It doesn’t matter whether you wrap the yarn around your fingers from back to front or from front to back. If the wraps feel a bit skinny, put them back on your fingers and make a few more wraps. To check the fullness of your pompom, carefully ease your hand out of the wraps and squeeze the wraps to see how fluffy they are. If you use chunky wool like mine, you should make 40 to 50 wraps around your fingers. Usually, the thinner the yarn you use, the more wraps you will need to make a full pompom. For a tiny pompom wrap the yarn around your index and middle fingers held together.įor a medium-sized pompom wrap the yarn around all four fingers (we don’t count the thumb as it is already busy holding the yarn tail).įor a bigger pompom spread the four fingers of your “holding hand” and wrap the yarn around the wider part (the one that is closer to the fingertips).ī) The fullness of the pompom is determined by the number of wraps you make. Let’s see what they are and how they affect the finished look of your pompom.Ī) The size of the pompom is determined by the fingers of your “holding hand”. This instruction sounds a bit vague because there are a few variables at play. Here’s a video tutorial that shows how to do this step. Wrap the working yarn around the fingers of your “holding hand”. Generally, whatever feels more comfortable to YOU is great.Ģ. If you are a left-handed person, use your right hand as your “holding hand”. Left hand, as it is shown in the above photo. You will probably feel more comfortable wrapping the yarn around your Click here to see how to do it in a video tutorial.įeel free to use any hand. Hold the wrap by keeping your thumb close to the bottom of your index finger. Wrap the yarn around your thumb leaving a tail about 10cm / 4″ long. The pompom I’ll be making in this tutorial will finish off the top down hat I knitted a few weeks ago, so I’ll use the same chunky wool in a golden yellow colour.ġ. Get your supplies ready and let’s make a lovely messy lazy pompom! That’s why they call it a “lazy pompom” □ Out of any yarn without any special tools. There is a simple way to make a pompom of almost any size Scarves, bags, even on blankets and ponchos. Who doesn’t like pompoms, right? They look great on hats,
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