Holiday Wreath Ornaments

Short, Sweet, and Simple but So Sophisticated

I’ve been wanting to make little i-cord holiday wreath ornaments for a while now but haven’t had the time or the energy to figure out how to do it. Truthfully, I thought about purchasing an i-cord maker or machine but then I felt like they’d be more authentic if they were hand knit. Not to cast any shade on people who use these tools, they are super handy! This just my personal preference – like reading a physical book over an ebook.

You can purchase kits to make these if you don’t have everything you need on hand. I found this handy finger knit one from Flax and Twine! It’s only $29 and makes 5 holiday wreath ornaments. There is another kit for 20 wreaths as well. This isn’t sponsored, I just like their kit. You can even choose the ribbon color and they’re gorgeous. I had everything on hand or I might have bought the kit myself!

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What’s to Love About the Holiday Wreath Ornaments?

Oh, so much. See what I did there? Sorry I get cheesier the closer to Christmas we get. It’s my absolute favorite time of year. It’s just so magical. You could put them up for Thanksgiving and keep them up through January and February.

While I personally celebrate Christmas, there are many other beautiful holidays and faith traditions during these colder months that these would work for, especially depending on where you life. These would be beautiful for Hanukkah. You could find yarn that has strands of silver in it and use a deep blue vintage inspired ribbon.

What makes then so versatile for different holidays is that you can make them in almost any size, and hang them anywhere. You could even make a garland out of them for your mantel.

How to Make the Holiday Wreath Ornaments:

You’ll need some chunky yarn. I used Lion Brand’s Thick and Quick Re-spun yarn. It’s quite a large skein so if you want to opt for something smaller you could. Just make sure it’s a #6 or bulky weight yarn. You’ll also need two US Size 10 double pointed needles. If you’d like to opt for a circular have at it, it’s just al little bit extra effort to slide the stitches.

Cast on 4 stitches. I use a long tail method but since you’re going to be stitching the ends together the method you opt for won’t make or break the project. Knit the stitches, and then slide them to the other end of your double pointed needle (don’t turn your work as you normally would on a straight needle). Repeat this step for 30 rounds to form a short i-cord.

Bind off your stitches. Break your yarn leaving a bit of a tail. Use this tail to stitch the ends of the i-cord together to form the holiday wreath ornament. Try to take care not to twist the cord when finishing your wreath. Then grab a bit of a ribbon. You can either wrap it around and then tie your bow, or you can thread it through stitches on your wreath and then tie it. The choice is up to you.

I found that I preferred threading the ribbon through. It was a bit of work to get it threaded as I was using a velvet one. You can thread your darning/tapestry needle, and then fold it back on itself so the back of the ribbon rather than the pile side goes through the yarn. Also, I found that tying the ribbon around the holiday wreath ornaments allowed it to shift and so it didn’t hide the join as much as I would have liked it to.