Heidi Gustad

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Pillow / Cushion
As the name says, this is a pattern for a pillow knit with an intarsia flower motif. A few details make this home-cheering design unique. This pillow cover is knit flat despite resulting in a perfectly circular pillow shape. An intentional selection of stockinette, garter and seed stitch are used in combination with intarsia colorwork to achiev...
Crochet: Slippers
Hook up a pair of these easy slippers worked in the round, starting with an oval base. Surface crochet details lend a contemporary look, in addition to some fantastic structure, to a comfy pair of house shoes.
Knitting: Hanging Ornament
Cast on this mini sweater and be a force for good in the universe! The Mini Rebel Sweater is constructed like a full-size, bottom-up sweater. The pattern works up quickly, featuring a large motif worked in a contrasting yarn color.
Knitting: Hanging Ornament
Believe in your colorwork knitting skills and casting on the Mini UFO Sweater. Constructed like a full-size, bottom-up sweater, this pattern works up quickly, featuring a large motif worked in three colors of yarn.
Knitting: Hanging Ornament
Cast on this mini sweater inspired by a yarn-loving spirit! The Mini Face Sweater is constructed like a full-size, bottom-up sweater. The pattern works up quickly, featuring a large motif worked in two colors of yarn.
Knitting: Throw
This throw uses 9 different colors and geometric lines to depict a scenic landscape of evergreen trees and mountains fading into the distance. Intarsia Mountain uses intarsia and lots of garter stitch worked flat & top down with a chain edge for a classic finished look. This design was inspired by the book The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey and t...
Knitting: Hanging Ornament
Take a trip through time and space by casting on this mini sweater inspired by everyone’s favorite Doctor. The Mini Blue Phone Booth Sweater makes a great gift topper, holiday ornament, beer bottle cozy, or keychain, and it’s a great way to show off your favorite fandom!
Knitting: Hanging Ornament
Feel like a wonderful woman (or man) by casting on this mini sweater inspired by everyone’s favorite Amazonian goddess. The Mini Double ‘W’ Sweater makes a great gift topper, holiday ornament, beer bottle cozy, or keychain, and it’s a great way to show off your favorite fandom!
Knitting: Hanging Ornament
Grab your most magical needles and cast on this mini sweater inspired by a certain bespectacled wizard boy and his friend’s mom’s knitting habit. The Mini Magic Symbol Sweater makes a great gift topper, holiday ornament, beer bottle cozy, or keychain, and it’s a great way to show off your favorite fandom! Ten points to the knitter who uses this...
Knitting: Hanging Ornament
Are you feeling… enterprising? Explore strange, new worlds by casting on this mini sweater inspired by the final frontier. The Mini Star Symbol Sweater makes a great gift topper, holiday ornament, beer bottle cozy, or keychain, and it’s a great way to show off your favorite fandom!
Knitting: Hanging Ornament
Visit a galaxy far far away by casting on this mini sweater inspired by galactic soldiers. The Mini Storm Helmet Sweater makes a great gift topper, holiday ornament, beer bottle cozy, or keychain, and it’s a great way to show off your favorite fandom!
Crochet: Tote
The Worker Bee Bag is a whimsical, textural bag inspired by Laurie R. King’s The Beekeeper’s Apprentice. Filet crochet is used to create a beehive filled with honey, larvae and a small cadre of worker bees.
Knitting: Cowl
Knit with 50g each of two different colors of worsted weight yarn, this knitter-friendly pattern is great for folks looking to level up their brioche knitting. Knit with stretchy cast ons and bind offs you might not encounter every day, in addition to two color brioche rib in the round, the Funkasonic Cowl is so much fun to make & wear.
Knitting: Cowl
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Knitting: Scarf
The Ruby Stole is a great way to master simple short rows, twisted stitches and basic lace, all in a single skein pattern. The three techniques combine elegantly to form a pear-shaped motif inspired by one of the many shapes rubies take. Throughout this pattern, this motif adds texture and dimensionality to a straightforward garment silhouette....
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Worked from the cuff down, these fun socks take a classic sock structure and turn it on its head - literally. The cuff, ankle and heel flap of these socks are actually worked inside out before turning the sock right side out to construct the gusset, foot and toe sections. Why? The rick rack stitch used to create a thick rib on the cuff of the s...
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
The Funkasonic Mukluks were designed alongside their sister pattern, the Funkasonic Mittens. Both are intended to be fun, fresh and colorful, but also to challenge knitters to try new techniques and be brave with color.
Knitting: Mittens
The Funkasonic Mittens were designed alongside their sister pattern, the Funkasonic Mukluks. Both are intended to be fun, fresh and colorful, but also to challenge knitters to try new techniques and be brave with color.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Howdy Ombré is a versatile, bias knit bandana featuring easy colorwork. It travels well in every sense. As a work-in-progress, it fits easily in a travel bag, and as a finished garment, it makes a handy accessory that works for casual layering as well as formal wear.