DIY Yarn Rainbow Wreath

Learn how to make your own colorful yarn rainbow wreath. This simple wreath is bright and cheerful and a great way to use up extra yarn!

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Hello Crafty Friends! Today I’m sharing this simple tutorial for making a DIY Yarn Rainbow Wreath! Normally around this time of year, I hang up a nice spring-themed wreath, but this year I really felt like making something new with as many cheerful colors as I could! Earlier this year I created this fun St. Patrick’s Day wreath and really loved the rainbow part. This new wreath is really similar but can be hung up any time of the year.

For this project I decided to use supplies I had on hand. Instead of a foam wreath form, I used a wire one. This actually worked out really well since the wire wreath form is divided into 6 equal parts. I used 12 different yarn colors, 2 colors per section, and was able to skip all the measuring that I would have needed to do for a foam wreath form.

The final touch was adding some cute pom poms! You could also add yarn flowers, my first thought, but the pom poms are so quick, they won! Below is the tutorial. This is a great project to spread some rainbow cheer in your neighborhood.

Supplies Needed:

Wire Wreath Form – I used a 12″ wreath form
Yarn! I used 12 different colors. 6 colors would also work well.
Scissors
For the pom poms use a piece of cardboard or a Clover Pom Pom Maker

Step By Step Tutorial:

Step One: Wrap the wreath form in yarn!

Since this wire wreath form was already divided into 6 equal sections, I decided to use 12 different yarn colors, two for each section. 6 colors of yarn would also be easy to use, one color per section. The only tricky part was going over the wire that divided each section. This required me to layer up the yarn quite a bit to get over the wire. I ended up laying the yarn across the entire section so there wasn’t a bump going over the divider.

Start each section of yarn by tying the end of your yarn to part of the wire wreath in a knot. End each section with another knot or use fabric glue.

Repeat for each color until the wreath is covered.

Below you can see my wreath with all of the colors added!

Step Two: Add Pom-Poms!

This step is optional but super fun – add some pom-poms! Create pom-poms that match the yarn section they will be on. I added four pom-poms total – 1 pink, 2 red and 1 salmon colored pom. I used my pom-pom maker to create them as half-poms with long tails. I was able to tie the pom-poms on without any adhesive, but you could also use fabric glue to attach them.

Below is a graphic I created a couple years ago showing how you can make your own pom-poms with just a piece of cardboard. This is a great way to make pom-poms without an actual pom-pom maker.