dryer balls

More greening my life.  I recently made dryer balls to use as an alternative to fabric softener.  The cost was $5.50 for a year of static free drying, compared to Downy at $84.20 for a year, and that doesn't even consider all the chemicals you aren't putting next to your skin.
They couldn't be easier.  The hardest part was finding 100% wool yarn, I found this at Joann's. I used about 1/2 of the skein to make 4 balls.

Wrap the yarn around your fingers about 30-40 times remove from fingers and continue wrapping yarn to form a tennis ball size . Slip the end of the yarn through a couple of loops of the ball just to hold it in place. Repeat 3 more times.  Tie 2 balls in a sock, run through the washer and dryer.  That's it, you're done.  Just leave them in the dryer and let them bounce around through each load for a year.  At that point they will be tight firm balls,  you can give them to your dog or cat to play with.  If you really can live with out the April fresh smell, add a couple of drops of lavender, lemon or floral essential oils to a wash cloth and toss that in the dryer with each load.

After the first dryer load those ends were felted into the balls.