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NO-SEW Easy to
Make Yarn
Crafts
Sea Octopus |
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This
adorable sea creature, the octopus, is an easy to make, no-sew yarn craft.
He is great to make for a brownie or girl scout troop, or just to do on a
rainy day. Almost 40 years ago, this was my first no-sew craft I ever
made at a brownie meeting at age 7. I loved (and still do) making
crafts so much that I wanted to share this project with my friends. I came
home, gathered up supplies, invited my neighborhood friends over, and taught
everyone how to make one !!! |
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This
easy yarn craft, the octopus, can be done in any yarn color you prefer.
You will need different colors of yarn, (one for the octopus, and one for
the ties), 2 eyes, and a Styrofoam ball. Any size will do, depending
on how big you want your octopus. I used a 3" round ball. |
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With
the yarn that you want to make your octopus's body in, cut 32 pieces of
yarn measuring 36". |
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Holding
all 32 pieces of yarn find the half way point of your yarn pieces and
place them over the Styrofoam ball just as the photo shows. Make
sure you can not see any white on the ball and that your yarn is covering
all of it. |
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With
your other color yarn, tie a bow TIGHTLY around the bottom of the
Styrofoam ball as shown in the photo. |
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Divide
Your Octopus into 8 equal parts as shown in the photo. |
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You are
going to braid each of the 8 parts. Do these one at a time as shown
in the photo. |
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Trim
the bottom of each braid so that it looks even. |
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Glue
the eyes on, and your adorable Sea Creature Octopus is done!!! |
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Photos of Yarn Octopus
Easy NO-SEW Yarn Crafts
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