POM POM 42 | The Art of Abundance

It’s no secret that, when it comes to colour, texture, and pattern, Pom Pom are maximalists through and through! This season, they have embraced their natural instincts and curated a knit and crochet collection inspired by abundance.

The result is 11 glorious designs with immense visual impact, highly satisfying and tactile motifs, which echo the intricate aesthetic of the Arts and Crafts movement. The patterns are mesmerising, romantic, and somehow embody the wondrous generosity imbued in the act of making.

The issue features an article by Aja Barber, an eminent figure in the pushback against fast fashion, who encourages us to think more about the clothes we pair with our handmade items. Spend a golden afternoon reading an interview with embroidery extraordinaire, Tessa Perlow, and using Ella Hawkins’ biscuit decorating tutorial to make confectionery which looks like your knitting.

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VALMÚI | Edda Lilja

Pattern Notes: A sweater worked in the round from the top down, with a complex yoke pattern featuring lace, colourwork, cables, and bobbles.
Yarn Weight: DK /8 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Fleece BFL

Dreamtime 8 Ply

Winnow | Olivia Sczepanik

Pattern Notes: A cardigan worked bottom up with wheat-berries “growing” from bottom to top.
Yarn Weight: DK / 8 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

TEC

Benjamim

Michay | Fran López

Pattern Notes: A beret worked from the bottom up seamlessly in the round, starting with 1x1 rib. The beret has 6 identical panels knitted in 2 strands held together of yarn A, separated from one another by intarsia cables knitted in yarn B (each intarsia cable is knitted with a different strand). The berries are crocheted separately and joined to the work using a small crochet hook.
Yarn Weight: Lace / 2 ply and Fingering / 4-ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Kid Seta

Skinny Yana

Polonyna | Maria Walters

Pattern Notes: A sweater worked seamlessly from the bottom up with a drop shoulder. The body is worked in the round to the underarm with a cable lace and stranded colourwork motif.
Yarn Weight: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Bio Shetland

Awa

Auxin | Erica Sufka

Pattern Notes: A triangular shawl worked from the bottom point upwards to the I-cord cast-off edge, and features interlocking cables and leaf motifs.
Yarn Weight: Worsted / 10 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Millpost Merino 8 Ply

Kathmandu Aran 100

Epoch | Elena Dimchevska

Pattern Notes: A sweater knitted seamlessly from the top down with a round yoke, beginning with a ribbed crew neckband. The patterned yoke features cables, lace, bobbles, and cluster stitches to create the flower heads and fruits.
Yarn Weight: DK / 8 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Australian Superfine Merino

Australian Superfine Merino

Kumiko | Yucca

Pattern Notes: socks are worked toe-up, beginning with a Turkish cast-on. The toe is worked in the round, then the instep stitches are held while the sole and short row heel are worked. The Quilted Lattice Stitch is worked flat over the instep while being joined to the sole. Then the leg and cuff are worked in the round.
Yarn: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Meia Print

Tenderfoot

Gramercy | Emma Ducher

Pattern Notes: A seamless cardigan worked from the top down, with intarsia motifs on the fronts and back.
Yarn Weight: Aran / 10 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

The Croft Aran

Kathmandu Aran 100

Maia | Bloom & Create // Emma Janet

Pattern Notes: An all-over colourwork drop shoulder pullover worked bottom up in the round, with steeks for the armholes and neckline.
Yarn Weight: DK / 8 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Loch Lomond

Bio-Wool

Campion | Weichien Chan / thepetiteknitter

Pattern Notes: A sweater knitted top-down and in the round with stranded colourwork yoke.
Yarn Weight: Aran / 10 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Bio-Wool

Millpost Merino 8 Ply

Aureole | Lucia Luciano

Pattern Notes: A crochet hat made up of 6 attached wedges for the beret option and 4 attached wedges for the beanie option, crocheted lengthwise from the brim to the crown.
Yarn Weight: Sport / 5 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Ch’ichi

Puna Traceable

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POM POM | 10th Anniversary Issue

Issue 41 marks Pom Pom’s 10th birthday and they have a host of jubilant and celebratory designs which radiate all the joy they’re feeling on this landmark occasion!

