Free Craft Pattern from Lion Brand Yarn, formatted for input to refreshable Braille displays or Braille software
Shake Shakes
Lion Brand® Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick®
Pattern Number: 90181AD
As seen at Maker Faire 2009. These fun noisemakers are easy to make -- no knitting or crocheting skills required.
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner
SIZE: Varies
CORRECTIONS: None
MATERIALS
640-106 Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Yarn: Sky Blue Light medium blue
Quantity needed: 1 Skeins
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640-112 Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Yarn: Raspberry Rich purplish-pink
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640-132 Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Yarn: Lemongrass Bold pea green
Quantity needed: 1 Skeins
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640-133 Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Yarn: Pumpkin Warm burnt orange
Quantity needed: 1 Skeins
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640-134 Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Yarn: Citron Deep goldenrod yellow
Quantity needed: 1 Skeins
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Additional Materials
Small paper cups
Uncooked rice
Craft glue
Masking tape
INSTRUCTIONS
SHAKE SHAKES
Make Base
Put a small amount of rice into one cup. Apply glue to the rim of this cup, then glue the rim of an empty cup to it.Allow glue to dry. Tape masking tape over joined edges to secure. For large Shakes, make 2 Bases and glue bottoms together.
Add Yarn
Apply a small amount of glue to one section of Base and begin wrapping with yarn. Continue to apply glue and wrap with yarn until entire Base is covered. Allow to dry.
Decorate
Cut lengths of yarn and glue onto Shakes as desired. Tie a few knots in a length of yarn and glue to one end of Shakes.To make a pompom, wrap 2 strands of yarn around 3 fingers 5 or 6 times. Slip yarn off fingers and tie another strand around center. Trim ends of strands. Glue center of pompom to one end of Shakes.
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