Learn how to knit a styrofoam wreath form cover using a variation of the beginner friendly garter stitch to transform it into a knitted wreath that looks beautiful with or without embellishments and can be used all year long with this knitting pattern, plus the bonus is that it works up fairly quickly being in super bulky weight yarn.

Designed as part of the 2025 24 Days of Quickies hosted by Marly Bird.

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Materials:

• 101 (147) Yards or 92 (134) Grams of Super Chunky #6 Yarn - I used Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick in the Grey Marble colorway
• N15/10mm Knitting Needles
• Tapestry Needle
• 12” or 14” Styrofoam Wreath
• Soft Tape Measure (Gauge is essential)
• Optional, Jewelry Pliers & Stitch Markers
• Optional for Wreath Hanger: 32 Yards (or 14 Grams) of Chunky Weight #5 Yarn - I used Lion Brand Pound of Love in the Cherry Red colorway - and L11/8mm Knitting Needles

Material Notes:
When choosing the yarn you are going to use, you’ll want to consider where the wreath will be. If you’ll be hanging your wreath on a door or window that is in direct sunlight and exposed to the elements, you’ll definitely want an acrylic yarn for the base and any embellishments you may add. Yes, these yarns will still fade, but they will hold up a lot better for a lot longer. Stay away from plant based materials, like cotton, as this fiber will disintegrate a lot faster. If you hang your wreath on a front door that is protected by an overhang, or inside over an entryway table, you have a lot more flexibility in the materials.

I really enjoy using Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick for super bulky weight projects, especially in the Grey Marble colorway - I use it almost exclusively! It is a wool/acrylic blend. If you are looking for an acrylic yarn option, there is Lion Brand’s Hometown, which comes in so many great colorways, or Mandala Thick & Quick. If you don’t have a Super Bulky weight yarn, or are having trouble finding one you like, you can also hold 3 strands of a Worsted Weight #4 Yarn together.

Styrofoam wreath bases come in white and green and with a completely solid fabric, you can go with either option.

Jewelry Pliers are an excellent tool to use to help weave in the ends of tough yarns, like cotton yarn or bulkier yarns, as it can be quite tough on the fingers when weaving in with just fingers and a tapestry needle.

Another great tool, especially when working with tough and/or chunky yarns is a bent tip tapestry needle.

Stitch Markers are really helpful to use when seaming the cover.

If you’ll be knitting a wreath hanger to go with your knitted wreath, you’ll want to use a Chunky Weight #5 Yarn, or you can use 2 strands of a Worsted Weight #4 Yarn held together - I used 2 strands of Lion Brand Pound of Love to make mine.

Time Spent:
I worked up the 12” size wreath, without the hanger, in about 3 hours, 15 minutes.

Sizes:
These covers will fit over a 12” or 14” styrofoam wreath base.

Gauge (Essential):
In Pattern (Knit Through Back Loop): 15 Stitches = 5 5/8” wide; 17 Rows = 4 1/8” tall

The most important thing is to measure the width of your fabric after at least 8 rows.

Height gauge is not essential as you can easily add or subtract rows as you go.

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