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Colorful knitting, crochet, latch hook and macrame from craft book author & designer Heidi Gustad.

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How to: Family-friendly Autumn Banner

October 18, 2010 2 Comments

An easy paper leaf garland for fall.

Urban Knitting

October 16, 2010 Leave a Comment

I’ve begun to work with some people interested in adding some personality to our community. Examples of knit-tagging have been all over the internet for years, but I thought I’d share some cool examples of this concept today. Last, but not least, check out the Knitting Graffiti Flickr pool.

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Adventures in Indoor Gardening

October 9, 2010 Leave a Comment

I spent today clearing out our non-perennial flower garden and vegetable garden and moving our annuals inside for the winter, and I have no idea what I’m doing.

Artichoke and Asparagus Etsy Finds

October 7, 2010 1 Comment

As I scour the web in search of wedding inspiration, I repeatedly return to Etsy hoping to find a newly-listed vintage piece, handmade jewelry, or cute thingamabob. Here are my recent favorites.

How-to: Light Up Banner

October 4, 2010 8 Comments

Inspired by the Venice, CA city sign and vintage carnival signs.

How-to: Easy Taggie Baby Blanket

October 1, 2010 Leave a Comment

A great, affordable, quick project for the new baby in your life.

Expanding on the Coffee Filter Concept

September 30, 2010 Leave a Comment

After finishing my 15th coffee filter pom-pom, I decided I needed to change things up for a minute. I happened to have wedding hairpiece ideas on the brain, so I thought I’d experiment with using some of the dyed coffee filters to try my hand at making a hairpiece. What do you think?

How to: Make a Coffee Filter Garland Pt. 2

September 29, 2010 3 Comments

Phase two of how to make a coffee filter garland.

How to: Make a Coffee Filter Garland Pt. 1

September 29, 2010 Leave a Comment

Do you know how to hands sew? That means you can make an adorable pom-pon garland out of coffee filters.

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Heidi Gustad from Hands Occupied / Craft Book Author and Knitting, Crochet, Latch Hook and Macrame Designer

Hi! I’m Heidi (she/her/hers), and I’ve been helping yarn crafters untangle various techniques on the internet since 2010. I got my start here, as a blogger, and since then I’ve shared more than a few tutorials here and on YouTube as I’ve grown as a pattern designer. 🧶 

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Stitching around the Christmas tree 🧶 . Working Stitching around the Christmas tree 🧶
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Working on a new sample of an old sweater today, and I can confirm: a tree makes a pretty decent yarn holder. 
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Yarn: @eweeweyarns Ewe So Sporty in Orange Peel
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Meet Yarn Citizen, a new line of sustainably sourc Meet Yarn Citizen, a new line of sustainably sourced and affordably priced yarn from Jimmy Beans Wool. Enter to win a kit featuring this yarn in the November yarn review & giveaway on the bl0g!
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Yarn: @jimmybeanswool Yarn Citizen Harmony Worsted
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Review & entry form 🔗 are where you’d think. 😉 
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Happy with how the mini Nightmare Before Christmas Happy with how the mini Nightmare Before Christmas sweater vest turned out! Now my dog and I can go on walks in matching seasonal fits 😂
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1. I knit this bottom up with scraps and ran out of black yarn. If the vest consistently drifts down her chest upon wear, I might extend the collar or redo the chest panel at a smaller size. If you’ve read this far, what do you think? As a designer, I so rarely get to improvise a knitting project, and I’m having fun working with fewer rules than usual. 🧶
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2. June has a grooming appointment this weekend. She’s currently the mayor of scruff town, I know. 🫡
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Pattern: Chart is from the Spiral Hill Sweater Vest pattern by yours truly in the official Nightmare Before Christmas knitting book 
Yarn: @brooklyntweed Imbue Worsted
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I finished June’s doggie version of the Spiral H I finished June’s doggie version of the Spiral Hill Sweater Vest & it’s so cute! 🥰
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Do you think June appreciates the fact that she now has a sweater made with @brooklyntweed yarn? 😂 
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Squeezing in some stitching on a selfish sweater t Squeezing in some stitching on a selfish sweater this Saturday morning 😋
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Pattern: Fruit Stripe Pullover with some intarsia mods on the front panel 
Designed by Rachel Brockman for @universal_yarn 
Yarn: Fibra Natura Cobblestone in Dragon’s Breath & Antarctica 🧶
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