DIY Ikea Tassel Blanket
I love the pop of color that this tassel blanket gives my desk. Now, I have a blanket to keep me warm while I work, and it even looks great when I'm not working.
I sewed some yarn tassels on to the Ikea Eivor throw, and I have to say that it ended up being an easier project than I expected. I have made lots of yarn pom poms, but this was my first try at tassels. Tassels are definitely much easier! You don't have to wrap the yarn as many times, and they take much less time to shape. I made a total of 14 tassels, and I'd say each one took less than 5 minutes to make.
Here's what I did...(1) I cut a 5 inch square out of cardboard (the length of your cardboard will be the approximate length of your tassel), and wrapped the yarn around it 25 times. (2) I then took about a 8 inch piece of yarn and slid it in between the cardboard and the wrapped yarn and moved it to one end of the cardboard. Some tassel instructions say to tie a loose knot with the 8 inch piece of yarn, but I did not find that necessary. Next, I cut the wrapped yarn straight across at the opposite end of the cardboard. (3) I laid the cut yarn on a flat surface, and centered the 8 inch piece of yarn underneath it. I found that centering the yarn really helped with how much trimming I had to do at the end. (4) I tied a knot in the 8 inch piece of yarn very tightly 4 times. By tying it so many times it gave the tassel a little nub which made it easier to sew onto the blanket when it was completed. (5) Then, the cut yarn is folded in half with the knotted 8 inch yarn sticking out the top. I tightly wrapped about a 12 inch cut piece of yarn about a half-inch from the top of the tassel 5 times. The two ends were then knotted together twice, and I let the ends hang with the rest of the cut yarn. (6) Lastly, the ends were trimmed evenly.
The brightly colored tassels look great with the black and white stripes of the blanket.
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Nicely done...why have I never thought to do this to my store bought throws?...makes me want to bang my head because this makes such a wonderful difference. Thx for sharing
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Such a newer look, we all enjoy a change, thanks for inspirition
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Thanks so much!
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