How to Make Fun and Flirty Pom Pom Earrings

Hello fellow sports fans!

Have you been watching group play matches for the 2018 World Cup? There have been some really good ones so far, and there is still plenty of action remaining. Group play runs through June 28, and then the surviving 16 teams start bracket play on June 30th!

For you baseball fans, the men’s College World Series of Baseball is underway with 8 teams in 2 tournament brackets. The winner from bracket 1 (Oregon State, North Carolina, Mississippi State or Washington) will face the winner from bracket 2 (Florida, Arkansas, Texas Tech and Texas) in the best of 3 Championship Series starting June 25th.

Now on to today’s topic, which seems to totally unrelated to sports.

However, if create a pair of these cute earrings in your favorite team colors, you will have some fun new team spirit wear for game day!

Step 1 – Collect the Supplies

 Here’s what you need:

• Yarn in 2 colors
• Pom Pom Maker
  • I bought this set by Clover
• Thread (in colors to match the yarn)
• Scissors
• Chain (you’ll need 1 foot of chain)
• 2 ear wires
• Cutting tool (for the chain)
• Pliers (to attach chain to the ear wires)

Step 2 – Cut the chain

• Cut 2 pieces that are 3” long
• Cut 2 pieces that are 2” long

 Step 3 – Create the pom pom

• Wind the yarn evenly around one side of the pom pom maker, until full

 

• Repeat on the other side of the pom pom maker
• Close the pom pom maker (bringing the 2 sides together)
• Cut the wound yarn

 

• Tie tightly with a piece of the thread
• Use the thread to attach one end of a piece of chain
• Trim the thread close the knots

• Open and remove the pom pom maker
• Fluff up the pom pom
• Trim any pieces of yarn that are sticking out from the pom pom

 

Step 4 – Create remaining Pom Poms

• Repeat step 2 for the remaining 4 pom poms
  • Attach the 3” chain to yarn color 1
  • Attach the 2” chain to yarn color 2

 

Step 5 – Finish the Earrings

• Use the pliers to open the jump ring on your earwire
• Add the chain for yarn color 1, and then yarn color 2
• Close the jump ring
• Repeat for the second earring

 

There you go! Fun new earrings to wear on game day, or any day!

Comment below and let me know how it went!

Until next week,

Carrie

 

P.S.  Love the earrings, but don’t have the time / desire to make them yourself?  You can buy them HERE at Team Colors By Carrie!