Creative Guest: Pom Pom Scarf Tutorial by Life Through The Lens

 

 

 

Welcome Kristi from to Ucreate today sharing this gorgeous Pom Pom tutorial!!

Kristi’s creativity and photography skills are absolutely amazing!!

Make sure to stop by her blog Life Through The Lens and get to know her and say “hi”!!

 

 

This year I wanted to find a craft that my eleven year old daughter could make (with little adult supervision) for her friends for Christmas gifts. We found a scarf that we both liked but, it cost $30.  We knew that we could make one for less than half that price...and so we did.

 

This is a super simple scarf to make and a lovely gift to give to that special girl on your list...

Supply list:

yarn-chose as many coordinating colors as you like and

I found that the softer yarn makes a fluffier pom pom

 

scissors

 

pom pom maker-you can make them with a pom

pom maker from Clover or make them by hand

 

quilting needle-the eye of the needle is large enough to get the yarn

through and the point of the needle is dull enough for a child to use

 

Here are some helpful links for making pom poms:

you can buy a clover pom pom maker at amazon.com

clover pom pom maker instructional video on youtube.com

the traditional method of how to make pom poms at domestifluff blog

Make your pom poms, fluff and trim them

Double thread your yarn so that it measure 5 1/2 feet

(5 1/2 feet seems to fit the average height girl but, feel free to

adjust the length of the yarn to the height of the person receiving this)

Double knot the end

Find the middle of the pom pom

Start the needle from the bottom

Pull it through the very center of the pom pom

Push the pom pom on down to the double knot and trim the

excess yarn so that it blends with the other pieces of yarn

Double knot at the other side of the pom pom-

this will keep the pom pom from sliding around

Measure 1 1/2 inches from the last double knot and

then made another double knot for my next pom pom

(you can eyeball it if you want or if you're anal like me...go ahead and measure)

Thread your next pom pom on and then double knot again and

continue so that each pom pom has a double knot on both sides

Here's what it begins to look like...

Finish stringing the pom poms and when you get to the end just double knot the yarn and trim so that it blends in with the rest of the pom poms...now you're done! You can wear it alone or pair it with another scarf...

I hope you enjoy making this adorable pom pom scarf...