• 0 items$0.00
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Hands Occupied

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

  • BLOG
    • Knitting
    • Crochet
    • Latch Hook
    • Macramé
    • Punch Needle
  • ABOUT
  • Shop
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • YouTube

Howdy Ombré!

July 15, 2015 3 Comments

Get your hands on Howdy Ombré, the flexible bandana pattern from Hands Occupied.

A new pattern joins the Hands Occupied Pattern Shop today! An ombré bandana whose flexibility of wear, coupled with its beautiful color palette, make this a piece I cannot stop wearing. Despite its ability to be right at home in a casual or formal setting, I felt that calling this a bandana and naming it Howdy Ombré was in order. Why not? It’s a knitting pattern, so of course a cheeky name makes sense! You can get the pattern download in my Ravelry, Craftsy, and Kollabora shops.

Get your hands on Howdy Ombré, the flexible bandana pattern from Hands Occupied.

Howdy Ombré is a versatile, bias knit bandana featuring easy colorwork. It travels well in every sense. As a work-in-progress, it fits easily in a travel bag, and as a finished garment, it makes a handy accessory that works for casual layering as well as formal wear.

Get your hands on Howdy Ombré, the flexible bandana pattern from Hands Occupied.

There are so many ways to wear the Howdy Ombré! You can wear it cowl style as a neckwarmer or front-laying triangle bandana, and you can wear it wrap style in a variety of ways too. I call this one the Jane Austen. (Also, hi, library tattoo! She doesn’t often make an appearance on this blog.)

Get your hands on Howdy Ombré, the flexible bandana pattern from Hands Occupied.

In a palette inspired by marsala, the Pantone color of the year for 2015, this bandana is knit in doubled-up lace weight yarn. The mohair and silk blend yarn result in a lush finished piece with a beautiful fiber halo. You can get your hands on the Shibui Silk Cloud yarn at many a local yarn shop, but if online is more your style, A Good Yarn carries it here.

Get your hands on Howdy Ombré, the flexible bandana pattern from Hands Occupied.

Yarn support for this design was provided by Shibui.

Filed Under: Knitting, Knitting & Crochet, Pattern Shop Tagged With: howdy ombre, independent knitting design, indie design, knitting pattern, mohair

About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

Previous Post: « New pattern preview!
Next Post: Picks of the Week »

Reader Interactions

DID YOU LIKE THIS POST?
Visit similar articles...

  • Manos del Uruguay Cabrito Yarn Review & GiveawayManos del Uruguay Cabrito Yarn Review & Giveaway
  • A look at ALL of the Ornaments of Christmas (and a surprise 25% off sale!)A look at ALL of the Ornaments of Christmas (and a surprise 25% off sale!)
  • Knit Stocking OrnamentKnit Stocking Ornament
  • Crochet Orange OrnamentCrochet Orange Ornament

DON’T MISS ANOTHER UPDATE

Comments

  1. Julie

    July 16, 2015 at 8:35 am

    so, so beautiful!! I love how soft and squishy it looks in the mohair.

    Reply
  2. Judy

    October 28, 2015 at 5:25 pm

    Beautiful but am terribly allergic to mohair and angora. Any suggestions for yarn substitutions? Thanks in advance

    Reply
    • Heidi

      October 28, 2015 at 7:21 pm

      Sure! The great thing about Shibui yarn is that they carry the same colors of yarn in a range of different fiber types. I’d recommend going with another Shibui yarn, but with sheep fibers instead of rabbit. :) I think doing the Howdy Ombre in their Pebble or Cima, but they don’t have Pebble or Cima in Raspberry, so you’d need to get creative with your color choices with those yarns). You could go with their Baby Alpaca yarn if you want to stick with the colors I did the design in. Best! -Heidi

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

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

Hi! I’m Heidi (she/her/hers), a craft book author & pattern designer specializing in knitting, crochet, latch hook & macrame. Really anything with yarn! ❤️  My work combines vintage and modern design elements, featuring bold colors and graphic motifs.

UPDATES BY EMAIL

Monthly highlights sent to your inbox.

Find Me Elsewhere, If You’re There

  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
Latch Hook by Heidi GustadDiscover Unique Items

Footer

INSTAGRAM

handsoccupied

Craft book author & pattern designer ❤️💛💙
knitting, crochet, latch hook & macramé
.
Please email for pattern support. 🧶

Heidi Gustad 🧶✂️
When you have four big skeins of pretty 2 ply yarn When you have four big skeins of pretty 2 ply yarn, you immediately think sweater, right? 
.
My wardrobe could use another handmade sweater - I’m thinking something simple, seamed and with a decent amount of ease for potentially wearing tucked in with jeans or skirts. 🤔 
.
Yarn: @universal_yarn Fibra Natura Cobblestone in Antarctica and Dragon’s Breath, wound in thick skeins of 100% superwash wool that’s a light DK weight.
How to to knit throwing (a.k.a. English) style . How to to knit throwing (a.k.a. English) style 
.
In knitting, there are a few common knitting styles. Most often you’re going to encounter continental style and English (throwing) style on your knitting journey. I recently had an old video teaching continental style get a lot of views. Based on the comments, it was clear the people wanted to also see a throwing tutorial, so here you go! 🧶
.
Please note that there is a LOT of variation in knitting styles, and one isn’t necessarily better than another. Most often, I’ve found it comes down to two things: how you were taught and whether or not you’re really into colorwork knitting (which can involve a mix of styles). 
.
Longer-term knitters who’ve made it this far: do you prefer one over the other? And why? 
.
#handsoccupied #englishknitting #learntoknit #knitting #howtoknit #knittersofinstagram #knitting_inspiration
How to do a one-step provisional knitting cast on How to do a one-step provisional knitting cast on / a.k.a. crochet provisional cast on, scrap yarn cast on
.
I read recently that tiktok and Instagram are being used as search engines more and more. 🤔 I thought since I’m going to all the work of making tutorials on YouTube, I should experiment with making a quick version of them for other platforms. There are obvious teaching limitations to vertical video, short-form content like this, but I think I covered the gist of this cast on in a minute. The YouTube version also covers how to unzip this cast on because there was time for it 👍🏻 L1nk is in my profile. 
.
I’m very much looking for feedback as I continue to make instructional knitting & craft videos. Sometimes good tutorials are hard to find, and (ideally polite) feedback helps me improve. 
.

#handsoccupied #provisionalcaston #knitting #knititngtutorial #knittersofinstagram #crochethook #knittingtutorial
For the first time in a long time, there’s a new For the first time in a long time, there’s a new tutorial from Hands Occupied! 🎉 The video is live on YouTube & the blog. 
.
The post covers what provisional cast ons are & how they differ, and the video covers how to work a one-step provisional cast on using scrap yarn and a crochet hook. (This is a great one to save for future reference.)
.
I learned several names for this method while researching this video & post. Crochet provisional cast on, one-step cast on, scrap yarn cast on - if you know even more names for this technique, please share! 
.
#handsoccupied #provisionalcaston #knitting #scrapyarn #crochethook
Working on a sample for some upcoming videos. It’s an overcast day with intermittent sunshine & I have a scruffy little sidecar. 🐶 Can’t complain! 
.
What’s on your needles this week? 
.
Yarn: @debbieblissknits Cashmerino Aran 
.
#handsoccupied #knitting #knittinglife
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Copyright © 2023 / Foodie Pro Theme On Genesis Framework / Branding by Ink + Mortar
All Site & Shop Policies / Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy