How To Make A Pon Pom Rug

For our rug we made about 150 pom poms.

How to make a pon pom rug.

Around 2 3 per skein roll. The bigger the rug the more yarn you ll need. Don t tie too tight though or you might break the mat. The pom poms will be tied to this to form the rug itself.

They can be personalized to match your decor. It will be used to make the pom poms for the rug. Lay them out and admire some more. And the good news is you can do it even while watching your favourite tv show supplies you need to make this diy pom pom rug.

I used 180 pom poms for my 18 20 rug but my pom poms weren t very big. Since i had already begun making the pom pom rug according to that diagram i decided i would continue with that style of difference sized pom pom s and use them in a rectangle. The tails will attach our pom to the rug backing. Attach all of the the pom poms to the rug liner by tying the tails of yarn around the mesh.

When you make your pom poms make sure you cut a nice long piece of string and double it up to wrap around the center. Be sure to check thrift stores and second hand stores for lower prices. Repeat with the remaining yarn to make lots and lots of pom poms. When you are trimming your pom poms leave the string tail nice and long.

Overall i used about 90 bundles and tied the bundles in a 8 8 grid. It s helpful to lay out the rug liner and arrange the finished pom poms on top of it to gauge how many you will need to make. Make even more pom poms. Since it is the holiday season consider making some of these pom pom rugs not just for yourself but for family and friends as well.

This will all make more sense with the instruction booklet that s included in the kit. Tie the pom poms onto the mat using the strings then tie every 2 pom poms together to make them more secure and durable. Enjoy your soft colorful beautiful rug. Yeah you need some patience to do it as this one took me a few hours to complete.

1 if the one you find is too big you can always cut it down to size. If you want to make the rug even more durable use a double layer of the non slip mat. When you re starting to get close to having enough to cover your rug pad begin tying them on using the tails from creating the pom poms. Doubling up your string will reinforce your pom poms and keep them from falling apart.