for me, for them: pom pom beanie
I’ve been seeing those beanies with big ‘ole poms on top and thought they would be easy enough to make our own, instead of spend 29 bucks for one like this. It’s cute, but we do just fine with these… thank you very much. Plus, we went to the dollar store and found these colorful ones, so that made us especially happy to make our homemade ones.
Supplies needed:
Beanie
Yarn
Cardboard (I use this to make my poms and depending the size you want, use a width between 3″- 5″)
Needle
Embroidery floss
Scissors
Directions:
1. Make your pom poms. Use a pom pom maker or just use a stiff board (see Katrina shows you how here).
2. If you want a design, embroider it onto your beanie. You could put a stabilizer to help prevent puckering, but we aren’t picky about it and did just fine without it.
3. With a needle and thread, sew your pom pom onto your beanie.
The girls loved it. I loved it. Easy, inexpensive, and now our heads are cozy! At the dollar store, they each picked out their own beanie and True saw the pink and red striped one and said it would be perfect for a strawberry. I think it did come out just right and Bravey turned herself into a little Bravey Bear.
I want to try, key word is try because I am a mom of 4, to do a weekly DIY using the same item to make something for myself and maybe altered a little to make something for them. Hence, the “For Me, For Them” title. This first one is a beanie and I have a few other ideas I want to try and execute, so hopefully I will get to share more with you throughout the year. I’m excited to keep the creating with and for my kids going…
The beanie was a splendid start for this series because it’s been a wonderful California cold lately and we’ve been bundled in scarves and sweaters. Now our heads get to be cozy too. I am totally lovin’ it!
prettiest !!!!!
so clever and fun!
What a great idea to add pompoms to plain beanies!! Im headed to our winter basket right now to add new life to our beanies!!!
Gosh your girls sure are cute!
Love the poms and the stitching on that grey hat is just perfect. And can we talk about your photos?? You nailed that “blown out but still crisp and clear” look that I have been trying to attempt for YEARS and can’t seem to get. Maybe I need a Nikon?
) Or a house with actual day light…do you use additional lighting? Like strobes or anything?
I have made pom-poms before (for my brother’s wedding decorations) but never thought about putting them on hats. That’s so adorable!!!! I love it.
i agree- $30 for a kids hat is ridiculious!!! that’s my biggest complaint with places like anthropologie and free people, i love so much stuff there but it is sooooo expensive!! i cannot justify that kind of spending ! lol plus these hats are so cute, the girls got to design and help you with them. which is fun anyway!!!
Adorable!!!!
Love poms!! The bigger the better! Very cute
SO cute! I had no idea they were so easy!
That series sounds like a great idea! I hope you will have the time to keep it up. I like your lip color too. : )
I love this craft, adorable!!
the hats look lovely!!
i love this!!! so fun and cute!
I LOVE YOU! And these pom pom hats.
XO!
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