Crochet Christmas Wreath (Beginner-Friendly, Fast, and Festive)

Crochet Christmas Wreath (Beginner-Friendly, Fast, and Festive)

Looking for a quick win you can finish in an evening? This beginner-friendly pattern for a Crochet Christmas Wreath is fast and so satisfying. If you can chain, you can do this. The base wraps around an embroidery hoop, then a simple chain technique creates lush, leafy texture. It even includes a secure hanging loop so your wreath stays put on the wall or door. Swap colors or accents to make it festive for Christmas or fit any season. This is a fun stash-buster, a cozy gift, and a great way to practice control with multiple strands.

Why This Crochet Wreath Is Perfect for Beginners and Holidays

This Crochet Holiday Wreath project checks all the boxes for an easy win. It uses basic motions, builds quickly with three strands held together, and covers the hoop without fuss. The texture looks advanced, but you’re really just working one simple movement around the ring, then chaining and threading loops. It’s a great project to make while watching a movie or catching up with a friend.

• Quick to make: Each stitch covers a lot of space, so the ring fills up fast.
• Beginner friendly: If you can chain, you’ve got this.
• Secure hanging loop: The key ring attachment hugs the wooden ring's structure for extra security.
• Customizable: Use your green stash or go bold with colors.

Benefits for Christmas Decor

This wreath adds holiday charm to your holiday decor without tricky techniques. The layered loops read as soft leaves, and the hoop’s bolt becomes a perfect anchor for hanging. It’s a must-do project when you want handmade decor that doesn’t take all week. Hang it on a door, above a mantel, or as part of a gallery wall.

Year-Round Versatility

Change out the accents and it works for any season. Use light greens and florals for spring, deep forest tones for winter, or mix in neutral shades for a simple everyday wreath. Swap bows, ornaments, or ribbon tails to match your decor.

Materials You’ll Need for Your Crochet Wreath

You can pull this wreath together with a few simple supplies, starting with yarn. Use what you have, or grab similar items.

• Three shades of green yarn, held together throughout
• Embroidery loom or hoop, 9 inch ring recommended
• Key ring or any small circle for hanging
• Stitch markers, one per stitch around the ring (example in the tutorial uses 68)
• 8 mm crochet hook
• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• Scrap yarn for attaching leaf loops to the base

Want to dress your wreath up with cute accents to create an applique wreath? Try adding small stars or Santas as ornaments. The wreath pairs beautifully with these wreath ornaments, including the Beginner-friendly crochet star ornament for Christmas wreaths and the Versatile crochet Santa pattern for Christmas wreath embellishments, where the links provide the accompanying pattern.

Yarn Choices

I used three greens from my stash, one strand from each. Aim for worsted weight yarn that is about 165 to 200 meters per ball, but any similar weight is fine. The key is to pull from the center pull of each ball to prevent rolling and tangling while you work.

Essential Tools

• Embroidery loom, 9 inch ring, with a bolt and nut at the top
• Key ring for hanging
• Stitch markers, one for each stitch you’ll attach leaves to
• 8 mm crochet hook (the correct crochet hook size, equivalent to size H crochet hook)
• Scissors and a yarn needle

If you don’t have enough markers, make quick DIY versions from scrap yarn or paper clips.

Optional Supplies

• A longer, brighter scrap yarn can help when you’re learning to attach the leaf loops. It makes counting and threading easier. Switch to a matching color once you get the hang of it.

Preparing Your Workspace and Yarns

Clear a small space so you can lay the ring flat and move freely around it. Keep your three balls of material in bowls or bags so they don’t roll away. Have your stitch markers open and ready. Place your hook, scissors, and needle within reach.

• Find the center pulls of all three balls of material.
• Keep the strands side by side at the back as you work.
• Lay the ring on a table so it’s stable.

Selecting Your Yarns

Choose green fibers in the type you prefer. Bold, medium, and soft shades look beautiful together. You can also use two greens and one variegated strand for a more textured look.

Step 1: Start the Wreath Base with a Slip Knot

Hold all three strands together. Make a slip knot using your go-to method (though this pattern uses a traditional slip knot rather than alternatives like the Magic Adjustable Ring (MAR)), then place it on your 8 mm hook. Keep the knot snug but not tight.

Making the Slip Knot

Wrap the strands around your finger, pull a loop through, and snug it up. Keep a short tail, then tighten until it sits neatly on the hook. Shrink that down so it’s secure and tidy.

Placing on the Hook and Ring

Position the hoop so the strands sit on top of the ring. Slide your hook underneath the ring, catch the working strands, and pull them up. You’re ready to start crocheting around the hoop.

Step 2: Work Over the Yarn Tails

Tuck your starting tails along the ring and work over them for extra security.

