Thank you for watching! See also a different example of freeform crochet in my channel: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aIqlyKV7YMfSg6w.html

My brain is whirling Tuula! I love watching your process. Our creativity grows exponentially when shared! So so happy😁. Have a fabulous today, Steph

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

Thank you Steph, you too! True, creativity grows from being shared!

@janiceguy8752

14 күн бұрын

I think I do Freeform every time I pick up a hook! Unintentionally!,😂😂

@stephanielaakson8960

14 күн бұрын

Lol, You just have that creativity buzzing to be free!!! Good on You😄. Have a fabulous today!​@@janiceguy8752

Free form really gave me so much confidence! It feels GREAT to make something incredible with only your own brain!

@TuulaMaaria

11 күн бұрын

I agree 100%!

I can’t wait to see your finished scarf!

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

I will show it and possibly make a video about the other end but that will be in the autumn!

Thank you for doing this video. It's amazing how the creativity flows.

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

Thank you!

This was a great video, gave me plenty of inspiration for doing freeform. I love those spirals! Thank you.

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

Wonderful, hope you will make something, in your own style!

Being free from following a pattern is so pleasant. Your works are beautiful. Todella kaunis 😍

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

Kiitos paljon!

Thank you Tuula Maaria for this individual & inspiring crochet video. I love the playful, innocent way your work grows. It makes me happy! It also reminds me of the coloured posters we used to draw back it the late 1960s, early 70s. They featured the names of our favourite rock & roll groups and were filled with free-hand swirls, paisleys, stars, festoons, dots, waves, anything that would increase the “psychedelic” effect of this random riot of colour. Your video makes me think I might do the same thing in yarn!

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

Thank you, glad this made you think of those posters - hope you will make something in your style!

What really got me interested in coming back to crochet after 40 years was seeing a book on freeform. I am really still at a beginner level so hope to complete a few projects and am working on learning individual stitches, saving my practice pieces to perhaps use in a freeform project. I love the combination of textures and colors and want to also try felting some small pieces to add that texture as well. I love the combination of utility and art -- can't wait to see your finished piece! You really are a wonderful artist whether using traditional crochet methods or freeform. Thank you for your videos.

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! Your plan sounds great. Yes, felting goes really well with crochet pieces and like I mention in the video, I often mix knitting and crochet.

Finnish design comes to mind! I didn't think I would like this, but you inspired me, so I guess I'll have to make an interesting scarf before winter😊 Those spirals look really good against the background of uniformly coloured more basic shapes.

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

Thank you! You can create items that look very different to this, something more your own style!

Wow Tuula, this scarf is really pretty your choice of yarn colours and stitches have come together quite well. Very pretty indeed.

@TuulaMaaria

13 күн бұрын

So glad you like it, thank you!

I can't wait to see the final product - please, keep us updated :) Kiitos!

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

Yes, I'll post it but that won't be for a few months yet!

If I had more than one like I would give it to you. That is so pretty! Looking forward to seeing the rest.

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

I have not tried this yet, but am intrigued. I tend to be a perfectionist with my crochet efforts, wanting every stitch to be exact, so this would be liberating. I will try, but will probably have to stay within a color coordinated fabric for my personal clothing use. But my granddaughter would probably like the more random multi colored effect. Figuring out how to fill in the blank areas will probably be my greatest challenge.

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

Great! There are so many different ways of doing freeform, you can also overlap pieces but I didn't want to complicate the video to take too many different techniques! One colour only works great too, or colours similar to each other.

You give lovely inspirational ideas. Thankyou

I like the concept of freeform crocheting... it's alot of thinking and planning out though. I love mindless crocheting 🤓.

@TuulaMaaria

6 күн бұрын

Very different types of crochet, I love both - freeform challenges you but I also love doing super easy things like shawls with just one type of stitch or knitting plain socks.

You are fabulous...THANK YOU !!!!

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

Lovely!

thanks soo much. this video has helped me to understand myself better. I do not follow patterns but i create and plan as i go. It helps me calm down from life stresses.

@TuulaMaaria

12 күн бұрын

Lovely! That's the way I feel too

Thank you so much, Tuula! I've been interested in freeform crochet for awhile, esp as an art form, but it also seemed pretty intimidating. Seeing you work through this piece makes freeform crochet feel more accessible even at my skill level

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

Lovely! Just start, thatäs how you learn to see ow all the different stitches and textures affect each other!

this looks like so much fun, I'm not confident enough to try it yet but I will remember and I absolutely will try it.

@2bitranch1

8 күн бұрын

Me too!

@TuulaMaaria

6 күн бұрын

Hope you will try it, your confidence will grow when you see that it works!

