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The first birds of spring, these plump little robins are knit in the round, then felted in a washing machine or a dryer. They are weighted so that you when you push them over, they wobble back up (see the last photo- a .gif shows one in action!). Complete instructions are provided for knitting, installing the internal weight and felting. Fun for kids and adults!

Materials

1 Skein Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted;
Color: Solar Flare: Yardage: Large-40, Small-20

1 Skein Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted;
Color: Charcoal Heather: Yardage: Large-40, Small-20

1 Skein Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted (or wool scrap yarn);
Color: Seminola or other yellow: Yardage: Large-3, Small-2

Notions: Scissors, tapestry needle, stitch markers, fiberfill, black embroidery thread or yarn (for eyes), washers (see information on Internal Weight)

Internal Weight:

Large Wobbler: 1.5 inch diameter steel washers, weighing a total of 4 oz.

Small Wobbler: 1.5 inch diameter steel washers, weighing a total 3 oz

You can order these washers from Lowes (4 washers for the Large Wobbler and 3 washers for the Small Wobbler):

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hillman-0-625-in-x-Zinc-Plated-S...