Even though Valentine’s Day is next week, you can make the Adoration Wreath for any time of year. It’s always a good time to spread the love!

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I was walking through Michael’s a couple weeks ago on a mission to find a cool centerpiece for a wreath design that I had in mind. After having been to A. C. Moore, Hobby Lobby and Walmart, I just couldn’t find what I was looking for.

When I first walked through the door of Micheal’s they had a display right in the front with Valentine’s Day decorations and this chicken wire heart that said, “I freakin’ love you” caught my eye. I snatched it right up!

There were different sayings on some of them — some more proper if you’re into that sort of thing — but this one had my personality written all over it and I had to have it! It’s something I would totally say!

They are also on the Michael’s website, however, it says that they are available only in stores and not for shipping. So if you’d like to grab one (for only $5 I might add), you’ll have to make a Michael’s run. Oh darn, right? Ha!

You could always choose a different sign to go in the center. The wreath is a 12″, so you could use almost any small sign for your centerpiece. This would also make a great gift for Mother’s Day! Just sayin’… 😉

This wreath is fairly simple to make. You will crochet a long scarf shape for the main body using the super easy shell stitch. The roses work up very quickly using the half double crochet, double crochet and triple crochet stitches.

The scarf shaped panel is attached to a wire wreath frame using pipe cleaners, but you could also use a tapestry needle and yarn if you find that it is easier.

I did use Caron Simply Soft for this wreath which is a much softer yarn than the Red Heart that I used in the Christmas Holly Wreath. I found that the softness of the yarn didn’t seem to affect the final outcome of the piece like I had originally anticipated, but I did use a smaller hook this time to make the stitches tighter. So you can use any size 4 medium weight yarn that you prefer.

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Okay, so enough of me talking. On to the pattern!

Adoration Wreath

Materials Used:

• 1¼ skeins of Caron Simply Soft in Plum Wine – 6 oz/170 g – 315 yds/288 m
• Less than 1/2 skein of Caron Simply Soft in Off White – 6 oz/170 g – 315 yds/288 m
• Or any size 4 medium weight yarn
• H/8 (5.00 mm) crochet hook — my favorite hooks! I use them daily!
• Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
• 12” wire wreath frame
• 14 – 6” lengths of pink pipe cleaners (7 regular pipe cleaners cut in half)
• 10” length of twine for hanging
• Scissors

Finished Size Approximately:

13” diameter

Gauge:

15 double crochet stitches and 7 rows in a 4” (10cm) square.

Special Stitches:

Shell Stitch

Five double crochets in one stitch.

Triple (Treble) Crochet

YO twice, insert hook into st, YO and draw back through st. You will have four loops on hook. YO and draw through two loops, YO and draw through two loops, YO and draw through last two loops.

Abbreviations:

FC – foundation chain

st(s) – stitch(es)

ch(s) – chain(s)

sc – single crochet

hdc – half double crochet

dc – double crochet

tc – triple (treble) crochet

sl st – slip stitch

Notes:

• The photos used for attaching the Main Body Fabric to the wreath frame shows an off white yarn even though the Main Body Fabric is crocheted using the plum wine yarn. Those photos were reused from the Christmas Holly Wreath pattern, but the process of attaching it to the wreath frame is exactly the same no matter what colors you use.

*** American crochet terms used throughout.

Instructions:

Main Body Fabric

Make 1 with Plum Wine

FC: Ch 31

Row 1: In 4^th ch from hook, 2 dc. Skip 2 chs, sc in next ch, *skip 2 chs, 5 dc in next ch, skip 2 chs, sc in next ch* Repeat from * to * across. Turn. {4½ shells, 5 sc}

Row 2: Ch 3, 2 dc in same st the ch 3 comes out of, *sc in 3^rd dc of shell st, 5 dc in next sc from previous row* Repeat from * to * across. Sc in 3^rd ch of turning ch. {4½ shells, 5 sc}

Row 3 – Row 118: Repeat Row 2

Finish off.

