Pom Pom Peds - Materials

• 2 skeins of Hand Jive's Nature's Palette 100% merino wool. These colors are Coral and Walnut. Please note that to make 2 pairs of socks you will probably need all 185 yards of these skeins, so be careful substituting... 

• 1 set of US #2 double pointed needles. I used Crystal Palace's 6 inch bamboo needles.
• 1 Susan Bates Pom Pom Maker (Optional - you can also make pom poms with a handmade cardboard template.)

UPDATE August 18, 2011:  Since Nature's Palette is no longer available, we have redone our pom pom peds in Anzula's Squishy - please scroll to the top of this page to see how they look (or click here).  One skein each in two colors of Squishy makes 4 pairs of socks!

Comments

[Eleanor]

This is a silly question, but when I knitted swatches of the yarns, they didn't come out 8 stitches per inch. Instead, one color was 7 stitches wide (per inch) by 12 rows long, while the other color was also 7 stitches wide but 10 rows long. How do I solve this problem?

[Nicola de Vries]

Hi,
I would love to make this pattern but as I am in Australia I will have to use a different yarn. Does the term fingering yarn mean it is approximately a four ply or is it a thinner sock yarn?
Thanks for all of the lovely patterns.
Nicky x

[purl bee]

Hi Nicky,
This yarn is equivalent to a 4 ply yarn.
Thanks for your interest!

[ELISE]

Ooooh, I LOVE these, Thank you!

[Kim]

I would love to do these Pom Pom Peds but have trouble using dpn's can they be done on circular needles???
Thanks

[purl bee]

Hi Kim-

You can use a circular needle if you use the Magic Loop method. There is a good video explaining it here:

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-do-magic-loop-knitting-with-large-cable-needle-4601/view/

Thank you for your question!

- Molly