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Hands Occupied 2014 Reader Survey (& a giveaway!)

July 1, 2014 6 Comments

 

Hands Occupied 2014 Reader Survey (& a giveaway!) - handsoccupied.com

(This picture is from one of my most popular ideas of the past year – how to DIY a knitting loom & knit with it.)

It’s been a little over a year since I did my first reader survey for Hands Occupied. I learned so much and it helped me know a little bit about what direction you’d like to see this blog go in. Thanks in part to that survey and your continued feedback in the comments (which is amazing!), a lot’s changed since May 2013. So now, 14 months later, I’ve got a survey for you to see what you’d like to see more (or less) (or WAY more) of from me and from Hands Occupied.

Since you’ll be doing me a huge solid by filling out the survey, I want to offer a giveaway to anyone who fills out the survey. I’ve got 2 DIY survival kits with some of my favorite crafting supplies to give away! The kits include my most-used crafty supplies, including knitting needles, yarn, Mod Podge, craft brushes, and more.

CLICK HERE to take the 10-question survey. 

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author, designer & creator specializing in yarn crafts like knitting, crochet, latch hook & macramé. Her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now.

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  1. Lisa Shorten

    July 5, 2014 at 3:59 pm

    Is this how we enter the prize draw for the survey? This is where the link led. I love your website, by the way.

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    • Heidi

      July 5, 2014 at 4:41 pm

      Hi Lisa! Thanks so much for doing the survey :D, I’m so grateful to get feedback! To enter the giveaway, you just need to scroll up to the giveaway box at the end of the post, and you can enter by clicking “+1” on the enter to win tab. You’re the best!

      <3 - Heidi

      Reply
  2. Brenda Obregon

    July 5, 2014 at 5:52 pm

    Mahalo for the op to win!

    Reply
    • Heidi

      July 5, 2014 at 6:49 pm

      Hi Brenda! Remember to enter via the +1 button in the giveaway box above. :) Thank you SO much for doing the survey, I’m very grateful for the input! :D

      Reply
  3. Lynne

    July 7, 2014 at 12:15 pm

    Hello Heidi !
    Actually enjoyed taking your survey, but got this when tried to enter giveaway:

    What happened!?

    You tried going to https://handsoccupied.com/2014/06/reader-survey/, which doesn’t exist. You can try navigate or search

    Reply
    • Heidi

      July 7, 2014 at 4:42 pm

      Aha! That would be a broken link! I’m about to get on a plane, so for now where’s the good URL & I’ll update the survey ASAP! https://handsoccupied.com/2014/07/reader-survey/

      Thanks times two for taking the survey AND for the kind heads up! :D

      Reply

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This audio was me last summer while secretly desig This audio was me last summer while secretly designing the Spiral Hill Sweater Vest pattern behind the scenes. 😆 I very often design with primary colors, so trying to explain suddenly working with black, white and grey was awkward/kinda funny. 🩶
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In case you missed it, this is my design from the new book ‘Disney Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas: The Official Knitting Guide to Halloween Town and Christmas Town,’ available now from @insighteditions & @tanisknits. We’re doing a knit along starting very soon, and we’ll be knitting this pattern! I’ve got weekly video tutorials planned for this educationally-focused knit along. This KAL is especially for you if you’re eager to work on your intarsia. 🧶
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Full KAL details, yarn quantities & pattern information are available on my bl0g, the 🔗 is where you’d think. 
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Yarn: @brooklyntweed Imbue Worsted
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Wow! I am floored by the awesome response to the S Wow! I am floored by the awesome response to the Spiral Hill Sweater Vest. Thank you. 🙏🏻❤️ If you love this pattern & didn’t know already, we are going to be doing a knit along (KAL) from October 1-29 featuring this spooky sweater vest & lots of tutorials, especially for the intarsia part. 
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Later today my newsletter will be coming out with additional Knit Along details, so if you’re not already signed up, now is a great time - the 🔗 is in my b1o. 
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Pictured: My Spiral Hill Sweater Vest pattern from the new Nightmare Before Christmas knitting book by @tanisknits. Model is wearing size 1 with 2” of positive ease, knit in @brooklyntweed Imbue Worsted. Vest images via @insighteditions 
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#spiralhillsweatervest #handsoccupied #nightmarebeforechristmasknittingbook
At long last! I can share the Spiral Hill Sweater At long last! I can share the Spiral Hill Sweater Vest, my contribution to the new book Disney Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas: The Official Knitting Guide to Halloween Town and Christmas Town, out now! 🎃💀 
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I’m hosting a knit along (KAL) October 1-29 for anyone who’d like to knit this vest along with a group & learn a little about intarsia while we’re at it. I’ve got weekly tutorials planned to help you knit this worsted weight sweater vest, and there’s a prize package giveaway at the end for KAL participants too. Details are on my site - you know where to find the 🔗 I think. 😉
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Book by @tanisknits 
Publisher @insighteditions 
Yarn @brooklyntweed Imbue 
Find it wherever fine books are sold. 
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Since there was some interest in stills of my WIPs Since there was some interest in stills of my WIPs closet after this weekend’s quick tutorial, here are few. ✂️ The tutorial is one post back in my feed as a video.
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As you can see, I didn’t worry about the wire hangers all being perfectly uniform, but it doesn’t matter to me. Also, this closet holds a lot! Despite that, it is already at capacity. Since the hanging bags don’t appear to be recyclable, I want to reuse them as long as possible. Who knows, maybe this will be a way to limit my WIPs? 😅
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P.s. In the third photo you can see how I use this system to store the original swatches, scraps, yarn ball bands, & notes from a design project all together. 
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How to convert a closet into WIPs storage with jus How to convert a closet into WIPs storage with just a few supplies ✂️
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When I was a librarian, we would use these hanging bags to circulate books with audiobook CDs. They came to mind when I wanted to develop a filing cabinet-like system for my differently-sized WIPs. To fit in my studio closet, a standard bedroom closet, they just needed custom hangers. 🤙🏻 
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HOW TO MAKE THE HANGERS
1. Carefully cut approx. a 9” (23 cm) length of flexible 3 mm aluminum wire.
2. Near the end of a large knitting needle or dowel, wrap the wire around it as you would a twist tie. 
3. Bend the other end into a hook shape, perpendicular to the circle shape you just created. 
4. Hang like a hanger in a closet, as shown. 
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