I've been learning freeform crochet

It's been a while since I last posted but I haven't stopped making. I've been teaching myself freeform crochet on and off for the last 9 months or so. Ever since I made my first piece for Weaving Narratives and wondered what else I could do with crochet but without a pattern.

My plan with this was to just doodle with wool and try out as many different things as possible, so if I found something online or in a book, in it went. I didn't even have a plan for what it would be, but it's so big that I guess now it's going to be a blanket.

Part of the fun has been seeing people's reactions because I don't think most have seen anything quite like it! Anyway, here are a few close-ups.

My #freeformcrochet seemed to be a bit of a hit yesterday so here's another photo from a bit further along the same blanket. #crochet #yarn #wool

A photo posted by Helen Lindop (@helenlindop) on Oct 23, 2016 at 3:21am PDT

I've been teaching myself freeform crochet. #freeformcrochet #crochet #yarn #wool

A photo posted by Helen Lindop (@helenlindop) on Oct 22, 2016 at 2:58am PDT

I have no idea when I'll finish it because there's still a long way to go and I fit it in around other projects. Next winter would be a good guess. But that's another part of the fun - being as relaxed as possible and only working on it when I feel excited about it.

I'm aiming to make it freeform in every possible way!