Kids can create their art any way they choose with different yarn patterns and styles of weaving, wrapping, or even just randomly stringing the yarn — the only limit is their imaginations! Well, and maybe your yarn stash and access to sticks. We created three different styles using sticks my daughter found and scraps of yarn that grandma and I had.
Tip: If you don't personally have a collection of yarn scraps, just ask around and you'll probably find someone who does and would be thrilled to have it put to use!
Weave
This works best with a Y-shaped stick. Start by stringing some yarn across the open end of the Y, then weave over and under those strands vertically. You can tie or tuck in your ends, or just leave them loose and sticking out like my daughter did.
Ojo de Dios (God's Eye)
This works best with two small sticks that are approximately the same size. Start by tying a rubber band or yarn around the center to hold them in place. Begin at the center and wrap the yarn all the way around the first stick and then wrapping across the top to the next stick, and the next one, and so on ... until your God's Eye is as large as you'd like. Change colors by tying the ends together. Keep following the same pattern of wrapping in order to keep it even, but don't worry if you don't follow it perfectly because it's still beautiful! You can see in the picture below that my daughter lost track of her pattern a few times, but we still love the look!
Wrap
This works best with long, crooked sticks with lots of character. Begin about a foot from the bottom of the stick (especially if you're going to stick it in the ground) and simply wrap the yarn around so that each pass lies next to the last one. Change colors every 4-6 inches or so to create more interest and use different thicknesses and textures of yarn. Tie a knot at the end or have a grown up help you melt the end to the wrapped yarn.
