Not quite the beginning of the new year yet, but this is my first weekly scrumble. Made using both knitting and crochet, it contains a few fine-weight handpainted yarns (including a silk chenille), along with other chenille, a bit of cotton, a few synthetics for glitz and some sock yarn. The crochet bullions were done in a single ply silk. The yellow and gold yarn outlining the bullion clusters was still in my stash, bought in Germany in the '80s.
size approximately 15cm (6") x 17cm (6.5")
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A wonderful January scrumble! Your monthly scrumble idea is very inspirational. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteUte
...so pleased to have 'discovered' you thru flickr's 'made in brisbane' group...and look forward to following along...
ReplyDeleteI congratulate you with a new project. It will be successful as well as all your projects. But I would love to know, what will you do with all these scrumbles? ;)
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Thanks Ute (nice to meet you again here) and Chrisy (always good to meet a fellow Brizzy girl)
ReplyDeleteAntonina, quite often at shows and workshops people ask to purchase my freeform samples, and so far I have always said no because the pieces were either destined for particular projects that I had in mind, or because I wanted to develop more patches to go with them to see what eventuated...but perhaps one day I will part with some of these...perhaps at Wonderwool this year; or who knows, maybe eventually I'll even go down the Etsy track!
Thanks for the answer. I understand you completely. I have a big bag of motifs for presents :)
ReplyDeleteDo you remember, you have written me about the Wonderwool? Please, write me on Ravelry.
Hi Antonina, I have just PMd you on Ravelry.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea for a blog Prudence. I always enjoy your work. You are my free form hero! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeletehehehe..a free form hero! many thanks, Cheri ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'm curious, if you don't mind answering this question. This is such an ornate scrumble -- just beautiful -- where did you start it? Was it the bullions, the circular motif? Something else.
ReplyDeleteAgain, thank you for sharing, your work is always inspiring to me.
I began this one with some random knitting (the two yellow sections in the lower centre) then added a couple of rows of Tunisian crochet, then worked the bullion stitches off that. The leaf and flower were made separate to the main scrumble, then joined on with a couple of crochet slip stitches. The scallops were added to the edges of the leaf after it was attached.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Very insightful. I would have guessed that it worked out from the separate pieces.
ReplyDeleteHi I have just joined and would like to know how to start!Is there a book of your's Prudence that I can buy to set me of? I live in South Africa.Thanks Helene
ReplyDeleteHi Margie,
ReplyDeleteThere is no distributor for my books in South Africa, but I can supply you direct if you can pay via Paypal. 'Freeform: serendipitous designs for knitting & crochet' (AU$35.00 + $12.20 postage) is my most comprehensive book; it would not only give you lots of ideas on how to get started, it would also take you right through to turning your scrumbles into art-to-wear garments. Send me a message through the contact form at my website - www.knotjustknitting.com - and I will get back to you with details of how to purchase.
whoops, should I perhaps have called you Helene? I picked up the Margie from your profile name before I had read down further!
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