Yarn Ball Ornaments

I think we have already established that I love yarn. So what better way to decorate for Christmas than with yarn! These yarn ball ornaments are super simple to make, and I love the way they came out. And, of course, the first thing I wanted to do was share them with you.

What you will need:

• A cardboard or Styrofoam ball from your local craft store
• 3 to 5 different colors from your scrap yarn stash
• Hot glue gun

What to do: 1.  Add a bit of  hot glue to the ball and start wrapping the yarn around.  You can wrap in all different directions to maintain a round shape, or you can wrap the yarn in one direction to form more of an angular shape.

2.   When you have covered the whole ball, add a dab of glue to secure the yarn and weave in ends.

3.  To finish the ornament off, cut a length of yarn from each skein that can easily wrap around the ball about 6 times.  Holding the center of the strands, wrap around the ball until the strands meet (this will be the bottom of the ornament), then give the ball a 90 degree twist and wrap the yarn back to the top of the ball.  Tie a knot to secure.

4.  I finished off the balls in two different ways.  I tied a bow on one before using a strand of yarn to create a loop for hanging.  On the other ball, I made a series of knots to add a little more height.  Next, I wove in the strands from one side back and forth through the knots.  Then, I used the yarn from the other side to create a loop for hanging and wove in those ends, leaving the loop the length desired.

Finito!

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