How I make Pompoms - Picture Tutorial

I love making pompoms.

 Many people have asked me,

 how I make mine.

Well, there are lots of contraptions

 you can use, 

and lots of different ways.

I have tried making pompoms 

with a pom pom maker,

 forks, card board tubes, 

and card board circles, 

But I like to just use my 

hand, scissors and yarn.

It is the simplest method

 I have every used.

And you can make 3 different sizes,

Again, just using your hand!

2 inch,   3 inch,     4 inch

Pom poms

This is an approximate measure, 

but it has been very accurate for me.

Okay, This is what I do.

For a 2 inch pom pom, 

I wrap the yarn around my 2 finger, loosely.

For a 3 inch pompom, 

I wrap the yarn around my 3 fingers, loosely.

For a 4 inch pom pom, 

I wrap the yarn around my 4 fingers, loosely.

You should be able to to

 wiggle your fingers.

The amount of wraps I do, 

depends on how thick I want the pom pom.

I usually wrap the yarn 20 to 30 times around.

 I have a 10 inch 

piece of yarn already cut.

I Slide that piece of yarn

 threw my fingers, 

with the tails to the front.

Then I Tie the yarn, 

and slide the loops off my fingers.

I then Make sure the

 tying yarn is centered, 

and tie securely.

Then I trim the pompom evenly.

This method works great for me.

I am working on a new Cowl design 

that will have pompoms and

 I will be using these pompoms.