Yarn Wrapped Letters

Cozy up a kraft letter with some yarn

Posted by christinabw

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These yarn-wrapped letters are so quick and easy, and I think they'd make great baby gifts.
Tip: Letters with sharp angles and straight lines are easier to cover than curved letters…but anything's possible with a little patience!

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You Will Need (4 things)

  • 1 Cardboard Letter
  • Yarn
  • Scissors
  • Hot Glue

Steps (4 steps, 90 minutes)

  1. 1

    Start wrapping the closed-off areas of the letter. You'll have to take a length of yarn and cut it from the skien, so you can wrap through the opening of the letter. Secure the ends of the yarn with hot glue and keep wrapping till the area is covered.

  2. 2

    Pick another spot and keep wrapping. The open "legs" of the letters are super easy, because you can leave the yarn attached to the skien and just wrap like crazy. The main purpose of this layer is to make sure the side-parts of the letter are fully covered.

  3. 3

    Keep wrapping. I had a few bald spots, so I cut little pieces of yarn and glued them into those areas. I knew I'd be wrapping another layer, so I didn't stress too much about it being totally perfect.

  4. 4

    Keep adding layers until you like it. The first one I made, I didn't like at all, so I simply cut the yarn off and started over. Also, the thicker the yarn, the quicker the coverage. I finished it off by cutting a little flower out of felt and gluing it onto the leg. Ta-Da! Quick, inexpensive, custom decoration!