How to Make: the Perfect Pom-Pom - Part 1
Today I’m going to teach you how to make the perfect pom-pom!
Ok, ok… so maybe not perfect, but can any pom-pom really be perfect???
I’ll teach you to make a beautifully puffy and round pom-pom.
This is a 2 part tutorial, I’ve broken it into 2 parts so that the pages and images will load easier.
I’ve linked to certain products within this tutorial. If you click and then purchase one of the products, I will earn a small commission. The awesome thing is, the commission doesn’t come out of your pocket, it’s paid to me by a big company. And I would never recommend a product to you unless I think it’s valuable. Every item I recommend in this tutorial is something I personally use.
In this tutorial, we’ll be using a pom-pom maker to make our pom-poms.
This is the exact Pom-Pom maker I use all the time. It’s easy and I love it.
Supplies needed:
Yarn (about 45g or so)
A quick note about the scissors… sharp and sturdy scissors are needed for this project. You don’t want flimsy or dull scissors. You need to put muscle into cutting through all those layers of yarn.
Let’s talk yarn for a moment:
What is this best yarn to use?
Bulky yarn makes the sturdiest least floppy pom-poms. They are quick and easy to make. They can also have a “heavy” look.
Worsted weight yarn can work, especially worsted that is thicker and more “robust”. Scratchy itchy yarns can make great pom-poms. Soft and flimsy worsted weight yarn will give you more of a flimsy Pom-Pom.
Fluffy roving yarns can make very beautiful fluffy poms.
If you used a lighter weight yarn for your project, you can always use a different but thicker yarn for the pom-pom.
Thinner yarns will give you really floppy pom-poms. The thinner the yarn, the more flimsy your pom will be.
You can also mix thinner yarn with thicker yarn like I did to make the pom-pom below:
What colour should I use?
You can make a solid coloured pom, use 2 colours, or really just go wild with colours.
Use at least one colour from your project, it will help coordinate your pom to your project. You can always add other complementary colours as well.
Pom-poms are a great way to use up leftover yarn. I keep a bag of leftover yarn and try to use them to make pom-poms as much as possible.
Here’s a round-up of a bunch of different pom-poms to help inspire you:
Now that you have your supplies ready and are inspired…
Let’s make a pom-pom!
The pom-pom I’m making in this tutorial uses 2 different yarns. One is a self-striping yarn (the rainbow one) and one is a solid white. If you’d like to make your pom-pom a solid colour, follow along but instead of changing colours, just continue wrapping the one colour around.
Open your pom-pom maker and start wrapping your yarn around. Don’t pull the yarn tight, keep it just tight enough that it stays in place.
I wrap my yarn in chunks so that there will be pools of colour in the pom-pom.
You can see in this photo that I’ve wrapped certain areas thicker and haven’t wrapped other areas yet.
After I’ve wrapped a few chunks of colour #1, I’ll pick up colour #2 and start filling in the gaps.
I like to layer the different yarns, creating pools of colour throughout the pom-pom.
The orange and pink shown here are still colour #1, it is a self-striping yarn that changes colours fairly quickly.
Tip:
If you are using colour changing yarn, feel free to cut out certain colour chunks if you don’t like them!
Continue wrapping your yarn until both sides of the pom-pom maker are full.
I like to fill mine more then the instructions say. I keep wrapping until it’s a bit hard to close the pom maker, but not so full that I really have to force it. I feel like overfilling it helps make big fluffy full looking poms.
This tutorial is broken into 2 parts so that the pages and photos will load quickly and easily.
I’ve linked to certain products within this pattern. If you click and then purchase one of the products, I will earn a small commission. The awesome thing is, the commission doesn’t come out of your pocket, it’s paid to me by a big company. I would never recommend a product to you unless I think it is valuable. Every item I recommend in this tutorial is something I personally use.
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