Shelly and I make a lot of knitted and crochet hats and beanies for the local cancer treatment center. We like to donate 50-75 of them a year. All of the patients really appreciate receiving free hats while going through their cancer treatment. Some of the hats we leave plain on the top (like a beanie) while others get a fancy pom-pom to finish it off. You can learn more about the knitting loom that we use to make them by checking out THIS POST on the blog.
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You can make pom-poms the old-fashion way of wrapping yarn around a piece of cardboard, cutting the loops and fastening it off. However, you don’t get consistent results, nor do they look as professional as a store-bought pom. It’s an okay method, but not the best one to use.
Last month I purchased a Pom Pom Knitting Loom from Amazon and it’s fantastic. We can whip up a new pom-pom in less than 5 minutes flat! It’s easy-to-use and gives us consistent results. They’re always the same shape, size, and fluffy!!!
The kit that I purchased comes with 4 different sized plastic looms. You can make 3.8cm, 4.8cm, 6.8cm, and 8.8cm sizes. The kit also contained 2 needlepoint pairs of scissors, multiple plastic yarn needles, and several mini plastic safety pins to mark your rows as you knit. Instructions on how to use it are printed on the back of the package.
You can use the looms to make single color, bi-color, and multi-color pom-poms. The two hats shown above each feature a pom that was made with the knitting loom. Aren’t they cute? Yes, they are! If you’re tired of messing with cardboard and the old-fashion way…pick up an inexpensive pom-pom knitting loom from Amazon.
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I did not know that such a loom existed. It certainly makes it easy to knit a cap and there are so many choices.
One could really personalize with all of the different choices of sizes and colors. Very cute idea.
That is a cute gadget. It will help so much.