Pom Pom Quarterly Issue 46: Autumn 2023

Issue 46 - Guest Editor: Candice English of The Farmer's Daughter Fibers

Collaborating with creatives we admire is one of the great joys of making Pom Pom. Candice English of The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers has been an inspiration to us for a long time, both as a dyer and as an advocate for Indigenous women. We are thrilled to welcome Candice as Guest Editor for this issue.

Candice has brought a fresh perspective to these pages, 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.

The patterns in this issue 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.

Featuring designs by: Allison Lutes // Esti Juango // Elena Solier Jansà // Natalie Bullock // Sandy Jones // Lindsey Fowler // Lena Zharichenko // Lee Ann Yazzie // Imke von Nathusius // Tin Can Knits

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Sizing Details:

Starflight (star motif socks) Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4)
Finished foot circumference (unstretched): 16.5 (19, 21.5, 24)cm / 6½ (7½ , 8½ , 9½)" – to be worn with approx. 1cm / ½ " negative ease.

Chinook Winds (fringed pullover) Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Finished chest (fullest point) circumference: 91 (101, 111, 121, 131, 141, 151, 161, 171, 181)cm / 35¾ (39¾ , 43¾ , 47¾ , 51½ , 55½ , 59½ , 63½ , 67½ , 71¼)" – to be worn with up to 20cm / 8" positive ease

Golden Grass Shawl One size: 250cm / 98½ " wide x 75cm / 29½ " deep

Drover (colorwork pullover)
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, 64, 68, 72)" – to be worn with 0-10cm / 0-4" positive ease

Rising Sun (crochet bag) One size: 25.5cm / 10" square, not including strap

Yearling (slip stitch hat)
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4)
To fit head circumference: 46 (51, 56, 61)cm / 18 (20, 22, 24)"

Bunkhouse (bobble pullover) Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Finished chest (fullest point) circumference: 91 (97, 107, 117, 127, 137, 147, 163, 178, 193)cm / 36 (38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 64, 70, 76)"- to be worn with approx. 15cm / 6" positive ease.

Ts’aa’ (colorwork socks)
Sizes: 1 (2, 3)
Finished foot circumference (unstretched):19 (21.5, 24)cm / 7½ (8½ , 9½)"

Prairie Skies (granny square pullover)
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Finished chest (fullest point) circumference: 91 (102, 111, 120, 129, 140, 146.5, 160, 171)cm / 35¾ (40¼ , 43¾ , 47¼ , 50¾ , 55, 57¾ , 63, 67½)" – to be worn with 10-30cm / 4-12" ease

Badger Creek (mittens)
Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)
To fit: Toddler (Child, Adult S, M, L)
Finished hand circumference: 14 (16, 20.5, 21, 22.5)cm / 5½ (6¼ , 8, 8¼ , 8¾)"