Beanie Ornament

Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas....Hat!!!

Posted by Alessandra Poggiagliolmi

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You need some yarn and a toilet roll to make at least five little beanie ornaments! No glue or sewing is required, just a pair of scissors and some fringe knotting! This craft is good for involving children in the fun too, and the result is spectacular!!! Are you ready?? Let the fun begin!

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You Will Need (8 things)

  • Toilet Paper Rolls
  • Knitting Yarn
  • Tape Measure
  • Pencil
  • Scissors
  • mini bells
  • Needle
  • Toy Stuffing

Steps (20 steps, 120 minutes)

  1. 1

    Collect a toilet paper roll and, with the help of both a tape measure and pencil, make a mark every 2 cm along the length of the roll.
    In my case : 4 marks, so five spaces 2 cm wide each.

  2. 2

    To be more precise when cutting later, I suggest you add more marks along the perimeter of each 2 cm-wide section to join in a continuous line.

  3. 3

    Press the tube slightly between your fingers and cut along the lines you drew in the previous step.

  4. 4

    You will obtain small circular rings, in my case five.
    Choose one to work with.

  5. 5

    Collect the yarn you want to decorate with your ring.
    I`m using a metallic one in a shade of silver. I cut at least 50 pieces, each 28/30 cm long. Keep in mind that the number of threads could be less or more than mine, because this number depends on the thickness of the yarn you intend to use !

  6. 6

    You work using one thread at the time.
    Fold your thread in half.

  7. 7

    Slide the head of the loop inside the ring,

  8. 8

    Pass the tails through the loop,

  9. 9

    And pull tight to grip the ring.

  10. 10

    Repeat the same procedure with all the threads you need to cover the ring.

  11. 11

    Twist the threads.

  12. 12

    Push them through the tube,

  13. 13

    reaching the other side.

  14. 14

    Once all the threads are on the other side, untwist them and pull them to have a neat brim bottom to your hat-to-be.
    Cut an extra length of yarn to knot around the previous threads to form the hanging loop.

  15. 15

    First, using a needle, thread a couple of mini bells if you like.

  16. 16

    Then, wrap this thread around the previous group of threads and make a couple of tight knots.

  17. 17

    The hat is almost done!
    Trim the excess yarn at the top of the loop.
    As you can see the hat seems "empty", so..

  18. 18

    Fill it with some toy stuffing to obtain the right shape!

  19. 19

    Adjust the threads to hide the toy stuffing and trim the top to resemble a pompom hat!
    Your tree ornament is done!!!
    You can use the other rings to make some more, maybe in different colours!

  20. 20

    Like this one !!!!

    xxxx Alessandra