Christmas is fast approaching, and I couldn’t let the season slide without a little DIY to kick in the spirit! I think it was mid-September when I started to brainstorm for new projects and between my mindless scavenge on Pinterest, I decided to make a Pompom Christmas Tree and put it on a canvas. The process is really simple and the only thing that spends more time is making all the pompoms, but nothing like watching your favourite Christmas movie or watch the new Hallmark Christmas movies while you wrap yarn – I’ve been binge-watching the whole Aurora Teagarden mysteries movies.

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Supplies:

Canvas 35x45cm
2 Balls of Yarn Green – needle size 5,5mm to 6,5mm (115m each)
Ball of Yarn Yellow – needle size 4,5mm
Scissors
Pompom maker 5,5cm
Pompom maker 3,5cm
Acrylic paint in Dark Blue
Yarn Needle
Paintbrush

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Step 1. Prepare the canvas. Place those little wood thingies that usually comes in a separated bag (canvas wedges?) in the corners to stretch out the canvas (do they really work?) – I don’t know much about canvas, can you tell?

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Step 2. Grab a paintbrush and paint the entire canvas in dark blue. I had to do a mix of colour to get to the dark blue I wanted and believe me, is not worth it. By the end, I had to add a bit of water to make the paint last for a few more strokes, and it shows how uneven the colour turned out. For large surface always buy the right colour shade.

Step 3.1. The time-consuming task: making the pompoms. I wasn’t lying when I suggested to watch a movie or maybe two or three. It will take a few hours to say the least, but don’t dismay! Since the design for the tree is a pyramid made in rows and each of the rows as one pompom less than the bottom one, it’s easy to calculate how many pompoms you need. And to make your life even easier, I made 28 green pompoms for 7 rows, and 16 of the yellow ones.

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Step 3.2. Wrap the yarn around the maker as many times has it needs to fill both sides. Then close the maker and cut the yarn to make the pompom. Use a piece of yarn to secure the pompom with a double knot, and release it from the maker.

Note: If you don’t have a pompom maker, I have another blog post talking all about pompoms and the different ways to make one!

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Step 3.3. Trim the pompom into a round shape but don’t cut that extra piece of yarn. You will need it to attach the pompom to the canvas.

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Step 3.4. Repeat the same process for all the pompoms. BUT for 5 YELLOW pompoms trim them in the shape of a drop. Those will make the star on top of the tree.

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Step 4. Place the green pompoms on the canvas to get an idea of the layout and then pock the needle through it right in the middle. Do the same thing for the rest of the pompoms in that row. Then flip the canvas and do another hole next to the previous ones.

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Step 5. Pass the yarn end through the needle eye and the hole on the canvas. Remove the thread from the needle and repeat the same process with the other end of the thread. Then tie the ball to the canvas with a tight double knot.

Step 6. Once one row it’s done, repeat the same process in step 4 until you finish the tree.

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Step 7. For the yellow pompoms, the process is the same. Place the pompoms where you want them to be and pock the needle through it. Be aware: to make the star the pompoms need to be attached in the right direction with the tip facing outwards.

Step 7.2. When attaching the yellow pompoms in the middle of the green ones, don’t tie the knot too tight or else the pompoms will disappear. Leave some space between the pompom and the canvas. You won’t notice it since the green pompoms will be filling up space.

Step 8. If any pompom is misplaced, unravel the knot and try again. The canvas might end up looking like a slice of Swiss cheese, but no one will know. The pompom covers it!

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After having the tree complete, it is SOOOO nice to touch it. It’s so fluffy, I want to squizz and lay my head on it… But don’t! After all, this is a canvas, and it’s supposed to hang on a wall. Although… a RUG would be perfect! Am I going to do this same design on a rug? Probably not, at least not this year.

*writes down: Pompom Christmas Tree Rug for Xmas 2020 – DO NOT FORGET!*

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