How to crochet an easy and simple apple themed wreath perfect as Fall, classroom and Farmhouse decor. It even works for a kids room or baby shower that is farm themed!

Video tutorial included.

Materials:

• 225 Yards of Worsted Weight Yarn
• H8/5mm Crochet Hook
• Tapestry Needle
• Tape Measure (gauge is essential)
• Optional, Stitch Markers
• Optional, Jewelry Pliers
• 12” Styrofoam Wreath Base
• Glue or Sewing Pins

Material Notes:
I used Red Heart’s Super Saver in Cherry Red 192 Yards (cover), Coffee 11 Yards (hanger), and a small amount of Tea Leaf (leaves).

My favorite yarns for crocheting a wreath are going to be 100% acrylic yarns, but specifically, I like Premier Yarns Basix Worsted, Lion Brand Pound of Love and Red Heart Super Saver. These yarns hold up well to wear and tear, and while they will fade over time, I feel that these yarns hold their color the best over other yarns I’ve tried, as well as the shaping of embellishments. If the wreath will be inside only, you could go with cotton blends and embellishments, but for outdoor wreaths, cottons fade quickly and begin to fall apart.

Stitch Markers are helpful to line up the rows of the wreath form cover and hold them together while you sew the cover on.

Weaving in the ends of a tough yarn or through tight stitch stitches can be hard on the fingers. Sore thumbs and frustration can be a thing of the past by simply using jewelry pliers to carefully help pull the tapestry needle through the work.

Styrofoam wreath form bases come in green and white. It does not particularly matter which color you use for a crocheted wreath that is made of a solid fabric. Even as it stretches, the fabric is typically still solid enough that you don’t see your stitches through, but this is not always true so you will definitely want to test it before whipstitching closed. Personally, I always try to match light colored yarns with a white base, and darker colored yarns with a green base just so I don’t have to worry about it.

Styrofoam wreath bases can be found in a variety of stores and online, but if you don’t have one, you could use a straw wreath or a pool noodle with the two ends attached together with a strong tape. These tend to be thicker so you may need to add stitches to the beginning chain to get a wider fabric. While I have not tested wire wreath forms, I think they would work about the same, but may be thinner around and require less stitches.

Originally, the plan was to glue the leaves to the wreath hanger, but I was using some sewing pins to map out where I wanted the leaves to be, and I fell in love with the look. I also like the idea of the leaves being removable so I can easily use the wreath form base and hanger again. If I were going to sell this wreath or gift it, I would definitely have glued the leaves in place.

1 3/4” long size 45mm sewing pins is what I used to pin the leaves in place (instead of glue). 45mm is a sturdy pin and 1 3/4″ is a good length to reach the styrofoam.

Hot glue works well for several years, but it can look a little messy, especially if it’s hot where you are, and the embellishments start to loosen over time. I prefer using Titebond Quick and Thick Multi-Surface to glue embellishments in place.

Time Spent:
This wreath came together in around two and a half hours.

Gauge (width gauge is essential):
20 SC by 14 Rows = 6 1/8” Wide by 3 7/8” Tall

Abbreviations (US Terms):

• SC - Single Crochet
• HDC - Half Double Crochet
• DC - Double Crochet
• TR - Treble Crochet (Explained)
• DTR - Double Treble Crochet (Explained)

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