Actually, I think making these wool dryer balls would be a really fun craft to make with friends. I made my first two wool dryer balls with the help of my super-crafty mom and then asked for a crochet hook and wool yarn for my birthday so I could make more.
1pairknee-highor pair of pantyhose, no need to buy new, use an old pair
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Instructions
Start your first wool dryer ball by wrapping the yarn around a couple of fingers 10 times.
Remove the yarn from your fingers and wrap about 10 times around the middle.
Continue wrapping around the ball from every angle. Make your way around the ball, wrapping 5-10 times before moving to a new angle. (There's no exact science to this. Just keep trying to form a round ball.) Wrap the yarn tightly and hang onto your ball so it doesn't pop out of your hands.
When your ball is a little bigger than a tennis ball, cut the yarn and pull the end through the ball with your crochet hook.
Repeat Steps 1-4 to make a second wool dryer ball with the remainder of your yarn.
Place your wool balls in your pantyhose, knotting the pantyhose between the balls.
Run your wool dryer balls through your washer and dryer with separate loads of laundry until they "felt" and become solid balls. (Mine "felt" in 3-4 loads.)
Remove balls from pantyhose and use in the dryer in place of dryer sheets.