It s helpful to lay out the rug liner and arrange the finished pom poms on top.
How to make a pompom rug out of yarn.
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.
These will be used to tie the pom pom to the rug canvas later.
You can also leave the pom pom untrimmed for more of a shag carpet look repeat with the remaining yarn to make lots and lots of pom poms.
Make your own pom poms if you are making any pom poms for your rug you will need the next 10 steps.
Do not cut the two long strands of yarn hanging from the knot.
The shorter you trim the yarn the more fluffy and ball shaped the pom pom will be.
Gently tug on a few strands of yarn.
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.
But when your daughter suddenly decides she absolutely needs a rug for her on the floor activities you have no choice but to comply and make her the cutest and easiest diy pom pom rug ever.
The dollar tree non slip underlay that i used is 18 in by 28 in.
For our rug we made about 150 pom poms.
Make sure you use acrylic yarn to make your diy rug or at least something that is 100 washable.
To make a yarn pom pom first cut a piece of yarn that s 12 inches 30 cm long and set it aside.
Cut any extra lengths of yarn which are standing out to make it perfectly round.
Continue wrapping the yarn around your fingers about 125 times.
Feel free to double knot if needed.
Cut open both the sides using scissors and gently fluff it up.
Then grab the end of the yarn still attached to the yarn ball and wrap it around the four fingers on your nondominant hand.
Slip the tails from the middle of the pom pom into the gaps on the non slip rug pad and tie with a double knot to secure.
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.
Repeat with another pom pom until you get your desired size of rug.
Mainly because they re so much easier to clean lazy i know lol.
The first step for making your own large pom is to grab 2 toilet paper rolls and while keeping them together wrap yarn around the rolls a bunch of times.
You have made the first pom pom for this rug.
This tutorial will show you how to make a yarn pom pom.
Cut the yarn off from the ball when you re finished.
Trim the excess non slip pad that the pom poms do not cover.
Make a lot of these pom poms.
I m not a big fan of rugs most of the floors in my house are naked.
