Mainly because they re so much easier to clean lazy i know lol.
How to make a pompom rug out of yarn.
Cut any extra lengths of yarn which are standing out to make it perfectly round.
Cut open both the sides using scissors and gently fluff it up.
Cut the yarn off from the ball when you re finished.
Do not cut the two long strands of yarn hanging from the knot.
If they freely slide out from beneath the knot cut the string you tied around the bundle measure out a new length of yarn from the skein and try.
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.
Continue wrapping the yarn around your fingers about 125 times.
I m not a big fan of rugs most of the floors in my house are naked.
Then grab the end of the yarn still attached to the yarn ball and wrap it around the four fingers on your nondominant hand.
Feel free to double knot if needed.
Repeat with another pom pom until you get your desired size of rug.
You have made the first pom pom for this rug.
To make a yarn pom pom first cut a piece of yarn that s 12 inches 30 cm long and set it aside.
For our rug we made about 150 pom poms.
Remember you are going to use this same yarn while tying the pom pom to the mat.
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.
The dollar tree non slip underlay that i used is 18 in by 28 in.
Trim the excess non slip pad that the pom poms do not cover.
If you are just using pre made pom poms you can skip ahead.
It s helpful to lay out the rug liner and arrange the finished pom poms on top.
The shorter you trim the yarn the more fluffy and ball shaped the pom pom will be.
This tutorial will show you how to make a yarn pom pom.
Gently tug on a few strands of yarn.
Make sure you use acrylic yarn to make your diy rug or at least something that is 100 washable.
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.
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.
