How To Make A Pom Pom Rug Out Of Yarn

To make a yarn pom pom first cut a piece of yarn that s 12 inches 30 cm long and set it aside.

How to make a pom pom rug out of yarn.

Do this all the way down the hank of yarn. Be sure to check thrift stores and second hand stores for lower prices. How to make a pom pom out of yarn. Cut the yarn off from the ball when you re finished.

Starting with the first one in the corner of the rug take the long ends of the yarn that you used to tie off the pom pom and push them through the mesh of the rug pad. The bigger the rug the more yarn you ll need. The dollar tree non slip underlay that i used is 18 in by 28 in. When you are making the pom poms you need to make sure to wrap your tie string around at least twice and really ratchet down and tighten as much as you can.

Pom poms have various uses ranging from holiday decor wall art and soft rugs. Around 2 3 per skein roll. If you want to make the rug even more durable use a double layer of the non slip mat. It is a super simple and cute craft.

1 if the one you find is too big you can always cut it down. Measure down the hank a couple of inches depending how big you want your pom poms to be and tie it off leaving the tails of yarn. Cut open both the sides using scissors and gently fluff it up. Don t tie too tight though or you might break the mat.

Then grab the end of the yarn still attached to the yarn ball and wrap it around the four fingers on your nondominant hand. Remember you are going to use this same yarn while tying the pom pom to the mat. Make sure you use acrylic yarn to make your diy rug or at least something that is 100 washable. After you have created the pom poms it is time to attach them to the rug pad.

The pom poms will be tied to this to form the rug itself. Make a lot of these pom poms. Remove the hank from the chair legs and lay it on a table. It will be used to make the pom poms for the rug.

Continue wrapping the yarn around your fingers about 125 times. Cut in between the tied off section keeping the space on both sides of the tied section as even as possible. You have made the first pom pom for this rug. Cut any extra lengths of yarn which are standing out to make it perfectly round.

I used 180 pom poms for my 18 20 rug but my pom poms weren t very big. However my pompom rug is turning into a bedspread for my granddaughter because she said that she was going to use the rug for a blanket. It is a craft that can be created in less than ten minutes tips.