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High Desert Yarn Review & Giveaway

April 21, 2021 1 Comment

New yarn alert! Knit Picks High Desert is available in a range of jewel tone colors & two weights. Take a closer look & enter to win FOUR skeins of this versatile yarn that’s 100% American from sheep to skein.

New yarn alert! Cabrito is a laceweight kid mohair blend in a fun range of colors.

Manos del Uruguay Cabrito Yarn Review & Giveaway

June 9, 2020 Leave a Comment

New yarn alert! Cabrito is a laceweight kid mohair blend in a fun range of colors. Take a closer look & enter to win a skein PLUS an iridescent row counter ring from Knitter’s Pride.

Meet Stratosphere, a DK weight, superwash wool yarn. This yarn is great for colorwork, sweaters, and long-wearing projects. Learn more about this American-made yarn and enter to win a skein!

Brown Sheep Stratosphere Yarn Review & Giveaway

November 20, 2019 3 Comments

Meet Stratosphere, a DK weight, superwash wool yarn. This yarn is great for colorwork, sweaters, and long-wearing projects. Learn more about this American-made yarn and enter to win a skein!

If you're looking for an affordable, go-to fingering weight yarn, Knit Picks' Hawthorne should be on your radar. Get the skinny on this yarn and enter to win TWO skeins in the October yarn review and giveaway on the Hands Occupied blog.

Review & Giveaway: Knit Picks’ Hawthorne Fingering Kettle Dye Yarn

October 11, 2019 1 Comment

If you’re looking for an affordable, go-to fingering weight yarn, Knit Picks’ Hawthorne should be on your radar. Get the skinny on this yarn and enter to win TWO skeins in the October yarn review and giveaway!

Meet Alma, a new yarn from Manos del Uruguay. A single ply fingering weight yarn available in great colors, Alma is a great yarn for your next sweater or shawl project.

Manos del Uruguay Alma Review & Giveaway

September 26, 2019 Leave a Comment

Meet Alma, a new yarn from Manos del Uruguay! A single ply fingering weight yarn available in great colors, Alma is a great yarn for your next sweater or shawl project.

Cotton Fleece Yarn from Brown Sheep Company is versatile and durable with an 80/20 mix of cotton and wool. Great for baby knitting and crochet projects, dish cloths, and more!

Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece Yarn Review & Giveaway

July 9, 2019 2 Comments

Cotton Fleece Yarn from Brown Sheep Company is versatile and durable with an 80/20 mix of cotton and wool. Learn more and enter to win two skeins!

This month's yarn review & giveaway features A Good Yarn's Boca Chica yarn, a fingering weight, chainette yarn in 100% superwash merino wool. Read this post for the details, including project ideas, and enter to win a generous 480-yard skein!

Boca Chica Yarn Review & Giveaway

June 5, 2019 Leave a Comment

This month’s yarn review & giveaway features A Good Yarn’s Boca Chica yarn, a fingering weight, chain-construction yarn in 100% superwash merino wool. Read this post for the details, including project ideas, and enter to win a generous 480-yard skein!

Shepherd's Lamb 100% Certified Organic Rambouillet Wool Yarn Review & Giveaway

Shepherd’s Lamb Rambouillet Yarn Review & Giveaway

April 24, 2019 Leave a Comment

Get to know a beautiful, 100% organic wool yarn from New Mexico, and enter to win an earth-friendly skein for yourself!

Lhasa Wilderness yarn from Bijou Basin Ranch is a yak & bamboo blend yarn that is breathtakingly soft. An absolute pleasure to work with, this yarn is ideal for shawls, hats, mittens and other items worn close to the skin.

Lhasa Wilderness Yarn Review & Giveaway

March 26, 2019 2 Comments

Lhasa Wilderness yarn from Bijou Basin Ranch is a 75% yak/25% bamboo blend yarn that is breathtakingly soft. An absolute pleasure to work with, Lhasa Wilderness yarn is ideal for shawls, hats, mittens and other items worn close to the skin. Learn more about this beautiful yarn and enter to win a skein!

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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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If you look closely, you’ll see I’m casually k If you look closely, you’ll see I’m casually knitting from one sweater into another here, no big deal. (What can I say, I lost a game of yarn chicken. 😂) I almost didn’t post this because I was worried someone might have some nonsense to say about my ability to knit. Then I remembered I can’t care about that. Silly me, I almost forgot myself! 
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Speaking of which, dang it’s good to have my mental health back consistently after the past couple of years. The anxious parts of my personality are just chilling, rather than constantly screaming that my work isn’t good enough to share. The confident parts of me that matter have me creating (and starting to share my creations & process with strangers and friends) again! 
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Anybody else feel like they are beginning to return to themselves, so to speak, this spring?
I’m feeling better, & all my [big, bad bug] proj I’m feeling better, & all my [big, bad bug] project needs is a couple of short sleeves! I’ll be finishing this sweater *just* before it gets too warm to wear, but isn’t that always how it goes? 🫠🧶 
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Just divided the sleeves on this quick sweater, wh Just divided the sleeves on this quick sweater, which has unsurprisingly turned into a love letter to primary colors. ❤️💛💙 The heart stripe is a wee tweak I incorporated, and I don’t regret it! 
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I am unfortunately home bound for the near future I am unfortunately home bound for the near future thanks to the big, bad bug. So far I’ve knit half a sweater, consumed about a gallon of ginger tea, & plowed through 3 seasons of Pit Bulls and Parolees. 
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June doesn’t understand why I’m suddenly so boring, but she seems to like watching animal planet. 🤷🏼‍♀️
A bit of Saturday swatching. 🧶 I am working in A bit of Saturday swatching. 🧶 I am working in greyscale today to practice designing “without color”. Kinda cool, kinda weird. We’ll see if it yields anything interesting! 😆
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