Laying Tails Along the Ring

Place the tails flat against the hoop. Keep your three working strands side by side at the back. This helps with even coverage and avoids twisting.

First Few Stitches

The core movement involves covering the hoop in a unique way, and while the action differs from standard techniques, the density and coverage achieved resembles that of sc (single crochet) 1 time. Use a loose, even tension. For each movement:

1. Wrap the yarn.
2. Put your hook under the ring, catch the yarn, and pull it up with a bit of slack.
3. Yarn over and remove the first three loops.
4. Turn your hook slightly and remove the last six loops.

The movement is smooth and repetitive. Let the loops be a little loose so they spread nicely on the ring.

Cutting Tails After Securing

Once you’ve worked over the tails for a few movements, trim them close. The loops will hold them in place.

Step 3: Crochet Around the Ring

Keep repeating the same motion until you’ve covered most of the ring.

Basic Stitch Technique

Wrap the strands, hook under the ring, pull up, remove the first three loops, then the last six. Each stitch spreads beautifully and gives almost a centimeter of coverage when using three strands.

Using Multiple Strands for Speed

Three strands help you fill the ring fast. This technique provides coverage comparable to large stitches like hdc (half double crochet). Prefer working with one strand? Use a smaller hook, then roll the loops outward so they sit snugly together.

Covering the Wood Completely

Your goal is to hide the hoop’s wood. Push loops together as needed so no gaps show. Work slowly and watch the coverage grow.

Handling the Bolt Area for a Secure Hanging Spot

The hoop’s bolt and nut create a strong place to hang the wreath. You’ll bridge around it with extra coverage for neat wrapping.

Approaching the Bolt

When you reach the metal connector at the top, estimate how many movements you need to cover that small section. Four movements usually does it.

Pushing Stitches Back for Space

Slide your finished movements backward to give yourself room. This makes it easier to work around the bolt.

Making Stitches Around the Bolt

Work four stitches around the bolt area. Keep the strands side by side at the back for full coverage. This neatly wraps the hardware.

Sliding to Cover Underneath

Slide the coverage forward to fill in under the bolt so the top looks clean.

Working the Other Side of the Bolt

You’ll repeat the process on the other side to finish covering the connector.

Tucking Under the Nut

Tuck the yarn under the nut and begin your coverage there. Let it sit loosely, then snug it later.

Rolling Stitches Up

Roll stitches up toward the top of the hoop so the coverage looks even and tidy.

Filling the Center Area

Leave the tiny center gap around the bolt as is. It’s where your hanging ring will anchor later.

Completing the Full Round

You’re almost done with the base.

Continuing Around the Ring

Keep stitching until you return to the first stitch. Push stitches together as needed for full coverage.

Checking Coverage

Check that no wood shows. A tiny peek of the bolt area is fine. The hanging ring will sit there anyway.

Joining with a Slip Stitch

Join into the first real stitch with a slst (slip stitch). Chain one to secure the yarn.

Finishing the Base Securely

Time to stitch it together by weaving in the ends so the base is clean and firm.

Cutting and Threading Yarn

Cut the yarn with a long tail. Thread a yarn needle with all three strands.

Weaving in Ends

To weave in all loose yarn, go down into a stitch, then slide the needle under several loops on the back. Pop the needle out and pull through. Snug gently and trim close.

Securing All Tails

Repeat for any other tails so everything is hidden under the wreath base.

Preparing for the Leaves: Making Chains

Now for the second part of the Pattern: the leafy texture. You’ll chain long lengths, then attach them in tidy sets around the wreath.

Slip Knot for Leaves

Make a new slip knot with three strands held together. Leave a 2 to 3 inch tail that you’ll knot later.

Using Stitch Markers

Use one stitch marker for each stitch around your wreath base. For example, if your base has 68 stitches, you need 68 markers. You’ll chain sets of 40 for the leaf loops.

Chaining Process

Create these long lengths as a continuous crocheted strip.

• Chain (ch) 40.
• Clip a stitch marker through the last chain by catching just one strand.
• Chain 40 again, and add another marker to that last chain.
• Repeat until you’ve used all your markers.

Counting helps:

1. Count in tens if it’s easier.
2. Keep the chains even.
3. Don’t over-tighten, or threading will be tough.

Pausing to Chain All Sets

Finish all your chain-40 sets now. Stack them next to your wreath so you can attach them in one go.

Attaching the Chain Loops to the Wreath

This step continues the leafy texture essential to an "Applique Wreath," giving it fullness. You’ll thread groups of back-loop loops from your long chains into each base loop around the ring.

Gathering Supplies for Attachment

Grab the wreath, your long crocheted strip, a yarn needle, and a scrap yarn or matching yarn for threading. A contrasting color makes counting easier when you’re learning.

Starting the Attachment

Choose any base loop on the wreath base and bring your needle through. Leave about a 3 inch tail, then double knot to anchor. This holds your first group of loops in place.

