HinekA's CoRneR

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 90, 13 October 1934, Page 20

HinekA's Coßneß

A WOOLLY

BALL

Have you ever wonderea how to make those ; lovely big woolly balls? They are not at All difficult, and can be made easily in less • than ! twenty minutes.

Collect all tho various coloured wools which have been, left over when making jumpers, and roll each colour islto A small ball. Now cut out two rouiids exactly the same size from a sheat of cardboard. Decide first what size ball you want and cut-the rounds accordingly. Three-inch circles would give one about the size of a. tennis ball.

Then from the. centre of each round cut out another" circle of cardboard, about one and a half inches in diameter, thus milking two cardboard rings about three-quarters of an inch wide, Tako two strands of any colour wool, about twelve inches long, nntl place them together between the two rings. Be careful to see thnt the wool passes round the circumference of the cut-out circle; do not let it cut across the middle of it. Keep the four ends of the strands together in three or four places with short pieces of wool, which are passed through tho hole in the centre and tied on Hie outside edge of tho large circles. This keeps the card-' board firm and the two strands of -wool in position between the two rings. Now take ono of the small balls of ■wool and begin to wind it round the ring thus: Hold the end of the wool firmly against the cardboard; draw the wriol' tightly and continue passing the ball through the middle and over tho outside edge, ■ gradually covering the cardboard entirely. Take particular care to keep free the #nds of the sfraitels of wfldl which has been placed between the two rounds. When all this ball has been wound, take one ot another colour, and proigeed in the same way, being careful

to cover the cardboard evenly. Do not wind the wool in ridges. .Continue till the hole in the centre is nearly closed With wool.

Now begin to cut the wool at the outside edgtf. • ■Fii'sfc take the loose strands which ' hare been; kept free firittly in the left hand, and with some sharp scissors cat through the wool at the extreme GOtSide Of the cardboard rounds. AVork very, carefully, and as tho wool is cut draw the strands together and tie in a single knot. When the wool has been cut all round, carefully pull the cardboard rings apaft,

allowing enough room, to wind the Strands several times round the middle of the ball. Tie in a firm knot and cut the ends. Now that all the wool is secured in the middle, pull each piece Of cardboard away, and you have the woolly ball. If it looks a little shaggy trim away the uneven lengths with, the scissors. Bunch it up with the hands and it becomes quite round and fluffy,