Freeform Knitting and Crochet Details Welcome to the wonderful world of Freeform Knitting and Crochet, or 'scrumbling'. This book is packed with information - basic colour and design theory, creating knit and crochet fragments, 18 wonderful projects with instructions, plus special effects for your creations, polymer clay closures to create, a slitch collection and finally a gallery of wearable art, jewelry and more. Jenny Dowde introduces you to the wonderful world of Taking Your Yarn For A Walk' through the mediums of colour, texture, freeform crochet and knitting. Most of the projects are, by design, very straightforward with a very low degree ofdifficulty. For those who like a challenge, once the techniques are learned and understood, the concept of 'scrumbling' is easy to adapt to larger projects and to the creation of wearable art. Soft cover, 176 pages. Price: $39.95 ($36.32) Contents Acknowledgements About This Book 'Taking Your Yarn for a Walk' - The Technique ofScrumbling What is scrumbling? Colour The basics of colour theory Colour interaction Tips for livening up a colour scheme Developing a colour scheme Design Colour Contrast Unity Value Texture Generating design ideas on the computer Creating garment templates on the computer Fragments - An Introduction Crochet hook sizes Knitting needle sizes Crochet Fragments Crochet fragment 1 Crochet fragment 2 Crochet fragment 3 Crochet fragment 4 Knit Fragments Knit fragment 1 Knit fragment 2 Creating your own knit fragments Projects SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS CROCHET FRAGMENT BERET KNIT FRAGMENT BAG LOG CABIN KNITTED BAG KNITTED FRAGMENTED STRIPS BAG CROCHETED FRAGMENTED STRIPS BAG SCARF D'OPULENCE EASY CROCHET (OR KNIT) T-SQUARE SHAWL CHAIN LOOP BERET BASIC CROCHETED BAG CROCHETED WIRE AMULET BAG KNIT BEAD AMULET BAG RUANA COLLAR THE SCARF THAT GREW ZEBRA BAG FOLD 'N ROLLED HAT NATIVE BLOSSOM HAT METALLIC TUNIC WITH FLORAL APPLIQUE Buttons and Closures POLYMER CLAY FRAGMENT BUTTONS MOULDED BUTTONS CARVED CLOSURES FUNky FX CROCHET FX KNITTING FX Crochet Stitch Collection Corded rib (or crab stitch) Back raised ridge Front raised ridge Trailing stitch Spiral Surface crochet - Method 1 Surface crochet - Method 2 Five treble bobble Bent bobbles Popcorn stitch Limpets 3D circles Crumpled stitch Chain loop pile stitch Ruffle Roundells Flutterby wings (or Lazy J stitch) Spikes How to Thumb cast-on Tassels Right bias strip Left bias strip Leather and fabric inserts Short row (or partial knitting) Twisted fringe Attaching a fringe Mattress stitch Beading Lining bags Putting It All Together Creating a garment template Assembling crochet or knit fabrics Sewing freeform garments together Using a template for fragmented strips fabric Using your template as a permanent lining The 'Crow As You Co' technique for garments It's Time to Spread Your Wings Gallery Bibliography and Suggested Reading Resources