Pondering Freeform Crochet
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kerravonsenFreeform Crochet has been described as "random" and "anything goes", and "crocheting without a pattern", but it isn't, not really.
1. There are lots of step-by-step tutorials on "how to make a scrumble", which kind of goes against the whole "random" idea, doesn't it? Mind you, I think part of that is because some people are scared of not having a pattern to tell them what to do, so they need a guide to help dip their toes in. Presumably they either spread their wings or retreat.
2. It isn't actually random, because there is design. Correction: the good stuff has design. The crappy stuff is truly random.
3. There are patterns too - at least if one is making a garment, you have to have a (sewing) pattern to conform to in order to make something garment-like. And if your garment is lined, then there's definitely a sewing pattern happening, for the lining, and to make the rest of it line up with the lining.
4. There's also the tricky bit of trying to ensure that each scrumble is flat rather than bunched up.
There exist some absolutely fabulous artists in this field, and also others who Just Don't Get It, and make stuff that I consider to be pretty ugly.
Ugly
not that ugly, but a bunch of random spirals is just boring
what an awful combination of colours
um, what?
looks like it's made out of imitation rags
okay, I don't like barnacles, I admit it
randomness is random
raaaaaandom
even more random
nooo!
auugh!
my eyes! my eyes!
dig out my eyes with a spork!
Fabulous
delicate colours, flowing lines
not too much, not too little
this shouldn't work, but it does; it is just so bouncy
eye-popping straight out of the 60s
a-maz-ing
beautiful use of negative space
like stained glass
like pastel stained glass
like a cross between wood and water
the lines catch your eye, the colours contrast harmoniously
almost monochrome
such texture
even more texture
flowing river
woodlands
summer twilight
1. There are lots of step-by-step tutorials on "how to make a scrumble", which kind of goes against the whole "random" idea, doesn't it? Mind you, I think part of that is because some people are scared of not having a pattern to tell them what to do, so they need a guide to help dip their toes in. Presumably they either spread their wings or retreat.
2. It isn't actually random, because there is design. Correction: the good stuff has design. The crappy stuff is truly random.
3. There are patterns too - at least if one is making a garment, you have to have a (sewing) pattern to conform to in order to make something garment-like. And if your garment is lined, then there's definitely a sewing pattern happening, for the lining, and to make the rest of it line up with the lining.
4. There's also the tricky bit of trying to ensure that each scrumble is flat rather than bunched up.
There exist some absolutely fabulous artists in this field, and also others who Just Don't Get It, and make stuff that I consider to be pretty ugly.
Ugly
not that ugly, but a bunch of random spirals is just boring
what an awful combination of colours
um, what?
looks like it's made out of imitation rags
okay, I don't like barnacles, I admit it
randomness is random
raaaaaandom
even more random
nooo!
auugh!
my eyes! my eyes!
dig out my eyes with a spork!
Fabulous
delicate colours, flowing lines
not too much, not too little
this shouldn't work, but it does; it is just so bouncy
eye-popping straight out of the 60s
a-maz-ing
beautiful use of negative space
like stained glass
like pastel stained glass
like a cross between wood and water
the lines catch your eye, the colours contrast harmoniously
almost monochrome
such texture
even more texture
flowing river
woodlands
summer twilight
