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Yarn Wall Hanging

Learn how to make a simple wall hanging with yarn - on a budget! This is easy even for a beginning maker and works with a variety of decor.
Course DIY Projects
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings 1 wall hanging
Cost $12

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 Dowel rod(s) or stick
  • 1 piece wood or cardboard, to use for wrapping
  • 3 skeins Yarn complementary colors
  • Sandpaper

Instructions

  • Select a dowel rod and cut down to size using a saw. Sand the ends to clean up.
  • Begin with the center color. Wrap the yarn around your wood or cardboard about 15 - 16 times. Trim the end.
    Wrapping-yarn-around-a-board-and-trimming-with-scissors
  • Once you are done wrapping and have trimmed the end from the skein, cut across the yarn. You'll basically have 15 - 16 pieces of yarn together that will be tied to your dowel.
    Trimming-the-yarn-on-the-board-with-scissors
  • Double the yarn (fold it in half) so that there is a loop at the top and the ends are all at the same length. Take the top of the yarn stands and flip it over as shown in the picture, creating a loop with the yarn.
    a loop created at the end of the yarn
  • Tighten the loop around the dowel rod toward the center. You can adjust later, and don't worry about the yarn being completely even at the bottom at this moment. Repeat, so that you have two strands of color A in the middle of your rod.
    Hand-tightening-a-loop-of-yarn-to-a-dowel-rod
  • Select color B, and then make four yarn strands to put on your dowel rod, two on either side of color A. Finish with color C - using three strands each on either side of color B. You will end up with 12 total lengths of yarn.
    teal mustard and white yarn attached to a dowel rod
  • Clean up the yarn by trimming the ends. You could cut straight across, create a "v" shape; whatever you like. I chose to create a v-shape.
    trimming a yarn art wall hanging
  • Drill into each end of the dowel rod for hanging (this is optional; you can also tie the yarn onto the ends).
    hole drilled in the end of a dowel rod
  • Create a braid of the three colors of yarn about 24" long, then feed through the holes and knot for hanging. Display on a thumb tack or nail.
    yarn wall hanging shown from the side

Video

Notes

This project was free as I had all the items on hand, however, you obviously might need to purchase supplies - but I advocate for using what you have.
I made 12 rows of yarn and my dowel rod is 21" across, leaving room on either side. The size of the rod can be whatever you like. Maybe you want to make a huge statement pieces, or maybe you need something a little smaller to fill a particular spot on your wall.
If you have any branches available to use, that's a great way to turn this into wall art with a more natural feel. The project works exactly the same but looks a little different on the wall. You could use beachy colors and a piece of driftwood, for example.
For length: keep in mind that you're going to secure the yarn around the dowel, which will take a few inches off the finished length. My board was 21" long, and the finished yarn wall hanging is about 19" long at its longest point.