Freeform crochet and knitting

Freeform crochet and knitting is a seemingly random combination of crochet, knitting and possibly other fibre arts to make a piece that is not constrained by patterns, colours, stitches or other limitations.

The roots of this art are thought to be in Irish Crochet, with its own identity coming to the fore in the 1960s and 1970s. The late 20th and early 21st centuries have seen a revival and progression of this form of textile expression. Well known freeformers include Penny O'neill, James Walters, Sylvia Cosh, Jenny Dowde, Jan Messent, Margaret Hubert, Myra Wood Prudence Mapstone and others.

One feature of this freeform art is that group pieces can be made by people of varying expertise and experience. Leftover and scrap yarn can be made into scrumbles that can later be joined together. The name 'scrumbles' was coined by James Walter and Syliva Cosh during the 1990s and has remained the term since. Although, [Jenny Dowde in her books Freeform Knitting & Crochet, Freeformations and Surface Work] has coined her terminology of the word Scrumbling as Fragments and Prudence Mapstone calls them "patches".

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Knitting

Tools and materials	Knitting needle Knitting needle cap Needle gauge List of yarns for crochet and knitting Row counter Stitch holder

Yarn styles	Bouclé Eyelash Novelty Variegated

Yarn brands	Coats PLC Lion Brand Lopi Eisaku Noro Company

Styles	Circular Combined knitting Continental knitting English knitting Flat Warp knitting Weft knitting

Stitches	Stockinette/Stocking stitch Garter Decrease Dip stitch Elongated stitch Increase Plaited stitch Yarn over

Techniques	Basketweave Bead knitting Bias knitting Binding/Casting off Bobble Brioche knitting Buttonhole Cables Casting on Double knitting Drop-stitch knitting Entrelac Faggoting Finger knitting Gather Grafting Hemming Lace Medallion knitting Picking up stitches Pleat Ribbing Shadow knitting Short row Slip-stitch knitting Spool knitting Three needle bindoff Tuck Uneven knitting Weaving Welting

Patterns	Aran Argyle Fair Isle Intarsia

Machine knitting	Complete garment knitting Fully fashioned knitting Knitting machine Knitting Nancy Stocking frame William Lee

Knitters and designers	Wilma Malcolmson Nicky Epstein Kaffe Fassett Knitters in literature Marianne Kinzel Shannon Okey Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Alice Starmore Debbie Stoller Meg Swansen Barbara G. Walker Elizabeth Zimmermann

Organizations	British Hand Knitting Confederation I Knit London Knitting clubs Ravelry Revolutionary Knitting Circle Stitch 'n Bitch World Wide Knit in Public Day

Related	Basic knitted fabrics Blocking Dye lot Gauge History Knitta Knitty Knitted fabric Knitting abbreviations Selvage Steek Yarn bombing

Crochet

Tools	Crochet hook Cro-hook Hook gauge List of yarns for crochet and knitting Scissors Stitch marker

Techniques and motifs	Bead crochet Blocking Gauge Granny square List of crochet stitches Shell stitch Tapestry crochet Tunisian crochet

Items	Amigurumi Bilum Doily

Crocheted lace	Broomstick lace Crocheted lace Filet crochet Hairpin lace Irish crochet

Related	Crochet thread Dye lot Yarn

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