Decorating Your Crochet Work With Pom-Poms

Just think about one of the most uncomfortably cold winter days, you’ve You might be wondering what to do with all those spare balls of yarn that are not quite big enough to make anything with but still too large to toss into the recycling bin! Think about making pom-poms and tassels to decorate your crocheted blankets and afghans and add your unique touch to them!

Whether you elect to use the same color as your project or you opt for a contrasting color, a pom-pom adds a playful extra touch to all of your projects.

Adding them to projects

Pom-poms are a great use of those little balls of yarn (if you’re not interested in saving them for granny squares) and you’ll be able to add a personal touch to all of your crochet work with them!  You can use them to personalize a special piece you’ve made for a friend or family member or you can

Pom-poms are pretty simple to make and you can use any type of yarn to make them. The size of the pom-pom is limited only by the size you want them to be and of course what you’re going to put them on.  Pom-poms are not only fun to put on the end (or in the middle) of that special afghan but you can also use them to decorate crocheted sweaters, crocheted pocketbooks, hats and even slippers!  You’ll be limited only by the amount of thought you put into making your pom-poms and then deciding what project they will work out best on!

You can even use a pom-pom pattern to make fun toys for your cat, your dog or even use them to decorate crocheted toys for your children – a group of pom-poms can make a fun rag doll for the littlest of girls!

How to prepare

To make a pom-pom the first think you’ll need to do is to create a foundation to build it on which can be done from any cardboard you have in your home – from an empty cereal box to a notebook cover – you pick whatever piece of sturdy cardboard you want and cut a circle from it!  Once you settle on the size pom-pom you’re interested in making cut a hole in the center of your circle and that circle will be the size of your pom-pom.  You can find the full directions to make a pom-pom here!