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Yarn BowlThis pretty bowl is made up of all those scraps and short pieces of yarn you’ve been collecting. Why not make a lovely bowl? Head over to elisabeth andrée for the yarn bowl how to.

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  1. Hello Amanda,
    Thank you for your kind words on my blog and for featuring my yarn bowl. I really appreciate it so a big thank you to you!
    Have a lovely weekend!

  3. Elisabeth, would you share the instructions on how to make the yarn bowl with yarn scraps….tried finding the directions and could not. Please…and thx so much.

  4. just trying to find cheap and safe way to do kids project that will look fab. cheers madeleine

  5. could i find direction on making the yarn bowl. just looking for a christmas item to make . I have so much yarn and this would be the perfect thing to make with the yarn. I guess you would dip your yarn into the paper machae and what size bowl? would it matter?

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