How to Make Yarn Ball Baubles

Paint on a layer of Mod Podge, enough to hold down the initial layer of wool. This part may get a little messy.

You'll start to see the wool building up, until there are just small gaps. 

Once the ball is completely wrapped, thread the end of your wool through a wide-eyed needy and push it through the layers of wool you have just created so that it catches underneath. Do this two or three times to ensure it won't unravel.

Once your 'ball of wool' has been formed, add some invisible thread to the top for it to hang from.

Thread it through your wool and tie with a double knot about 2 inches long so there's plenty of leverage for it to hang from.

Now, take some cocktail sticks and begin pushing them in to the mache balls. You'll need 4 cocktail sticks for each decoration to create the illusion that the knitting needles are going all the way through.

Tip: Due to the thickness of the mache bauble wall, you may need to make holes using a sharp skewer prior to adding the cocktail sticks.

Snip the ends of the cocktail sticks slightly to prevent any injuries!

Push the sticks through opposite ends of the ball and allow 3cm to stay visible.

Now it's time to get out the red FIMO to create the knitting needle handles; roll the FIMO in to small balls and push on to the top of the cocktail stick.

If needs be, use a small amount of glue to hold in place.

Leave the decorations in a warm, sunny area (a south facing window sill would be great!), to help heat and dry out the FIMO.

After that, you're fun, quirky decorations are complete!