DIY Faux Fur Pom-Poms

The lovely team at Darn Good Yarn reached out to me recently and asked if I'd like to try one of their DIY Pom Pom kits. I was intrigued as I absolutely love the look of these faux fur poms but have never tried making one myself. DGY are well known for their beautiful recycled yarns but they also do really a nice range of kits and patterns too.

The DIY pom pom kit contains everything you need to make 2 faux fur poms poms including step by step instructions, 2 faux fur circles, spheres for stuffing, snap fasteners and even needles and thread for sewing. The only thing you'll need is scissors to snip your thread and a cute hat to attach your pom poms to!

I used my pom poms to decorate my Candy Heart Hats, find this simple knitted beanie pattern here. I already have a request from my little boy to make a special new hat just for him as he loves these fluffy pom poms so much!

The pom poms are super soft and really quick and easy to make. I loved the fact the kit contains everything you need. My favourite thing about the pom poms is the fact they are attached with snap fastenings so can be easily removed for washing or to swap colours, such a clever idea! They're so simple to make and once you have the kit it would be really easy to make more using your own materials.

Thanks so much to Darn Good Yarn for sending me the kit to try out. You can find the kits here and make sure to follow me over on Instagram where I'll share more of the pom poms in action as well as all my latest knit and crochet makes.

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