“Takeyouryarnforawalk,“saysauthorJennyDowde,whoteachesthefreeform“scrumbling“technique.Withscrumbling,needleworkerscanworkunboundbypatternsandyetstillsuccessfullyknitorcrochetaproject.Withjustarangeofsimplestitchesandonlyafewbasictechniques,anyonecancreatelovelyandusefulhouseholdobjectsandeye-catchingwearableart.Full-colorphotographsillustrateDowde’smethodsinaction,fromcompletingbothbasicandadvancedstitchestoworkingwithwiresandbeads,alongwithahostofspecialtechniques,includingconstructingbuttons,unusualclosures,andspecialaccentsfrompolymerclay.
