

Zombies Wearing Helmets DYE YOUR OWN YARN The native people of Mexico are known for beautiful yarn paintings. The Craft Train (Yarn Pom Poms with Cardboard)ĭoodle and Stitch (Yarn Pom Poms with a Fork) YARN PAINTING These are great for garlands, present toppers or to add to your yarn bombings or cardboard weavings. Cut the loops on both ends and fluff out your Pom poms. Pull it off of your fingers, keeping it in a bundle and tie a little piece of string around the center so it looks like a little bow tie. Wrap yarn around and around your fingers (not too tight) until you have a thick round ball of yarn.


Hello, Wonderful (Cardboard circle weaving) YARN POM POMS Weave pieces of yarn or fabric strips horizontal across the warp threads (this yarn is called the weft) Wrap yarn vertically across the notches (this yarn is called warp threads). Make a loom out of a piece of cardboard by cutting an even number of notches on both sides. Every time you flip a row, you add a new one.Ĭute DIY Projects (Arm knitting) CARDBOARD WEAVING Flip the bottom loop over the top loop of each finger. Wrap the string around the fingers of one hand so you have two rows of loops. Natalie Miller Design (Yarn bombed tee-pee) FINGER KNITTINGįinger knitting is a simple approach to knitting without needing knitting needles.

Students can transform ordinary objects like furniture, railings, trees, bicycle racks and more by wrapping the items in colorful yarn or knitted pieces. Look at examples of yarn bombing like the work of Philadelphia street artist Ishknits. She knits more and more and more and eventually transforms her dull gray town with her colorful knitting. She knits herself a sweater but she has leftover yarn. A little girl named Anabelle finds a magical box of colorful yarn. EXTRA YARN BY MAC BARNETTĮxtra Yarn is written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by one of my favorite illustrators, Jon Klassen. This post may contain Amazon affiliate links for your convenience.
