Pom Pom Quarterly | Magazine

Pom Pom Quarterly is an institution, putting out magazines chock full of clever, creative and delectable knitting and patterns for nearly 10 years. We are delighted to bring this gorgeous magazine to you. Pom Pom has unfortunately ceased released new issues, and what we have left in stock of back issues is all that we can get. Fill in the gaps in your collection while you still can.

Issue 43: Horizon (Winter 2022)

Great knits are like great art because they make us think differently, and the process of making can be even more revelatory! Pom Pom’s 43rd issue is inspired by the work of women artists Etel Adnan and Hilma af Klint, showing us how we can look to, and beyond, our horizons when it comes to our craft.

Etel Adnan’s work features landscapes, using bold and unexpected colours to portray the places where the land meets the sky, and Hilma af Klint created large abstract paintings of metaphysical meditations that she felt she had been called on to represent. Both show us distinct ways of looking at the world, and at possible worlds beyond the visible realm, just as a knitter or crocheter can look at a ball of yarn and ponder a plethora of outcomes!

This winter collection of 10 patterns features striking colours and innovative techniques, and bold and imaginative knits that play with pattern and perspective. So whether you fancy a colourwork challenge, or just some meditative time as the sun sets in the sky, there’s bound to be something here to expand your crafting horizons!

Featuring designs by: AMY BLACKWELL // KJERSTIN ROVETTA // MARZENA KOŁACZEK // AVERY ERB // AUDREY BORREGO // REGINA WIMMER // MARIE RÉGNIER // MER STEVENS // SARAH OPIE

Issue 43 also includes an insightful and expansive interview with yarn dyers Jude Harper and Lola Johnson, and a fascinating dig into the history of the colour pink by Hannah McGregor. There is also a a bookmark tutorial from artist Elizabeth Ashdown using the centuries-old art of passementerie, and a recipe for a carrot cake from Fi Churchman that will bring an orangey glow to chilly evenings.

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You can access a digital copy via Ravelry using the download code printed on the inside cover of the magazine

Sizing information:

• Hilma (colourwork pullover) 10 sizes; finished chest (fullest point) circumference: 84 – 160cm / 33½ – 64″ – to be worn with 0-10cm / 0-4″ positive ease.
• Sistere (colourwork and mosaic shawl) One size; 118cm / 46 ½” wide, 51cm / 20″ deep
• Welkin (top-down cardigan) 9 sizes; finished chest (fullest point) circumference: 92 – 160cm / 36¼ – 63″ – to be worn with 8-15cm / 3-6″ positive ease.
• Orisoun (colourwork beanie hat) 3 sizes; finished hat circumference: 47 – 54.5cm / 18 ½ – 21½” – to be worn with approx. 2.5-5cm / 1-2″ negative ease.
• Dagian (textured pullover) 12 sizes; finished chest (fullest point) circumference: 82 – 170cm / 32¼ – 67″ – to be worn with 10cm / 4″ positive ease.
• Demesne (colourwork socks) 3 sizes; finished foot circumference 19.5 – 22cm / 7 ½ – 8½”.
  Etel (intarsia cardigan) 10 sizes; finished chest (fullest point) circumference: 86 – 184cm / 34 – 72 ½” – to be worn with 10-15cm / 4-6″ positive ease.
• Periphery (colour blocked intarsia hat) 3 sizes; finished hat circumference (unstretched): 37-49cm / 14 ¾ – 19¾” – to be worn with 7.5-15cm / 3-6″ negative ease.
• Lineament (colourwork textured jacket) 7 sizes; finished chest (fullest point) circumference: 96 – 173cm / 38 – 68″ – to be worn with 15-25cm / 6-10″ positive ease.
• Halatian (colourwork shawl) One size; 180cm / 71″ long, 55cm / 22″ at widest point.