Morehouse KnitTips
How to make a perfect pompom
 
 
 
 
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How to wind a skein into a ball
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How to knit with more than one yarn color
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How to knit in the round
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How to pick up stitches around armhole
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Knitting with lace yarn
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Knitting with variegated yarn
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Pattern stitches
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Pattern abbreviations and what they mean
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Finishing process (felting)
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- Use a piece of rigid plastic
(coffee can lids or margarine tops work well)
and cut out 2 circles ½" bigger than the
size of the pompom you want to make.
Cut out 1" hole (or about one third of diameter
of template) in the middle, then cut a slit in
circle so you can wrap yarn around.
- Put the two templates together.
- Keep both pieces together and, using a finger
to slightly open the slit, start wrapping yarn
around circle.
- Keep wrapping until inner circle is full.
- With a pair of sharp scissors, cut open wrapped
yarn at edge of circle.
- Insert piece of string between the two plastic circles
and wrap around middle twice, then pull tight and tie a strong knot.
- Carefully pull out plastic templates.
- Now trim pompom so it looks neat and round. Don't cut
the string, use it to attach the pompom.
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