I like it very much. It's like a crazy quilt.

@TuulaMaaria

13 күн бұрын

Thank you! True, the same idea in crochet as in crazy quilts!

I never once followed a pattern. I take inspirations by watching KZread and then fight my way through. It sometimes looks little wonky but it's handmade so it's allowed to look so.

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

Lovely! True, handmade doesn't have to be perfectly straight or even!

I love this free form crochet you showed us and will definitely try it soon!

@TuulaMaaria

10 күн бұрын

Oh lovely, hope you enjoy trying it out! 💗

I just finished a novel in which free form knitting was described. I was intrigued, but since I don't knit, imagine my delight when I came across your crochet video. Thank you Tuula!

@TuulaMaaria

6 күн бұрын

Freeform works equally with knitting or crochet, or both of the mixed!

I never saw this freeform style before, but it looks like fun! I am an artist, and it reminds me of what some artists do on a palette by just creating where their imagination takes them.😊

@TuulaMaaria

6 күн бұрын

Yes, there are many forms that are similar, like crazy quilting with fabrics!

I have not seen this but I have been doing this for years,

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

There are probably many people who actually do this but haven't called it freeform!

That is the best Freeform inspiration video that I have seen.. Thank you!

@TuulaMaaria

3 күн бұрын

Thank you, happy to hear!

Lovely Tuula!! I am inspired!

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

Wonderful!

Beautiful, I have never tried something like this. I think it's about time I tried something new.

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

Great, definitely do that!

You are very talented 😊

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

Thank you! You learn when you just satrt!

My favorite way to crochet.

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

That's great, it definitely is a lot of fun!

Have been crocheting for 50+ years and started freeform 5 years ago. I often work in one colour and rely on stitches for complexity. The finished item looks a little like Aboriginal art. I do still crochet traditional items because freeform takes enough brainwork for me to need "mindless" work for balance. Love your work. 😊

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! Your work sounds beautiful! One colour only has so many possibilities too with all different shapes and textures.

I LOVE FREE FORM CROCHET!! Thank you for giving me the courage to have a try. Your explanation, as you moved from colour to colour, and to shape and to fill ins is clear, and informative. Maybe I was always looking for a pattern, while it should be a collection of shapes that fit together, pleasingly. A scarf is a great way to start. It's winter in Australia, so here goes!! 😮 😊 😊 😊

@TuulaMaaria

6 күн бұрын

Lovely! Freeform would actually be harder to do with a pattern and then the main point would be lost - creating as you go! Enjoy making your scarf!

Ha!! I just showed my 9 year old crochet buddy- my niece Maia, she said: "i love it 100%!!" I think we'll try one soon😊

@TuulaMaaria

12 күн бұрын

Aw, that is lovely! Definitely try some soon with Maia, greetings to her!

@brandigirl313

12 күн бұрын

@@TuulaMaaria she did her first granny square with your beginner tutorial yesterday! The pacing was perfect for her very first double crochet attempt - she got it immediately! By the third round she picked up the pattern! She was so proud to finish her first square- then she looked at the video thumbnail and looked at her square and we were BOTH stunned to see that unbelievably she had chosen the SAME colors for the first 3 rounds in the exact same order as the thumbnail example for your video!🤯 Lol the way we tripped out over that!! She was thrilled to compare hers to the thumbnail and see the same thing! I think you got a new little fan!❣️

@TuulaMaaria

12 күн бұрын

@@brandigirl313 Oh, I'm so glad to hear! It makes such a difference when a child can do something on her own and succeed! That is amazing about the colour choices too! Good luck to her in all her endeavors!

250K subscribers - congratulations!

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

Thank you! Every day a few dozen new subscribers!

Interesting. My imagination definitely started working now 😂

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

That's lovely!

I am intrigued. I want to try this!!!

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

Yes, try it, hope you will enjoy it!

Wow, this broke my brain! But in a really good way. It looks very fun, and I want to try it. I love the spirals, especially with that contrasting color, they look really fun! Thanks for sharing!

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

Thank you! It's good to do something that breaks your brain 😄, hope you will make something along these lines!

Arte, imaginación más técnica, libertad...

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

That looks very fun!! It would be nice to do something that isn’t “by the book!” Beautiful Finland. It’s on my list to visit. Thank you @Tuula!

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! Hope you will get to visit Finland soon!

Love this!

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

This is such an epiphany for me. ❤ Granted my approach/ reason to/ for crochet isnt typical so this is like a "go free pass". Love yr scarf, its a fantastic idea and yr video is wonderful. Tyvm.

@TuulaMaaria

12 күн бұрын

Wonderful! Thank you so much. Go for what you feel best in crochet!

