Yo-yo heaven.

Is it just me, or is that pretty cute?
I love these little suckers, they take only a smidgen of yarn and the same amount of time. Oh, and a bobby pin (the one pictured is 2 and a half inches long). Yo-yo measures about 5cm/2" wide all puckered up.

Instructions are given for both fingering and sport-weight yarn.
Needles: set of 4 4mm/US size 6 double-pointed

[Both kinds of yarn:]
CO 9st; split evenly over 3 needles.
Knit one round.
Increase round: [M1, K1] around.
Next 3 rounds: Knit.
Work another increase round.
Next 6 rounds: Knit.

[Fingering weight only:]
Work another increase round.
Next 3 rounds: Knit.



[Both kinds of yarn:]
Cut yarn, leaving a tail around 30cm/12" long. Thread yarn through each live stitch and slip it off the needle. Pull tight. You will be forming a puckered donut-type shape.

Thread yarn tail through CO sts to tighten loop on base of yo-yo. Push bobby pin through base and secure with yarn tail. Weave in ends!