Hands Occupied

If you feel anxiety when it comes to knitting intarsia, you’re not alone. This week's tutorial, which includes a video demonstration of the tips and concepts covered, should help assuage that anxiety. Today is all about how to knit better (cleaner, crisper, more even) intarsia joins. Check out the blog if you're ready to dive into a new skill!
https://www.handsoccupied.com/better-intarsia-joins/

The Spiral Hill Sweater Vest Knit Along giveaway prizes have all been assembled. That means it’s time to reveal what they are and how to enter to win this awesome package, worth about $225. Check out the blog for details about what’s included and from whom, and find the giveaway entry form at the bottom of the post. Good luck!
https://www.handsoccupied.com/spiral-hill-kal-giveaway/

As announced last month, I have a new intarsia pattern available called the Spiral Hill Sweater Vest, inspired by the Nightmare Before Christmas’ iconic landmark. You can find the vest pattern in the new book "Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Official Knitting Guide to Halloween Town and Christmas Town". To celebrate this release, and help teach knitters more about intarsia colorwork, we are doing a knit along (KAL) from October 1-29. Check out the blog for all the knit along details. https://www.handsoccupied.com/spiral-hill-sweater-vest-kal-details/

New post & video today! Learn about the magic loop method for knitting in the round. Using the magic loop allows knitters to work in the round with a single, long circular needle at a range of circumferences. This post features a video tutorial as well as information explaining the technique, how and why to use it, and when it came to be. Enjoy!

https://www.handsoccupied.com/magic-loop/

Sweater knitters, listen up! Learn how to knit a buttonhole over the course of a single row of knitting, a.k.a. a one-row buttonhole, with a new video tutorial: https://www.handsoccupied.com/one-row-buttonhole/