Working Back Loops

Flip your chain so the V’s face up. You’ll go under the back loop of the chain loops. Since you’re working with three strands, catch all three strands of the back loop each time for sturdiness.

Threading First Set of Loops

Count 10 back loops and load them onto your needle. Push them down the yarn toward the wreath so they sit snugly. Keep the loops neat and in order.

Reaching the First Marker

Repeat counting sets of 10 back loops until you reach the marker on your chain. Remove the marker as you thread that last set. For each wreath base loop, you’ll typically stack four of these loop bundles.

Continuing the Leaf Attachment Pattern

The pattern repeats around the ring, one base stitch at a time.

Moving to the Next Wreath Stitch

Slide the needle through the next base stitch on the wreath. Keep the starting tails separate so you can knot them later. Pull snug to secure the loops you just added.

Threading Next Sets

Repeat the attachment:

• Count 10 back loops and thread them.
• Do this four times for the next base stitch.
• Keep all three strands of each back loop on the needle.

Sliding and Securing

Pop out each stitch marker as you reach it, thread the loops on, then slide them down snugly. Pull the leafy petals back so you can see the next base stitch.

Pausing for Full Round

Work this way all the way around the wreath. Each base stitch gets four loop bundles of 10 back loops each. The fullness builds as you go.

Tips for Even Leaf Attachment

A few small habits make a big difference.

Pulling Snug for Fullness

If your leaves look thin at first, keep going. Pull snug with tight spacing, similar to working sc (single crochet) 1 time in short stitches. The fullness builds quickly once you add sets to the next stitches.

Counting Accurately

Always count to 10 back loops before sliding them down. This keeps each section even.

Adjusting for Fit

If you end up with extra loops, thread them into one stitch. If you’re short, skip spacing once. The wreath has an organic look, so small variations blend right in.

Finishing the Last Stitches and Tails

Time to clean up the last bits.

Handling Extra Chains

If you have an extra set of 40 chains at the end, add it in one spot. It won’t show once the loops fill in.

Cinching the Last Set

Push the loops aside to see the base loop. Thread through that loop as usual and pull tight to cinch the last section.

Knotting Starting Tails

Knot the starting tails together a few times, then trim close.

Securing All Remaining Tails

Find the other tail pairs, stitch it together by knotting each set, cinch tight, and trim. Be careful not to cut any chain loops.

Adding the Hanging Loop

The hanging loop clips to the hoop’s bolt so your wreath hangs straight and secure.

Choosing Location

Attach your key ring right above the hoop’s metal connector. That spot takes the weight best.

Using Two Yarn Strands

Thread two strands of matching yarn onto your needle. Slide the needle under the bolt at the top.

Securing the Key Ring

Bring the yarn through the key ring and back under the bolt. Repeat this three or four times. Use your finger to guide the needle so it doesn’t snag the leaf loops.

Weaving in Hanging Tails

Knot the two tails together, then weave each tail under several loops on opposite sides. Pull snug and trim. The yarn will retract under the leaves. The final knots and weaving act like a functional slst (slip stitch) for security.

Decorating Your Completed Wreath

Now for the fun part. Add small ornaments, bows, or berries to suit the season. Little stars and mini Santas, as charming holiday decor, look adorable tucked into the leaves or tied with thin ribbon.

• Add a velvet bow at the top for a classic holiday look.
• Work in small bells or wooden buttons for texture.
• Clip on name tags for personalized gifts.

This completed wreath pairs beautifully with a garland in larger holiday displays. For gifting, thoughtful packaging will make it even more special.

For quick accents that match this style, try the Easy five-pointed star tutorial for festive Christmas decorations. You can also add a few tiny Santas from the Beginner tutorial for Santa ornaments to decorate holiday wreaths.

Troubleshooting Common Beginner Mistakes

Most issues fix easily with a small tweak.

Loose Stitches

If stitches look sloppy on the hoop, pull them up with a little space but don’t yank tight. Loose and even creates soft coverage without gaps.

Uneven Coverage

Push stitches together on the hoop as you go. Working with three strands speeds up coverage compared to traditional stitches like hdc (half double crochet) and hides the wood quickly.

Marker Issues

If you run out of markers, use scrap yarn loops or paper clips. Replace them as you reach each section.

Extra or Short Chains

Got an extra chain (ch)? Add it to one base stitch. Ran short? Skip one planned spot and keep moving. The leaf texture stays natural.

Why Use an Embroidery Loom?

The ideal Wreath Form, an embroidery hoop, makes this project accessible and quick. The round frame gives you a clear path to follow, and the bolt at the top doubles as a sturdy hanging anchor. The wooden base, a Wooden Ring, hides fast under multi-strand stitches, and the ring keeps your shape crisp while you work.

