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Making a Yarn Bird

Craft: Yarn Bird

katrine2706
Silver Post Medal for All Time! 449 Posts

August 5, 2019

Yarn Bird - frontal view When there's Mr. Octopus yarn, then here's Ms. Birdie yarn. It just started with collecting yarn in preparation for my baby's upcoming christening, but it turned out that I had to procure some more as I discovered these cute little masterpieces.

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Supplies:

3 different colors of yarn
20 cm cardboard strip
25 cm cardboard strip
scissors
2 black push pins /wiggly eyes
1 piece long felt strip (preferably color yellow)

Yarn Bird - supplies

Steps:

Roll one color of yarn on the 25 cm cardboard. Make a thick layer.

Yarn Bird - roll one color of yarn around the 25cm piece of cardboard, make a thick wrapping

Remove the yarn from the cardboard then cut the loops and set aside.

Yarn Bird - remove from the cardboard, cut through the loops and set aside

Roll another color on the 20 cm cardboard. It should be as thick as the first roll.

Yarn Bird - wrap another color on the 20cm piece, wrapping as thickly as the first color

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Do the same with the first roll.

Yarn Bird - repeat step 2

Now, place the shorter one across the longer one. See photo.

Yarn Bird - place the shorter bundle across the longer one

Gather up both sides then secure with yarn or rubberbands.

Yarn Bird - gather up both folded bundles

Yarn Bird - secure with rubber bands or a piece of yarn

Roll one more color on the shorter cardboard.

Yarn Bird - wrap one more color on the 20cm piece of cardboard

Cut the loop and tie up the center.

Yarn Bird - cut the loop and tie together at the center

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Place the last bundle of yarn in the middle of the other two.

Yarn Bird - place in the middle of the other two

Make a small ball of yarn and put it in the middle (under the layers of yarn). You can use the trimmings or scraps to make this ball.

Yarn Bird - make a small ball of yarn

Yarn Bird - place in the center on top of the last bundle

Close the layers and arrange them properly.

Yarn Bird - close the layers and arrange the yarn

Secure the ends with yarn or a rubber band. Make it tight and neat.

Yarn Bird - view of the blue and white back of the bird

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Trim the ends if necessary.

Yarn Bird - trim ends of yarn as needed

Stick wiggly eyes or push pins on both sides. See photo.

Yarn Bird - add eyes

Take a strip of felt and roll it to form a cone.

Yarn Bird - roll a strip of felt into a cone shape

Glue this onto the face of the bird for its beak.

Yarn Bird - glue in place as a beak

Done!

Yarn Bird - finished bird as seen from the side

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Comments

attosa
Diamond Post Medal for All Time! 1,246 Posts

August 5, 20190 found this helpful

I ADORE MS. BIRDIE!! so so so cute

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