Friday, January 14, 2011

Scrumble # 41

ok, so i'm really not planning on making all my future scrumbles resemble anything in particular, but since i said last time that i had one that was sort of wanting to turn into a fish, i decided to go with the flow with this one, too ;-)

it started out ages back when i made the knitted 'body' (which was worked in short rows: 2-colour stripes in garter stitch with a dull and a glittery yarn). then i added various bits and pieces of freeform crochet directly onto the edges of the knitting (and a couple of sections onto the surface too). the crochet was done using some wool boucle, a smooth cotton, some ribbon, a stretchy cotton/lycra yarn, and a hand-dyed one that looked like a cotton/acrylic mix.

the unusual openwork area where the fish's 'head' should be was created using a crochet cord of the kind that is usually worked as the foundation for Romanian point lace.

once i had created a length of cord that was about 8" long, i twisted it around onto itself and stitched it together wherever it touched. then i added rows of crochet slip stitches to the edges of the cord, to give it a 3-D edging. the tail was added last; just simple fringing, using 2 different flat ribbon yarns.

and before you ask the answer is...no, it isn't actually underwater...though i hoped that the background would help to give the photo that impression! i finished working on it yesterday, and then photographed it sitting on top of some pigface (carpobrotus - a succulent plant) that was growing wild on a sand dune near Monterey, CA; i thought it made great 'seaweed'!

14 comments:

  1. This is a very interesting and beautiful species of fish! If it ever spawns little ones I'd be happy to give it a home....

    Lovely work!

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  2. When I opened this post I saw an owl with the head down. Later after reading I could see the fish too, so two in one Prudence, that's cool.
    What is Romanian point lace?

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  3. ah, yes, i do see owl's eyes too, Ingerlise! Romanian point lace is a technique where lace stitches are made using a sewing needle to link sections of a previously crocheted cord. the cord is laid down first to create the shape for the design. lots of exaples on the net, such as:
    http://lace.lacefairy.com/Lace/International/Romaina.html

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  4. So beautiful...would love to see a video on how to make them.

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  5. Thank you for your Blog..I love it.

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  6. Oh, again a most wonderful and lovely piece of scrumble. Thank you so much for the explanation and the lacefairy address. It is good to be able to see such things in the morning with breakfast.

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  7. Your scrumble is fantastic. I love the colors and all the designs you can see. Very inspiring indeed. Hugs Judy

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  8. Love this website, and never seen anything like it!!! I would love to try some of these things for the displays in the yarn section of the store where I do the displays. By the way, come visit my blog, too. It's a smattering of lots of design ideas, ranging from fabric to paper... www.miriamgourleyrawson.blogspot.com!

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  9. Lovely soft colours, Prudence. Beautiful piece.
    Regards,
    Jenny

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  10. Lovely piece; love the soft colours Prudence.
    Jenny

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  11. Just stumbled across your blog and wow! Love your work, looking forward to seeing more. :) Leah x

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  12. I like the design and the color combination.

    Mary Joy from Electric Bass Guitar

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