Pom Pom-tastic
I’m suddenly struck by the appearance of pom poms raising their fluffy little heads all over the high street. They’re popping up like spring daffodils, cheering the look of all sorts of home furnishing and fashion accessories.
Easy to make, no special equipment needed, they’re a fun additional embellishment to knitwear and winding the wool through the little cut-out holes in the round card sandwich is an absorbing task whilst we’re all waiting for the next series of Bake Off.
I first made them when a child, I seem to remember making Christmas decorations. You tube has different ways to make them- no equipment needed and check out the pom pom ideas on Pinterest. I searched around SWLD towers to see what I could find and came up with a few things.
The single cushion (top) is made with Kaffe Fasset fabrics and is made all the more fresh and jaunty with the big green pom pom detail.
The woven bag was a gift and the tiny pom pom-edged cushions are last summer’s Home Sense outdoor cushion range.
Although they are simple to make, pom pom kits are available.
But better to buy a chunky knit pattern like the one shown here, where the pom pom instructions are included.