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How to Draw a Ball of Yarn
Draw a ball of yarn in 11 easy steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the ball.
Step 1: The ball
In the middle of your paper draw one big round circle, with a finger of room under it.
Tip One slow smooth sweep: a ball of yarn is round and soft.
Step 2: Two big eyes
Below the middle of the ball draw 2 big round eyes, a finger apart, with a black dot in each.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw one wide U smile from eye to eye. Add a small oval cheek beside each end.
Step 4: Slanting strands
Starting on the left side, draw 3 gentle slanting curves up to the top right, keeping clear of the eyes.
Step 5: Criss-cross strands
From the right side, draw 3 steeper curves up to the top, crossing the first ones.
Step 6: Ground and shadow
Draw a ground line from each paper edge in to the ball. Add a long flat oval shadow under it.
Step 7: Loose end
Start on the lower right of the ball. Draw a loose strand down to the ground, ending in a curl.
Step 8: Sparkles
Draw 2 sparkle stars, one up on the right and one on the left.
Step 9: Pink cheeks
Colour the cheeks pink.
Step 10: Grey shadow, yellow stars
Colour the shadow grey and the sparkles yellow.
Step 11: Red yarn
Go over your lines. Colour the ball red around the eyes and cheeks. Leave the eyes white. Ready for knitting!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a ball of yarn, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
