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Picks of the Week

August 28, 2015 2 Comments

Picks of the Week for August 28, 2015 | Hands Occupied

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Back from last week’s fun vacation, life has been a flood of emails, catching up and not nearly as much knitting as I’d like. Luckily, putting together today’s weekly picks was a breath of fresh (fall) air. Between the adorable, kid-friendly yarn crafts and the beautiful knitting and crochet ideas for autumn, it really felt like the last week of August online this week. As you know, cooler weather is not a problem at all for me. Fall knitting is officially here!! :D

cute, fun & free yarn craft ideas!

pur cowl –nobleknits
backpack buddies -handmade charlotte
modern crochet belt -fiber flux
random bubbles lace scarf -knitting and so on
rock dolls with finger knit hair -hello, wonderful 
coiled rainbow crochet baskets -my poppet

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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. Julie

    August 28, 2015 at 9:04 am

    I love those crocheted containers, I totally pinned those earlier this week- they are so fun!

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    • Heidi

      August 29, 2015 at 3:12 pm

      Yes! The way the rainbow and natural colors look together is SO good!

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