How do I tell if my pompom is thick enough?

Incredibly fashionable apparently, hats with bobbles.
The diameter of your discs will be the approx diameter of the bobble and you keep winding until you are struggling to get the wool through. (It's amazing the things we learned in Brownies !)

Or I run out of wool and/or patience?

Thanks for telling me i'm now fashionable, that'll surprise my DD

Just the one pompom Aka?

Too b****y right just the one Soutra

Talking of pompoms I've just bought a new bra and as I'm winding the wool through this donut thingy, I keep looking down and wondering what these two things are that sit so high instead of drooping!

Aka, I really wish we had a "like" button . That made me laugh out loud, thank you !

I used a darning needle to get the wool through the hole in the disc when it got really too small to feed the wool through, it makes the pom-pom much less floppy and much sturdier IFYSWIM

Less floppy is always good

Yes, aiming for perky pompom; floppy one not an option!

some of the hats in today's Observer fashion section have two.

I thought this might be a thread that had wandered from one of those x-rated ones -I'm still not sure!

Well Kitty time and time alone , will tell !!

Aka are you making it one colour or doing it multi-coloured ?

Only one pompom and one colour wool. Just finished it so thanks for all the help. Will post photo on Thought for the Day thread.
Kitty this is a knitting thread

I find pompom - making very tedious, so I was delighted to see on one of Kirstie Allsop's crafty TV programmes that you can buy a useful gadget to make them easily. Haven't received them yet.
pompom maker

i have checked these and thought postage expensive They look plastic and should not weigh much and its from England I thought Ebay monitored postage cost I Thought we could make chicks ect for Easter my GC and I

Blow me; just read in todays Observer how fashionable pom pom hats are. Now going to have a rumage through various drawers to see where all of mine are [I'm sure I haven't thrown any away!].

I use pompom makers and they are very quick. The GC love them. I even have a heart shaped pompom maker and an extra large pompom maker. All by Clover.

Thank you I wondered if they would be easier I will get some I just thought the postage was high I will look at others

Do you remember making pompoms with the cardboard tops that used to be on bottles of milk? They had press-out centres that left a hole just the right size.

Off to see if I can find a pom pom maker tomorrow. Just spend ages making pom poms for DGD little hat. Patience running out .

Just go to the Amazon website and type in "pom pom maker", there are lots and lots. I've learnt something new today, thanks GNetters

I think they are worth the money because they are so quick and instant. And once you start looking you do seem to find pompoms everywhere. You can add them to the bottom of lampshades, on tiebacks for curtains, jolly up a tired cushion cover and my GC especially love pompom bunting.
I saw some in John Lewis as Christmas tree decorations.
Happy pompom making.