How to Make a Pom-pom Candy Cane for a Door or Wall Decoration

Making pom-poms from yarn is easy. Connect them together to make a giant candy cane. This makes a marvelous Christmas decoration. Here's how to make one.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• red yarn & white yarn
• wire clothes hanger
• small square of cardboard (3 inches by 2 inches)

1. 

   Take a wire coat hanger. Untwist it and straighten it to the full length. Bend the top part into the shape of a shepherd's crook. Fold each end back on itself (to keep the pom-poms from sliding off).

2. Make the pom-poms:
   Wrap the yarn twenty times around the three inch length of the cardboard. Slide the cardboard out. Using a separate piece of yarn, tie the loops of yarn in the middle. Leave enough extra of the tie to tie the pom-pom onto the wire.

3. Make as many red and white pompoms as needed to fill the wire cane. We double wrapped, then tied with a square knot. Cram the pom-poms together to make a fuller candy cane.

4. We found some yarn that had glitter entwined and that made even prettier canes. I also sprayed clear shellac and quickly sprinkled glitter on plain yarn to get the same effect.

5. 

   We added plastic decoration up near the curve by tying it with yarn. Big red, velvety bows look great on them too.

6. A wire loop was added to the back side for hanging. We double wrapped some yarn, then tied it with a square knot to the wire for extra strength.

Tips & Warnings

• This looks great hanging on a door during the holiday season.
• We made big candy canes and small ones.
• Store the candy cane carefully so the yarn isn't crushed.

Resources

• A different method for making pom-poms

[maryrussel]

on 9/3/2009 Very nice. This looks like a good craft project for children too.

[Cherst1031]

on 9/19/2008 What a good idea, and I'm sure I could do it, too!

[oneloved]

on 9/14/2008 Very creative!