Easy To Make Pompom Pumpkin

Pompoms have always been really fun to make. They allow you to be super creative and experiment making them into all different shapes and designs. The other beauty about pompoms are that they are so cheap. All you need are a couple of balls of wool and you are ready to go. In this blog I am sharing how I made my easy to make pompom pumpkin. I think they turned out super cute and look fab. If you are feeling really creative you could even make multiple pompom pumpkins and turn them into a cute autumn garland.

For my easy to make pompom pumpkins I used the following materials:

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Step 1

Using the pompom maker make a pompom using the orange wool. Once you have made the pompom trim the wool so the pompom looks a bit neater.

An orange pompom made using a pompom maker.

I used a pompom maker to make my pompom but you can check out my videos on different ways to make a pompom below:

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How to make pom poms with pom pom maker in less than 5 mins

Quick pompom using cardboard

How to make pom poms with your fingers in less than 5 minutes

Make pom poms with a fork step by step easily in under 5 minutes

How to make pom poms with toilet paper rolls in less than 5 minutes

Step 2

Using the brown wool, wrap the wool around the pompom to make 6 sections. There is no need to tie the wool as it is only going to be used as a guide.

A pompom made from orange wool with brown wool wrapped around it to form the pumpkin detail.

Step 3

Start to cut the pompom along where the brown wool is positioned. Start at the bottom and cut up to the top of the pompom. This is going to shape the pompom to start to look like a pumpkin.

An orange pompom being cut to look like a pumpkin.

Continue to repeat this step all the way around the pompom until you have cut along all 6 pieces of wool.

Step 4

Trim down the large sections of the pompom to tidy it up.

Trimming an orange pompom to tidy it up to look like a pumpkin.

Your pompom should now be starting to look like a pumpkin.

An orange pompom with 6 sections cut out of it to resemble a pumpkin.

Step 5

Take the brown wool and wrap it around 2 fingers approx 4 times. Remove it from your fingers and proceed to wrap the brown wool around the looped wool.