Hands Occupied – Contemporary yarn crafts by Heidi Gustad. Knitting, crochet, latch hook and macrame.

High Desert Yarn Review & Giveaway

April 21, 2021 1 Comment

Yarn provided by Knit Picks through their Brand Ambassador Program. Post contains affiliate links. See site policies. Opinions are my own.

Knit Picks High Desert is a new yarn available in a range of jewel tone colors & two weights. Take a closer look at this versatile yarn that's 100% American from sheep to skein.

Hey! It’s been awhile since there’s been a yarn review & giveaway on Hands Occupied, and we’re breaking the dry spell with a yarn appropriately named High Desert. This springy yarn from Knit Picks is 100% American from sheep to skein, which is more rare among accessible yarn brands than I wish it were. I’m so excited about this yarn that I already have a few handmade gift and design ideas in mind after putting together this review.

Read on for more about High Desert, recommended patterns, and to enter to win FOUR skeins to add to your stash!

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There’s a new series on the Hands Occupied YouTube channel called Design Diaries. In these videos, I walk you through the process of making original craft project designs from scratch. The first episode features something professional wrestling fans will recognize as a punch needle take on the WWE's Universal Championship title belt.

Yarniversal Championship Belt Design Diary & A New YouTube Series

April 16, 2021

Let’s take a look at how my recent obsession with professional wrestling resulted in a wooly reimagining of the WWE’s Universal Championship title belt, just in time for Wrestlemania. I share how I took this project from a grief-induced grain of inspiration and crafted a fully functional belt combining basic embroidery and punch needle rug hooking.