Likely one of their most collectable editions yet, this rare bumper edition of Pom Pom Quarterly contains 13 designs for warm and cool climes, so no matter where you live in the world, there’s handmade party outfits aplenty within its pages.

What’s more, Issue 41 comes complete with party favours in the form of two articles and a recipe! Atsushi Futatsuya writes about cultural appropriation and the practice of Sashiko, and Atia Azmi’s ‘A Crafter’s Guide to London’ is a wonderful tribute to the vibrant city in which Pom Pom was founded. Dee Omole shares her recipe for the most stunning white chocolate madeleines – sure to make a statement centrepiece at any shindig.

This is also the first issue printed in their new larger format! Expect lush photographic spreads and more room for patterns. They’ve also permanently increased the page count to bring you even more Pom Pom!

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Decima | Isa Catepillán

Pattern Notes: A reversible crochet bag that is worked from the bottom up in the round.
Yarn Weight: DK /8 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Alfama

Liina Twine

Purppura | Sari Nordlund

Pattern Notes: A sweater worked in the round from the top down, with a circular lace and bobble stitch yoke. The back is shaped with short rows.
Yarn Weight: DK / 8 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

TEC

Puna

Alumina | Inyoung Kim

Pattern Notes: A symmetrical triangle shawl, beginning at the wide edge and decreasing towards the point. The pattern consists of an upper half-circle row, a band of rhombuses worked individually between the half-circles, then a bottom half-circle row.
Yarn Weight: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Exquisite 4 Ply

Skinny Yana

Reduplicate | Marie Régnier

Pattern Notes: Reduplicate Top is an oversized t-shirt worked in one piece from the top down. Reduplicate Shorts are knit seamlessly in the round from the bottom up in a lace and cable pattern, with pockets!
Yarn Weight: Sport / 5 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Dreamtime Merino 4 Ply

Bio Love

Floribunda | Gina Fama Röckenwagner

Pattern Notes: A summer top constructed of 4 panels made separately and then joined together. Each sleeve is made from 2 panels joined together into a tube with double crochet added to complete the sleeve.
Yarn Weight: Sport / 5 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

HØR

Bio Love

Euphorium | Dawn Henderson

Pattern Notes: Socks worked from the top down, beginning with a rolled cuff and a textured colourwork leg. They feature a heel flap and gusset and finish with a slightly rounded toe, which is grafted shut.
Yarn Weight: Lace / 2 ply + Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Kid Seta

Chaski

Lackadaisical | Kindred Red

Pattern Notes: Fingerless mits with all-over stranded colourwork featuring a lazy daisy flower power motif with a special textured knot stitch on the largest flower.
Yarn: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Bio Shetland

Signature 4 Ply

Keswick | Xandy Peters

Pattern Notes: A lightweight square scarf worked in an intarsia plaid pattern. Mohair yarn is used throughout, tinting the other yarn colours as they overlap horizontally and vertically. Colourwork is created by holding 1, 2 or 3 strands simultaneously.
Yarn Weight: Fingering + Lace = Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Skinny Yana

Kid Seta

Paragon | Sylvia Watts-Cherry

Pattern Notes: Sweater worked in an all-over intarsia colourwork pattern. The front, back and set-in sleeves of Paragon are worked separately in pieces from the bottom up and seamed; stitches are then picked up for the neckband and worked in the round.
Yarn Weight: DK / 8 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Dreamtime Merino 8 Ply

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Chōcho Hat + Mits | Kiyomi Burgin + Sachiko Burgin

Pattern Notes: A hat and mit set with stranded colourwork detail.
Yarn Weight: Sport / 5 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Jardim

Millpost Merino 4 Ply

Streamers | James N Watts

Pattern Notes: A cropped sweater worked flat, from side to side in four pieces, then seamed.
Yarn Weight: DK / 8 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Benjamim

Bio-Wool

Lateralis | Ainur Berkimbayeva

Pattern Notes: Socks worked sideways in garter stitch, with increases and decreases to shape the heel.
Yarn Weight: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Meia Print

Signature 4 Ply

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The Dreamscape Issue | Pom Pom Quarterly Spring 2022

Pom Pom’s 40th issue conjures up a knitted dreamworld! Get transported to your yarn-filled happy place with joy-bringing patterns that are whimsical without compromising elegance or wearability.

