DIY Felted Wool Balls

Felted Wool Balls are adorable and quite versatile.

And, you can make your own.

*WARNING*

If you have a cat I do not reccommend doing this

project in the same room..

 So, my Mother In Law is a very talented knitter,

lucky for me, she always has scraps and leftover

skeins of yarn. When she has no use for them 

anymore she offers them to me, and I 

gladly accept.

 To make a felted wool ball, start with building up

your center. Use a yarn that you dont really

like anymore, or a cheap acrylic one that you

purchased, because you wont even see this yarn.

If you have unlabeled yarn, a way to tell if it is wool

or not (probably acrylic, which wont felt)

is too carefully burn an edge. If it "melts" and smells

like burning hair, its wool. 

(trust me, it smells JUST like burning hair)

 To build it up, start wrapping it around your fingers.

 Then pull it off and start wrapping in the other direction

 Through trial and error I realized that this really

puffy yarn built up a thicker center faster

Next, take your center yarn ball and wrap

your desired wool yarn around it

until all the center is covered. 

Once all the yarn balls are finished, take an old 

panty hose and stuff all the balls inside the leg,

separate them by tying off each ball with,

string, or acrylic yarn. Anything that can go in

a washer and dryer.

If you DO NOT separate the wool yarn balls

they will stick together.

Then, throw them in the wash. Smallest and HOTTEST

setting with a little bit of detergent and a LOT of agitation.

Then throw them in the hot hot dryer. 

I washed and dried mine twice, I wanted them super 

felty. Im sure the more you wash and dry the more 

felty they become.

Voila! Felt balls. I am planning on using them as a

Christmas garland *maybe* but for now I 

have them as vase fillers.

Awesome and easy.

Here are some more lovely uses for felt balls!