News Kieren Williams News Reporter 00:13, 02 Jan 2022 Updated 00:13, 02 Jan 2022 Most people don't realise the story of the pom-pom goes back over a thousand years (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) ...

On Thursday, a woman brought in a baby hedgehog to the Lower Moss Nature Reserve and Wildlife Hospital in Cheshire, England — only to be told it wasn’t an animal in need but a beanie hat pop-pom.

In the 20th century during the Great Depression, pom-poms transitioned from function to fashion, as they became popular among knitters who used leftover yarn to to add a touch of flair to hats.