Q&A for How to Make a Yarn Pompom

There are many videos online to show you how to make pompoms with a fork, with a tool made out of a cardboard tube, or with your fingers. I prefer the simple fingers method, which you can read about in this article.

Try using a fine-toothed comb, and brush with small strokes starting at the ends and gradually go closer to the center.

Roll it and trim it. You have to roll the ball of the pom pom and trim the yarn of the ball to make it look good.

Yes. That will make it even bigger! It will just use a little more yarn.

You can take a piece of yarn that matches your hat, wrap the yarn around the middle of the pom pom, put the yarn through the top of the hat onto the inside, and then tie a knot to keep the pom pom on.

You can just use an everyday knot, but it must be around the bundle, as shown.

Personally I would use the fork method because it makes smaller pom poms. This will help you with your problem of having a small amount of wool.

There are many things that could be wrong. One is that you may not have used enough yarn. Another is that you may need to shape the pompom. Finally, it could be that you did not tie the pompom tightly enough.

Pom-poms make amazing gifts for the right recipient. If it is something you think the person would use, like if they, for example, crochet hats, then that would make a good gift because they can use it for their projects. As long as you can think of a way that specific person would use it (even if you think they will just use it for decor), then it is a good gift.

You can use both thick and thin yarn, it's just whichever one you prefer.

When you tie it round the middle, you can use a longer piece of yarn and then only cut one side after you knot it.

Try to put another tie through the middle to reinforce. If this does not work, then create another pompom with a tighter not, or use a less slick yarn.

Yes but don't use as much yarn, as your pompom will turn out to be huge. But if you want a smaller pompom, then use smaller yarn as it would turn out better.

If you want it to be smaller, you can take the pompom off and then trim the yarn even more. If you want it to appear smaller, cut the yarn but don't cut into whatever you are sewing it onto.

It depends on the size of the fingers; my fingers are about a centimeter in width, and worsted weight is what I use. Try different yarn types to see which you like working with best.

Not enough yarn was used to make it fluffy. Make a second pom pom using at least 3-4 times more yarn. Look at the article pictures as a guide. With the tie cords for each pom pom (flat and second), tie them to each other. As an alternative, take the tie cords of your flat pom pom and use it to tie off the second pom pom.

You can use embroidery floss if you prefer. Just keep in mind that the floss is 1/10 the thickness of yarn, so you will have to use 10 times more floss than yarn for the same size of pom pom.