Scrumble-Along

[Cy]

Free Form Crochet

Join me in an online Scrumble making frenzy of crocheting freedom and enjoyment.

Rules -

• You start and finish whenever you please.
• You can do just one, or a couple, or all, of the scrumbles
• You can do them in any order you like
• You can alter and change the stitches whenever you want to
• You use whatever wool. yarn, or thread you have to hand
• Feel free to do your own thing

My most important Rule for Free Form Crochet Scrumbling is this:-

• Adapt, change, disregard, add, adjust, customize, harmonize, modify, turn, change colour, reject, change hook size, use weird or unusual thread combinations......... (do you get the idea yet?)

I'd love to see photos of scrumbles you create from this "Scrumble-Along" event. Let me know where I can find your photos.

Scrumbles do not usually have instructions or a pattern to follow as they are meant to be totally innovative, unique and have a "free-form" style.

I have included the stitches I used to make my scrumbles only as a guideline for you to follow as much or as little as you wish.

 You do not have to follow my instructions exactly as written. Feel free to alter, change and modify to suit yourself.

         Bobble-Top Scrumble        

 These instructions are using English/UK crochet terminology. I have included the American crochet terms at the end of the article for your convenience if you should need it. 

Abbreviations key is at the end too.

This Scrumble uses 4 colours.

Make a slip knot and ch15.

Row 1 - Dc in 2nd ch from hook. 1dc in each of next 5chs. 1 htr in each of next 3chs. 1 tr in each of next 3 chs. 1 dbtr in each of the last 2 chs. Turn.

 

Row 2 - Ch3 (counted as first st.) 1 dbtr in next st. 1 tr in each of next 3 sts. 1 htr in each of next 3 sts. 1 dc in each of next 6 sts. Turn.

 

Row 3 - Ch1, 1 dc in each of next 5 sts. 1 htr in each of next 3 sts. 1 tr in each of next 3 sts. 1 dbtr in next st. 1 dbtr in top of turning ch. Turn.

 

 

 Row 4 - Ch3, 1 dbtr in next st. 1 tr in each of next 3 sts. 1 htr in each of next 3 sts. 1 dc in each of next 6 sts. Cut yarn and finish off end.

 Join a new yarn about half way along the side you have just finished.

1 dc in same st as the joined yarn. Ch3, 1 dc in same st. 

*1dc in next st, ch3, 1dc in same st*. Repeat * till end of row.

 

Make one more * repeat in the same st as last one made. Turn the corner and continue the *repeat till end of that row. Cut yarn and finish off.

Turn the whole thing around and join a new yarn (with a sl st) to the other corner.

You will now be working into the original foundation row stitches.

 1 dc into every st to end of row. Turn.

 *Ch1, 1 dc in every st to end of row.*

Repeat * for a 3rd row. Cut yarn and finish off.

 Join new yarn to widest part of the wedge shape. I have combined 3 thin yarns now to get a similar thickness as my previous yarns.

1 dc in joining st.

 Dc to end of row. Note:- as you are now working along the side of the piece you need to make sure you do 3dc in each of the dbtr posts that you are working into & 1dc into each of the row end turning chs.Turn.

Ch1. *1 dc into each of the next 2 st. 1 bobble st in next st* to end of row.

(Bobble st = 3 tr in same st leaving last loop of each treble on hook. Yarn over hook and pull through all loops on hook to complete the bobble)

Note- the raised part of the bobble should be away from you. Turn.

 This is what the bobble looks like from the other side (this is the right side up)

 Ch1. 1 dc in each st to end of row. This last row helps to emphasize the bobble. Cut yarn and finish off.

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If you want to use American terminology you will have to change my stitch names for the following:-

 UK........................................USA

dc (double crochet) ............ sc (single crochet)

tr  (treble)............................. dc (double crochet)

htr (half treble) .................... hdc (half double crochet)

dbtr (double treble)............. tr (treble)

Universal

sl st (slip stitch)

ch (chain)

st (stitch)

sts (stitches)

[Wendy]

Thank you so much for doing this....as I am new to the world of scrumbling I am going to follow along with you....

[Cy]

Hi Wendy, great to have you on board and ready to go a Scrumbling, lol. It should be a great journey. I always learn lots, even though I'm the one putting up the initial ideas, there is no telling where we end up hahaha.

 

p.s. no ones scrumbles should end up looking exactly like mine even if you do follow the instructions above.

[Fiona Audain]

Cy count me in, I am so enjoying my scrumbling adventures!!!  LOL

[Cy]

Hi again Fiona. Glad you found us here.

Hooks at the ready.....................

[Pamela Joy]

Cy....thank you thank you!!! i lovethe illustration....I can hardly wait to try this!!!!

[Fiona Audain]

Cy, hooks at the ready and already scrumbling.  Even went and bought some yarn at our local Salvation Army shop and have asked them to keep me in mind for any more that comes in.  Not colours I would normally have in my stash which makes it even more fun!!!

[Wendy]

I have this one complete and will start the new one now...hope to post pics after the holiday......

[Elizabeth Woodford]

I am thrilled that you are doing this!! I am so new to crochet although have been knitting for a very long time.  I love the free form style and I am learning the crochet stitches.  I love the House idea!  A row of houses would be so cool all decked out differently and integrated into a whole piece.  Or a row of house scrumbles running along the back of a wearable piece of art!!  I just now need to find some time to devote to this.  I think that I might be able to find that time in january.  I must do that!!!

Will be following along avidly!!

Stitch on!!

[Vanessa Cherry]

Thank you so much for doing this Scumble along Cy, I shall start it today! I must go to the op shop and see if I can get some more wool too.

[Cy]

Glad you could join us in the scrumble-along Vanessa. I was in my local Hospice shop yesterday but no wool to be found at all. I'll have to venture a bit further afield to the next town and see what their op shops have.

I have another scrumble to post sometime in the next 24hrs, so be on the lookout for that one. I always post the scrumble-along's to my blog first before re-posting them here.

So for anyone wanting to jump ahead my blog is http://scrumble-along.blogspot.com/

[Fiona Audain]

I was in our local Sallies (Salvation Army Shop) and they had stacks of wool, I am so lucky that one of my friends who works there put aside some yarn for me knowing that I wanted some different yarns, for $6 I got 5 balls of mohairy type yarn, 4 balls of nubbly yarn and assorted bits and pieces all in the same bag.  Most of it brand new full balls WHOO HOO am I going to have fun with that or what!!!

[Sharyn Baldwin]

Thanks, I will start with this one too.