How To Make A Pom Pom Rug Out Of Yarn

Make sure you use acrylic yarn to make your diy rug or at least something that is 100 washable.

How to make a pom pom rug out of yarn.

Around 2 3 per skein roll. Don t tie too tight though or you might break the mat. 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.

Continue wrapping the yarn around your fingers about 125 times. Cut open both the sides using scissors and gently fluff it up. 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. The dollar tree non slip underlay that i used is 18 in by 28 in.

Cut any extra lengths of yarn which are standing out to make it perfectly round. Remember you are going to use this same yarn while tying the pom pom to the mat. The bigger the rug the more yarn you ll need. Tie the pom poms onto the mat using the strings then tie every 2 pom poms together to make them more secure and durable.

Make a lot of these pom poms. Be sure to check thrift stores and second hand stores for lower prices. 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. The pom poms will be tied to this to form the rug itself.

It will be used to make the pom poms for the rug. 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. 1 if the one you find is too big you can always cut it down. After you have created the pom poms it is time to attach them to the rug pad.

To make a yarn pom pom first cut a piece of yarn that s 12 inches 30 cm long and set it aside. You have made the first pom pom for this 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. If you want to make the rug even more durable use a double layer of the non slip mat.

How to make a pom pom out of yarn. Cut in between the tied off section keeping the space on both sides of the tied section as even as possible. This fun diy project is appropriate for all ages. Then grab the end of the yarn still attached to the yarn ball and wrap it around the four fingers on your nondominant hand.

Remove the hank from the chair legs and lay it on a table. Cut the yarn off from the ball when you re finished. Do this all the way down the hank of yarn.