| The purple/pink/blue one was from Daiso and was $2.80 and the ball of yarn below which could make like 20 hair ties was $2.
What you need:
- Pompom yarn
- Scissors
- Elastic
First thing first, cut 3 lengths of yarn with around 20 pompoms each and tie together at the end.
Now loosely plait them together in between the pompoms. Basically you want the pompoms themselves to be loose but the yarn between them to be bound together.
Something like this…
Continue until you reach the end and tie together so it doesn’t come undone.
Get your piece of elastic and tie in a loop. The size will depend on how big you want the finished product to be. You could also just use a regular hair tie here if you’ve got one handy.
Starting with one end of the yarn tie it in a knot to the elastic around where the join is.
Pull the yarn through the elastic like this…
The pull it up and through the loop it forms at the top. Almost as if you were tying a knot. Pull tight leaving one cluster of pompoms at the top.
This is what you should have…
Keep tying with the rest of the yarn making loops and leaving one cluster of pompoms on the outside each time. It’s kind of like you’re doing a blanket stitch like this.
When you run out of yarn it should look something like this:
Tie off all the random ends and you’re finished!
All finished :D
It took me around 20min to make both of them and I think I like them more than the original! What do you guys think? |
They look so cute! simple, easy and you could just replace the band it it snaps or just make a new one in a jiffy!
Exactly right!
Hi! Those are cute! I may make some for my little girl. I came across your blog the other day when I googled circle lens on light eyes and I’ve been loving your blog! You have great ideas and you are so stinking cute! I don’t think I could pull off your hime gyaru look, LOL, but you still have amazing style! PS can’t believe the person who left hatemail in some of your comments! Geez, get a life lady, LOL. And you do not look 40 haha!
Aww thank you so much! Lovely comments like your make up for the silly ones like that lady XD I think these would be perfect for a little girl, I would love to see if you make them! I’m really glad you’re enjoying my blog and do come back soon! <3
I think they look exactly like the shop ones only you can make whatever colour you want, and that you’re very clever!
:D Thanks Dino!!
They are very cute! So simple but so effective.
I think like 90% of these accessories are easier to make than they actually look :D
Hahaha it’s so funny that you posted this, I actually JUST bought some yarn like that (but it’s all lavender colored) and was wondering if I could make pom-pom hair ties with it.
Btw have you tried knitting with it? Oh my gosh it looks so cool, like a giant marshmallow scarf!
I have tried knitting with it, it’s very fun :D So fluffy and squishy!
Wow so simple and easy to make! I’ll have to grow my hair longer to use these pompom hair ties :) I wonder if Spotlight carries these pompom yarn?
Yes I’m pretty sure they do! I got mind on sale at Lincraft :D
Oooooooh thanks for this tutorial Violet, I have some of that yarn in black and red and I’ve been trying to decide what to do with it for ages!
No problems! I’m very glad you found it useful!
Wouldn’t you know it… I bought myself a few of these at Daiso too! YOur DIY versions look even prettier and softer.
I have a great craft project in mind for this yarn, but I think it would take me a year to make.. perhaps I could commission the master? ;)
Haha of course, just email me what you’re thinking of!
This looks so easy and so cute! ^^
I’ll definitely have to try this! ♥
You should give it a go :D