Crocheting with Art Yarn

Jul 12, 2017Crochet pattern resources, Freebies, Uncategorized4 comments

Today fiberista, I am giving a shout out to all the right brained Crocheters. I know it can seem as if they are the red headed step children when it comes to cool crochet resources that aren’t this:

 

Ok I exaggerate because there are awesome patterns out there. A quick browse through my Pinterest boards and you will see MANY of them indeed are crochet.

 

<a data-pin-do="embedBoard" data-pin-board-width="400" data-pin-scale-height="600" data-pin-scale-width="100" href="https://www.pinterest.com/urbangypz/knitcrochet/"></a>
<a data-pin-do="embedBoard" data-pin-board-width="400" data-pin-scale-height="600" data-pin-scale-width="100" href="https://www.pinterest.com/urbangypz/merry-knitmas/"></a>

But there is not a whole lot of info for crocheting with wild art yarn. The structure of a crochet stitch is just not meant to show of the intricacies of a very textural art yarn.

So today Fiberista, I am going to share with you one technique which I think is hands down THE way to crochet that crazy art yarn AND maintain your ability to actually SEE the details of your hand spun art. I made you a video.

So, tell me. Do you have a favorite crochet method for crocheting with handspun art yarn? Leave me some moment love below. and as always, if you love this blog post, then please share. xo

Sign Up for the UrbanGypZ Fiber Arts Collective

220195_10150996938972124_1233200635_o

4 Comments

  1. Kathi Wolff

    Wow, I had no idea this technique existed for crochet. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  2. Rebecca Chase

    Thanks so much for the video about the hairpin lace loom! What a great idea. I just went to Etsy and bought a large hairpin lace loom. Can’t wait to try your technique!

    Reply
    • Stacey

      Woo hoo! That is awesome! Send pictures when you are done

      Reply
  3. Liz Parton

    Thanks for this! Very difficult to find crochet patterns for this type of yarn 🧶

    Reply

Leave a Reply to Kathi Wolff Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

What do you want to read about?

About UrbanGypZ

Fiber artist Stacey Budge-Kamison AKA UrbanGypZ lives and works in Cary NC. She can also be found knitting in public, hammering out her latest e-course at local cafés and spinning yarns in her booth at her favorite arts festivals. A designer at heart, Stacey has decided that her mission is to help fellow knitters, crocheters, weavers and felters embrace their own style and creativity by exploring fiber art as it is a part of their everyday life and helping them embrace the title of artist no matter where they are in their journey.
Buy Me A Coffee?

Buy me a coffee

Like this post? Check these out…

WIPS, new toys and my creativity helper

Ah… A new year. Another year. I know it has been a hot minute since I have posted. But I always seem to come back to here. Do you realize I have been blogging on and off since 2002? I have my old blog archived somewhere, and at some point I intend to post it as a PDF...

For Whom Do You Make Art?

For Whom Do You Make Art?

Fiberista, we have a responsibility as artists to be true to our own voice and visual language. We all think and create uniquely. Honoring those gifts means focusing your work on what rings true in your heart and to your eye. But, unfortunately that can change as you...

Weaving Demo on Today’s Live Cast

Weaving Demo on Today’s Live Cast

In this live cast, I am preparing some small weavings to get ready for the next art weaving class in the Beyond The Basics series: Embellishments for Woven Art. I also share with you the mixed media textile figurine I finally finished.   Here is the YouTube Live cast...

Read More Blog Posts

All Posts

Weaving

Spinning & Dyeing

Knitting

Crochet

Art Journal

Other Art

Art Business

Creativity

Behind the Scenes

Get The Weekly Newsletter

Updates on new classes, posts, videos and what not.

Sign up for the UrbanGypZ Fiber Arts Collective

Want to learn some my secrets? Check out my fiber art classes.

Check out my online fiber art classes!

Become a Patron

Much of what I share I offer for free because it is my mission to help build a thriving supportive art community of like minded creatives.  Please consider supporting me though my offerings or patron links.

14 Shares
Pin
Share14
Tweet
WhatsApp
Email
More