This month we chatted with our December Pom MAL sponsor, Aimée of La Bien Aimée. Aimée has been a stockist of Pom Pom for many years in addition to being a guest editor in 2020, a vendor at Pom Fest in 2017, and of course supplying her yarns for many designs in Pom Pom over the years. And of course, she dyes one of the best yellows in the business.  Can you share the story behind the founding of La Bien Aimée? What inspired the  start of the business?  I have been an entrepreneur for 15 years but have only owned La Bien Aimée for 9 of those ye ..read more

Issue 48, Check Mate has many meanings to us at this time but most importantly, as the last ever edition of Pom Pom Quarterly, it marks the end of a wonderful journey. This knitted and crocheted ode to wovens includes patterns we believe any maker will be proud to create. With two needles or a hook, these designs were inspired by the beauty of weaving and pay a special tribute to this ancient sister craft. MIDDLEBROOKS // Marie Régnier One Size: 163.5cm / 64¼ " long x 22cm / 8¾ " wide Yarn: Julie Asselin Leizu DK (DK-weight; 90% superwash Merino wool, 10% silk; 238m / 260yds per 115g ..read more

Dear beloved friends of Pom Pom,  It is with great sadness, and yet full hearts, that we must announce that the next issue of Pom Pom Quarterly will be our last. We started Pom Pom in 2012 in our mid-twenties, with £600 and next to no publishing or business experience. From the very first issue, our readers were our biggest champions, and the feeling of having the creative project that we were passionate about be encouraged, cherished, and uplifted by the making community is one of the proudest accomplishments of our lives.  Our team grew as we moved forward, and we have been honoure ..read more

  Pom Pom has always been a celebration of colour in knit and crochet form and this issue is no different. We love colour so much that often we try and get as much of it into each piece as we can, but for this monochrome-themed issue we wanted to see what could be done with fabrics that used more subtle tonal differences within a single hue, or closely related ones. Celadon // Sara Ottosson / Handvärkat Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) To fit head circumference: 50.5-52.5 (53-55, 56-58, 58.5-60.5, 61-63)cm / 20-20¾ (21-21¾ , 22-23, 23-24, 24-25)" Finished brim circumference: 45.5 (48, 51, 53.5, 5 ..read more

  We understand how overwhelming it can be to create heartfelt gifts for your loved ones during the holiday season. Sometimes, gathering the right patterns for your ever-growing list can take days! That's why our team has curated a list of designs you can start on now to show your love to those who matter most. To help you get ahead, we're offering a 20% discount on all books until the end of October.   As crocheters, we know how amazing it is to build something wearable from little stacked loops, and we hope you enjoy creating the pieces in this anthology as much as we enjoye ..read more

We invite you to join us at the Knitting and Stitching Show in London on 5 & 6 October from 9:30am to 5:30pm. ✨ We are happy to be hosting the Pom Pom Knitting Lounge where you can chat with our friendly team, try out yarns from the wonderful Hobbii, or simply take a break from the excitement. Additionally, we will be hosting the fashion show (Friday), featuring some amazing creators who will show off their wonderful Pom Pom makes and some of the highly anticipated designs from our forthcoming Winter Issue! If you’re a new knitter then we can help you warm up for your first project with ..read more

  Guest editor, Candice English of The Farmer's Daughter Fibers brings a fresh perspective to Issue 46, along with her distinctive aesthetic, drawing from both her Indigenous roots and life in the American West. We are so grateful to her for sharing herself, her work, and her family with us. It’s an honour to be trusted with the stories and creativity of each contributor to this autumn issue. Drover // Natalie Bullock Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) Finished chest (fullest point) circumference: 91.5 (101.5, 112, 122, 132, 142, 152.5, 162.5, 173, 183)cm / 36 (40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60 ..read more

  This month we got the chance to chat with our July Pom MAL sponsor, Shala of Black Purl Magic and dig deeper into her work-life balance. She shared about having a spot in this large sea of makers and how she landed on her iconic vinyl accessories. How did you come up with the name Black Purl Magic and what does the name represent for you?  Black Purl Magic is a play on the hashtag #blackgirlmagic. "Black girl magic" means knowing that it may be more difficult at times but no one can stop you from what you wish to achieve in life because of the color of your skin. As a BIPOC knitte ..read more

‘Expanding Horizons’ was originally published in Issue 43. A big thank you to Lola and Jude for allowing us to make their interview publicly available here.    Pom Pom chats with two yarn dyers to discuss the intersection of queer identities and fibre arts. Interview by Sofia Aatkar Images courtesy of Jude Harper & Lola Johnson For our readership who don’t know you yet, could you please tell them a little about yourselves? Jude: My name’s Jude, I’m a trans man, my pronouns are he/they, and I’m the dyer behind Stranded Dyeworks hand-dyed yarn.  Lola: I’m Lo ..read more

  After ten years of publishing knit-focussed collections with just a sprinkling of crochet we thought it was about time we leaned into our love of this often less-celebrated craft and released a special anthology of some of our most loved crochet classics from the Pom Pom archive. Battenberg // Gina Fama Röckenwager Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) Finished chest (fullest point) circumference: 81.5 (101.5, 122, 142.5, 162.5, 183, 203)cm / 32 (40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80)" – to be worn with 12.5cm / 5" positive ease Coelina’s height is 152cm / 5' 0" with a chest (fullest point) circumference of 1 ..read more