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Step 1
Select yarn that appeals to you. Wool, acrylic or silk all make lovely pompoms.
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Step 2
Cut a piece of stiff cardboard into a 5-inch by 3-inch rectangle. Make a slit in one of the 3-inch ends to hold the yarn.
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Step 3
Slide the end piece of the yarn into the slit.
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Step 4
Begin wrapping the yarn around the cardboard. (You should be wrapping around the length of the cardboard, not the width.)
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Step 5
Make 25 or 30 wraps. If the yarn you are using is thick, this may be enough. If you are using thinner yarn, keep wrapping until the bundle of yarn on the cardboard looks thick and full.
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Step 6
Sever the strand of yarn from the ball once the wrapping is complete.
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Step 7
Cut two 6-inch pieces of yarn from the ball and one 12-inch piece.
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Step 8
Slip one of the 6-inch pieces of yarn between one side of the card and the yarn bundle on that side, about halfway down the length of the card, and tie the yarn bundle. Repeat on the other side of the cardboard. Now you have the yarn bundle tied in the front and the back, but still wound around the cardboard. (The reason you tie it on both sides is so it won't unravel when you slide it off the cardboard frame.)
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Step 9
Slip the bundle of yarn off the cardboard.
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Step 10
Tie the 12-inch piece of yarn tightly around the whole bundle (covering the two smaller ties), gathering all of the yarn at a midpoint. You now have a bundle that is tied at the center.
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Step 11
Tie the ends of the 12-inch piece of yarn to make a loop so you can hang your finished pompom.
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Step 12
Cut through the loops at the end of the bundle with sharp scissors.
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Step 13
Shake the pompom to fluff it into shape and hang it on the tree!