Ease for Beginners

If you can chain and yarn over, you can build this wreath. The motions are repetitive and calming.

Quick Coverage

The hoop fills fast with three strands, so you get that big impact without hours of work.

Extra Ideas and Holiday Inspiration

Looking for more beginner-friendly holiday makes that pair well with this ideal Crochet Holiday Wreath? Browse these ideas and mix them into your decor plan: Festive holiday crochet projects including beginner wreaths. You’ll find ornaments, mini wreaths that can serve as a miniature Christmas Wreath Garland, garlands, a Crochet Light Pattern, cup cozies, Christmas Wreath Cup Cozies, and quick gifts, all in simple terms.

Recommended Tools and Notions

Want specific tools similar to those used in the complete Pattern?

• Soft, Worsted Weight Yarn that works well held triple: Yarn for quick holiday projects
• Comfortable 8 mm (Size H crochet hook): Ergonomic hook choice
• Sharp-tip needles for weaving in: Precision yarn needles

These links are helpful if you want exact or similar items to what I used.

Timestamps and Navigation Tips

Use the video’s chapters to jump to key steps: starting the base, covering the bolt, making the chain leaves, attaching loops, and adding the hanging ring. If you’re practicing a new section, pause the video, do a few repeats, then continue.

• Tip: Work in short bursts. Finish one quadrant of the hoop at a time.
• Tip: Keep your markers in a small dish so you don’t lose them under the yarn.

Join In and Share Your Wreath

I’d love to see your finished wreaths and your color choices. Add ornaments like stars, Santas, bows, or bells, then share a photo with your favorite holiday setup. If you want more style ideas that pair well with this wreath, the Simple crochet stars perfect for adding to beginner wreath projects are a perfect fit.

Final Tips From Me

• Start with three strands in different greens for rich depth.
• Keep stitches loose and even around the ring.
• Always count sets of 10 when threading leaf loops.
• Anchor your hanging ring over the bolt for strength, using a technique similar to slst (slip stitch) for securing elements.
• Refresh the wreath each season with new accents.

Conclusion

This Crochet Christmas Wreath is fast, forgiving, and joyful to make, and it looks great on any door or wall. Following this Pattern, you build a smooth base, then add soft, leafy loops that feel lush without complex stitches. Keep the process simple, use those markers, and secure the hanging ring right over the bolt, often finished with a secure slst (slip stitch). Dress it up with a matching Ornament like stars or Santas and let it reflect your style. For presentation, consider thoughtful Packaging to enhance its appeal. Most of all, enjoy the process and stay hooked.

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FAQs

How long does it take? 

About 1 to 2 hours once you get the rhythm, a single evening for most.

What size hoop should I use?

A 9 inch embroidery hoop is ideal, but 8 to 12 inches work. Add or reduce stitches to cover the ring.

What yarn works best?

Any medium-weight acrylic or acrylic blend. Hold three strands together. Aim for 165 to 200 meters per ball. Mix greens for depth.

Can I use one strand instead of three?

Yes. Use a smaller hook and push stitches snugly to cover the wood. It will take longer.

What hook size do you recommend?

8 mm when holding three strands. Drop to 5–6 mm if using a single strand.

How many chains per leaf set?

Chain 40, then attach in groups of 10 back loops per wreath stitch. Usually four groups per stitch.

How do I keep the chains from tangling?

Pull from the center of each ball, keep strands in bowls or bags, and stack finished chain sets neatly beside the hoop.

How do I cover the hoop’s bolt cleanly?

Work a few extra stitches around the bolt, slide them to fill gaps, and leave the tiny center open for the hanging ring.

How do I attach the hanging loop?

Thread two strands through a key ring. Pass under the hoop’s bolt, through the ring, and repeat 3 to 4 times. Knot and weave in tails.

My coverage looks patchy. What should I do?

Push stitches together as you go. Keep tension loose and even. Add a few extra stitches where wood peeks through.

I ran out of markers. Now what?

Use scrap yarn loops or paper clips. Swap them out as you reach each section.

I have extra chains at the end. Where do I put them?

Add the extra set into one stitch. The wreath is full and forgiving; it won’t show.

Hi! I’m Christa, the maker behind Secret Yarnery. I share beginner-friendly crochet patterns, quick wins, and cozy home decor you can finish in an evening. My goal is to help you feel confident with simple steps, clear videos, and projects that look lush without tricky stitches.

When I’m not filming tutorials, I’m testing yarn combos, drinking strong coffee, and turning stash into gifts and decor. I love bold color, easy techniques, and practical tips that make crocheting relaxing and fun.

• Favorite makes: wreaths, stars, and quick ornaments
• Teaching style: simple steps, no fluff, close-up video
• Best tip: keep tension loose and even; let the yarn do the work

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