SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
DIRECTIONS:
- RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein of 312 Black A
- RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein 316 Soft White B
- RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein 319 Cherry Red C
- Susan Bates® crochet hook: 6.5mm [US K-10½]
- Pom pom makers: 3 1/2, 2", 1" (9, 5, 2.5 cm)
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Yarn needle
- Cardstock or cardboard cut to 4" x 6" (10 x 15 cm)
DIRECTIONS:
- DECORATION POM POMS:
- Following manufacturer's instructions, make one 3 1/2" (9 cm) pom pom with Black A, one 2" (5 cm) pom pom with White B, and one 1" (2.5 cm) pom pom with Red C. Leave long tails on pompom ties. (They will be used to assemble the decoration.)
- TASSEL: With B, evenly wrap the piece of cardstock lengthwise about 20 times. Break yarn. (Photo 1)
- Cut an 8" (20 cm) piece of B and thread it behind the wraps, between the cardstock and wrapped yarn. Tie a tight knot around the wrapped yarn. (Note that it may be easier to do this in the center of the cardstock.) Remove wrapped yarn from cardstock. (Photos 2 & 3)
- Cut a 15" (38 cm) piece of A. Fold the tassel in half lengthwise, then wrap the piece around the top of tassel yarn several times, just below the B knot. Tie a knot to secure. (Photos 4, 5)
- Cut looped ends of tassel. With crochet hook or yarn needle, pull ends of A through the center of the tassel and trim just below the wrap. (Photos 6, 7, 8) Trim ends evenly.
- TO ASSEMBLE: Hold two strands of A and one strand of B together. With crochet hook, crochet a 9" (23 cm) three-ply chain, leaving long tails at the beginning and end. Cut yarn, then tie long tails together to make the hanging loop.
- Tie pom pom A tails to hanging loop tails, joining them together. Trim all tails in color A to same height of pom pom's yarn. Weave B tails into center of pom pom and trim shorter than pom pom height. (Photo 9)
- With A held single, crochet a 2 1/2" (6 cm) chain, leaving long tails at the beginning and end. Using yarn needle, weave beginning tail up through chain so there are two tails on one end of the chain. Thread pom pom B's tail through chain end opposite the tails. Tie a knot and trim B tails to pom pom height. (Photo10)
- Attach pom pom A to pom pom B by threading long tails on chain end through center of A, securing tails around base of hanging loop with a knot. Trim tails to pom pom height. (Photo 11)
- With A, crochet a 2 1/2" (6 cm) chain, leaving long tails at the beginning and end. Using yarn needle, thread pom pom C's tail through bottom of chain. Tie a knot and trim C tails to pom pom height. Thread B tail through pom pom and trim shorter than pom pom height. (Photo 12)
- Attach pom pom C to the bottom of pom pom B by threading long tails on chain end through center of pom pom B, securing the tail around the base of first chain with a knot. Trim shorter than pom pom height. (Photo 13)
- Thread a 24" (60 cm) length of A under top knot of tassel. Bring ends of A to meet so that the length is equal on both sides, then tie a knot to secure. Holding two strands of A together, crochet a 1 1/2" (4 cm) chain, leaving long tails at the end. Using yarn needle, thread top B tassel yarn into tassel body. (Photo 14)
- To attach tassel to pom pom C, thread long chain tails through pom pom. Tie a knot to secure and trim tails shorter than pom pom height.