Place the yarn between your middle and ring fingers.
Pull the yarn from the back of your hand around to your palm, and hold it in place with your thumb.
Keep the yarn attached to the ball and begin wrapping it around all 4 of your fingers.(If you'd like a smaller pom pom, wrap it around 2 or 3 fingers instead.)
Continue wrapping until you reach approximately 140 times total. Then cut the yarn off from the ball. You'll need to wind thinner yarn more times around your hand, but you can wind thicker yarn fewer times. The more times you wrap the yarn, the fuller your pom pom will be.
Pull one end of the loose yarn (the one between your fingers) back to the front of your hand.
Tie the 2 ends from the 10 inch strand loosely around the yarn bundle.
Carefully remove the bundle from your hand. Pull the yarn tight around the bundle and tie it in a double knot.
Using fabric scissors (or other sharp scissors), cut through the loops of yarn to create a rough pom pom shape.
Give the pom pom a "haircut", trimming and shaping it until it's a round ball shape.
Keep trimming until you're happy with your pom pom. The closer to the middle, the more compact and full the pompom will look.