This intriguing structure is an expression of hyperbolic crochet.
What I did to get this result is chain two stitches with the yarn and hook shown, then do six single crochet into the first chain stitch, then crochet two single crochet stitches into each of those six stitches and – keep going! – two single crochet into each stitch around and around and around the circumference.
It is flat for a bit and then – and this is very interesting both to watch and to feel happen – the 'two stitches in one' begin to 'crowd' that circle……and crowd it more…..and the thingumajig starts to make its own space by folding in on itself.
I stopped when I ran out of yarn so that is 30 yards in that palm-sized piece.
The rest of the week's posts will be about further playing with fibre and the technique, wondering about the potential, coming up with uses for the finished objects.
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2 responses to “A Week of Hyperbole : Teeny tiny tutorial : Hyperbolic crochet thingumajig . (re-post from Nov 16 2009)”
I tried to do this hyperbolic crochet, but I was a bit rubbish at it – will be really interesting to see what you come up with this week. Have you seen the hyperbolic ‘coral’ reef?
Hi Susan I did see sites with Coral Reef in the title – worth a look, I would imagine. Am engrossed by this adventure! It truly is hyperbolic.