Cozy Yarn Pumpkin Wreath

Adult Craft

Cozy Yarn Pumpkin Wreath

⏱ ~2 hours 💰 Under $10 (plus yarn on hand) 🔨 Skill level: Beginner-friendly

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The idea

A wire pumpkin wreath form has been sitting in my craft bin for a while, and I finally had enough yarn left over from other projects to wrap it properly. Everything except the yarn and glue gun came from Dollar Tree.

Materials

Wire pumpkin wreath form (Dollar Tree)
Chunky cream yarn (Bernat Blanket), for wrapping the frame
A second variegated yarn, for texture in a few spots
Hot glue gun
Dollar Tree fall floral pick (orange gerbera daisies, cattails, mini pumpkins, leaves)
Wired ribbon, for the bow

Wire pumpkin frame, cream yarn, fall florals, ribbon, and a glue gun laid out on the carpet

What I did

Starting at the hanger loop, I wrapped each wire rib of the frame tightly with the cream yarn, tucking the tail under a few wraps to secure it instead of tying a knot. I swapped in the variegated yarn for one rib near the middle to break up the texture a little, then went back to cream for the rest.

Wire pumpkin frame fully wrapped in cream yarn, laid flat on a wood surface

Once the whole frame was wrapped, I hot-glued the floral pick to one side near the top of the pumpkin, then made a multi-loop bow from the ribbon and glued it right at the base of the florals to anchor the arrangement. The existing hanger loop on the frame did the rest of the work.

Multi-loop orange ribbon bow made for the wreath

What went wrong: Keeping even tension around the tight curves at the top and bottom of the frame was harder than the straight ribs — the yarn wants to bunch up there. Going slower and doing a few extra wraps right at the curves fixed it. I'd also lay out the floral cluster and bow together before gluing anything, since hot glue sets fast and there's no repositioning once it grabs.

Result

A soft, textured wreath for well under $10 since the yarn was already on hand. If you're starting from scratch, one skein of chunky yarn is usually enough for a wreath this size — buy a second only if you want a contrast section like I did.