I was reminded of this craft that we used to make in vacation bible school when I was younger. I saw it mentioned in a magazine, it showcased hip young adults making them as a group. I laughed when I saw the article, but was inspired to do this as a featured craft mainly because it is so easy and economical.
The supplies you'll need are:
2 sticks (chopsticks, dowel rods, twigs, pencils, etc.)
several yards of yarn, your choice of colors (or save effort and use variagated)
Step one: Cross your sticks at a perpendicular angle to form an X-shaped frame. Bind them together at the point of intersection by wrapping the yarn around in a figure 8 pattern then knot to secure.
Step two: Once the sticks are bound, you can begin to weave the yarn around the four poles of your frame. Take the yarn over the top of one pole, wrap it around the pole, and then proceed to the next pole and do the same. You can weave in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Keep the yarn taut as you weave. A tighter weave will lend stability to your God's Eye. To change colors, simply snip the yarn and tie the end of the new ball of yarn to the existing line. Then, proceed with your weave. When you are finished weaving your God's Eye, secure the line to the end of a pole with a simple knot and snip.
Here is a picture of the back of the God's Eye, which I think looks just as cool as the front does shown above.
On the one in the pictures, I used the variagated yarn, but my daughter made one and used red and tan and it looks really good too. You can also experiment using yarns with different textures. Have fun!
Thanks for reading. I'm Dianna, and I live in West Virginia with my husband of 17 years, and our three children that we've homeschooled for four years. We have a houseful of animals that seems to keep growing as the summer wears on. Our two cats, Widebutt and Colors, have been joined by one hamster, a gecko, a bunny, and now two box turtles. We are also offer temporary shelter to tadpoles, minnows, moths, crickets, and lightning bugs to name a few. We love showing our creativity and doing all sorts of arts and crafts, and it's been a pleasure sharing these with you.
