Wool Yarn Angel
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You will need a pegboard, a 10-foot skein of wool yarn (preferably white wool), one 5-foot skein of yarn and seven ties. Starting with the 10-foot skein, tie the yarn around the head peg with a good strong knot. Now wind the yarn from the head down and around the two leg pegs at the bottom and up around the head peg again. Do this four times, and let the yarn hang. Do not cut the yarn. Now take the 5-foot skein and tie the end to the left arm peg. Wind the yarn from the left arm peg to the right arm peg and back again. Do this four times. Do not cut the yarn. Let it hang. Take the yarn from the head peg and make two more winds down around the bottom leg pegs. Take the yarn from the left arm peg and wind it to the right arm peg, back and forth, until it is all used up. Let the end hang for the time being. Take the yarn from the top head peg, and use the rest of it, winding from top to bottom, and let the loose end just hang for the time being. Now tie one of the loose ties around the yarn just below the top head peg. This will form a neck. Tie it tightly with a double knot. Tie one of the loose ties just inside the left arm peg and another just inside the right arm peg. Next, tie one on the main body, just below the arms. This will form a waist. Remember to tie it good and tight. If you are making a boy, tie one just right of the left foot peg and another just left of the right foot peg. Now cut the yarn between the two foot ties. That will form the legs. If you are making a girl, do not tie at feet. Just cut the yarn between the two foot pegs to form a skirt. Now slip the yarn from the head peg and the arm pegs. Take one tie, and run it through the opening made by the head peg, and tie it tightly on the very top. This will provide a way to hang your yarn doll and will also help maintain the shape of the head. |
Materials needed: White pine or other soft wood 1X4 cut to 5-inch length; wood working sand paper; white glue; 1/4-inch dowel Sand wood smooth. Drill five holes with a 1/4 inch bit - 1 in the center 1/2 inch from the top; one 1 1/2 inch from the top and 1/2 inch from the left; one 1 1/2 inch from the top and 1/2 inch from the right; one 5/16 inch from the bottom and 1 1/4 inch from the left; and one 5/16 inch from the bottom and 1 1/4 inch from the right. Sand if necessary. Cut five pegs from the dowel, 1 3/4 inches in length. Spread glue on the lower 1/3 and insert them in the holes. You may have to tap them with a hammer. Allow time for glue to dry. |
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