You give me fever

When you kiss me, fever when you hold me tight

Fever, in the morning

Fever all through the night

My children have reached that all important milestone, scissor fever.  Baby Pink is definitely the worst offender (not pictured:  a stuffed animal and small chunk of the back of her hair), but Junior Pink decided to help me out the other day when I mentioned trimming his hair behind the ears.  So, in the vein of work it if you've got it, we spent last Saturday night making pom poms.  I bought a set of the Clover ones and actually, I think I'm more obsessed than the kiddos.

We used only leftovers, and while it's true that the yarn could have been used to make squares for charity, or something that seemed a little less wasteful, it was way more fun than I bargained for.

Sadly, it seemed that yarn behaved in pomlandia the same way it does in knitting- nice yarns make nice pom poms, while the free yarn that resembles postal twine in drag is no better as a pom pom than it would be as any knitted item.  The Microspun that I had, though, really split up (shown in the foreground, dark pink and white) and made for super poms, even if I'm not sure I would ever willingly knit with it in this lifetime.

Luckily, there is a practical application (aside from the pom pom stand Junior wants to set up- I tried to explain the whole supply/demand issue, but it fell on deaf ears)- I did make one for a new knit, to be revealed soon.  Now go forth and pom.

Comments

[Debbie]

You could make a Pom Pom scarf. Or use them for decoration of Christmas gifts.

They do look pretty.

[Jenifer]

Fun! So very Joelle-Hoverson-y.

[xtina]

do I hear 'garlands'?

[Stacey]

Ooh, that chunk out of the hair there makes me think of Tracey...she did that when she was young. Which then caused my mom to chop both out hair off that length. It sucked.

[Amy]

Even the whiskers? Oh my. When Emma was younger she cut huge chunks out of her hair, the drapes, her toys, and plenty else. Good thing you found a practical outlet for all the cutting! :)

[cyn]

I hope Henri was rewarded for letting the Shrinky Pinks abuse him that way. Oh! The indignity. Frankly, I'm surprised he let them that close with scissors in hand. The poms look so festive... could they be hung on the Xmas tree?

[maryse]

ooh boy. poor kitty. the indignity.

i love the pompom makers myself. those are really cool, aren't they.

don't you have a birthday coming up?

[Dani in NC]

I've never gotten the hang of making decent pom-poms. I usually have one of two problems. Either I don't make it full enough, or I can't get it to stay connected to the hat I made it for. You guys made a nice pile of them, though.

As for cutting hair, my kids skipped the scissors and went straight for the Nair :-p.

[Norah]

Cute pom-poms! I'm with Cyn & Debbie--gift decorations or hang them on the tree! I know some people that knit with the Microspun and like it, but it's too splitty for me--I'd rather crochet with it.

[lola]

Pom-pom garland was my plan for the past 2 Christmas seasons. I've bought a bunch of different makers & set the yarn aside. Guess what's not happening this year? You've got the right idea, put the kids in charge.

[Lynne]

Pompoms don't need a purpose other than just being fun. Not that long ago, our Pooh Cat (may she rest in peace) appeared with sheared whiskers. We were never quite sure who the culprit was.

[lesley]

oh cool! that looks like it was so much fun. and again. sorry about the whiskers. but really that is truly funny. now lock up those scissors!

[Margo]

Love the pom poms! Brilliant! My daughters eyes light up and get all glittery when the scissors come out. She has done some damage, for sure. And she knows where ALL the scissors are kept, even if they're beyond her reach. Pom poms!! We'll have to make some. I've always wanted to do the thing where you make a bunch of i-cord and sew pompoms to it and make a garland.

[Megan]

Oooh. :) I love all those pom-poms! I'm going to bookmark this post 'cause just looking at them makes me happy.

[Toni]

Oh gosh, that totally made me flash back to when my brother and I played hair salon and hacked off all of my hair! Eeek! My poor mom! We also tried to have a "surprise party" and for decorations cut our new pants into streamers and hung them around the house. She was surprised all right!