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Wreath Tutorial

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Wreath Tutorial I've been promising this wreath tutorial for a very long time. Hope you all like it. Finished Wreath You will need a piece of foam lagging about 1m long. I bought mine from Wicks for about £2.50. Duct tape, preferably in a colour similar to the knitted or crocheted cover you will make, 100g of DK or Aran weight yarn to make the cover, DK yarn for the flowers in different colours, buttons for the flower centres (I used Dorset buttons obviously. For a Dorset button tutorial have a look here ), 4mm knitting needles, 4mm crochet hook, scissors and a yarn needle for sewing up. You can of course make the whole wreath in knitting or crochet, depending on your skills. Knit or crochet a flat piece of work slightly thinner and about 3/4 of the length of your lagging. I knitted mine in stocking stitch. Leave very long tails for sewing your cover on later. Bend the lagging into a ring and tape the ends together with duct tape. Wrap the duct tape at an