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creative projects Halloween/Harvest Silhouette · Written by Randi Dukes

Skein of Yarn Halloween Costume

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Halloween is creeping up on us and it’s time to start planning those DIY costumes.  My oldest son laughed when he saw this skein of yarn halloween costume, my latest creation, and commented that I was keeping in line with my history of creating costumes that the kids can’t sit {or sometimes walk} in.  Not true, not true … I may have a couple of costume mistakes in my past {wink} but this skein of yarn isn’t one of them!  Keep reading to see how easy it is to make … and then be sure to check out all the great costume creations at the bottom of this post!

skein of yarn costume for halloween

To make a skein or ball of yarn costume, you’ll need a large piece of poster board, velcro, pipe cleaners {I used about four hundred}, two wooden dowels, two large wooden beads, and vinyl or markers to label the yarn.

Wrap the poster board around your child, hot gluing pieces together if needed and cutting to the appropriate length.  The poster board will become the label and will attach in the back.  Hot glue velcro to each side of the back pieces to join them together.

velcro for yarn costume

Prepare the knitting needles next.  Squeeze hot glue into the wooden beads …

supplies for knitting needles

… then push a dowel in all the way to the end of each one and let them dry.

knitting needle

Next you’ll need to make the yarn.  Take three pipe cleaners and twist them together at the ends to join them all together into one piece.  Repeat with all the pipe cleaners until you have a large pile, each made up of three joined pipe cleaners.

pipecleaners for yarn costume

Glue them inside the poster board, attaching half to the top and half to the bottom in a criss-crossed fashion {you want it to look like a skein of yarn}.

pipecleaners glued onto yarn costume

Using vinyl and a cutting machine or a marker, add some personalization to the label.  You could add the name of a popular yarn brand, the weight of the yarn …

yarn costume label

… or the contents of the skein.

label on yarn costume

Insert the knitting needles into the yarn, ensuring the placement won’t make it difficult to walk.  Hot glue them into place.

skein of yarn costume

That’s it!  This skein of yarn halloween costume is a bit time consuming to make but you can rope the kids into twisting pipe cleaners together to make it go faster.  Once you’ve got that part done, it goes together quickly.

And isn’t it just too cute?  Poke your child’s arms and head through the yarn strands, attach the velcro in the back, and your kiddo is all ready for a night of trick or treating in this skein of yarn Halloween costume!

yarn costume for halloween

Want some more costume inspiration?  Click through to the links below for fun and unique DIY costume ideas!

Costume-Collage

DIY Pineapple – Sugar Bee Crafts

Pinata Shoes – Morena’s Corner

Easy Mime – Ginger Snap Crafts

Caps for Sale – Blue I Style

No Sew Mermaid Tutu – 365 Days of Crafts

Disney Frozen – Foster2Forever

Plants v. Zombies – Twin Dragonfly Designs

Inside Out Bing Bong – Desert Chica

Princess Anna Apron – Ruffles and Rainboots

Modern Mother Earth – BumbleBree Blog

Easy DIY Cow T-Shirts – Wait Til Your Father Gets Home

Panda Costume for Teens – Three Mint Balloons

10 Minute Charlie Brown with Football Treat Bag – Just JP

Vintage Circus Strong Man – Life Anchored

Free Fisherman Costume — C.R.A.F.T.


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About Randi Dukes

I’m Randi, a Dallas-based mom of five kids, ranging from third grade to college and including a set of twins. I love strong coffee, craft and DIY projects, my planner, and my big ol’ family. When I’m not creating something for my blog, I can be found in the car, running kids from one place to another. I’m the one knitting at the red light. Connect with me on google+ | twitter | facebook

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  1. Rachel @ {i love} my disorganized life says

    September 25, 2015 at 8:12 am

    I’m dying here Randie! This is an awesome costume, love it!!!!! Pinning for sure!

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  2. Katie V. says

    October 6, 2015 at 4:24 pm

    Oh my gosh that’s the cutest thing!

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  3. Nici says

    October 7, 2015 at 8:38 pm

    This skein of yarn costume is darling! The model is pretty cute too. I will have to show this one to my daughter… she will love it too. Thanks so much for sharing at my Creative Ways Link Party tonight! Have a wonderful week.
    Blessings,
    Nici

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  4. Anita says

    October 8, 2015 at 6:14 am

    This is such an amazing idea! Thanks for sharing it. I’m Anita visiting from Artsy Fartsy Link Party.

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  5. Alexis says

    October 8, 2015 at 3:54 pm

    This is stinkin adorable. And so smart!! I love it.

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  6. AnnMarie says

    October 8, 2015 at 8:18 pm

    This is too cute!! Had to send the link to my friend Bonnie who is a seasoned knitter…she will love it. I would love to make this for one of my granddaughters!!

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  7. Haley says

    October 15, 2016 at 9:49 am

    Love this costume! It is so cute! I can’t believe you twisted all those pipe cleaners together!

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  8. Cucicucicoo: Eco Sewing and Crafting says

    October 17, 2016 at 4:29 am

    That is too funny!! Love it! 🙂 Lisa

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  9. carolyn says

    October 18, 2016 at 10:35 am

    This is amazingly cute and so stinkin’ creative!
    Love it.

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  10. Lindsay @ The DIY Mommy says

    October 18, 2016 at 3:38 pm

    OK I LOVE this costume! So creative and not to mention adorable! Great JOB!!

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  11. Terri Walker says

    October 14, 2017 at 1:49 am

    I don’t have little kids anymore but had to stop by from the linky party, as a fellow crafter, to say: how stinking cute!

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  12. Laurie says

    October 14, 2017 at 8:13 pm

    So unique! Love it! Thanks for sharing with us at Snickerdoodle!

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  13. Lubna says

    October 16, 2017 at 5:30 am

    This is such an amazing idea. Thanks for the tutorial!

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  14. Danielle @ A Sprinkle of Joy says

    October 17, 2017 at 6:23 am

    That is awesome! Maybe that’s what I need to be…

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  15. Kathleen Rupp says

    October 29, 2017 at 12:03 pm

    HA!!!!…that is too cute! ADORABLE!! thanks for the tutorial. I may have to do something like this for my girls at one point. Saw this at the pin junkie party:) pinned!

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