Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Scrumble #39


Scrumble #39 actually started with a couple of small crochet doodlings that were made quite a while ago, but were only recently rediscovered amongst my stash - these were the little yellow area of Tunisian crochet near the centre of the scrumble, and the oval shape with spiral embellishment that is underneath it, near the bottom.

When I decided to use the yellow cotton Tunisian section in this scrumble, I knew that it would be too light a colour. Not wanting it to be too much of a contrast, I immediately wove a length of olive green ribbon yarn under the bars, so that it would blend better with all of the other autumn-tones yarns I was selecting for this piece.

I added a couple of knitted sections to both of these 'starter' pieces before sewing them together; then, once they were joined, I continued outwards in all directions, using tiny scraps of yarn to create other random motifs. Most of these small sections were finished off just because I was about to run out of that particular yarn.

The 2 green leaves and both of the flowers, plus the wool bullion circle (top left) and the round linen piece (top right, partly hidden under the bent bullion flower), were done last; these were all made separately before being attached (some with crochet slip stitches, the others sewn).

12 comments:

  1. OOh, lovely among lovely! Glad you're posting here again!!
    Zann

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  2. Whau Prudence. It is beautiful and certainly worth waiting for. Love

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  3. Ein sehr schönes Scrumble!
    It looks very nice! :-)

    Viele Grüße
    from your new follower from Germany,
    Raphaela

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  4. Thanks for your information on the Tunesian section - how to blend colors!

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  5. I think the bright yellow with the olive makes the whole piece, now. And there are so many yarn textures in this. I want to be able to handle it!

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  6. Delightful!! Love the Tunisian touch, that immediately got my attention. I have a 30 inch doily I have to finish this week and next week I'm going to scrumble too...it is so relaxing.

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  7. Wow that is so stunning....would love ago at something like this...wouldnt know where to start tho!.

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  8. So fantastic and happy that I can follow your exciting scrumble pieces

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  9. Love, love, love #39! Colors are mine, lately. For some reason I am not getting the daily posts?????

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  10. I just adore the colors in this piece nad the textures in your stitches and fibers. A real work of art!

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  11. I love this... I just want to pick it up and touch it! I've only today discovered your blog -- I kind of dropped off of Blogger lately-- what a fun place you have here, I'll be back! thanks.

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  12. ¡Genial! todo muy original y novedoso.
    Besos

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