Looking for a new crafts project to sink your teeth into? Perhaps, you have a love of the fabric arts, or maybe, you’re just looking to pursue a new hobby. Whatever the reason, wrapped yarn bowls have become very popular in recent years, and you can often find renditions sold by popular interior design companies, like Madewell, Wayfair, and Pottery Barn. Not only do they make for excellent, all-around storage, but yarn bowls also work well with any type of interior design style, whether you’re into coastal, bohemian, or modern country. So, what are you waiting for? Check out the materials and instructions below!
Materials:
- Rope (1/8 – 1/4 inch in diameter)
- Scrap yarn in 5 to 7 colors
- Scissors
- Embroidery needle
Instructions:
- Begin by tying a double knot around the end of the rope using your first yarn color, leaving the rope attached to the spool. Position the yarn tail along the rope and wrap the yarn around both the rope and the tail. Keep wrapping until you’ve done an inch or two.
- Thread the needle onto the yarn. Begin coiling the yarn wrapped rope. Poke the needle down through the inner part of the coil so the outer part is attached to it. Next, tie a second color to the tail of the first one.
- Position both tails along the rope this time, and again wrap the yarn around the rope and the tails.
- After you’ve wrapped about an inch of the second color, thread the needle again and insert it down through the edge of the previous yarn wrapped rope section. Pull it tight and then keep wrapping the yarn around the rope. Sew through the previous rope section every inch or so.
- Continue in this manner until you’ve reached your desired size, alternating through all of your colors. Keep the first couple of coils flat to create a stable bottom for your bowl, but then begin building the walls of your bowl by stacking the coils more vertically.
- To finish the bowl, create a loop with the end of the rope and tuck the loop underneath itself and wrap the last yarn color around the two pieces together. Use the yarn to sew it to the coil before it and tie a double knot. Thread the needle if it isn’t already. Feed the yarn tail through the previous yarn wrapped piece and trim the end.
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