Pom Pom Santa and Snowman
Simon and I had an idea to do a Santa and Snowmen made from pom poms and this is what we came up with. I personally think they look just sooooo cute!
I think most people know how to make a pom pom, but for those who missed out on all this fun when you were kids, here's how. Take the cardboard and cut 2 circles the same size and cut out a small circle in the centre for the hole. You will need to make two different sized pom poms, a large one for the body and small one for the head. You need to keep the two circles together for the pom pom making.
To start, you need to hold onto the end of the wool and keep winding it over and over through the hole in the cardboard. Keep going until you cannot get any more or very little wool through the hole, as in picture 1.
Once you have got that far, you will need to cut open your pom pom. To do that you need to move the wool until you can get to the cardboard. Put the scissors in between the cardboard and cut the wool all the way round the circle. Then remove the cardboard. Fluff out the pom pom, as in picture 2 and 3.
Do the same for the large pom pom.
You need to attach the small and large pom poms to each other. There are two ways you could do this, one is to glue them, the other is the tie them together; which means you will have to try to get the wool tucked into the wool of the pom pom so that you don't see it. This is how I did mine, as in picture 4.
This is what you end up with.
This is what you end up with.
Now, for the hats. You will need to do some knitting! Nothing complicated, I can only do 'knit', so nice and easy. For the hats, you will need to cast on 30 stitches, knit 3 rows and then decrease one stitch each row until you get all the way to the end and cast off completely the last stitch, as in picture 7 and 8.
The bit I didn't take a picture of is the sewing bit. Sew the two sides of the hat together and turn in the right way.
For the snowman, you will need to knit a small scarf. Cast on 4 stitches and keep knitting until it is as long as you want it to be, depending on the size of your pom poms, as in picture 9.
For Santa: Glue the hat on place on Santa's head and then glue the small white pom pom to the end of his hat, as in picture 10.
For snowman: Glue the hat in place on his head and then put his scarf on, tying it in place, as in picture 11.
For the snowman: Glue on his googly eyes, pipe cleaner for his nose and two buttons for his tummy, as in picture 12.
The only other thing I did with him was to add a little bell to the tip of his hat. And that is him done.
You can just about see his bell in this picture!
One cute little snowman!!!
Now, Santa needs a beard and he also needs a white trim for his hat. And as I can only do basic knitting, I added the white trim after I had glued on his hat, rather than knitting the first bit white and then red!!! Actually I think it looks cute done my way. So for the trim to you will need the white wool, cast on 30 stitches, kit 3 rows and cast off. Glue in place on the edge of Santa's hat, as in picture 15.
For Santa's beard, again some knitting. Using the white wool, cast on 20 stitches, knit 3 rows and then decrease each row by one stitch until you get to the end, cast of the last stitch! Beard done.
Glue his beard in place, and then it makes it easier to position his eyes and nose, glue them in place also.
And I think that is our Santa all completed too.
I really enjoyed making these two little guys, I hope you all enjoy making your own, and even adding your own variations. I had my Santa and Snowman matching with the red and white wools, but there is now reason why your snowman can't have a different colour hat and scarf.
Now, I know I missed out some photos, but to be honest, they aren't difficult at all and I'm sure you'll get my meaning as we go along. So, to begin with this is a list of what you need:
Red wool
White wool
Cardboard
Googly eyes
Small white pom pom (tip of Santa's hat)
Small red pom pom (Santa's nose)
Orange pipe cleaner (snowman nose)
Glue gun and glue sticks
To make
the snowman, you will need two white pom poms, one large and one small.
For Santa, you will need two pom poms, a small white one and a large
red one.
I think most people know how to make a pom pom, but for those who missed out on all this fun when you were kids, here's how. Take the cardboard and cut 2 circles the same size and cut out a small circle in the centre for the hole. You will need to make two different sized pom poms, a large one for the body and small one for the head. You need to keep the two circles together for the pom pom making.
To start, you need to hold onto the end of the wool and keep winding it over and over through the hole in the cardboard. Keep going until you cannot get any more or very little wool through the hole, as in picture 1.
Once you have got that far, you will need to cut open your pom pom. To do that you need to move the wool until you can get to the cardboard. Put the scissors in between the cardboard and cut the wool all the way round the circle. Then remove the cardboard. Fluff out the pom pom, as in picture 2 and 3.
Do the same for the large pom pom.
You need to attach the small and large pom poms to each other. There are two ways you could do this, one is to glue them, the other is the tie them together; which means you will have to try to get the wool tucked into the wool of the pom pom so that you don't see it. This is how I did mine, as in picture 4.
This is what you end up with.
This is what you end up with.
Now, for the hats. You will need to do some knitting! Nothing complicated, I can only do 'knit', so nice and easy. For the hats, you will need to cast on 30 stitches, knit 3 rows and then decrease one stitch each row until you get all the way to the end and cast off completely the last stitch, as in picture 7 and 8.
The bit I didn't take a picture of is the sewing bit. Sew the two sides of the hat together and turn in the right way.
For the snowman, you will need to knit a small scarf. Cast on 4 stitches and keep knitting until it is as long as you want it to be, depending on the size of your pom poms, as in picture 9.
For Santa: Glue the hat on place on Santa's head and then glue the small white pom pom to the end of his hat, as in picture 10.
For snowman: Glue the hat in place on his head and then put his scarf on, tying it in place, as in picture 11.
For the snowman: Glue on his googly eyes, pipe cleaner for his nose and two buttons for his tummy, as in picture 12.
The only other thing I did with him was to add a little bell to the tip of his hat. And that is him done.
You can just about see his bell in this picture!
One cute little snowman!!!
Now, Santa needs a beard and he also needs a white trim for his hat. And as I can only do basic knitting, I added the white trim after I had glued on his hat, rather than knitting the first bit white and then red!!! Actually I think it looks cute done my way. So for the trim to you will need the white wool, cast on 30 stitches, kit 3 rows and cast off. Glue in place on the edge of Santa's hat, as in picture 15.
For Santa's beard, again some knitting. Using the white wool, cast on 20 stitches, knit 3 rows and then decrease each row by one stitch until you get to the end, cast of the last stitch! Beard done.
Glue his beard in place, and then it makes it easier to position his eyes and nose, glue them in place also.
And I think that is our Santa all completed too.
I really enjoyed making these two little guys, I hope you all enjoy making your own, and even adding your own variations. I had my Santa and Snowman matching with the red and white wools, but there is now reason why your snowman can't have a different colour hat and scarf.
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