How to Make a Yarn Monster

Directions

1. Collect the required items: various yarn colors, googly eyes in different sizes, pipe cleaners of assorted colors, scissors, and a piece of cardboard or thick paper. Decide on the main color for your monster.
2. Cut the cardboard into a rectangle; its size will determine your monster's length. For a bigger creature, use a larger cardboard piece.
3. Wrap your chosen yarn around the cardboard repeatedly until you reach the desired thickness. The more wraps you do, the fluffier the finished monster will be.
4. Slide a pipe cleaner under the yarn loops at the top edge of the cardboard and tie it firmly to hold all the wraps together.
5. While keeping the tied end secure, slip the yarn off the cardboard. Then cut through the loops on the opposite side of the tie to create a shaggy fringe.
6. Select googly eyes for your monster—you can use big ones, small ones, or even several. Attach them with glue or by pressing onto the yarn near the top.
7. The pipe cleaner you used for tying will become the antennae. Bend it into any shape you like—straight, curled, or zig-zagged. For extra fun, glue googly eyes onto the tips.
8. If you wish, add more features using additional pipe cleaners, such as a mouth or arms. You can also incorporate a different yarn color for hair or other details.
9. Finish by trimming any stray yarn and shaping your monster with scissors. Fluff it out, and your yarn monster is complete!