I can knit a coat or socks . . most anything . . but do not ask me to make a pom pom. Fiddly things just about send me over the edge. I can plant and tend to a quarter acre vegetable garden but do not give me rose bushes to keep alive. I can cook an entire meal but don’t ask me to make a pretty cake.
The reindeer hat and the Christmas tree hat need pom poms. These things need to be finished and in the mail. Nicole usually makes my pom poms but she’s busy .. there’s so much going on in their family and with work and Christmas. I knew if I sent the hats and the yarn, as soon as Addie sees it, she’s going to want Nicole to stop what she’s doing and make two pom poms and attach them to the hats. I have Clover and Knitter’s Pride pom pom makers so I grabbed them this morning, and said “The first thing I’m doing as far as knitting goes is going to be pom poms!”
Yarn for pom poms
They’re so easy to make with the pom pom makers but, I just get myself all worked up about having to do them.
Pom Pom #1
It is now attached to the hat. Rudolph has his red nose and he’s ready to make a trip to Missouri and hopefully, make one little girl happy!
Rudolph hat
Now . . to get pom pom #2 done before I talk myself out of it!
Kathy says
What a cute hat and you did a great job with that pom pom. It seems that the hat went together pretty quickly but it surely looks like it would not be easy. Teenage grandchildren that I don’t think would appreciate one but maybe grandma needs one
Sherrill Pecere says
The pom pom (along with the rest of the hat) is TOO CUTE! Love the Rudolph with his red nose. I hate pom poms, too, and actually had one of the pom pom makers but they still never came out good. Might need to try the one you used. Happy Thanksgiving!
Laura Haywood says
An adorable hat for your favorite little girl!
Carolyn says
I figure the PomPom Maker was created by someone just like us who couldn’t make a PomPom if our life depended on it. Bless the person who helped us be successful.
Vivian Karol Oaks says
That really is a cute hat! Love it!!
Rebecca in SoCal says
Looks quite successful to me! I like the random colors, and it looks good and solid.
“Fiddly” things? I think people would call making quilts (especially with 16th/inch measurements, which I do remember) pretty fiddly!
dezertsuz says
So cute! She will love it. I now see what good those things are. =)
Nelle Coursey says
You did a great job on both of them! Don’t know why you say you can’t do it!! Looks perfect to me.
Jean says
Judy-the hat is so cute!!! I am exactly the same way about fiddly things…….and things I don’t want to do……..I also get myself all worked up about it.
w jordan says
What a cute hat. She is going to love it so much. But she always will love things you make her. That is why you are GRANDMOTHER you are grand just like she is grand daughter.
Jennifer in Indy says
Such a cute hat! Before you said you had pompom makers, I was going to tell you about the cute llama-shaped one that Betz White sells!