Step 5: Cut As the yarn starts to fall loose, you’ll notice some loops towards the inside of the ball. Be careful not to pull too hard on the yarn that is still attached to the rest of the ball. Step 4: Pull Once you’ve cut into the yarn, lightly run your fingers through the yarn and allow the loose threads to fall separate from the rest of the yarn. Step 3: Cut Start by making your initial cut as shown, aligning your scissors to cut roughly one-third through the thickness of the ball. Now you’re ready to start cutting into your pom pom! ![]() Once you’ve made the nylon thread nice and tight, go ahead and make a couple of strong knots. Step 2: Repeat Flip the yarn over to the opposite side and tie the nylon thread around the ball again, this time making sure to make the tie as tight as you can. Using the nylon thread, cut off a long piece and tie around the center of the yarn. Step 1: Tie Remove the paper wrapping from yarn. Red Heart Nylon Crochet Thread (Size 18).Have fun mastering this super fun technique and let us know what you make with your pom-poms! Sweaters, shoes, gifts… we’re even going to make a pom-pom garland for the front door. We’re covering everything with these quick & easy pom-poms this holiday season (watch the blog for more Red Heart projects). ![]() No more templates–just three basic supplies and your making pom-pom history. Red Heart sent us four huge boxes of yarn to experiment with and we came up with the quickest way to make a pom pom, ever. Another tip is to use thinner yarn to tie the knots to secure the pom pom, and I know that some people also use hot glue to secure the knots and middle strand to prevent the pom pom from coming apart! Making the smallest pom poms can be a little tricky, and it is VERY important to densely wind the yarn around the arches (3 times) so that the middle strand tying the knots is not visible.We’re huge fans of pom-poms, so we’re thrilled to share this technique for making giant pom-poms in 60 seconds flat. This antique red bronze pair of scissors is from Warm Crochet, and they are fantastic with the pom pom maker. One important tip is to use very sharp and pointy scissors when cutting the yarn along the groove of the Pom Pom Maker. Out of all the sizes, I definitely use the Large Pom-Pom Maker set the most!īelow you can see me holding one of the smaller pom poms to show you how tiny they are! These could be used for smaller garlands, pom pom jewelry or purse charms (see more ideas HERE). As you can see, the XL pom pom is a hefty size and certainly would make a statement atop a beanie! I generally use the 3 3/8″ size for adult hats and the 2 1/2″ size for child hats. Here are the largest three sizes with a knitted hat ( Knitted Fair Isle Beanie blog post HERE) to show you what they look like with a finished item. I used Lion Brand Yarn’s Vanna’s Choice for the smaller pom poms and Wool-Ease Thick & Quick for the larger pom poms! ![]() I used all the different sizes to make 7 different pom poms to show you the relative difference in size.
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