I have had this Martha Stewart Pom-pom Tom Turkey pattern and instructions for years but I never got around to make one til now! My own directions for making a pom-pom are below, I will also share my finished Tom Turkey as well as a CONTEST! To Enter my Contest for a free skein of Charcoal wool yarn just leave a comment and click on the ads, or leave a comment and share this site with friends and family, or leave a comment and a trackback from your own blog or site! I will pick the names out of a hat and then email the winner on November 10th. Enter today!

STEP 1) I had a thin piece of cardboard and cut out four semi circle donut shapes measuring an inch across, together would measure 2 inches, and then cut out 4 semi circle donut shapes measuring 1.75 inches, together they measure 3.5 inches. I had some old charcoal gray Wool Ease yarn and other supplies I pulled from my craft drawer, I did have to buy coral colored Vanna’s Choice Baby acrylic yarn as I didn’t have anything that color. To make the pom poms for the turkey really only takes a few minutes but you have to be very nimble to hold on to those fibers! It’s perfectly ok if a few fall out!

STEP 2) I wrapped the coral color yarn around 2 smaller cardboard cutouts 4 times, taking the scissors cut the outer edge of the yarn at the edge of both pieces of cardboard. Repeat these steps on the other 2 cutouts using the same yarn.

STEP 3) Fit both sides of the pom-pom together, this will form a circle with the fibers in the center and the cardboard around the edges.

STEP 4) Take a 5inch piece of yarn and slide it into the middle of the cardboard halves pulling the 5inch piece tightly, remove the cardboard and tie a knot

STEP 5) Fluff out your pom-pom with your fingers slightly and give it a good trim all the way around til it is a nice round ball!

Most of my supplies

Step Two

Cutting the edges

Edges now cut, I’m carefully holding the fibers in place

Step three, Holding both halves together very Very Carefully

Step Four, taking a 5" piece of yarn and slipping it in between the 2 layers of Cardboard

Tying the knot very tightly, I’m using my free hand to take the pictures all while a baby is fussing. Trust me you can do this!

Voila! A Pom-pom all I need is to finish Step Five the fluffing and trimming!

To finish the Turkey you will need:

1) several pieces of felt in ivorys, reds, and brows for the tail, plus pattern

2) a small piece of red felt or tinsel for the throat

3) 2 teeny tiny pieces of Yellow paper or craft foam for the beak

4) left over pieces of yarn in oatmeal color for the eyes and wings

5) Hot glue gun and craft glue for putting the pieces together

6) 2 pieces of wire or pipe cleaner tinsel for the legs

7) sharp scissors

My turkeys body seemed to be too heavy to stand on the tinsel so a heavier gauge wire would probably be best, so I made mine sitting down!

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