yarn puffs

Step 6 Step 06. Attaching the puff

In this example, a puff is attached to a mitten. You can affix puffs to pretty much anything, but it's easier if the object you are attaching to is knit (it has big holes through which you can weave the yarn).

First, using a crochet needle, locate the place where you want to attach the puff. Then, poke from inside to outside, and grab one of the ends of yarn from the puff, and pull through to the inside. Poke through the mitten nearby (but not in the same place) from inside to outside, and grab the other end of the puff, and pull through to the inside. Now you should have both ends of the yarn on the inside of the mitten, but not through the same hole. Knot the yarn on the inside (double or triple), and snip the ends. If you are doing this for a hat, or for something else where you don't want the yarn ends sticking out, you can weave the ends into the knit material. Otherwise, you are done! Now you have a mitten with a puff...