How to Make a Yarn Lampshade
![Colorful Yarn Lampshade colorful yarn lampshade hanging in bedroom](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2015/6/10/0/Original_Danmade-yarn-lampshade-final-2.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1433941057582.jpeg)
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Materials and Tools:
6 yarn skeins in various colors
lampshade frame
scissors
tape measure
Wrap First Color
Pull the yarn from the center of the skein. Using the first selected color of yarn, tie a double-knot on the top ring of the wire frame next to one of the vertical posts. Wrap the yarn down around the bottom ring and up to the top ring. Continue wrapping the yarn from left to right over the top ring and around the bottom ring, making sure not to overlap each individual string.
![Pull the yarn from the center of the skein](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2015/6/10/0/Original_Danmade-yarn-lampshade-pull.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1433941051868.jpeg)
![Attach first yarn color to lampshade by tying a knot.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2015/6/10/0/Original_Danmade-yarn-lampshade-tie-first-color.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1433941084629.jpeg)
![Wrap first color of yarn around the lampshade.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2015/6/10/0/Original_Danmade-yarn-lampshade-wrap-first-color.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1433941113746.jpeg)
Finish Wrapping First Color
Wrap the first color of yarn all the way to the next vertical post. Cut the yarn, leaving 3 to 4 inches of extra length. Tie a double knot on the top ring of the wire frame and cut the excess yarn from each knot.
![Wrap first yarn color around lampshade until you reach the first vertical post.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2015/6/10/0/Original_Danmade-yarn-lampshade-wrap-to-vertical-post.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1433941126207.jpeg)
![Tie knot when you are finished wrapping first yarn color and before starting the next color.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2015/6/10/0/Original_Danmade-yarn-lampshade-finish-first-color.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1433941056044.jpeg)
Wrap Second Color
Tie a double-knot with the second color right next to the vertical post where you finished the first color. Wrap the second color as you did with the first color, but only to two inches wide. Tie and cut end before starting the next color.
![Attach the second yarn color to the lampshade by tying a knot before wrapping.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2015/6/10/0/Original_Danmade-yarn-lampshade-tie-second-color.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1433941086418.jpeg)
![Wrap second yarn color around lampshade to 2".](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2015/6/10/0/Original_Danmade-yarn-lampshade-wrap-second-color.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1433941117701.jpeg)
![Tie a knot when you're finished wrapping the second yarn color around the lampshade.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2015/6/10/0/Original_Danmade-yarn-lampshade-finish-second-color.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1433941053270.jpeg)
Wrap Third Color
Attach the third color, and wrap to the next vertical post. Tie and cut excess string.
![Tie Third Yarn Color Dan Faires tying a knot with yarn](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2015/6/10/0/Original_Danmade-yarn-lampshade-tie-third-color.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1433941104753.jpeg)
Wrap Lampshade Halfway
Using the fourth color, repeat wrapping steps, stopping at 1”. Repeat steps for fifth color stopping at 3”. Stop at the next vertical post using the sixth color, which is halfway around the lampshade.
![Wrap one inch of the fourth yarn color around the lampshade.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2015/6/10/0/Original_Danmade-yarn-lampshade-wrap-fourth-color.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1433941119473.jpeg)
![Wrap the fifth yarn color to 3".](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2015/6/10/0/Original_Danmade-yarn-lampshade-wrap-fifth-color.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1433941101660.jpeg)
![](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2015/6/10/0/Original_Danmade-yarn-lampshade-wrap-sixth-color.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1433941133133.jpeg)
Repeat Pattern
Repeat same pattern on other half of the lampshade to finish.
![Repeat Yarn Pattern Dan Faires wrapping yarn around a lampshade](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2015/6/10/0/Original_Danmade-yarn-lampshade-repeat-pattern.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1433941087918.jpeg)
![Yarn Lampshade colorful yarn lampshade](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2015/6/10/0/Original_Danmade-yarn-lampshade-final-3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.822.85.suffix/1433941067601.jpeg)