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| Pompom with the rings used to make it |
Don't you just love making pompoms - those wonderful little trimmings that can add so much to a piece of knitting but what a nightmare to make! All that messing about with a pair of compasses, a ruler, pieces of cardboard, a pair of scissors and that's before you even start winding the thing! So, imagine my joy when I discovered a nifty little gadget from Pony - a pom-pom maker! Three interlocking plastic rings of different sizes to help you make the perfect pompom and colour coded to make sure you don't get muddled.
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| The pompom maker |
Not convinced. Well, I did wonder if this would be another of those knitting gadgets that looked good, but didn't really do the job. So I took my new acquisition to road test at the Knit & Knatter held in Basingstoke Discovery Centre last Wednesday. Being the first session of the New Year, there was a good deal natter than knitting or even winding of pompoms. However, I eventually got down to the job and behold! about an hour later, the first pompom was made. I can hardly describe how pleased I was! You can judge the result yourself above. I reckon this is just about the best pompom I've ever made! So, farewell cardboard etc, the pompom maker is here to stay and I am looking forward to making more pompoms in the future. In case you are interested, I got this one from Dunelm Mills in Newbury for the amazingly low price of £1.69, so great value as well as a great gadget.
From your first follower...... What a great idea and the pompom looks great on the knitted beret. Thanks for the tip on how and where to purchase.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this, Joanna. Hope you like the latest post too.
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