A Little Pompom Tutorial
Hello lovely Mersydotes readers! Thanks for stoppin' by! One of the reasons that I haven't been around too much lately is because I've been busily working on a secret project that I hope to tell you about soon!
But this morning I woke up to the locusts buzzing even before 8am, and I knew that this would be one of those calm, still, hazy late summer days that are so good for the soul. So, I sat out on the porch with a cup of coffee for a bit, and made a little how-to guide to share.
Until recently, I had no idea how fabulous pompoms are when they're homemade from soft yarns in all kinds of candy colors. The experience of making them is half the fun, and when they're so soft and in gentle colors, they become quite charming rather than goofy and flimsy.
I use little pompom makers, but you can also use a fork or wrap the yarn around your hand or a cardboard circle- it doesn't have to be fancy to be great! There are four pompom makers of various sizes for mini, small, medium, and large ones.
Here's the official line up:
Isn't it exciting to think of what you could do with purple pompoms bigger than your whole hand? Whatever it is, it'll be awesome!
To make one of these beauties, fold open one of the sides of the pompom maker (each side is actually made up of two folding arms, so open them both together)
Then, take the yarn of your choice and wrap it around both arms at the same time (it's useful to try to secure the loose end underneath as you wrap).
Keep on a-wrappin' until you have covered the arms in a thin layer of yarn.
Now, wrap back-and-forth along the arms until it looks like a cuddly, fat caterpillar. Don't chince on how much yarn you use. You want to make it nice and thick so that the resulting pompom is luxurious rather than spindly.
Do the exact same thing on the other side and fold everything back toward the center.
Find a nice, sturdy pair of scissors (I use the one from our knife block much to Mr. Mersydotes's chagrin!). And then cut along the central valley between the two small arms that make up either side.
When you're all done, it'll look like this:
Using a short length of same-colored string, slip it between the arms and knot it very tightly around the middle.
Almost done! The arms are now free to be lifted away, and then just pull the two sides apart:
Tah-dah! A fabulously fluffy pompom! Feel free to give it a little trim to make sure all the strands are the same length.
If you're like me, you'll make about a billion more in all sorts of pretty colors and then wonder, "Hmmmm...what should I do with these?" Well, I'll have all sorts of answers for you in another post very soon!
~Mersydotes
But this morning I woke up to the locusts buzzing even before 8am, and I knew that this would be one of those calm, still, hazy late summer days that are so good for the soul. So, I sat out on the porch with a cup of coffee for a bit, and made a little how-to guide to share.
Until recently, I had no idea how fabulous pompoms are when they're homemade from soft yarns in all kinds of candy colors. The experience of making them is half the fun, and when they're so soft and in gentle colors, they become quite charming rather than goofy and flimsy.
I use little pompom makers, but you can also use a fork or wrap the yarn around your hand or a cardboard circle- it doesn't have to be fancy to be great! There are four pompom makers of various sizes for mini, small, medium, and large ones.
Here's the official line up:
Isn't it exciting to think of what you could do with purple pompoms bigger than your whole hand? Whatever it is, it'll be awesome!
To make one of these beauties, fold open one of the sides of the pompom maker (each side is actually made up of two folding arms, so open them both together)
Then, take the yarn of your choice and wrap it around both arms at the same time (it's useful to try to secure the loose end underneath as you wrap).
Keep on a-wrappin' until you have covered the arms in a thin layer of yarn.
Now, wrap back-and-forth along the arms until it looks like a cuddly, fat caterpillar. Don't chince on how much yarn you use. You want to make it nice and thick so that the resulting pompom is luxurious rather than spindly.
Do the exact same thing on the other side and fold everything back toward the center.
Find a nice, sturdy pair of scissors (I use the one from our knife block much to Mr. Mersydotes's chagrin!). And then cut along the central valley between the two small arms that make up either side.
When you're all done, it'll look like this:
Using a short length of same-colored string, slip it between the arms and knot it very tightly around the middle.
Almost done! The arms are now free to be lifted away, and then just pull the two sides apart:
Tah-dah! A fabulously fluffy pompom! Feel free to give it a little trim to make sure all the strands are the same length.
If you're like me, you'll make about a billion more in all sorts of pretty colors and then wonder, "Hmmmm...what should I do with these?" Well, I'll have all sorts of answers for you in another post very soon!
~Mersydotes
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