The designs reference the seemingly unstructured nature of dreams through floaty fabrics and ethereal embellishments, loose gauge, and by gently emboldening the maker to use their intuition when it comes to playing with colour.

As with anything that appears effortless, copious amounts of imagination and clever thinking form the foundation of these designs encouraging the kind of creative escapism we cherish in crafting.

The patterns in this collection vary in intensity; from ones which will allow you to realise your knitting fantasies to others you could finish with your eyes closed. But rest assured, each one will grant you gratification in a different way.

Rhythm features designs by Aimee Sher, Allison Lutes, Edda Lilja Guðmundsdóttir, Hanna Lübben, Julie Dubreux, Marie Régnier, Marzena Kołaczek, Pope Vergara and Reed Keyes.

In addition to 10 knitting patterns, the spring 2022 issue contains an article, ‘Making a World’ by lilith green, in which lilith talks about her experience of autism and how the act of making provides a haven from a world which prioritises neurotypical people. And, if your goal is to try your hand at a craft other than knitting, learn how to make decorative Polish pająki with Karolina Merska, or use Stephanie Ganz’ recipe to bake Honeysuckle Cream Puffs – divine!

We have now sold out of Issue 40.
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Effervescent | Aimee Sher

Pattern Notes: A cropped sweater worked from the bottom up.
Yarn Weight: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Millpost Merino

Kid Seta

Cloudbow | Reed Keyes

Pattern Notes: A ruffled, puff-sleeve pullover or dress, worked modularly starting with the front and back body panels.
Yarn Weight: Lace / 2 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Kid Seta

Uma

Reverie | Allison Lutes

Pattern Notes: Worked from the cuff down, beginning with a 1x1 twisted rib cuff before vertical stripe colourwork and bobbles, a short-row garter-stitch heel, and ending with a round toe.
Yarn Weight: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Meia

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Nereides | Marie Régnier

Pattern Notes: A light spring tee worked in an allover lace pattern from the bottom up.
Yarn Weight: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Merian

Kid Seta

Plumetis | Julie Dubreux

Pattern Notes: Worked from the bottom up, mostly with a single strand of mohair lace, with a simple drop-shoulder construction.
Yarn Weight: Lace / 2 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Kid Seta

Dreamtime Merino 4 Ply

Oneiro | Hanna Lübben

Pattern Notes: A brioche knit cardigan worked flat and sideways in two pieces, working from the sleeve cuff towards the centre back.
Yarn Weight: Lace / 2 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Uma

Kid Seta

Cirriform | Marie Régnier

Pattern Notes: Socks worked from the toe up, beginning with Judy’s magic cast-on, and features a shadow wrap short row heel.
Yarn: Light Fingering / 3 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Chaski

Uma

Althaea | Marzena Kołaczek

Pattern Notes: A seamless sweater worked from the top down.
Yarn Weight: DK / 8 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Puna Traceable

TEC

Flótti | Edda Lilja Guðmundsdóttir

Pattern Notes: Cardigan featuring stranded colourwork. Worked flat, from the bottom up.
Yarn Weight: Fingering / 4 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Bio Shetland

Kid Seta

Leonora | Pope Vergara

Pattern Notes: A cardigan worked flat in pieces from the bottom up, and features charted colourwork using the intarsia technique.
Yarn Weight: Lace / 2 ply
Sizing: Ravelry
Yarn Suggestions:

Kid Seta

Uma

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The Rhythm Issue | Pom Pom Quarterly Winter 2021

Rhythm inspires Pom Pom’s Issue 39 Winter 2021 collection. It’s bursting with knit and crochet pieces inspired by aspects of rhythm we see, such as written musical scores and the visual representation of soundwaves. The result is a voluminous mixtape of patterns that honour echoes, explore semitonal shifts in colour, and shows-off repeating motifs to get you into a stitching groove.

