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How to make a DIY chain stitch garland with chunky yarn.
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How to Make a DIY Chain Stitch Garland with Chunky Yarn

Learn how to make a DIY Chain Stitch Garland with chunky yarn using our simple how-to guide. The garland is perfect for adding a cozy touch to your mantel or home decor!
Author: Laura Radniecki

Materials

  • Chunky Yarn
  • Large Crochet Hook
  • Scissors

Instructions

  • To begin, make a slip knot with the yarn.
    You can use our basic tutorial on how to make a slip knot which is more simplified, or you can do what we did in the photos below.
    Start by making a "4" with the yarn, as pictured.
  • Reach your fingers in through the top part of the "4".
  • Grab the long end of yarn, and pull the long section up.
    This will make a loop.
  • Slide the crochet hook into the loop you are holding in step 3.
  •  Carefully pull the two yarn ends to tighten up the slip knot.
    (If that didn't work for you, go look at this slip knot tutorial and try it step by step. Then come back here and continue on.)
  • To do a chain stitch, start by wrapping the yarn around the back of the hook.
  • Then wrap the yarn around the front of the hook.
  • Carefully pull the lower loop (the slip knot loop in this case) up over the loop above it, and off of the hook.
  • You will have only one loop on the hook once you complete this step.
  • Repeat steps 3 and 4 - wrap the yarn around the back and then around the front of the crochet hook.
    You'll once again see two "loops" on the hook. (One is an actual loop toward the bottom of the hook, and the top loop is created when you wrap the yarn around the front of the hook.)
  • You'll lift the bottom loop up and over the top loop, and off the top of the crochet hook, leaving only one loop on the hook.
  • Repeat this chain stitch process of wrapping the yarn around the back and front of the hook, and lifting the lower loop up over the upper loop and off of the hook, until you see your garland start to form.
    Each chain stitch makes the garland a little big longer.
    You can pull gently on the yarn tail end of your garland and you'll see the stitches become defined and beautiful.
  • Continue adding to your chain stitch garland until it's as long as you want it to be.
  • Once your garland is as long as you want it to be, it's time to end it properly so it doesn't unravel.
    Cut the yarn, leaving a 12" tail.
  • Slide the loop off of the crochet hook carefully.
  • Thread the end of the yarn tail you just cut through the loop you removed from the crochet hook, and gently pull tight.

Notes

  • You can find yarn at any big box store, craft store, yarn specialty shop, or online.
  • Make sure to match the crochet hook to the size indicated on the yarn packaging. Using the optimally sized hook for the yarn is crucial to making the chain stitch process fast and fun.
  • If you don't know how to crochet, you can make a similar yarn garland by finger-knitting.