Hello creative friends! This tutorial, Freeform Crochet ~ How to Join Scrumbles Together, is part of the Freeform Crochet Series I have been sharing here. The first three tutorials are all about creating individual scrumbles and different shapes. In this tutorial, you will learn how to join these scrumbles and shapes together to create fabric pieces in any shape or size you like.
I will be demonstrating how to create a square shape using a simple template that is 11″ by 12″ (28 cm by 30.5 cm), but you can use this technique to create pattern shapes as well. With this style of crochet, you can create garments, scarfs, shawls, pillows, pouches, bags, and totes. There are so many possibilities!
The process is somewhat involved and is hard to explain with written directions, so I have created a video tutorial to show all the steps, tricks, and tips you need to know to create fabric with your freeform crochet. The title of this blog, Freeform Crochet ~ How to Join Scrumbles Together, is exactly what this process is about. I do recommend using a hand steamer while creating your fabric because this style of crochet can look a bit uneven. If you hand steam as you go, it flattens the fabric out nicely.
For my scrumbles, I used scrap yarn of the same fiber and weight. The yarn is all an acrylic #4 medium-weight yarn, but you can use any yarn you like! Of course, you will need a crochet hook to correspond with your yarn of choice, a darning needle, and some scissors. To create this project, you will need your freeform crochet scrumbles, and I have a tutorial “Freeform Crochet ~ An Introduction”, which shows how to make scrumbles in this style. You can find the blog link here, or see the video tutorial below. I also have a tutorial on Beginning Shapes as well as a Spiral Motif tutorial. The hotlinks will take you directly to the blog posts or you can go straight to the videos on YouTube with the links below.
This style of scrumbling is very basic, and I use just single, half double, double and treble crochet stitches. Freeform crochet can be done with all sorts of fun stitches such as bullion, puff, berry and crab stitches. But learning how to scrumble using basic stitches will give you a feel for how freeform crochet works. Once you become more comfortable with the technique, you can try some more advanced stitches.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to join the crocheted scrumbles together, how to fill in the gaps, and how to finish around the outside edges to create a specific shape. Freeform crochet is just so much fun and invites one to be playful and creative without feeling too constricted by rules. If you are new to crochet, you can check out my Beginner Crochet Series here.
And just one note about the quality of the video tutorial. I had to replace my old computer recently, and the new computer doesn’t seem to like my camera. So there are issues with lighting and focus with the video. Also, I am learning how to use a new video editing software, and it is a huge learning curve! It took several hours to create the short 7-second introduction piece 🙁 I know I will sort it all out, but in the meantime, the quality isn’t quite up to my standards, so I apologize for that.
Here are all the videos in the Free-form Crochet Series!
I hope you enjoy this tutorial “Freeform Crochet ~ How to Join Scrumbles Together”, and all the other tutorials in this series.
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