Chunky Knitted Christmas Wreath | 9 mm BIGcord Tutorial

This chunky Christmas wreath is a beautiful handmade decoration for your door or wall. The knitted cover is made from 9 mm BIGcord using a combination of 20 mm knitting needles and hand knitting.

🎥 Watch the video tutorial

Follow the complete process step by step in the video:

🧶 What you will need

• approx. 50 m of 9 mm BIGcord (half a ball) for a wreath about 35 cm in diameter
• 20 mm knitting needles
• a foam or metal wreath base
• decorations of your choice
• ribbon for hanging, if desired

Choosing the wreath base

We used a metal wreath frame. It is ideal if you do not want the wreath to be too thick or stick out too much, for example when hanging it on a door.

If you want a fuller, more 3D wreath for a wall, you can use a foam wreath base, which is thicker and more rounded.

Step 1 – Cast on the stitches

Cast the stitches onto the needle. We started with 7 stitches, depending on the size and thickness of your wreath base, but we recommend starting with 8 stitches instead.

Step 2 – Knit with your fingers

Following the video, knit the stitches with your fingers while transferring them from one needle to the other. This project combines knitting with large 20 mm needles and hand knitting.

Step 3 – Continue to the required length

Continue knitting until the strip is long enough to wrap comfortably around your wreath base.

Step 4 – Finish the knitted strip

Once the knitted strip is long enough, remove the needle and finish off the stitches as shown in the video.

Step 5 – Join the ends

Join the two ends of the knitted strip by weaving them together as shown in the video.

Step 6 – Close the back

Turn the work over and join the edges together at the back using any method you prefer. We used the method shown in the video.

Step 7 – Decorate your wreath

Place the knitted cover around your wreath base and add Christmas decorations of your choice. Greenery, berries, ribbons, wooden ornaments or subtle metallic details all work beautifully with the chunky texture of BIGcord.

✨ Your Christmas wreath is ready!

Hang it on a door or wall and enjoy your handmade Christmas decoration. By changing the BIGcord colour and decorations, you can create a completely different wreath from the same tutorial.

If you make your own version, share it on Instagram and tag us @bigcord_bigideas – we would love to see what you create!

Another colour variation

The same wreath can look completely different in another BIGcord colour. Here is a green version for extra Christmas inspiration.