I think you should call it the Dali scarf after Salvador Dali. 😉

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

Oh yes, maybe so!

Thanks. It's very cute. ❤

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

Lovely!

Thnx! Loved watching this, i'm eager now to try something also, maybe a blanket/scarf or runner for bed or table using different stitches, different colours...

@TuulaMaaria

13 күн бұрын

Lovely! All those would be great ideas for using this type of work, happy crocheting!

Brilliant, never done this myself but might give it a try! 😊

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

Definitely, do!

thank you, that was very interesting!!!!! ❤

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Very cool😊 I however don't have a lot of patience, I would drive myself crazy doing this😂 Blessings

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

Thank you! Yes, any type of crochet may not be for everyone, it's finding what we enjoy most!

What fun ideas

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

Thank you!

I've not seen this. I love it. Will you film the second half when you crochet it and post it? Oh, and thank you Tuula. 😊

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

Glad you like it! Yes, I'll film the other side most likely, in a few months, after summer!

Fascinating! It makes me think of Irish crochet. Maybe it was the precursor, or ancient start of free form crochet?! 😱

@TuulaMaaria

12 күн бұрын

True, Irish crochet has similar elements!

Soooo beautiful creation

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

Glad you like it!

I Love it xx

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

Happy to hear!

Interesting scarf and cute

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Like others here I am intrigued by your process and definitely will be trying it in the near future :)

@TuulaMaaria

3 күн бұрын

Lovely, definitely give it a go!

I have done similar with patchwork and slow stitching embroidery. i think my way to ‘dip my toe in’ would be to do different pieces/shapes then crochet/stitch them together with the webbing and foundation stitches like you demonstrated…I do already have a number of small doilies that I could make a use of. You’ve really got my juices running…a good scrap buster as well…what more could you ask for. Thank you again. Bye 💁🏼‍♀️

@TuulaMaaria

12 күн бұрын

That's great! Yes, you can start by making shapes or use any circles or squares and joining them. Hope you'll make something that way!

Amazing 🎉

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

I love that spiral pattern. First time I’ve seem it. Great video. Edit: I don’t think my brain is capable of letting me do this. I also quilt and try as I might, I cannot make a scrap quilt. By the way, I do have a bag of crocheted granny squares that I made with leftover yarn over the years. I don’t think I’ll ever use them. But that spiral! I see it as a two colour table centre piece.

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

I have often forced myself to work agaisnt what I naturally would, that adds to your creativity! Yes, I have actually seen these as table mats, the idea is not mine!

Now that you explain it. I guess that's what I've been doing. Because I don't like doing the same crochet pattern stitch. I like combining stitches. I might like it or may not like it. I like trying different looks together. Lol.

@TuulaMaaria

6 күн бұрын

Sounds like you have, and there are so many ways to do freeform apart from what I was showing. Happy crocheting!

I love this and will try .

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

Lovely!

I did a free form sloth, alien, and egg apron no patterns. I also did free form wasp nest decoys!

@TuulaMaaria

11 күн бұрын

That's great, it's fun working with no patterns!

@violetvixen6301

11 күн бұрын

@TuulaMaaria kinda scary too, but crochet is easy to redo

I like the idea of this & think it looks beautiful, but I’m not sure my ocd tendencies will let me do this. I will give it a try because I’ve been making up patterns of sweaters & cardigans for myself & my sister. I am on my 5th garment in a row & need a change. I am also working on a shawl & a blanket at the same time, just to have a break from the garments.👏👏❤️❤️🇬🇧

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

Sounds lovely! It is worth challenging yourself to do something different! Great that you making various types of projects, happy crocheting!

Please show the finish work. We are waiting impatiently.

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

Yes, I'll show it but as I mention in the video, after the summer. I will probably make another video where I make a different end for the other end of the scarf!

❤

I’m Using a #4 weight yarn. What size hook would make pieces drape better - larger or smaller?

@marina_m11

15 күн бұрын

Larger!

@TuulaMaaria

14 күн бұрын

Yes, larger drapes better because it makes a looser fabric. But not too loose then either so that you get large loops.

May I ask what apps you use for making your KZread videos? Love your account ❤️

@TuulaMaaria

13 күн бұрын

Thank you! I film using my Samsung Galaxy phone with a separate microphone and edit on PC using Filmora. Photoshop for any work with photos, ScreenPal for capturing anything from the computer like Google searches.

I never follow a pattern as I can’t read them!!

@TuulaMaaria

13 күн бұрын

Then this type of work is ideal for you!

No encuentro la traducción!!!!😮

@TuulaMaaria

15 күн бұрын

First put the CC on in English, then find other languages in the settings!