How to Make a Yarn Tassel with Your Hand

I've found myself repeatedly doing a tutorial for how to make tassels, so I decided to create an official post for how to make these little guys. Mostly for my sanity, so I can just link to this whenever I need to include it in a pattern. :)

This method is super easy, and I use it for basically all of my tassels.

To start, start running yarn around your hand until it's the thickness you'd like. For this particular tassel I wrapped it around my hand 20 times. Then you'll cut the yarn at the bottom of your hand.

Slip the wrapped yarn off your hand and run a long strand through the top of your bunch of yarn. Sometimes I tie a knot on the top, other times I don't. It depends on the pattern.

Then wrap a 15-inch or so piece of yarn around the outside of your bunch of yarn about an inch from the top. Tie a knot, then wrap both the ends to the other side and tie a double knot.

The above photo is what it will look like. Then you will take those ends that you just double-knotted along with a yarn needle and draw them through what you just wrapped so they aren't sticking out.