The crowning glory
Can you imagine a bobble hat without a bobble or a pompon? Of course not! Home-made
pompons can be used to decorate other things too, for instance scarves or belts, or on the
borders of kids' pullovers or for making soft toys. You can also jazz up shop accessories
with them..
And this is how it goes:
Cut two identical discs out of cardboard. Then cut out a ring in the centre of both. The
inner diameter should be about a third to a half of the outer diameter. The larger the
inner diameter, the thicker the pompon will be. The size of the finished pompon is twice
the size of the width of the ring.
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Using a thick darning needle
and various strands of wool bind the two discs together until the hole in the middle is
completely full, finish off.
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Cut the threads between the
two discs and, using a similar colour, tie these tightly together between the two discs. |
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Remove the card discs and trim your pompon
to a nice ball. |
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Another tip:
Multicoloured pompons as in the photo can be had by using different coloured yarns
together. If you divide the card discs into various (three of four) colour segments while
you're sewing, you'll get a chequered look.
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