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Picks of the Week

June 2, 2017 2 Comments

Picks of the Week for June 2, 2017 | Hands Occupied

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Crochet bloggers were bringing it this week online! There were some impressive ideas for bags, home decor and more that are totally worth queueing for future projects. In addition to being great to look at, this week’s picks really show a cross section of the kinds of projects you can make relatively quickly with crochet! Everything from a super adorable teddy bear pencil holder to a festival-ready bag to an elegant as heck reticule purse is represented here, and I think that’s great! Which one are you excited to try next?

y- y- y- yarn!

amigurumi owls -akamatra
crochet bear pencil pouch -picot pals
geometric crochet throw pillow -little things blogged
pom pom & tassel gift wrap -white house crafts
crochet tote (in Danish) -flair blog
crochet regency reticule -all about ami

in case you missed it…

  • Parlez-vous pom pom? There was a new, free pattern on the blog yesterday, the Le Pom Blanket!

Filed Under: Weekly Picks Tagged With: amigurumi, crochet, picks of the week, pom pom, purse, tassel, throw pillow, weekly picks

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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. Michelle-Marie

    June 2, 2017 at 2:48 pm

    Hi

    I just wanted to correct you. The crochet tote from Flair (me) is not in German, but in danish :D

    //Michelle-Marie (flair)

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    • Heidi

      June 2, 2017 at 4:08 pm

      Whoops! I just fixed it. Thank you – I was clearly writing too late last night!

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Can you plz comment sharing how you say SKEIN and where you learned it? The OED happens to say SKAYNE, but it’s not a personal attack if someone says SKEEN and you say SKYNE or even Saskatoon. I’m legitimately curious. We don’t all knit or crochet the same way, and craft evolves a bit like language - it is passed on. There is so much value in having conversations about & embracing these variations! ✌🏻
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