Free Form Crochet

I attended a Free Form Crochet class on Saturday at Bedford Arts and Crafts Centre.

This class introduced participants to to freeform (Scrumbling or Scumbling) Crochet. Freeform crochet and knitting is a seemingly random combination of crochet, knitting and other fibre arts to make a piece that is not constrained by patterns, colours, stitches or other limitations.

Its origins were set in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s.

References:

1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeform_crochet_and_knitting
2) http://www.crochet.nu/scjwc/workshops/downloads/RoW/WkRoW7.pdf
3) Dowde, Jenny – Freeformations
4) Kirkpatrick, Renate – Freeform crochet and Beyond

Examples of Freeform crochet:

https://jennydowde.wordpress.com/freeform/

http://www.knotjustknitting.com/

http://crochet.nu/scjwc/

http://myrawood.com/

The Colour Wheel is a useful tool to go by

We practiced techniques called Scallops, Bullion, Surface crochet, Corkscrews, Barnacles and a few others.

As I was a beginner I practiced chain, double crochet, half treble and treble crochet. Then I made a granny square with instructions the tutor gave me as well as the patience and kindness to show me and she said it is good to read from charts for crochet and I found them incredibly useful.

We all got given a kit which included the instructions, a ball of yarn and a crochet hook.

The tutors website: http://www.hookandscumble.co.uk/

Here’s some pictures of the tutors work:
 

Here is another useful link http://craftscrazy.com/learn-freeform-crochet-15-free-tutorials-to-get-you-started/

Wooden Spoonie Support

An amazing friend on Facebook came up with the wonderful idea of decorating spoons for Endometriosis awareness and so I created my own and couldn’t miss this opportunity.

I painted the wooden spoons yellow first with yellow acrylic paint, then I used yarn for their hair, and a ribbon bow on each. Some wiggly eyes and a pom-pom nose, and I drew on the mouth and cheeks. The material on their body is made from felt and then some faux gems as a necklace and I just attached everything using PVA glue.

I hope you like them.

The group on Facebook is closed so if you’re an Endo sister then send a request and join in 🙂

“So I have an idea? How many other Endo sisters are willing to paint a wooden spoon yellow and turn a spoon into you?
I want to get as many Endo Sisters together to share photos of their own personalized spoons working along the Spoon Theory plus having fun and creating Awareness at the same time =)”

If you want to make them I have attached instructions on what to do. Spoons

If you want to find out more about Endometriosis then take a look at the Endometriosis UK website.

If you are unaware of why spoons are a symbol of Endometriosis awareness then read this article on the Spoonie Theory.