Virkkaisinkohan? - Should I crochet?

Kesä on virkkaamisen aikaa mulla ainakin. Tai ainakin aurinko saa aikaan virkkaamishalut. Silti kun katson Ravelryn projektisivuani sieltä löytyy hyvin vähän virkattuja juttuja. Olisiko syynä Suomen lyhyt kesä? Ei sentään, vaan syynä on se että virkkaamalla en saa mitään kivaa aikaiseksi. En ole pitsin ystävä ja virkkaamalla ei hienoa villapaitaa saa aikaiseksi. Piste.

Villapaidoista tulee yleensä joko liian paksuja ja tönkköjä tai liian reikäisiä mikä ei sitten minulle kyllä passaa!

Mitä sitten voi virkata?

Bryan Griffin A Crochet Pattern by Erin Scull

Amigurumeja on ihan kiva virkata, mutta käytännön ihmisenä en tee niillä yhtään mitään. Samaan kategoriaan menee pöytäliinat, tiskirätit ja ylipäätään kaikki koristehommat.

Jos jollakin on ohjetta kivaan käytännölliseen virkkaamiseen, antaa tulla.

Yksi ainoa virkattu käyttö"vaate" kaapista löytyy ja se on tämä:

Alpaca Angel by Kristin Omdahl

Omani neuloin bambulangasta kesäiseksi huiviksi ja se onkin ollut käytössä valmistumisestaan asti. Ohjekin on varsin helppo ja nopea. Kuitenkin nyt virkkaussormia syyhyttää, mutta en keksi millään mitä virkkaisin!

Ideoita otetaan siis vastaan!

Nyt jatkan sairaslomailuani ei minkään merkeissä. Sormet ja ranteet eivät anna periksi neulomiselle tai virkkaamiselle joten yritä tässä nyt sitten kuluttaa aikaa! Ajattelin piirrellä palmikoita ;)

For me summer time is all about crocheting. I don't know if it the sun wich does it or what. But then when I look at my Ravelry projetc page there is not much crocheted there. Is it because the sunny time in Finland is so short? I don't think so. In my mind it is because there is just so much you can crochet.

I don't care about amigurumis, tho I've made a few in my days. Same goes for doilies and cloths, and other household nick nacks.

Most of the crochet patterns are lacy or see through wich I'm not a fan of. Or if they're not then they are too bulky and thick for my taste.

I've crocheted only one usefull accessorie in my days, Alpaca Angel by Kristin Omdahl (see pic. above) and that I use almost every day from spring to fall. Mine is made from bamboo and it is super soft!

I really like that pattern, it's easy and quick to crochet and it looks damn good! Unfortunetaly there's no use to make another one :(

So if any of you have a nice crochet pattern in mind foe me, I'd love to see it!

I'd better get back to my doing of nothing since I'm on sick leave and my fingers and wrists are in no condition of pickin up needles or a hook. I think I'll draw some cables instead ;)

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