for many years I have loved freeform crochet because it is like painting with yarn. As an artist this has always appealed to me. My biggest issue was what to do with the pieces of crochet (Scrumbles) that I had created as I found it difficult to assemble them into garments.
I have a large stash of yarn and have been sorting through my cupboards and found lots of scrumbles and also stitch samples that I have made.
Recently I have made a lot of blankets which have sold well and so now I have decided to return to doing some freeform crochet and I am joined lots of the pieces together and adding new stitches and scrumbles to make a "Sensory Play mat" for people to touch and feel.
Ideally it would suit babies and children as it will contain lots of texture and colour but it will also interest people with alzheimers or anyone who enjoys touching and feeling.
I know that as a child I would have loved something like this...well I love this sort of thing NOW.
Once the mat is finished, I will offer it for sale in my folksy shop.
At the moment, it is just a WIP (Work in progress ) but I will show more pictures of it as it grows.
This is the mat so far.....
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