Cut two pieces of cardboard into a 3-inch diameter circle. Then, cut out an circle, 1-inch in diameter, away from the center. Cut a slice out of the ring.

Loosely wrap the black yarn around the carboard rings until bulky (all the way around, about 5 times). Cut the yarn along the outside edge while keeping the yarn around the cardboard.

Place a string of yarn between the two cardboard rings, wrapping the center of all of the strands that are surrounding the strands of yarn that are folded over the cardboard rings. Tie two knots as tightly as possible.

Repeat above to steps to get 10 orange pom poms and 9 black pom poms

Measure out 2 strands of orange yarn and 3 strands of black yarn, all should be 200 inches. Do a 5-strand braid to make the rope.

Tie an orange pom pom at the end of the rope. Measure 8 inches and place a black pom pom. Repeat the measurement and pom pom placement alternating colors. The final pom pom should be orange. Trim any excess rope.