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Easy DIY Glitter Bombs

Easy DIY Glitter Bombs

December 23, 2013 2 Comments

Add a sparkle explosion to your next gift opening, party or New Year’s Eve party!

Weekly Reader 11.8.13 | Hands Occupied

Weekly Reader

November 8, 2013 2 Comments

The internet decided to gild all the things this week. Good thing I’m down with bling.

Weekly Reader 09.27.13 | Hands Occupied

Weekly Reader

September 27, 2013 Leave a Comment

The crafty internet delivered some super fun, adorable and clever Halloween DIYs this week!

How-to: Spooky Eyeball Garland - Hands Occupied

How-to: Spooky Eyeball Garland

September 26, 2013 5 Comments

Halloween decor is a way better use for ping pong balls than beer pong.

How-to: Balloon Garland | Hands Occupied

How-to: Balloon Garland

September 23, 2013 11 Comments

Make an incredibly festive AND affordable balloon garland. Oh, and happy 3rd birthday to Hands Occupied.

How-to: Bat Place Cards | Hands Occupied

How-to: Bat Place Cards

September 16, 2013 Leave a Comment

Make a set of quick & spooky place cards for Halloween with recycled toilet paper tubes!

Weekly Reader, July 19, 2013 | Hands Occupied

Weekly Reader

July 19, 2013 Leave a Comment

DIY accessories, embroidery patterns, giant flowers, giant origami, and much more.

15 Fab Fourth of July DIYs - HandsOccupied.com

15 Fab Fourth of July DIYs

June 25, 2013 3 Comments

Everything from simple party supplies to cute DIY outfits & accessories, all full of red, white, blue and stars!

How-to: DIY Popcorn Bar | HandsOccupied.com

How-to: DIY Popcorn Bar

February 25, 2013 2 Comments

An easy project that wedding guests will love! #DavidTuteraDIY

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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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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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