As creative director, artist, maker, and stylist Lydia Morrow brings her jazzy sense of style to the photoshoot. In ‘Rhythms of Handiwork’, Felicity (Felix) Ford explores the communal and historical relationship between craft and rhythm, while Claudia Khan writes touchingly about the delicate melody of parenthood, partnership, and time in her article, ‘A Family Song’.

Rhythm features designs by: Judith Brand, Astrid Colding Sivertsen, Adella Dutra, Ana D, Tetyana Vyazovska, Johanna Kunin, Nidhi Kansal, Keiko Kikuno, Cleo Malone and Valerie Ng.

At whatever tempo you craft, there’s harmony here for you!

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DECRESCENDO | JUDITH BRAND

Pattern Notes: A crocheted hat worked from the bottom up.
Yarn: DK / 8 ply weight
Yarn + Sizing: Ravelry

MADRIGAL | ASTRID COLDING SIVERTSEN

Pattern Notes: Worked from cuff to tip with a shaped thumb gusset.
Yarn: Sport / 5 ply weight
Yarn + Sizing: Ravelry

OLIVEROS | CLEO MALONE

Pattern Notes: Knit in brioche stitch, top down in one piece.
Yarn: Worsted / 10 ply weight
Yarn + Sizing: Ravelry

PINK NOISE | ADELLA DUTRA

Pattern Notes: Knit top-down in the round, featuring raglan yoke construction.
Yarn: Aran / 10 ply weight
Yarn + Sizing: Ravelry

POLYRHYTHM | JOHANNA KUNIN

Pattern Notes: Seamless raglan pullover with relaxed-fit and allover, two-colour stranded colourwork pattern.
Yarn: Worsted / 10 ply weight
Yarn + Sizing: Ravelry

ROCKMORE | ANA D

Pattern Notes: A crocheted piece worked from side to side in 5 pieces.
Yarn: Worsted / 10 ply weight
Yarn + Sizing: Ravelry

SEMITONE | VALERIE NG

Pattern Notes: Worked top down.
Yarn: Sport / 5 ply weight
Yarn + Sizing: Ravelry

SYNAESTHESIA | KEIKO KIKUNO

Pattern Notes: A reversible toe-up sock knitted with double knitting technique.
Yarn: Fingering / 4 ply weight
Yarn + Sizing: Ravelry

TREMBITA | TETYANA VYAZOVSKA

Pattern Notes: Worked in the round, featuring a narrow folded cuff and Roositud colourwork pattern.
Yarn: Sport / 5 ply weight
Yarn + Sizing: Ravelry

WAVETABLE | NIDHI KANSAL

Pattern Notes: A drop shoulder pullover worked bottom up and in the round to the underarms.
Yarn: Fingering / 4 ply weight
Yarn + Sizing: Ravelry

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A Spring Project

Heading into Spring we’re enjoying the warming weather. Though, with crisp mornings and cool evenings we’re still seeking out layering pieces to transition the day.

The Woodwardia pullover by Lydia Gluck (co-founder & editor of Pom Pom Quarterly) is the perfect spring staple. With its relaxed fit and understated silhouette, it offers both comfort and warmth all with a lightness in hand.

We recently added this piece to our spring wardrobe, having worked it up in Hamelton No. 1 by BC Garn. With its top-down in-the-round construction and botanical design details it was an enjoyably simple knit.

Below, we take a closer look at some of the finer details of Woodwardia and review Hamelton No. 1.

Enjoy!

