Easter Sheep from Wool – Instructions

Materials:

• Wool in different colors (white, black)
• Cardboard
• Utility knife
• Fork
• Glue
• Felt (black)
• Googly eyes (optional)

Instructions:

Legs (4 pieces):

1. Place a thread around the middle tine of the fork.
2. Wrap the wool around the fork several times until a thick pompom is formed.
3. Carefully pull out the thread and knot it.
4. Cut the pompom open on the side with the utility knife.
5. Slide the pompom off the fork and check the center thread again.

Body:

1. Cut out two circles from cardboard.
2. Wrap the wool around the two cardboard rings several times until a thick pompom is formed.
3. Cut the pompom open at the edge with the utility knife.
4. Pull the cardboard rings apart and knot a piece of wool between them.
5. Remove the cardboard rings.

Head:

1. Cut out the head from felt.
2. Glue the googly eyes (or draw eyes with a white fineliner) onto the head.

Finishing:

1. Glue the head on.
2. Glue the legs to the body of the sheep.
3. Decorate the sheep to your liking.

Tips:

• Use different colors of wool to make colorful sheep.
• You can also use other materials to decorate the sheep, e.g. glitter, feathers or beads.
• The sheep are perfect as a gift or decoration for Easter.

Have fun crafting!

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