God's Eye

The Ojo de Dios, or God's Eye, is a simple or complex weaving made across two or more sticks and is thought to have originated with the Huichol Indians of Jalisco, Mexico. The Huichol call their God's eyes Sikuli, which means "the power to see and understand things unknown." When a child is born, the central eye is woven by the father, then one eye is added for every year of the child's life until the child reaches the age of five. Original Huichol Crosses are extremely rare to come by. The YouTube video below gives a thourough demonstration of how to create a God's Eye:

For this project, you can use just about anything, including twigs, straws, skewers (trim the pointed ends off) and even pencils. You can make smaller versions by using toothpicks and embroidery floss. Try changing up the yarn by using several solid colors, changing color after several wraps by switching colors in the back of the project.

Resources
Crafts by Amanda
Oklahoma Historical Society - God's Eye
Native American Facts - God's Eye