Over the weekend I had a ball (pun intended) making yarn pom poms! (And I looked up the spelling — one word or two — for this blog post and let me tell you, there are a lot of strong opinions, but no clear winner.)
Quite a while ago, I bought some pom pom maker tools with big plans to make a bazillion pom poms for a Christmas garland. However, I never even took the pom pom makers out of the packaging.
Fast forward to last week.
I decided that it would be super fun to make pom pom earrings! I consulted with a knitter friend of mine on what kind of yarn to buy and she very kindly sent me a box filled with her yarn remnants. One maker's trash is another maker's treasure!
On Saturday, I finally took the pom pom makers out of their packaging and read the instructions. A few minutes later I had a pair of pom pom earrings!
I was so delighted with them that I immediately posted a photo in my instagram stories. Someone responding by sending me a link to the instagram of @actualworkbyme (Niki Dionne). She has some fabulous pom poms with faces! I think she stitches the faces on after making the pom poms, but it lit a burning fire of a question in me. Can you make pom poms with patterns?
Yes, you can! I will show you my rough first attempts and then follow them up with some amazing pom poms I found online. This is what I made on Saturday:
And these are some of the aspirational pom poms I found online — every single source link leads to a step-by-step tutorial:
I can't wait to tackle some of these tutorials! The alphabet one hurts my brain but also makes me excited. More pom poms, please!
Thanks for stopping by!
Very cool! Earrings look great on you!
Very cool! Earrings look great on you!
Very cool! Earrings look great on you!
Very cool! Earrings look great on you!
Very cool! Earrings look great on you!
Very cool! Earrings look great on you!
Very cool! Earrings look great on you!
You stopped me in my tracks!!! My email and everything else went by the wayside when I opened your email! LOL Suddenly, I was downloading tutorials and ooooohhhhing and aaaahhhhing over all the amazing pom poms… Thanks! I think….. LOL
You stopped me in my tracks!!! My email and everything else went by the wayside when I opened your email! LOL Suddenly, I was downloading tutorials and ooooohhhhing and aaaahhhhing over all the amazing pom poms… Thanks! I think….. LOL
You stopped me in my tracks!!! My email and everything else went by the wayside when I opened your email! LOL Suddenly, I was downloading tutorials and ooooohhhhing and aaaahhhhing over all the amazing pom poms… Thanks! I think….. LOL
You stopped me in my tracks!!! My email and everything else went by the wayside when I opened your email! LOL Suddenly, I was downloading tutorials and ooooohhhhing and aaaahhhhing over all the amazing pom poms… Thanks! I think….. LOL
You stopped me in my tracks!!! My email and everything else went by the wayside when I opened your email! LOL Suddenly, I was downloading tutorials and ooooohhhhing and aaaahhhhing over all the amazing pom poms… Thanks! I think….. LOL
You stopped me in my tracks!!! My email and everything else went by the wayside when I opened your email! LOL Suddenly, I was downloading tutorials and ooooohhhhing and aaaahhhhing over all the amazing pom poms… Thanks! I think….. LOL
You stopped me in my tracks!!! My email and everything else went by the wayside when I opened your email! LOL Suddenly, I was downloading tutorials and ooooohhhhing and aaaahhhhing over all the amazing pom poms… Thanks! I think….. LOL
Oh, amazing! I remembered this one http://www.molliemakes.com/craft/pom-pom-reindeer-tutorial/ from last year. here is the artist’s site https://www.bohemiananimals.com/ and @rubyandthesquirrel on IG. I love the huge bee. Bit beyond the pom pom maker, but amazing?
Oh, amazing! I remembered this one http://www.molliemakes.com/craft/pom-pom-reindeer-tutorial/ from last year. here is the artist’s site https://www.bohemiananimals.com/ and @rubyandthesquirrel on IG. I love the huge bee. Bit beyond the pom pom maker, but amazing?
Oh, amazing! I remembered this one http://www.molliemakes.com/craft/pom-pom-reindeer-tutorial/ from last year. here is the artist’s site https://www.bohemiananimals.com/ and @rubyandthesquirrel on IG. I love the huge bee. Bit beyond the pom pom maker, but amazing?
Oh, amazing! I remembered this one http://www.molliemakes.com/craft/pom-pom-reindeer-tutorial/ from last year. here is the artist’s site https://www.bohemiananimals.com/ and @rubyandthesquirrel on IG. I love the huge bee. Bit beyond the pom pom maker, but amazing?
Oh, amazing! I remembered this one http://www.molliemakes.com/craft/pom-pom-reindeer-tutorial/ from last year. here is the artist’s site https://www.bohemiananimals.com/ and @rubyandthesquirrel on IG. I love the huge bee. Bit beyond the pom pom maker, but amazing?
Oh, amazing! I remembered this one http://www.molliemakes.com/craft/pom-pom-reindeer-tutorial/ from last year. here is the artist’s site https://www.bohemiananimals.com/ and @rubyandthesquirrel on IG. I love the huge bee. Bit beyond the pom pom maker, but amazing?
Oh, amazing! I remembered this one http://www.molliemakes.com/craft/pom-pom-reindeer-tutorial/ from last year. here is the artist’s site https://www.bohemiananimals.com/ and @rubyandthesquirrel on IG. I love the huge bee. Bit beyond the pom pom maker, but amazing?