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Red, White, and Blue Yarn Hanging

June 11, 2015 by Albion

I think I’ve said it before, but American summers just scream red, white, and blue to me. It’s the perfect time to let your patriotic side run wild. I’ve joined in with a bunch of talented bloggers to help you out this summer with a Red, White, and Blue Blog Hop! If it’s red, white, and blue, you’ll find it here! I have been obsessed with yarn hangings since I first started seeing them pop up on Pinterest. I decided to make one with a themed twist for this blog hop, and thus my Red, White, and Blue Yarn Hanging was born!

Red, White, and Blue Yarn Hanging

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Yarn hangings are easy to make, but you’ll need a good block of time to put it all together. You will need a dowel rod, red, white, and blue yarn, and a pair of scissors.

supplies

I cut a bunch of yarn lengths that were each roughly 50 inches long.

yarn lengths

I wanted to roughly mimic an American flag, so I started with the blue yarn on the left side of the rod. I took each piece of yarn and brought the ends together so that the bend was at the halfway point.

bend of yarn

With the “loop” on top of the rod, I pulled the ends underneath and through the loop.

pull the ends through

I then tightened each piece and moved it next to the one before it.

tighten

I wrapped pieces of blue yarn until I reached roughly one third of the space I was using. I then switched to the red and white stripes. I used eight pieces of yarn for each stripe and make thirteen, just like the real flag.

Red, White, and Blue Yarn Hanging

The yarn was uneven when I first hung it up (just by tying a longer piece of yarn on each end). to be honest, I almost kept it this way. I liked the look of it (except for maybe the longest pieces).

Red, White, and Blue Yarn Hanging

In the end, though, I decided to trim the ends. I angled the blue since it already had a bit of one going, and then straightened the stripes. It’s a lot of fun seeing my Red, White, and Blue Yarn Hanging on our porch wall. There’s always a midwest breeze and the yarn hanging moves in the wind. It’s a fantastic summer decoration!

Red, White, and Blue Yarn Hanging

Red, White, and Blue Yarn Hanging

The best part of a blog hop is that you can find themed projects easily. Just scroll through the images below to find more fun projects!

An InLinkz Link-up

If you still haven’t had enough, check out the Red, White, and Blue Board on Pinterest! Follow The Cards We Drew’s board Three Cheers for the Red White and Blue ULTIMATE Round Up of Patriotic Ideas from Top Bloggers! on Pinterest.

Red, White, and Blue Yarn Hanging

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I’ve wanted to be an archaeologist, in theatre, a judge and to run a museum. I’m now in my mid-30s and have no idea what I want to be when I grow up.

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  1. Alyson M

    June 11, 2015 at 10:53 am

    This is great! I love it and wouldn’t have thought of doing that.
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  2. T'onna @ USS Crafty

    June 22, 2015 at 11:52 pm

    This is such a cool patriotic craft! I’ve been wanting to make something like this for a while. I’m pinning this to my patriotic pins board!

    Navy Wifey Peters @ The Submarine Sunday Link Party

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  3. Gail Akeman

    June 25, 2015 at 6:44 pm

    Thank you for joining the Small victories Sunday Linkup party. Please join again.
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  4. Lou Lou Girls

    June 29, 2015 at 11:53 am

    This looks so amazing! I can’t wait to try it. Pinned and tweeted! Thanks for being a part of our party. I hope to see you, tonight at 7 pm. Lou Lou Girls
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  5. Lorelai

    June 30, 2015 at 10:09 pm

    How cool!!! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty – We hope to see you again next week!
    ~Lorelai
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  6. Theresa @DearCreatives

    July 1, 2015 at 12:54 am

    Love all the red, white & blue inspiration. Thanks for sharing at the party. Hope to see you again soon.
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  7. Shirley

    April 17, 2018 at 3:02 pm

    I think you could cutout some white felt stars and glue them on the blue.Shirley

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    • Albion

      April 17, 2018 at 8:21 pm

      Yes, absolutely!!

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