“How I wish I had a little ball for her to play with,” she said.

Then the Yarn Baby asked, “Why not make her one? I’ll give you the directions:

Baby’s Ball

(See picture opposite [page 136]—color plate)

Make the same way as the pompons on the Doll’s Toque ([page 95]), using circles 3 inches across with a 1-inch opening in the center. Wind until center is almost filled.

“Never throw away ends of yarn,” Wooley Ball added. “You can make them into a beautiful baby’s ball—no matter how many different colors there are; or you can make a ball for your mother to use as a—

Hair Pin Ball[D]

(See picture opposite [page 40]—color plate)