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The New Hands Occupied YouTube Channel is Live!

September 30, 2020 1 Comment

The new Hands Occupied YouTube Channel is live! Check out the first videos, subscribe, and help me decide what tutorials to make next.

I’ve had a hard time with productivity and focus during 2020 (wonder why?), and for whatever reason that has suddenly not been an issue this week. Enamel pins launched in the Shop last week to celebrate a decade of Hands Occupied, there’s a new logo, and today is the start of the new Hands Occupied YouTube Channel! Check out the first new tutorial:

This long-anticipated project is one I’m so excited to get going! For years I hosted videos for other companies’ social media channels, but I realized I should be using my practiced hosting skills for Hands Occupied for once, and it was time to make YouTube a bigger part of what I do.

Learn how to knit the Triangle Rib Stitch, which creates a versatile, reversible fabric. This beginner friendly stitch pattern is worked over a multiple of 5 stitches and 6 rows, and it's comprised of just knit and purl stitches.

Video production is intimidating, but I’m hanging in there! Here and there I’ve picked up video making tips over the years, and I’m grateful for friends like my pal Dan Hartley, who designed the YouTube intro animation as well as helped troubleshoot lav mic issues with my test footage last weekend.

I’ve also picked up a few skills solo producing & hosting a couple videos for clients in recent years, specifically shooting with two cameras at once. I think makes a HUGE difference in watching yarn craft tutorials, adding a three-dimensionality that helps facilitate understanding, so I plan on making most of the tutorial videos on the Hands Occupied YouTube Channel multi-camera.

I need your input!

What would you like to see on the channel?

As you can see in this video intro to the new channel, I have a couple ideas for videos I’d like to produce for it, but input from you would be so helpful! Please comment on the video or shoot me an email (heidi-at-handsoccupied-dot-com) with suggestions for the videos you’d like to see on the channel. Knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé are my areas of expertise, but if there’s interest in other content, I’m game. 😊

For now, don’t forget to subscribe to the new Hands Occupied YouTube Channel and turn on notifications to catch when new videos go live!

Filed Under: Crochet, Inspiration, Knitting, Yarn Crafts Tagged With: crochet, hands occupied youtube, Knitting, latch hook, macrame, youtube, youtube channel

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!

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  1. genutube

    October 2, 2020 at 9:22 am

    great to hear about the new youtube channel

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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
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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. 
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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. 
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#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. 
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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.)
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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! 
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#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! 
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What’s on your needles this week? 
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Yarn: @debbieblissknits Cashmerino Aran 
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Peg boards and craft room organization go together Peg boards and craft room organization go together like peanut butter and jelly. So, as you can see, do latch hook tools and screwdriver organizers! 🪛 
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I think this trick translates to any tool with a thick handle, so leather working tools, punch needles, print making tools, etc. should work! What other tools am I, a needlecrafter, blanking on right now? 
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#craftorganization #handsoccupied #latchhook #latchhooking
Pegboard storage is my favorite for craft supplies Pegboard storage is my favorite for craft supplies, so getting a few hung in my new studio has been a priority. Here’s my first attempt. 🔨 
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Details: This pegboard panel is for organizing my knitting needles, latch hook tools, sewing thread, etc. It doesn’t need to hold much weight, so I didn’t anchor this into a stud - just used basic drywall anchors. I’ve also got a set of two 2’x4’ panels for another spot in my studio, and those will need a stud/more than 3 drywall anchors. Wish me luck! 
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[description: video features a woman hanging a panel of pegboard using a square dowel and drill]
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