It was a lovely weekend here in Kansas and so I turned my 3 year tornado loose in the backyard to burn off all his little wonderful energy. I meanwhile wanted to try an experiment. I had been catching up on the backlog of the YarnHoarder YouTube podcast and recently watched her segment on dryer balls. I have had one in the past but I wasn’t impressed. Amber mentioned that she uses several at once and it cuts her drying time in half.
So my 36 week preggo body waddled to JoAnns and came home with some 100% wool to felt. I picked up three different weights to test out….roving, bulky, and worsted.
Jellybean even took play breaks to help me wind into balls!
I got them all wrapped up into balls and ensconced into pantyhose. Jellybean thought this part was HILARIOUS. I wasn’t very scientific about the size. I just split each skein into two balls as best I could tell. They totally didn’t turn out equal. Score one for eyeballing it!
Now I just need to wait for either a load of towels or jeans to pile up so I can pop these into the wash to get them felted!
Happy Crafting!
I bought some Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool a few years ago for another project that didn’t work out. I’m planning on making dryer balls with the yarn now. Curious how yours turn out.
I made some with wool roving that I wasn’t using after watching that episode. I love them 😍