Pom Poms: The Bigger, The Better?

I’m all about pom pom hats right now! I wanted mine to be really big though, so I made a cardboard pom pom maker (tutorial here) that is 6 inches in (outer) diameter! The green one above took almost a full skein of Knit Picks Wool of the Andes! It seems kinda crazy, to use a whole skein on a pom pom, right? I really love them though!

I ended up discovering that unfortunately the pom pom is way too heavy and pulls the hat off my head :( But I’m going to try adding elastic to the edge (tutorial here). I think that will keep it in place.

What’s the largest pom pom you’ve made? What did you use it for?