How To Make A Pom Pom Rug Out Of Yarn

It is a craft that can be created in less than ten minutes tips.

How to make a pom pom rug out of yarn.

Don t tie too tight though or you might break the mat. Continue wrapping the yarn around your fingers about 125 times. It will be used to make the pom poms for the rug. 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.

It is a super simple and cute craft. If you want to make the rug even more durable use a double layer of the non slip mat. 1 if the one you find is too big you can always cut it down. Remove the hank from the chair legs and lay it on a table.

The bigger the rug the more yarn you ll need. The pom poms will be tied to this to form the rug itself. This fun diy project is appropriate for all ages. 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.

I wanted to make a larger rug so using 2 packages i cut the edges to make them even and then iknotted the two pieces together. Do this all the way down the hank of yarn. Pom poms have various uses ranging from holiday decor wall art and soft rugs. The dollar tree non slip underlay that i used is 18 in by 28 in.

Remember you are going to use this same yarn while tying the pom pom to the mat. Cut the yarn off from the ball when you re finished. Then grab the end of the yarn still attached to the yarn ball and wrap it around the four fingers on your nondominant hand. Around 2 3 per skein roll.

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. I used 180 pom poms for my 18 20 rug but my pom poms weren t very big. Be sure to check thrift stores and second hand stores for lower prices. Make sure you use acrylic yarn to make your diy rug or at least something that is 100 washable.

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. You have made the first pom pom for this rug. How to make a pom pom out of yarn.

Cut any extra lengths of yarn which are standing out to make it perfectly round. Cut in between the tied off section keeping the space on both sides of the tied section as even as possible. To make a yarn pom pom first cut a piece of yarn that s 12 inches 30 cm long and set it aside.