Pom Pom was founded in 2012 as a quarterly that presents knitting, crochet, and craft in a modern, beautiful, and meaningful way. Mainly conceived as a collection of patterns complemented by thoughtful writing and useful tutorials, we also celebrate the joy of making and community!
ISSUE 48--The Final PPQ edition--is now available for preorder! From PPQ:
It is with bittersweet pride that we present the 48th and final issue of Pom Pom Quarterly. The title of this edition, Check Mate, has many meanings to us at this time, but most importantly, 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.
From plaids worked in various ways and on various scales, to beautiful colourwork designs that reference overshot weaving, we love the way our designers have highlighted the sisterhood between yarn-based mediums and the common thread that runs through textiles.
Inside this final issue you will also find a luxurious coaster weaving tutorial from Woven Glow, a written piece on her family's weaving traditions from Jennifer Berg, and a delicious braided challah bread recipe from Challah Back Girls.
Issue releases January 2024!
Featuring designs by:
Marie Régnier // Susan Lin // Giuseppina Flamini // Yessabett Bueno // Stine Hoelgaard // Olivia Glennon // Sara Ottosson // Julia Wilkens // Jule Kebelmann // Elspeth Vance
Issue 47, Winter '23 is now available!
Issue 47, Winter '23: Sadly, Pom Pom Quarterly recently announced that it will no longer publish their beloved magazine, and the Spring '24 issue will be their last. For this penultimate issue, titled Monochrome, the editors asked their designers to play with color depth, saturation, and brightness--maximum impact with minimum contrast. The knit and crochet patterns include designs from:
Featuring designs by: Sara Ottosson // Rebecca Clow // Alessandra Gropazzi // Alexandra Liang // Tetyana Vyazovska // Marie Régnier // Fiona Alice // Catie Robbins // Jesu Camus // Allison Lutes
ALL PAST ISSUES OF POM POM QUARTERLY ARE NOW 50% OFF THEIR ORIGINAL PRICE
Issue 46: Candice English of The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers served as Guest Editor for this issue, bringing fresh perspective and her distinctive aesthetic, drawn from both her Indigenous roots and life in the American West.
The patterns in Issue 46 are a representation of hard and soft duality in the American West. The hard work embedded in the people of Montana is a result of the softness you find in the spirit of Indigenous homelands. You will find classic designs that can be worn in utilitarian ways but also jazzed up a bit for social outings.
Issue 45: Full of bright, sunny designs you'll crush on all season, Issue 45 features all manner of warm-weather makes, both crochet and knit, each one a celebration of the fruits of summer.
Issue 44: You never know what the day will bring with spring, so it’s the perfect season for layering! All of the pieces in this issue play with opacity, texture, and colorwork, layering techniques, tones, and transparency - sometimes all at once!
Issue 43 is inspired by the work of women artists Etel Adnan and Hilma af Klint. Etel Adnan’s work features landscapes, using bold and unexpected colors to portray places where the land meets the sky, and Hilma af Klint created large abstract paintings of metaphysical meditations 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!
Issue 42 pays homage to The Art of Abundance, and Pom Pom's commitment to color, texture, and pattern. Their autumn issue features a curated knit and crochet collection inspired by abundance, resulting in 11 glorious designs with immense visual impact, highly satisfying and tactile motifs, and which echo the intricate aesthetic of the Arts and Crafts movement. The patterns are mesmerizing, romantic, and somehow embody the wondrous generosity imbued in the act of making.
