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Kestohedelmäpusseja eli pieni askel muovittomampaan elämään - Bento bags and...
Joitain vuosia sitten ompelin vanhasta verhosta kestohedelmäpusseja vähentääkseni edes hieman muovin kantamista kotiin kaupasta. Ne sitten ajan myötä hajosivat ja uusien tekeminen jäi. Tänä keväänä...
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Virkattuja seinävaatteita ja tekstuurikokeiluja - Crocheted wall rugs and...
Kokeilin erilaisia tekstuureja vanhoista jämälangoista ja muutamasta uudesta poppanakudekiekosta. Tekniikkana kirjovirkkaus ensimmäisessä, loop stitch auki leikattuna ja ripaus kirjovirkkausta...
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Patalapun ohje Kodin Kuvalehdessä ja arvonta
Kodin Kuvalehden uusimmassa numerossa virkataan mm. timanttisia patalappuja. Sain ilokseni ja kunniakseni alkuvuodesta lehdestä yhteydenoton ja oli mukava tehdä tämä ohje ja nähdä ensimmäistä kertaa...
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Patalappuarvonnan voittaja
Suoritin timanttisen patalapun arvonnan Random.org-sivulla ja voittajaksi valikoitui kommentti nro 10 eli anuhanna. Suuri kiitos vielä kaikille arvontaan osallistuneille! :-) Laitatko anuhanna miulle...
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Coco and Hugo - Work in progress
May I introduce you to Coco.Saanko esitellä Cocon. Ja alla on Hugo. Pieniä virkattuja nalleja, sirkuslaisia, balettitanssijoita tai akateemikkoja - tai ehkä näitä kaikkia - ja joiden tarina ja...
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Exploring new combinations
Well hello! It has been a while since I last posted here. Hope your year has been good so far! I have been concentrating on other things lately and my crochet arm has also needed some well-deserved...
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Pienen pilven tarina
Virkatessa pehmoeläimiä ne alkavat silloin tällöin kertoa omaa tarinaansa, jos ja kun tarinoille, leikille ja luovuudelle on avoin eikä mielen päällä ole liikaa muita asioita. Tämän blogin historiassa...
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Work in progress - Työn alla
There is something wonderful in Japanese textiles, the simplicity and attention to detail. Inspired by them and Sashiko stitching I made this simple little pouch with left over linens and linen yarn...
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Teddy bears with diamonds -pattern now available
Pattern for these crocheted teddy bears is now available in English on my Ravelry store and this time also on LoveCrochet. I am so thankful for all the pattern testers @koukutettu @homemadeatmyplace...
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Virkattuja seinäkoristeita timanteilla - Crocheted wall hangings with diamonds
Instagramin puolella meillä oli @minimyarnism:n kanssa puhetta, että nämä timantit soveltuisivat hyvin myös moderneihin seinävaatteisiin. Tässä muutama pieni kokeilu, kooltaan noin 12 cm x 14 cm....
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May projects so far
I guess I was 16-17 years old when I found a book about the life and art of Frida Kahlo in the local library. It was a small library in Eastern Finland with not too many books in the art section, but...
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Crocheting accessories - small summer projects
A couple of small projects have been finished here during the last weeks. Here above a mobile pouch with diamonds for a goddaughter made with the teddy bear pattern. And also something a bit of fun, a...
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Gentle living & expressions of love
My crochet hooks have been on “a summer vacation” during the last weeks. I sit a lot when working so sewing projects which include more movement and standing in front of the iron board just feel better...
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Patterns of Life
Two teardrops make a heart, an idea once occurred to me. Perhaps this pattern idea matches well together with the purifying nature of the text. Somehow energies this week have been very weird, but it...
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Simple knitted bag with stripes
Or perhaps we can also call this “What to make with the yarn –bag” :-). I bought ribbon yarn with a thought to crochet a rug with them in May, and of course in my case with two colors. After washing...
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Good luck symbols and a few words to live by
The other day I happened to click a following title on one of the Finnish radio stations websites: “What is your horoscope sign obsessed about?” According the article, my sign has a serious obsession...
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Just a note from my journal, something a friend made me to think about when it comes to personal growth. I am just finishing summer courses in Swedish so perhaps therefore I also came to think about...
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Mange & Monique
I think November is such a good month for storytelling. Days are getting shorter and evenings longer day by day here in Finland. Since I don't have any new stories to tell at the moment, here is a...
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Weaving in the ends
There has been a long pause here on the blog again while I have been weaving in the old ends and trying to find a new pattern as I wrote before. I think I also wrote here in July that: “Än gör det inte...
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Linen and some more linen
Happy New Year 2018 and hope your year and has started well! It has been a while since my last post while my making has been directed towards the new home these last couple of months. Apparently a lot...
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Marokon inspiroiman maton ohje - Pattern for the Moroccan style rug
Kuin kynällä piirrettyjä herkkiä viivoja, timanttien verkostoja ja kuvioita kutojien omasta elämästä kertoen. Niistä taitaa marokkolaisten berberimattojen viehätys tulla ja ne olivat tämän virkatun...
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New Beginning
At the end of 1990s I read a book called Anna, Hanna och Johanna by the Swedish author Marianna Fredriksson. We were reading modern Swedish literature as a part of our education and somehow I...
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When giving up on the old name, I have now updated social media accounts. Therefore, here below you see the new names:E-mail: pirjonpuuhastelut (at) gmail.comInstagram: pirjo_riitta_m (it was difficult...
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Käsintehty iltasatu - Handmade Bedtime Story
Kello on 8-9 maissa illalla tätä tekstiä kirjoittaessani, joten lienee sopiva aika pienelle iltasadulle, käsintehdylle sellaiselle. Tarina juontaa tosin juurensa parin vuoden taa näihin virkattuihin...
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Linen purse with triangles
You can now find a pattern for this linen purse with triangles for sale on Ravelry. In this pattern I have combined one of my favorite crochet stitches with tapestry crochet. I think that the...
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