Roses

Make 6 Using Off White

Note: When making your slip knot, leave about a 5” – 6” tail that will be used to attach the flower to the wreath frame.

FC: Ch 40

Row 1: In 4^th ch from hook, dc. Dc in every ch across. Turn. {37 dc + ch 3}

Row 2: Ch 1, in same st ch 1 comes out of, (hdc, ch 2, hdc, ch 1, sl st). *Skip 1 st, (sl st, ch 1, hdc, ch 2, hdc, ch 1, sl st) all in next st* Repeat from * to * 2 more times. **Skip next st, (sl st, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, sl st) all in next st** Repeat from ** to ** 5 more times. ***Skip next st, sl st in next st, (sl st, ch 2, 3 tc, ch 2, 3 tc, ch 2, sl st) all in next st*** Repeat from *** to *** 5 more times. {4 small petals, 6 medium petals, 6 large petals}

Finish off. Leave 5” – 6” tail for sewing.

Finishing

Attaching Main Body Fabric

Cut each of your pipe cleaners in half using scissors for approximately 6” lengths. You can also use a tapestry needle and yarn for this part, but the pipe cleaners allow you to untwist and move sections if needed without cutting yarn.

Take one end (it doesn’t matter which end) of your main body fabric (the one that looks like a scarf) and fold the end accordion style where you have three bumps as shown in the photo below.

Note: Make sure you start your fold where the ends of the fabric on the sides will be touching the frame, not facing upward. This will give it the rounded “bubble” shape.

Gently insert one pipe cleaner through all of six thicknesses of the fabric as shown in the photo above. Be careful! The wire from the pipe cleaner does snag your stitches if you try to go too quickly. If it does snag, just back the pipe cleaner up and try again. Use your crochet hook to tuck any snags back into the fabric.

Take the two ends of the pipe cleaner and wrap them around the two center wire rings of the wreath frame. From behind the wreath, twist the ties to secure. See photo below.

***Count 8 rows along the fabric. In the 9^th row, fold your fabric accordion style again as you did before. Insert your pipe cleaner through the folded 9^th row and wrap around the two center wire rings of the wreath frame.***

As you continue to make your “bubbles”, don’t worry about spacing on the wreath frame too much, since the pipe cleaners will slide along the frame. Just try to keep them fairly even as you work around.

Continue to repeat from *** to *** the entire way around the wreath. When you reach the end, repeat the process, but you don’t have to attach the two ends of the fabric together. Simply attach your final pipe cleaner to the two center rings of the wreath frame and slide the two ends together.

Using your fingers, slide and space the “bubbles” evenly around the frame. Insert your fingers into the backs of the “bubbles” to adjust their fullness if needed.

Finishing Roses

Starting on the end with the small petal, begin to roll the flower as shown in the first set of photos. Make sure to keep your bottom foundation row aligned and flat.

As shown in this second set of photos, use a tapestry needle and your long tail to stitch the flower bottom. Running your needle through in about three different places along the bottom should keep it together.

Attaching Roses

Then, take the tail that is sticking out the middle, thread the tapestry needle and run it to the outside of the flower opposite the other remaining tail. Using the tapestry needle, insert into the Main Body Fabric where you want your flower to go. Repeat with the second tail. Flip wreath over and tie the two tails in a knot, preferably around one of the wires of the wreath frame. Repeat process with remaining roses, placing around wreath as desired. Fluff and adjust the flowers and bubbles with your fingers as needed.

Attach your sign to the center of the wreath using a tapestry needle and yarn or you can use the tails of two flowers to attach it – one flower on either side of the heart. (That’s what I did)

I removed the twine that was the original hanger for the heart sign and reused it as a hanger for my wreath. You can see it on the 4^th photo above. Cut all of your pipe cleaners and yarn ties on the back of the wreath shorter to where they cannot be seen from the front.

Hang and enjoy!

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