What exactly is it that makes these decidedly low-tech yarn-wrapped sticks – spied over at Aesthetic Outburst – so unbelievably compelling? We'll be durned if we can explain it. So instead of explaining, let's just enjoy the simple DIY awesomeness of it all.

If you're anything like us, these images have created in you a compulsion to wrap a stick or two yourself. Abbey at Aesthetic Outburst gives a quick how-to in this post.

(If Abbey's blog looks familiar to you, you may be remembering it from a nursery tour of her son Emmett's room and this post featuring her adorable handmade mailboxes.)

(Images: Abbey Hendrickson)