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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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Filed Under: Giveaways, Reviews & Sponsored Tagged With: blogging, feedback, giveaway, knitting loom, questions, reader survey

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. 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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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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When you have four big skeins of pretty 2 ply yarn When you have four big skeins of pretty 2 ply yarn, you immediately think sweater, right? 
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My wardrobe could use another handmade sweater - I’m thinking something simple, seamed and with a decent amount of ease for potentially wearing tucked in with jeans or skirts. 🤔 
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Yarn: @universal_yarn Fibra Natura Cobblestone in Antarctica and Dragon’s Breath, wound in thick skeins of 100% superwash wool that’s a light DK weight.
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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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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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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