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Picks of the Week

August 17, 2018 1 Comment

Picks of the Week for August 17, 2018 | Hands Occupied

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Today marks the 200th installment of the Picks of the Week series, guys! How do I know this? Well, when you write blog posts that have the same title, like this Picks of the Week series, the address for the page is the same. (Ex: handsoccupied.com/picks-of-the-week) Every post given the same title automatically gets a number added to it, and, long story short, this is number 200!  200 weeks of inspiration, patterns, technique tutorials, trends, and tons of ideas to inspire you to start a new yarn craft project. We’ve featured nearly every yarn craft under the sun: adorable amigurumi, crazy crochet, killer knits, lovely latch hook, modern macrame, pretty punch needle… I could come up with more alliterative adjectives if you like, but you get the gist. ;) Here’s to 200 more weeks of great inspiration!

a last gasp of summer fun

crochet hamster hat -repeat crafter me
wicker bag pom pom yarn makeover -jennifer perkins
yogi inspired crochet throw pillow -leelee knits
pom pom espadrilles DIY -the pretty life girls
crochet coin purse -heart handmade
summer crochet shawl pattern -cream of the crop crochet

in case you missed it…

Recent: Berroco’s Aero yarn is so beautiful and light. Learn all about it & enter to win a prize pack including project’s worth of Aero yarn!

The Very Serious Crafts Podcast: I realized it makes total sense to start including a note about my podcast whenever there’s a new episode! If you’re not in the loop, I co-host the Very Serious Crafts podcast with two other professional crafters: Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive & Haley Pierson-Cox of Red-Handled Scissors. A new episode comes out every 2 weeks, and our 9th episode just arrived! Give it a listen – I’d love to hear what you think! Have you been listening to my podcast, Very Serious Crafts? Episode 9 arrived this week, and it includes a really funny chat about my dad’s scientific crafting adventures!

Ongoing: The Read Along Knit Along is coming September 1!

Filed Under: Weekly Picks Tagged With: crochet, espadrilles, free pattern, picks of the week, pom pom

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. Jennifer Perkins

    August 17, 2018 at 7:31 pm

    Hey Heidi thank you so much for including my tote bag in the fab round-up. So many cute projects!

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