These fuzzy yarn sheep make me smile. This is actually a child’s craft that I modified. The original project calls for clothes pin legs and chunky yarn. Here’s how I made my sheep.
Cut out a cardboard sheep body.
Add a face out of black card stock.
Glue on twigs for legs. I taped mine before the glue dried so they would stay in position and the sheep could stand up.
Add a small amount of fiber fill.
Wrap fuzzy yarn around the body like you’re making a yarn ball. Tie off the end and tuck the knot into the body.
Cut out ears and tuck into the yarn with a dab of glue.
You can add a loop of string and use them as holiday ornaments or year-round décor.
Mine are grazing on my office window sill which makes me happy.
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This project has been entered in the CSI Project of the Year Challenge
These are adorable and look easy to make! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteReally enjoy your blog...lovely sheep !!
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever idea! I love that it's so simple, but looks so good afterwards. I would have thought they were so much harder to do!
ReplyDeleteI love sheep! These are darling.
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ReplyDeleteSaw these on one pretty thing... LOVE it! Reminds me of the llamas @ World Market! :]
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing and realy easy, at the same time!!
ReplyDeleteBAHHHHH!
ReplyDelete(translation: adorable in every way. What a great idea. And so easy! I can't wait for an occasion to make some precious little lambs)
Well... I'll be darned... I thought that this would be a complicated project but it isn't! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSimply adorable!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing these!
Saw your craft linked up at the CSI Club and had to come by. Your sheep are absolutely adorable! Excellent tutorial!
ReplyDeletegrazie !!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to know what exact kind of yarn you used for this! @adelas on twitter
ReplyDeleteI love these!
ReplyDeleteMy little grand daughter loves sheep, so I'm planning to make about a dozen to hang on a small tree, or perhaps I'll put them on a vine wreath instead.
Thanks for the inspration! I did a similar version as an invitation to my son's 1st birthday party...instead of using cardboard I bought some blank white diy cards from Staples, used pipe-cleaner instead of twigs for the legs and used loads of fiber fill to make up for not being able to wrap them in yarn. I then printed out the wording on plain paper, tore the edges (instead of cutting it) to give it a softer feel and used adhesive to place it inside the sheep card. I still plan on making some using your original directions. Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteSo, so adorable! I hope to find time to make a little flock of them for Easter decorations. Thanks so much for sharing how to make them with us.
ReplyDeleteI just came across your adorable sheep in Pinterest and I'm pinning! ~ Maureen
ReplyDeleteI love your sheep, thanks for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteWhen I brush my pretty white Persian kitty I save the fur and make lambs out of it... that has been my nickname for decades.
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