So, you don’t have to spend a lot of money to create a pretty wreath and you can use up a lot of those orphan skeins you’ve had stashed forever.

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There’s no rule that says Christmas trees in real life have to be green, and there’s no rule in cross stitch that Christmas trees have to be green, either. While I love a good traditional looking tree (in reality or in cross stitch) there are lots of fun other choices, which we’ll explore here.

Looking for more Christmas tree cross stitch patterns? Check out this post from last year.

I am going to start with a traditional tree, but this one has a lot of color thanks to the lights and other decorations on it. This one is form xCountingtheStarsx, and it uses 20 colors. Worked on 16 count fabric it comes out to about 5.6 by 9.25 inches, or 14.2 by 23.5 cm, with a stitch count of 90 by 148.

These fun designs from Catholic Sprouts have traditional tree shapes but are filled with fun patterns and colors. These would be fun to stitch as a set or you can make each of them and give them as gifts to different people or use as holiday cards.

The Christmas tree shape is a little less literal in this swooping design from Well Stitches. I like this one because it only uses one color so it’s great for beginners, but it still looks dramatic. It is 109 by 155 stitches, which comes out to 7.99 by 11.07 inches, or 19.78 by 28.12 cm on 14 count fabric (dimensions for other counts are also included if you want to make it smaller).

And if you want to go for all color, check out the Merry and Bright Christmas tree cross stitch pattern from Tapestry Barn. This pretty skinny tree is surrounded by multicolored snowflakes. The designs on the tree remind me of knitting patterns. And even though it’s lots of colors, it’s only worked with whole stitches and no back stitching. It looks lovely on dark fabric! The piece measures about 7 by 7 inches, or 18 by 18 cm, on 14 count fabric.

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