It is very important to tie directly under the arms so the arms are trapped securely, otherwise, the arms could slide out. Tie on the front of the doll. Your arm braid should be ABOUT 7 1/2″.Ĩ] To attach the arms, carefully find the middle of the doll’s body and “open” it up.ĩ] Insert the arms in so the middle of the arm braid is centered between the loops directly under the head.ġ0] Lift the arms over the dolls head to get them out of the way, and tightly tie the body directly under the arms using 10″ of yarn. Cut through the braid 1/2″ away from this tie. Basically, you want the arms to be the length of the doll. Measure 7″ from the first tie and place another tie on the braid. It will not be a series of loops like the body, but rather, it will be a long bundle of yarns.ħ] Divide the bundle into three sections and tightly braid. You now have a bow at the girl’s neck.ĥ] To make the arms, wrap yarn around the board 35 times in the same manner described above BUT this time, tie off the yarn 1″ from the bottom of the board.Ħ] Cut the yarn on the front of the board 1/2″ below your tie. Then, tie the 2 loops of the bow again to prevent it from untying. Again, tightly tie off the thread on the front of the doll. Keeping the yarns straight, and the tie at the top, wrap your piece of yarn around the doll’s neck 2 times. This creates the head and neck. Young children will some help making sure their knots are nice and tight.Ĥ] Carefully slide the yarn loops off the board. Slide it under the yarn at the top of the board and tie a tight knot. DO NOT remove the yarn from the board yet.ģ] Cut a piece of yarn around 10″ long. Note: Do not stretch the yarn while you are wrapping or when you remove the yarn from the board, it will “shrink” as it resumes its unstretched state. For my 7 1/2″ doll, I wrapped the yarn around the board 70 times. Begin wrapping the yarn around the board. Basically, the doll will be as tall as the wrapping board you use.Ģ] Begin by taping or simply holding and end of the yarn at the bottom of your wrapping board. You can cut a piece of cardboard to get the exact size you want. for your wrapping boardġ] Choose a book or lid that is the size of the yarn doll you want to make. If you want to make yours larger or smaller, just experiment until you find satisfying proportions. How tall you make your dolls will determine how many times you need to wrap the body. This is a great craft to share with young crafters, and soon, everyone will be busy creating a community of yarn dolls! Making the dolls is an “ish” thing. If you have a skein of yarn and 15 minutes, you can create a yarn doll following these easy yarn doll directions.
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