Pom Pom Wall Hanging Crochet Pattern

What could be better for using up scraps than fun, fuzzy pom poms? Turn your stash into a lovely pom pom wall hanging with a crochet background!

Scrappy Stitchers Stash Bash Crochet Along

This pom pom wall hanging is the July pattern for the 2020 Stash Bash Crochet Along. Each month, I will post a new, stash-busting pattern, and a giveaway prize too! See the giveaway details below, and join in the fun on the Scrappy Stitchers Facebook group. Remember to use the hashtag #ScrappyStitchersStashBash in your social media posts!

My stash yarns

I mostly used Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran for my wall hanging. I have a lot of this yarn left over from lots of different projects, and mostly in little bits of various colors.

• Background green: 224 Pistachio Green
• Dark purple pom poms: 248 Dark Aubergine
• Pink pom poms: 243 Raspberry Pink
• Darker green strings: 230 Evergreen

I ran a bit short on the dark purple, so filled in with 4 lighter purple pom poms. I’m not sure what yarn those are, though they may have been Red Heart Soft in 9528 Lilac.

Get Creative!

The joy of scrap projects is that you can use as few or as many colors as you like. Mix up your pom pom colors, or even use multiple colors on the background. You could vary the sizes of the pom poms too, but keep in mind that will change the amount of yarn you need. Anything goes, so experiment, and make it your own!

Clover Pom Pom Makers

There are lots of different ways to make pom poms, but the one I’ve found fastest and easiest is these pom pom makers from Clover.

Enter the giveaway

Clover is providing their new and improved Pom Pom Maker Set as a prize for one lucky winner! This set includes the 4 most popular sizes: 1 3/8 inch, 2 1/2 inch, 1 3/4 inch and 3 3/8 inch.

Unlike mine, each of these pom pom makers has a measuring scale of raised ridges around the edge. These can be used to make multi-colored pom poms with perfectly measured sections of color. Enter below for your chance to win this great set!

To be eligible, you must be 18 years of age or older, with a valid, US shipping address. The winner will be contacted by email, and must reply to that email and provide their selections and shipping address within 1 week in order to receive the prize. If the winner does not reply within 1 week, a new winner will be selected. The giveaway ends on August 5th, 2020 (at 11:59pm, central time). Hurry and enter below!

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Pom Pom Wall Hanging

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Materials

• Yarn: Worsted weight yarn.
  • 100 yds for crochet background
  • 125-200 yds for 30 pom poms – this will vary a lot depending on how full you make your pom poms.
  • 10 yds for hanging strings
• Hook: Size I / 5.5 mm crochet hook or size needed to match gauge.
• Notions:
  • Yarn Needle
  • 1 3/8 inch Clover Pom Pom Maker
  • Stitch marker or scrap of yarn.
  • Stick or dowel rod at least 20 inches long for hanging, and no more than about 1.5 inches in diameter

Project Level

Easy: Pom poms and a basic granny square triangle with a border.

Size

Crochet background: 18 inches wide x 11 inches tall

With pom poms and hanging loops, approx 18 inches wide x 19 inches tall.

Gauge

11 dc x 6 rows = 4 inches.

Use pattern as gauge swatch – After row 3, base should measure 4 inches wide x 2 inches tall.

Exact gauge is not critical for this project.

Abbreviations used

(Pattern is written in US terms)
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
st(s) = stitch(es)
sl st = slip stitch
sp = space
ch-sp = chain space
RS = right side

Recommended Resources

• Pom Poms with Clover Pom Pom Maker from Jessie at Home
• Chainless Starting Double Crochet from Moogly

Instructions

Background

Ch 3 at the start of a row counts as a dc. For a neater finish, try the chainless starting double crochet instead of the ch 3!

Granny Triangle

Ch 4

Row 1: (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in 3rd ch from hook. (6 dc – counting the 3 skipped chs as a stitch)

Row 2 (RS): Ch 3, turn, 2 dc in same st, ch 1, sk next 2 sts, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk next 2 sts, 3 dc in last st. (12 dc)

Row 3: Ch 3, turn, 2 dc in same st, ch 1, sk next 2 sts, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next 2 sts, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk next 2 sts, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next 2 sts, 3 dc in last st. (18 dc)

Rows 4-12: Ch 3, turn, 2 dc in same st, ch 1, sk next 2 sts, [3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next 2 sts] across to next ch-2 sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3dc) in ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk next 2 sts, [3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next 2 sts] across to last st, 3 dc in last st. (72 dc on row 12)

Top border:

Row 13: Do not turn. Ch 1, working into sides of rows, 2 sc in each row to center, sc in center, 2 sc in each row to end. (49 sc)

Row 14: Ch 3, turn, dc in next st and each st across. (49 dc)

Row 15: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. Fasten off. (49 sc)

Weave in ends. For best results, wash and block.

Pom Poms and Strings

Make 30, 1 3/8 inch pom poms.

Cut the following lengths of yarn for stringing the pom poms:

• 1 – 54 inch piece
• 2 -48 inch pieces
• 2 -42 inch pieces
• 2 -36 inch pieces

Assembly

Place crocheted triangle background flat on a work surface with right side up. The border should be on top.

Note that the chain spaces line up in vertical columns. There will be 3 empty columns between each string of pom poms.

Center String:

Find and mark the center stitch on row 15 of the top border. This is the 25th stitch from either edge. Using the 54 inch string:

1. Fold the string in half, forming a loop at the top. Tie a knot 2 inches down from the fold, creating a 2-inch hanging loop.
2. Place this knot above the marked stitch. Lay one of the two ends over your work. Bring the other end up from behind your work, through the top of the dc stitch below. Remove marker

3. Tie both ends in a knot, leaving enough of a gap not to distort the stitches.

4. Thread both ends on a needle and sew through the center of the first pom pom. Push the pom pom up to rest against the knot.

5. Working along the column of chain spaces directly below, bring your needle down through the first space, then up through the next one.

6. Bring your needle down through the next space and up through the next one once more.

7. Sew through the next pom pom, then repeat step 6 twice.
8. Repeat step 7 once more. This should bring you to the bottom point.

9. Sew through the next pom pom, slide it up against the bottom edge, and tie a knot underneath it to hold it in place.

10. Sew through another pom pom and slide it up the string until there is roughly a 2 inch gap (end to end) between the two pom poms. Tie a knot underneath it to hold it in this position.

11. Repeat Step 10 for the last pom pom.
12. Sew the ends back up and down through the pom pom 2 or 3 times, then trim them off close to the center of the pom pom.

For the remaining strings, instead of measuring 2 inches between the hanging pom poms, you can try to line them up evenly with the adjacent string instead. Either way is fine, whichever is easier for you.

String 2

Count 8 stitches to the right of the previous column and mark the 8th stitch.

1. With a 48 inch string, repeat steps 1-7 of center string. This should bring you to the bottom edge.
2. Skip step 8 and repeat steps 9-12 of center string.

String 3

Count 8 stitches to the right of the previous column and mark the 8th stitch.

1. With a 42 inch string, repeat steps 1-6 of center string. This should bring you to the bottom edge.
2. Skip steps 7-8 and repeat steps 9-12 of center string.

String 4

Count 8 more stitches to the right of the previous column – this should bring you to the very last stitch at the corner. Working into that stitch:

1. With a 36 inch string, repeat steps 1-3 of center string. Since we’re at the corner, we’re already at the bottom edge.
2. Skip steps 4-8 and repeat steps 9-12 of center string.

Strings 5-7

Working to the left of the center instead of to the right, repeat strings 2-4.

Insert hanging rod through the loops and hang as desired.

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