Oh, and don’t shy away from multi-colored yarn! I have made pom poms with this exact yarn and love how they turn out.įirst, choose the size of pom pom maker that is right for your project.
Making pom poms with pom pom maker full#
While pom poms are possible with these, I find they shed a lot and don’t turn out nearly as full or fluffy. I would stay away from any of the fancy decorative yarn, like the scrubby yarn, eyelash yarn, fur yarn, or blanket yarn. I’ve had really good luck with this brand and I believe this yarn is the exact one I use in my videos.Īs far as weight goes, I prefer medium weight yarn (and definitely don’t go smaller unless you want to be wrapping yarn forrrever). Or go down the yarn aisle and do everything you tell your kids not to and touch every skein. If you’re not sure what constitutes a “soft” yarn (or whether it will yield a fluffy pom pom), it might just take some experimenting. Soft yarn will naturally give you fluffy pom poms so I prefer this over the cheaper, coarser yarns (like Red Heart Super Saver).īut, you can still definitely use the coarser yarns and get a fluffy pom pom–go to this post to see my secret trick for making fluffy pom poms every time! And, of course, if you’re going for a coarser pom pom (where all the yarn fibers are separate and defined), by all means choose a cheaper option.
Here’s a popular Clover set at Michaels.Well…in my opinion, the best yarn for pom poms is the yarn you have on hand.īut if you’re buying new from the store, choose a higher-quality, soft yarn. If you click one of these links and make a purchase, I may be compensated.įancy pom pom makers do have their place, they easily make nice round pom poms with limited trimming. The following paragraph contains affiliate links (click for more info). I think the craziest thing I ever used was a pair of chopsticks – but it worked! You can even wrap the yarn around two of your fingers as long as you’re still able to tie the knot. I’ve used remote controls (be careful not to cut the buttons!), random pieces of cardboard, small notebooks, my crochet hook case, and all manner of tins and boxes (small mint tins are perfect!). I said rectangular pieces work well, but the truth is you can use almost anything as long as it’s a relatively even width and close to the size you want. I like to leave at least one of the long ends of the center tie intact, to use for attaching the pom pom to whatever it’s going to get attached to. Trim the ends of your pom pom as desired, and there you have it! A perfect pom pom with no special tools. Now flip your object over, and cut through the wraps, directly opposite your knot. I like to thread each end back under again, then tie another knot just to be sure it’s secure and tight. Tie a knot with this yarn as tightly as you can. This can be done with a hook or yarn needle, or even with your fingers if your wraps are loose enough or your object is a bit flexible. When you’re done wrapping, thread a long piece of the same yarn underneath all the wraps. The more you wrap, the fuller your pom pom will be. Keep wrapping the yarn until you have as much as you want. Once you have chosen your object, hold the end of the yarn against it, and start wrapping. The wider the object, the longer the strands of the pom pom will be, so try to find something fairly narrow. For this tutorial, I’ve grabbed the first small, rectangular thing I saw in my office – an old used up gift card. Square or rectangular objects tend to work well. The key is it has to be something that will hold the yarn without slipping off. Just about anything that you can wrap yarn around can become a pom pom maker.
These are all perfectly great ways to make pom poms, but the truth is, in a pinch, you don’t really need them. You may even have seen tutorials for making your own pom pom makers out of cardboard. You’ve probably seen those round pom pom makers that come in sets of various sizes.
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