How to Make a Pom Pom Without Cardboard
Take one end of your yarn and tuck it between your second (index) and third (middle) fingers., Loosely wrap your yarn around those two fingers two or three times. , When you can do so without your yarn falling off, spread your second and third...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Take one end of your yarn and tuck it between your second (index) and third (middle) fingers.
Keep them spread for the duration of the project. , For smaller pompoms, fifty times may be adequate; for larger ones, up to one hundred may be necessary.
The more times you wrap, the better your pompom will turn out. ,,, Pull it as tightly as possible. , Repeat if necessary. ,,, Examine it from every angle to make sure it's smooth, fluff it repeatedly, and take your time. , -
Step 2: Loosely wrap your yarn around those two fingers two or three times.
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Step 3: When you can do so without your yarn falling off
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Step 4: spread your second and third finger as wide as you can.
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Step 5: Wrap your yarn around those two fingers
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Step 6: close to the base of them
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Step 7: as many times as necessary.
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Step 8: When you're finished wrapping
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Step 9: carefully slide your wrapped yarn as far up your fingers as you can without any falling off of your fingertips.
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Step 10: Leave yourself approximately 12 inches (30.5Â cm) of yarn trail
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Step 11: then cut it off from the ball.
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Step 12: Holding it in place with your thumb if necessary
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Step 13: wrap your yarn trail around the middle of the bundle you've gathered
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Step 14: between your two fingers.
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Step 15: A second time
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Step 16: make a very loose loop around the middle of your bundle
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Step 17: this time slipping your trail through the loop to knot it before pulling it tight.
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Step 18: Once your bundle is tied in half securely
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Step 19: remove it from your fingers.
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Step 20: Being careful not to cut your trail
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Step 21: use scissors to cut all the little loops of yarn.
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Step 22: Trim your pompom into a round shape using the scissors.
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Step 23: When satisfied
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Step 24: use your trail to fasten your pompom to a hat
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Step 25: a headband
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Step 26: a purse or anything else you want.
Detailed Guide
Keep them spread for the duration of the project. , For smaller pompoms, fifty times may be adequate; for larger ones, up to one hundred may be necessary.
The more times you wrap, the better your pompom will turn out. ,,, Pull it as tightly as possible. , Repeat if necessary. ,,, Examine it from every angle to make sure it's smooth, fluff it repeatedly, and take your time. ,
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