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June 8, 2018 Leave a Comment

Picks of the Week for June 8, 2018 | Hands Occupied

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Quick, colorful & creative – those are good words to live by if you’re looking for something to whip up this fine June weekend! Summer weekends are a great opportunity to sink your hook or needles into a new stitch, come up with something speedy for your home decor, or make the cutest baby in your life a sweet gift. :)

quick, colorful, creative

how to crochet the bobble leaves stitch -little things blogged
DIY decorative macrame rings -ludorn (in German)
ammonite pot holders knitting pattern -knitting and so on
how to knit the two color brick stitch -we are knitters
crochet baby shoes -sweet softies
DIY boho beaded wall hanging -a cultivated nest

in case you missed it…

  • Looking for your next crochet pattern? I got you with the latest Things to Crochet. ;)

Yarn Industry Folks – Heads Up!

Stitchcraft Marketing's Magic Wand For Social Media course
For those of you out there who own your own craft businesses, read on, this announcement is for you! I was asked to teach a unit on Instagram as part of the brand new Magic Wand for Social Media course from Stitchcraft Marketing. Launching next week, this 5-module, self-directed online course teaches craft business owners how to market their businesses more effectively on social media. To give folks a taste of what the course has to offer, you can sign up for a free webinar held on June 12 at noon EST/11:00 CST.

Here’s more about the webinar: 

Leanne Pressly of Stitchcraft Marketing is offering a FREE WEBINAR on Tuesday, June 12th at noon EST on the topic of Planning and Executing Your Content Marketing Program in Just 30 Minutes Per Day. This webinar is specifically focused on craft business owners. Leanne will be specifically focusing on these areas:

  • Identifying your Target Customer
  • Creating Compelling Content
  • Best Practices for Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram
  • Building Your Tribe with Newsletters
  • Putting Your Plan into Action in just 30 min per day

Register here.

And here’s more about Magic Wand for Social Media:

Magic Wand for Social Media is a 5-module, self-directed online course designed especially for craft business owners. The course includes 5 modules, 18 lessons and over 6 hours of content which will lead you through a phase of planning and executing your content marketing program in just 30 minutes per day. In addition, the course features two guest lessons by craft business experts Abby Glassenberg and Heidi Gustad. Every lesson includes extras such as checklists, templates and cheat sheets to keep you moving forward. Students also receive a free evaluation of your plan, access to a private Facebook group where participants will provide support from other members as well as consulting and feedback from the Stitchcraft Team. 2018 is half over! Stop making excuses as to why your marketing is not converting and get the knowledge you need to move your business forward.

The last section of this post contains affiliate links. 

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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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How to to knit throwing (a.k.a. English) style . How to to knit throwing (a.k.a. English) style 
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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! 🧶
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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). 
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Longer-term knitters who’ve made it this far: do you prefer one over the other? And why? 
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#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
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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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#handsoccupied #knitting #knittinglife
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
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