Whiling away a few hours making pompoms is fantastic fun for all the family and these wonderfully easy pompom projects are sure to brighten up your day. Ideal to make as gifts for young and the young at heart, you can choose from 17 projects, including a little lamb, a cute puppy, a jolly snowman or a big, googly-eyed spider; if you want something to really get your teeth into there's a hanging mobile of planets - the perfect decoration for little boys' bedrooms. With clear step-by-step instructions and a fully illustrated techniques section, you'll be whipping up these cute pom pom makes in next to no time. AUTHOR: Alison Howard has been knitting since she was just nine years old. A former journalist, she worked as a magazine editor before becoming a book editor. She now works mainly as a freelance editor in the craft sector, as well as editing and checking knitting and crochet patterns, and proofreading and editing academic theses. Alison has edited books in GMC's Cozy series and has written Mug Hugs, Knitted and Crocheted Slippers, Knitted Cushions, and co-authored Tea Cozies 3 and 4. She has also been a consultant or written under a 'house' name for various other titles, including Your Tudor Homework Helper; Your Victorian Homework Helper; Extreme Machines and Amazing Inventions. Also available by the same author: Knitted and Crocheted Slippers 9781861089823