Stash Buster

Referring back to my scrumbling/freeform crchet project, I've decided to turn it into a stash buster project as well. I have the scumbled piece hanging over the back of my rocker and because it was not a large piece, it was for ever creeping off the rocker and I was for ever putting it back. I've also had these small bit's of yarn left over from many things that I have made. Whilst watching an antique show a beautiful quilting piece was shown and it was made from left over pieces of the royal family's dresses that had been hand made. That is when the idea came to me. What better way to remember a lovely piece of yarn used, or a favourite item made. So I am adding the left over yarns to the original piece and I do this when I am brain dead and do not want to concentrate too much on any one thing. I am also using a variety of crochet stitches to keep it a free form project. I will also add those odd bit's that did not make the cut, flower's, beginning's of some thing's etc.

This the first piece

Now it has grown more and stay's put
Now that it has grown, I'm actually using it more, it keeps my legs warm when sitting on the rocker.

Scrumble/Freeform Crochet

Have you ever wanted to try freeform?

Me too.

It is also known as scrumbling.

One of the many pleasures of scrumbling, was to learn the bullion stitch.

I think it is so pretty and the more you do it the better you become at it.

Another pleasure is to use up your scrap yarn and you can also use those little pieces that went wrong, that you couldn't bare to throw out.

If you look closely at the pictures, you will see a black and also a blue sole for slippers I was making some time ago.

Once I added these pieces I couldn't resist to turn the blue sole into a thong(flip flop)

and the black sole into a boot shape.

I also have a graph of a cat, a star, a butterfly, flowers and a granny square that I was trialing.

I believe there are no rules when it comes to freeform crochet apart from one that I created for my self.

Have fun with it!

I am making a blanket/throw/afghan at my own leisure, with no particular colour scheme.