Yarn Dolls - made from scraps of yarn

Of all the random things I remember from my childhood during the 70's/80's one of them is making yarn dolls with my mother.

These little dolls were made from scraps - just lengths of yarn tied together and bound to create a shape of a doll.  We just cut lengths by eye and laid them on the table before tying them up and trimming the ends off.

If you fancy having a go then I have created a video tutorial for them....

If you are more of a fan of the written instruction, then you can find that here..

Yarn Doll

·       Cut approx 50 pieces of yarn 30cm long.

·       Tie in the middle with another piece of yarn.

·       Form a head and tie around the neck.

·       Cut approx 25 pieces of yarn 15cm long.

·       Place the arm strands in-between the body strand and tie at the waist.

·       Tie both the arm ends.

·       Separate the legs and tie both leg bottoms.

·       Trim.

 Hope you enjoy this blast from the past, and do let me know if you make one - or if you remember making them many years ago!

Until next time.....

Sooz