How to make a Yarn Flower Crown

By: Sammi May from Feather Box Art

Yarn Flower Crown

By: Sammi May from Feather Box Art

Nothing brightens a day quite like beautiful flowers, and now you can create your own flower crown to wear anytime. This flower crown design by Sammi May over at Feather Box Art is great for little hands to help and you only need a few household supplies to transform your DGY fibers into wearable art!

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Easy

Materials List

Approx. 300 inches or 8.3 yards total of Darn Good Yarn Banana Fiber Yarn (as many or as few colors as you like to create the flowers, this tutorial uses Coral, Rich Magenta, and Sunflower)
Approx. 180 inches/5 yards of Darn Good Yarn Sari Silk Ribbon Yarn in Pickled Pear
A measuring tape
1 pair of scissors
Don’t have the yarn on hand? Purchase the same yarn used in this tutorial here.

Banana Fiber Yarn - Rich Magenta

Banana Fiber Yarn - Sunflower

Sari Silk Ribbon Yarn - Pickled Pear

DIRECTIONS

Measure and Cut Yarn

Cut (3) 60” lengths of DGY Sari Silk Ribbon Yarn in Pickled Pear
Cut (6) 40” lengths of DGY Banana Fiber Yarn in chosen colors (this tutorial uses (2) Coral, (2) Rich Magenta, and (2) Sunflower)
Cut (6) 10” lengths of DGY Banana Fiber Yarn in chosen colors (this tutorial uses (2) Coral, (2) Rich Magenta, and (2) Sunflower)

Create the Vine Headpiece

Knot the ends of the (3) strands of the DGY Sari Silk Ribbon Yarn together
Braid until about 1” from the ends
Secure the end of the braid with a knot
Trim to even ends

Make the Flowers

Using one of the 40” strands of the DGY Banana Fiber Yarn, pinch one end between your thumb and pointer and index fingers
Wrap the yarn around your pointer and index fingers to create a small loops of yarn
Carefully slide the loops off your fingers and set aside
Take one of the 10” lengths of DGY Banana Fiber Yarn* and wrap around the set side loops you created
Adjust the 10” strand so the loops are in the middle**
Tie a tight knot to secure
Leave excess yarn to attach to vine headpiece
Repeat for remaining (5) 40” lengths of yarn, using the (5) 10” strands to secure the loops

Attach Flowers to Headpiece

Lay the braided vine down on a flat surface, divided evenly in half
Select a spot near the middle of the vine, and gently tug one of the braided strands to form a space
Take one of the puffy fluffy flowers you created, and slide one of the tails left from Step 3 through the lifted braid loop
Gently lift one of the braid strands next to the one you were just working with
Slide the other tail through the second lifted braid loop
Pull the tails tight and tie together to secure flower to the vine
Repeat with the remaining (5) flowers, spreading the around the middle section of the vine
Trim excess tails/ends once knotted in place

Wear It and Show It Off!

Divide your flower crown in half
Place middle of the flower crown on the front of your head
Tie in a bow or knot around the back of your head
Enjoy!

Notes*Try mixing and matching the colors of the loops with the 10” lengths of yarn together!

**If the loops slide out, simply untie the 10” length, rearrange them, and tie again!