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PROJECT

Knitting Woodwardia By Lydia Gluck in Hamelton No. 1 by BC Garn

AIM

Knit the Woodwardia pullover to explore:

• Top-down, in-the-round construction

• Knitting with Hamelton No. 1, its suitability and yarn characteristics, and

• The resulting fabric and hand-feel

SKILLS

• Knitting in the round

• Simple increases and decreases

• Casting off in pattern

• Wet blocking

TOOLS

• Body: 4.5mm (US 7) circular needles (we used Chiaogoo Spin Bamboo Interchangables)

• Ribbing: 4mm (US 6) circular needles (we used Chiaogoo Spin Bamboo Interchangables)

MATERIALS

Hamilton No. 1 by BC Garn
Colourway BABY PINK (112)

PATTERN

The Woodwardia pullover pattern by Lydia Gluck was first published in Pom Pom Quarterly, Issue 28: Spring 2019 and subsequently in Ready Set Raglan in 2020. It is available to purchase HERE, on RAVELRY or the POM POM website.

Process

The pattern was worked as written with one design modification to the neckline.

SIZE

We knit a size 3 for a finished bust circumference of 120cm (47.25'') – to be worn with 20cm (8'') positive ease.

SETUP

We knit the pattern as written for the body and sleeves and modified the neckline.

MODIFICATIONS

As the Australian spring can be relatively temperate we thought the rolled neck collar might be a bit too warm for our climate.

We opted for crew-neck style neckline. The modification was simple, we followed the instructions for the collar as written and cast-off in pattern after 9 rows of ribbing was complete.

Adding short rows to the back neck was briefly considered. However, having tried on the pullover before the neckband was started it was deemed unnecessary as the neckline was quite generous and sat evenly around the shoulders.

FINISHING

To finish, the garment was immersed in a bath of cool water for around 10 minutes, the water was drained and the pullover pressed in a towel to remove the excess. The piece was pinned out on a blocking matt, attention given to shaping the jumper to the dimensions provided in the pattern and aligning the stitches.

Once dry the gauge measured at:

• 18 stitches over 10cm (4'')

• 28 rows over 10cm (4'')

 The total yarn used:

• 482g (17oz) / approx. 964m (1054y), or

• 10 balls Hamelton No. 1

INSIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

CONSTRUCTION

Being comfortable reading knitting patterns, we found the top-down in-the-round construction easy to follow. And, being familiar with the pattern skills, the garment was straightforward to knit. The purl stitch detail on the raglan sleeves was intuitive and easy to remember.

Though the styling was simple, the design included some smart design elements for a relaxed and comfortable fit – lots of positive ease, a longer back hem and generous neckline.

Knit in a worsted weight yarn and with some dedication to the project the pullover worked up quickly.

THE PULLOVER

Using Hamelton No. 1 and the needle sizes suggested, we were able to achieve the gauge specified. The measurements of the finished garment matched those stated in the pattern. Yes!

Our modification - the crew neckline, sits flat and evenly around the shoulders. 

We came in just under 500g to complete the project. The resulting pullover is lightweight and warm, and we can confirm very wearable throughout the day!

THE FABRIC

We love the look of Hamelton No 1 in the knitted fabric. The worsted 2-ply construction results in a somewhat textured surface, reminiscent of handspun yarn in hand-feel and appearance.

The slight lustre of the yarn remains bright in the fabric. We have experienced some pilling on the elbows, but this can be expected on a worsted spun 2-ply yarn with moderate twist. We think after a few brushes this will settle, making for a hard-wearing sweater.

Our tester did note a slight pique to the yarn. Though wearable against the skin, they did prefer to wear a long sleeve garment under this yarn.

FINAL THOUGHTS 

For those new to knitting garments, the Woodwardia pullover would make a great introduction to top-down in-the-round construction.

The skills required, and the layout of the pattern would be approachable for those interested in extending their knitting skills.

Hamelton No. 1 produced a light yet warm fabric with interesting surface texture.

The piece itself is extremely wearable with lots of positive ease for layering-up on those spring days that start cool, and warm as the day progresses.

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Knitting Woodwardia? You’ll need a worsted / 10 ply weight yarn with the following meterage:

• Size 1  - 730m

• Size 2 - 845m

• Size 3 - 940m

• Size 4 - 1035m

• Size 5 - 1130m

• Size 6 - 1225m

• Size 7 - 1345m

• Size 8 - 1500m

• Size 9 - 1590m

• Size 10 - 1720m

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