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Picks of the Week

May 31, 2019 Leave a Comment

Picks of the Week for May 31, 2019 | Hands Occupied
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All right! It’s officially summer, friends! For some, that means their knitting and crochet work is on hiatus,* but there is so much that can be made for warm weather. Yes, with yarn! Featured this week you can see some late spring-appropriate ideas to try your hands at this June. Why not try something new?

*Ahem, I know I’ve been sewing a bunch recently myself, but don’t worry, yarn stuff is coming next week!

fresh picks!

graceful waves tunic design process -wild olive
knit sunbleached sweater -sewrella
monaco kimono knitting pattern -mama in a stitch
tunisian crochet baby blanket -TL yarn crafts
summer circle bag crochet pattern -mama in a stitch
crochet cactus earrings -whistle & ivy

Faded Flare Wrap by Heidi Gustad, Part of Zen Yarn Garden's Impressionist Collection (2019), Photo Credit: Heidi Gustad for Hands Occupied

Giveaway WinnerS! YesS!

Congratulations are in order for TWO lucky readers! Samantha T., you won the knitCompanion tablet stand, and Annie R., you won the Faded Flare Wrap kit from Zen Yarn Garden. Check your inboxes, friends, I’ve sent some info your way!

Get to know knitCompanion, the app that lets you knit more & frog less!

in case you missed it…

On my podcast, Very Serious Crafts: On season 2, episode 10, the Very Serious Crafters get excited about Mollie’s antique spinning wheel, weigh in on pre-washing fabric, and tell you why you really should be blocking your finished knitting and crochet projects. We also go on a rather unexpected stripper cat tangent (which either will or won’t make much more sense when you actually hear the episode).

Recently on the blog: I’ve recently shared two posts in our new Handmade Wardrobe series, one about my experiences sewing Simplicity pattern 1803 and the ESP Dress from Decades of Style. I also dug in to the basics of using the app knitCompanion, one of my favorite new tools for working with charted patterns of all kinds.

Filed Under: Weekly Picks Tagged With: crochet, Knitting, picks of the week, tunisian crochet

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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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.

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Sneaking in a few stitches in the shade. 😎 Sneaking in a few stitches in the shade. 😎
Another morning of filming! One of the knitting vi Another morning of filming! One of the knitting videos I’d like to release soon is a big overview of how to swatch and why - if you have any questions or favorite tips, let me know. 
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To be honest, I want to be able to link to this video as a resource when I get angry gauge questions, so please don’t hesitate to share your best tips. Together, we can tame the knitting Karens. 😆
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#stopswatchandblockit #handsoccupied #knitting #knittersofinstagram
A big issue I've had in the last year is putting t A big issue I've had in the last year is putting together new design work but not doing any independent releases of them. Chalk it up to anxiety, burn out, or whatever but here we are. 
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Last week I turned 35, so in honor of that here’s 3 things: 
❤️ a picture of me at my most stylish 
💛 a little glimpse at some of the design things I've recently been working on
💙a promise that I will be releasing some of the pictured designs this year. Getting back in the swing of things after taking it easy is hard 😆 - wish me luck!
Like a riding a bike! June guarded the neighborhoo Like a riding a bike! June guarded the neighborhood while I shot a new crochet tutorial today. With any luck, editing will go smoothly & I’ll be posting new videos to YouTube regularly soon! Got any requests for tutorial topics? 
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This yoke deserved a mid-blocking closeup, don’t This yoke deserved a mid-blocking closeup, don’t you think? ❤️💛💙
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Pattern: modified #soldotnacrop sweater / yarn: various from my stash
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