The Pom Pom Conundrum

Yesterday, I headed to Jo-Ann to purchase a pom pom maker.  I settled on one from Clover.  I know there are a slew of instructions to make pom poms on the web, but I figured a ready-made tool would be better.  The resulting pom poms were a bit wonky, so the jury is still out as to whether this was a wise purchase.  At least I was able to use a 50%-off coupon.

Before I used the red and black yarn from my project, I tested out the tool on some worsted cotton.  Here's a tip...don't pull the knot too tightly when using cotton.  The yarn promptly broke off.

Ah well...I pushed forward.  This time I used the yarn needed to complete the project.  I'm still not convinced the knot will hold...but I'm also overly paranoid. 

The shape isn't completely spherical either, but I'm a bit of a perfectionist.  For now...I have decided to leave it alone and keep it attached to the project, but I may change my mind in the morning.

I may also try the method of just wrapping the yarn around a piece of cardboard.

I suppose I need to decide soon.  My goal is to give this to the mother-to-be on Sunday!

May Day Mayday

Okay...so it isn't really an emergency, but I do have a finite amount of time to finish the projects photographed in this post, since all 3 items are for friends having babies this month.


At some point in time, I hope to have a listing of all my unfinished objects on this blog, but I thought I'd get my feet wet by showing off the projects with immediate deadlines.

The red/black item and yellow item aren't too horrendous.  I just need to finish the crocheting, block 'em and weave in the ends.  Oh...and I need to figure out how to make a pom pom...

But, the green item may have me in a little over my head.  This object will need to be stuffed...and I need to figure out how to sew the insert.  Maybe I can bribe someone to do the insert for me.

I'll go into more detail for each object in the days ahead, but I thought I'd be more mysterious for now.  I have this paranoia that the moms-to-be will happen upon my blog and see their gifts before they're suppose to.

But...for those who like to play games...any guesses on what each item is?