I have a cozy little corner in my office with a rocking glider from the late 90s. This rocking glider rocked my children through many nights, and later, when I had a home daycare, it rocked many many other children too. It’s special to me and after many years of sitting in storage, my dad fixed it (it cricked) and painted it white at my request. Though repainted, you can still see the cute little teeth marks where my kiddos cut their first teeth while I tirelessly rocked them.
This little corner was blank, except for this chair. I knew I wanted to sit here more, to craft my own projects but also to share videos with you – it desperately needed a colorful backdrop.
So I set out to create one and captured some of the steps to create a colorful yarn wall hanging for you here on my blog.
If you want more details or to spend a little time with me, you can catch it on Youtube:
Yarn Hanging Materials:
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- 24″ Dowel Rod (or size of your choice) I chose a 3/4 inch dowel
- Adhesive Curtain Rod Holders
- Acrylic yarn in various colors, weights and textures (mine was all 4s and 5s)
- Tapestry Needle
- Scissors
- Measuring Tape
- Glue gun (optional)
How to Add Your Yarn to a Wall Hanging
Adding yarn to a dowel rod to create a yarn hanging in simple. You can either work on your yarn art while it’s laying on a surface in front of you or while it’s already on the wall. I opted to hang my rod first and then add yarn as I knew it would knot up or potentially fall off the dowel if I tried to work on it at my craft table.
- Wrap the loop at the center over the top and behind the dowel rod.
- Start by folding all of your strands together in half.
- Pull the strands down through the loop created
- Pull the yarn snuggly, use your fingers to tidy up and straighten the yarn
How to make a yarn Hanging
There are so many color combinations you can use for your yarn hanging – I chose to lean a little rainbow but I think this would be beautful monochromatic or in various shades of the same color even! You could add pompoms, tassels, crochet flowers, or other embellishments or even do macrame if you have that skill (I do not)
* Anywhere you see a * indicates that it is simply various strands of yarn without any braiding or additional decor. I used white to add some balance to all of the bright colors.
A: Take 15 strands of yarn and fold them in half. Take three strands from one side and create a long braid. Loosely drape your braid around your yarn strands. Secure at the bottom with a knot, hot glue, or a small clear rubber band.
B: This yarn is just yarn strands draped but the yarn varies in thickness and texture. Look for yarns like this that have interest and character, then you won’t need to do anything else to make it lovely.
C: I cut 27 strands of medium worsted weight yarn #4 and added it to my dowel rod (this creates a total of 54 strands. Create 6 bundles of 9 strands of yarn. Seperate 9 strands into 3 sets of 3 and create braids. At the end, you’ll have 6 braids. End by tying a knot around the bottom of the bundle of braids or by wrapping yarn or a clear rubber band around it.
D: Cut 22 strands of yarn and add to your wall hanging dowel rod. Separate into two sections and lightly twist together. End by tying a knot around the bottom of the bundle of braids or by wrapping yarn or a clear rubber band around it.
E: Cut 25 strands of yarn and add to your dowel rod. Create 3-5 small tassels using a 3″ piece of cardboard or a tassel maker. Use your tapestry needle and the front most center strand of yarn and add the tassels one by one. I didn’t need to tie a knot (I started to but it wasn’t necessary) after I positioned where I want them, they remained in place.
F: is a home spun bulky weight yarn – I needed fewer strands of this yarn (12). It added a lot of texture and interest. You could consider seperating the yarn so that it hangs a little crinkly.
G: Take 27 strands of yarn and add to your dowel rod. Using another strand of yarn (same or contrast color) tie the yarn around all strands of yarn and then slowly and evenly wrap the yarn – I wrapped 12 times. Thread the yarn through the back side of all the wraps and pull snuggly. Cut the yarn. Do this as many times as you wish down the length of your yarn. I opted for 5 times.
H: Cut 25 strands of yarn and add to your yarn hanging. Take the front three pieces and create a long braid. Using the method for G, wrap yarn around the bottom of the braid and all strands to secure.
I: Cut 36 strands of yarn and add to your project. Separate the strands into three groups of 12. Braid the strands together. Using the method from G, wrap yarn tightly around the bottom to secure.
