Nifty technique for making little bobble stitch pom poms, straight into any edging, in any colour and with no need to use the same thickness of yarn.
This technique also hides the first end of the yarn when joining and uses the tail to sew it up into the familiar pom pom shape whilst leaving it hidden in the centre.
This is my first attempt at a video tutorial so your feedback would be appreciated!
Basic pattern (UK terms):
Pull a loop up through the stitch or space you wish to join a pom pom to. No slip knot, just leave a long tail and then continue working with both strands together until tail is hidden. Sl st to join.
Ch3, make Bobble Stitch in 3rd ch from hook. ch3, make Bobble Stitch in top loop of previous bobble stitch, ch1, fold down and sl st to join in same place as first sl st. Ch1 to fasten off leaving long tail.
To finish, snip any remainder of first short tail to hide. The rest should have been secured when working with the double yarn strands at the start. Thread the long tail onto a yarn needle and stitch up the two sides of the bobble stitches to create a more complete pom pom. Snip yarn close and then pinch and tweak the pom pom into the correct shape.
