Tag: freeform crochet

  • Freeform Fingerless Gloves Tutorial by Higgle

    Freeform Fingerless Gloves Tutorial by Higgle

    Higgle has made her first ever written pattern and photo tutorial! She decided to share it for free here on the Snovej blog as a way to give thanks for the support and cheers she has received, or in her words; “a little gift to the wonderful friends and online crochet community, that inspire, teach,…

  • Clothing Bathing Belle

    Clothing Bathing Belle

      Photo by Emma Warley   Yesterday the Bathing Belle statue in Scarborough, England, got a new look! A local crochet artist calling herself Higgle decided Belle needed a fun make-over.

  • Hump Stitch in Freeform Crochet

    Hump Stitch in Freeform Crochet

    Recently I visited a friend in Maine and crocheted a seat cover for her chair. A photo of the cover went viral after I posted it on social media, and demands, well, more like “pretty, please” requests, poured in …

  • Dada Neon CAL Part 2

    Dada Neon CAL Part 2

    My Dada Neon CAL project is finally almost done! It took me much longer than I had thought due to a very busy summer working for our condiment business.

  • Freeform CAL by Dada Neon

    Freeform CAL by Dada Neon

      I have a day off! I can do anything I want. Wow! My husband went to Estonia and I’m home alone! It’s the last day of the long Midsummer weekend here in Finland. (Yes, I’m in Finland again. For the summer.) After taking a quick glance at my various projects, writings, photo editings and…

  • Freeform Crochet Spiral Scrumble

    Freeform Crochet Spiral Scrumble

    For Thanksgiving last year I posted a photo of a scrumble I had been working on. Having thoughts of gratitude, harvest, and other related things, I realized my scrumble looked like a funky turkey head! The scrumble is made using my two color spiral pattern, a “wing” pattern, and ridges made with reverse single crochet,…

  • Crochet Ornaments

    Crochet Ornaments

    Free the bauble! After making a dozen of the sweet, traditional, crocheted Christmas balls, my mind refused to follow the patterns. My plan was to create a pattern for a big ball in the traditional style. It just didn’t happen. I freeformed it instead.

  • Freeform Crochet Basics, Part 5, The Nautilus Shell

    Freeform Crochet Basics, Part 5, The Nautilus Shell

    The nautilus shell is a popular motif in freeform crochet. It’s made in the same way as the spiral, or two-colored spiral, except the height of the stitches progressively gets higher, creating a widening of the spiral towards the end.   The pattern is based on the actual living sea creature commonly called nautilus shell,…

  • Freeform Crochet Basics Part 4

    Freeform Crochet Basics Part 4

      In my previous tutorials about Freeform Crochet I showed you how to make a spiral and how to make a spiral with two colors. Here’s a few more ideas for making spirals.

  • Freeform Crochet World

    Freeform Crochet World

    I’ve been searching for freeform crochet on the internet. There’s a lot out there! Try searching for images, or search on Pinterest and Etsy, and you’ll find lots of beautiful amazing works of art. But I wanted to interact with others. Not finding anything on Facebook, I decided to start a new page there …

  • Freeform Crochet Basics: The Spiral

    Freeform Crochet Basics: The Spiral

    Back in October I introduced you all to freeform crochet. Since then I’ve had a lot of fun exploring freeform techniques. Starting today I’m going to walk you through a few simple stitches and techniques to get you started in your own freeform crochet projects. We’ll be starting off with the spiral. A spiral is made…

  • Freeform Crochet Part 1

    Freeform Crochet Part 1

      Freeform Crochet Lately I’ve been entangled in the inspiring world of Freeform Crochet. I stumbled upon it by chance and got instantly hooked – pun intended! Smile!Limitations are not for me. I like to learn about things, like a new technique, but before I know it I’ve taken the idea apart and rearranged it…