Festive Yarn Wrapped Ornaments Tutorial

Spice up your Christmas Tree this year with a few unexpected and modern Yarn Wrapped Ornaments! The no-needle decorations are an unbelievably easy way to use up leftover skeins and decorate your home with something you love – yarn! Get creative with your color combinations, patterns and ribbon for a unique twist on the classic holiday ornament. Take a look at our Cozy Cabin lookbook for yarn inspiration in modern holiday shades and interesting textures.

Follow along with these step-by-step instructions to find out how to do this yourself.

What you’ll need:

• Styrofoam balls
• Hot glue gun
• Assorted ribbon
• Assorted yarn
• Scissors

Step 1

• It’s good to have a rough idea of the pattern you want on each ball before you start so you don’t get stumped half way through.
• Pick a styrofoam ball and the desired yarn, and glue the yarn down to anchor it.

Step 2

• Start coiling the yarn around the styrofoam ball, gluing as you go to keep the yarn in place.

Step 3

• When you are ready to switch colors, cut the yarn and glue the tail securely in place.

Step 4

• Now’s the time to get creative! Pick up your second color and continue spiraling around the styrofoam ball.
• Repeat the process to add multiple stripes.

Step 5

• When your entire styrofoam ball is covered with yarn, cut the strand and glue it down to anchor.
• Clean up any excess glue.

Step 6

• Cut a piece of ribbon approximately 12 inches long.
• Glue the center of the ribbon to the top of your ornament.
• Once dry, tie the ribbon into a bow or a knot
• And your done! Take a look at some variations of yarn wrapped ornaments we made below for more inspiration
























Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Yarnspirations team!

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