Pom Poms!

In The Farm Chicks Christmas book there is a great tutorial for making pom poms. I have wanted to make them for quite some time, but have never gotten around to it. I finally made a few today. I am going to make a heart shaped pom pom wreath. I went to Michaels to buy the wreath but they won't have them in for another week. SO in the mean time, I will be making pom poms.  Let me preface this by saying, this is pretty easy, but takes practice(at least for me) I have noticed each time I make a pom pom it looks a little better.  Here is how to do it.

Wrap yarn around three fingers approximately 80 times.  This is for an average size pom pom.(leaning toward the big side) I think around 50 also makes an awesome pom pom and it's a little easier to work with because it isn't as thick.  Experiment and wrap more or less to change the size. Why yes, my fingers are turning purple in this picture, thanks for asking. ;) Be careful not to wrap too tight.  ;)

Carefully slide yarn off of your fingers, Tie a 5 inch piece of yarn around the center of the loops and tie securely with a double knot.  My first few times I didn't tie the string tight enough and some of my yarn fell out after I cut it, and it looked more like a bundle of yarn instead of a pom pom.  Be sure to tie it nice and tight, and right in the middle of the bundle.

Next get scissors and cut all of your loops open.

Then trim and fluff.

Ta Da!

Next week if the wreath forms are in, I will finish up my project and post! :)

Total randomness here, but a jar of sharpies makes my heart go pitty pat.  I can't stop buying them, and stuffing them in this jar. :)