If you thought you knew how to make a pom pom, Pom Pom Pom Christmas by Henry Le may make you reconsider everything you’ve ever done with two circles of cardboard and a ball of yarn.
This book contains 40 Christmas pom pom projects, including Santa, Rudolph, snowmen, gingerbread men, Christmas puddings, candy canes, stockings, holly, snowflakes and Christmas trees.
And these aren’t just ordinary pom poms with googly eyes glued on.
Henry uses carefully layered yarn colours and some very strategic trimming to create faces, patterns and surprisingly detailed shapes inside the pom poms.
The preview pages really show how clever the technique is. Each project includes a diagram showing exactly where the different yarn colours need to be wrapped around the pom pom maker, followed by step-by-step photos showing how the rather unpromising bundle of yarn eventually becomes something like a tiny Rudolph or gingerbread man.
It looks complicated.
Thankfully, it isn’t presented that way.
A Lovely Christmas Craft for Yarn Scraps
What I particularly like about this book is that you don’t need to be a knitter or crocheter to use it.
If you can wrap yarn around a pom pom maker and wield a pair of scissors, you’re already halfway there.
It also gives you another excuse to raid that mysterious collection of tiny leftover yarn balls we all seem incapable of throwing away.
If you’re already in pom pom mode, these felt and pom pom Christmas tree ornaments are another cute handmade ornament idea, while these no-sew pom pom Christmas trees are perfect when you want an easy Christmas craft without getting the sewing machine involved.
Turn Them Into Christmas Ornaments
The book also includes instructions for turning the finished pom poms into ornaments, and I think that’s where these really come into their own.
Imagine a whole Christmas tree covered with little handmade Santas, Rudolphs, gingerbread men and Christmas puddings.
Actually, knowing me, I’d probably start intending to make three and somehow end up deciding the entire tree needed a pom pom theme.
For another easy handmade decoration, our Candy Cane Reindeer tutorial on CraftBits uses a tiny red pom pom for Rudolph’s nose and is a lovely one to make with children.
You could also use the designs from this book for gift toppers, garlands, keyrings or little decorations tied onto Christmas presents.
My Take
I really like this one.
The projects have that slightly quirky handmade look that makes Christmas crafting fun, but there’s also a clever technique behind them. You’re not simply making the same round pom pom 40 times and changing the colour.
Henry Le has a background in graphic design and fine art, and you can see that in the way the colours and shapes are planned.
The book also looks genuinely beginner-friendly. There’s a full techniques section, colour-wrapping diagrams and plenty of photographs rather than leaving you staring at one finished pom pom wondering how on earth you’re supposed to get from A to B.
If you enjoy Christmas crafting, yarn crafts or making handmade ornaments, Pom Pom Pom Christmas would be a fun book to pull out every December.
It would also make a lovely little Christmas gift for the crafty person who already owns more yarn than they could realistically use in one lifetime.
Not that I’m suggesting that’s any of us.
Pom Pom Pom Christmas: 40 Festive Pompoms to Make is by Henry Le and published by GMC Publications. It is due for release on September 11, 2026, with a listed RRP of $26.99.
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