10 Minute Toys - Yarn Dollies

The Ekokids have dolls of their own now! These yarn dollies are great to play with and a piece of cake to make...This one took me less than ten minutes. Although the hair is far too long and the trimming could be better!

You need:

A pair of sharp scissors

A square of fairly stiff card 10cm by 10cm

Just over 8m of yarn - allow 9-10 metres. This is a very small ball of yarn!

For the arms:
Wind yarn round the card 15 times then slide off. Tie a short length of yarn about 1cm from both ends very tightly and snip through loops to make hands. (You could leave them looped, up to you!)

For the main body: wind yarn around card 30 times then slide off.

Tie a short length of yarn round one end, close to the edge and snip through loops to make hair.

Tie another short length further down to create the head. Underneath this 'neck' tie, separate the loops and feed the arms through. Then tie a length of yarn directly under the arms, making sure it's pulled tight.

Separate the bottom part into two legs and form feet with yarn ties. Voila - 10 minute toy!

The most important thing to remember is to make sure the ties are tied tight :-)

More Ideas:

- make them in different sizes by using a larger piece of card -  you'll need more yarn
- sew small stitches for features
- Turn small ones into badges with a tiny safety pin in the back
- make them in lots of different colours.

This is a toy older children can make for younger siblings - As long as the cutting bit is done by a grown up of course!

Happy Crafting!

Linda x