Editing Bow (object)

[[File:YWW 1-1 SF1.jpg|200px|thumb|Yoshi standing atop a pillar with a bow on it]]

'''Bows'''<ref>''Yoshi's Woolly World'' digital manual, page 10</ref> are objects appearing in ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' and its remake ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]''. They are pieces of string in a {{wp|shoelace knot}}, usually attached to some portion of the terrain. Some bows are hidden until [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] gets close to their position. Yoshi can [[swallow|eat]] a bow to unravel the entire portion of the terrain it is attached to. In some cases, [[bead]]s will pop out from the terrain that gets removed. Yoshi then creates [[big yarn ball (item)|big yarn ball]]. The big yarn ball is immediately set to follow Yoshi, the player is not allowed to hold them in his mouth. Some bows are revealed separately from the terrain, and these bows fly like {{wp|lepidoptera|lepidopterans}} until they reach a specific section of terrain. They then act as normal. Bows are common throughout the game, being secrets for Yoshi to find, a means for Yoshi to progress by removing terrain in the way, and opening shortcuts to leave out of the way areas.

Additionally, bows play a key role in [[Mega Baby Bowser]]'s boss battle. The non-black giant [[yarn ball]]s he throws sometimes have bows on them. These bows allow Yoshi to unravel the oversized yarn balls to create three big yarn balls. Since the transition prior to the fight takes away Yoshi's yarn balls, these bows are the only way to obtain any during the boss battle outside without using [[Easy Mode|Mellow Mode]] in ''Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World''.