• DIY,  Knitting

    DIY: Pom Pom

    For my latest pattern (Reversible Smocking Hat), and for many of my Christmas gifts I had to make a pom poms. I actually have not made pom poms enough before to decide on a way to make them. There are several different methods. Here is what I tried first. https://techknitting.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-to-make-pom-poms.html or https://garnstudio.com/lang/us/video.php?id=95d This tutorial is great but I don’t prefer this way, mostly because I get bored threading the yarn through the center of the cardboard ring. You can purchase a pom pom maker like this one sold on amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Clover-Extra-Large-Pom-Maker/dp/B001CE38QQ Here is how I do it. I prefer making pom poms this way because it requires nothing more than…

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    Knitting and Other Stuff

    So it is our first Christmas staying at home which means I get to REALLY decorate! I got these amazing ornaments at JoAnn’s for 50% off. They look like murcury glass. Then this wonderful woman named Maggie crocheted these beautiful snowflakes. She was selling them for a ridiculously low price and I wish I had bought more. She wasn’t willing to take more money for them because she just enjoyes making them. Each one is unique but I only grabbed a picture of a couple. I will post more pictures as I get more decorations up. I recently ordered two skeins from SkeinYarns I waited a little while to get them because they were shipped…