Easy God’s Eye Yarn Craft for Kids

Easy God's-Eye Yarn Craft for Kids

The other day, my daughter was watching a show on tv based on popular 80’s novels. The kids on the show were away at camp and they were learning to make a God’s Eye with yarn and popsicle sticks. My daughter immediately wanted to know how to make them. Luckily it was one of those 80’s crafts that I made when I was a kid. I taught her in a matter of minutes and she was hooked.

You will need ...

Yarn, preferably colorful
Popsicle Sticks
Scissors
Glue Gun

Step One

Select two popsicle sticks. Use the glue gun to stick them together in the center to form an “X.” If you prefer, you can also use chopsticks. The method will be the same, it will just yield a larger God’s Eye.

Step Two

Step Three

Next, wrap the yarn across three times in one direction. Rotate the “X” to the right 180 degrees, then wrap the yarn across three times in the other direction. In the end, you will have made an X.

Step Four

Now, it is time to start the pattern. Hold the sticks in one hand and the strand of yarn in the other. Make sure the tail of the yarn is in the bottom left quadrant. Next, bring the yarn tail up and over the center of the X to the top right quadrant. Then, bring the yarn tail over and behind the stick so that the yarn tail ends up in the bottom right quadrant and behind the popsicle stick. After that, you will rotate the X clockwise until that yarn tail is in the bottom left quadrant.

Step Five

Repeat this process until you have achieved the size that you want.

Step Six

When you are done with the pattern, flip the God’s Eye over. Instead of continuing with the pattern, pause after you wrap the yarn tail around the popsicle stick. Take the tail and thread it through the loop to make a knot. Make a second knot just to enforce it.

Step Seven

If you want to hang the God’s Eye, you can bring the yarn tail back around and tie a knot to make a loop.

Step Eight

And there you have it! A quick yarn craft that the kids can make and hang up as a decoration. If you do not have yarn with multiple colors on it, you can always use different solid colored yarns. Just tie the different yarns together when you want to change the color. Be sure to keep the tie on the back of the God’s Eye.

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