Here’s the story. When I first made the Kings hoop, I was looking for anything and everything that would make the hoop stand out. This meant that I used as many textures as possible. I wanted the Kings hoop to feel like they had money, like they were important. The contrast of their richness makes the manger scene that much sweeter. In this quest, I came up with an over complicated weave of the third King. After stitching it a few times and filming a tutorial for it, I realized that I probably went over board. Consequently, when I decided to make a full tutorial for the hoop, it was time to adjust the weave.

With all that said, there are now two version of the pattern. One has a more complicated weave and one has a simpler weave. This post has both those weaves and their instructions in it. This way, you get to decide which weave you want to us.

THE ORIGINAL

Click below to get instructions for the original (harder) weave.

This video will cover step by step how to make this weave.

THE CURRENT WEAVE

Click below for the CURRENT (easier) weave instruction.

This video talks through the updated weave. Skip ahead to the last 5-10 min to find it.