I'd love to see more color inspiration videos. Your color expertise is one of the first things that draws me to your patterns. I'm one of those that thinks when you are spending so much time and money on something, it needs to go with everything. This mindset is severely limiting and makes color very intimidating, and yet when I am brave and do something outside of neutral, I always receive lots of compliments and feel very satisfied. Thank you for sharing your thought process.
I feel that so much!!! I am so careful with adding things to my wardrobe - I don't go wild on my clothes at all. Socks are really where I let loose and go for it with color!
Excellent! Yes Please to more color combinations! Blues are my favorites and I have a grandson particular to blues/browns and a granddaughter who grooves on pinks/purples. Dear Husband and other men in my family are into the dark neutrals, dark grey, dark green, olive drab green, dark brown and black.
Hi Summer, I’m a bit intimidated to use multiple colors. Can you discuss weaving in your ends? How about stripes, do you carry the colors? Your color choices and designs are inspiring me and I find all your videos to be very helpful, thanks!
Absolutely! I have a trick for knitting in my ends as I go that makes it super easy! I'll do a tutorial on that for sure. Steven West knits in his ends too - I think if you search "weaving Steven" here on TH-cam you'll find his tutorial!
I could watch you play with color combinations all day! I work in a yarn store and I love coming up with combos. I especially like setting a limit, i.e a 2, 3 or 4 color combo and play in those perameters it helps me come up with good combos. Please do more of these! Thank you🌈
Hi Summer! I just had to come and comment about how much I have been enjoying all of your content! Your podcasts have become a new happy place for me and the extra videos have inspired me to cast on some new socks 😁
I just have to tell you…. Now, because of you, every time I watch All Creatures Great and Small - I see all the knits!!! And think, “ohhh I hope Summer makes a sock pattern from that sweater, aww that one two, that vest would be great as a sock!” It’s now what I think about while I try to pay attention to what is actually happening in the show!!😂
Beautiful! I'd love more videos of your color inspirations! This time around I especially liked the neutral + neon idea. I always thinks neons look fun but can't think what to do with them!
I just love the way you use colour! So inspirational! I “found you” via booktopia. I was cruising for a sock knitting book, found the pre-order for your book then followed along to your socials! Totally hooked on your work! Excited to watch more of your videos!
Yes please to more colour videos. Please could you do one showing colourwork combinations for some of your patterns? Particularly the Scandiland socks from your new book
Yes! Talk more about color. I really love the neutral with a pop of color….. I think that’s my favorite…. But I love seeing all the combinations you showed.
Man, Your designs really opened up my eyes to color usage. I absolutely love bright, saturated colors, but my brain would have never paired them with pastels or lighter neutrals. As someone who can't wear light colors, I must have discounted them for all other purposes, too. They actually make my favorite shades look all the more amazing. I absolutely bought your book for the pictures. If you evere feel like putting out another one thats just pretty pics of finished projects, I'd be all over it.
I vote for more videos like this! You do such a great job combining colors, your patterns are always so striking, I think in large part due to how whimsical and satisfying your color palettes are. And I find I always have a hell of time trying to put colors together and it's part of knitting that has always been a little daunting to me. This was so informative and motivating!
Love all the colours! Finding the book "The Joy of Sox" was where my knitting journey began. The idea of creating a stash of hand knit socks was thrilling. I still get stuck on the same old colours again and again sooooo thanks for the inspiration! 🎉✨
Your use of color drew me in and I was immediately hooked! I'm a color LOVER (neutral? don't know her!) and just ordered a bunch of yarn to make the little boxes socks on my upcoming trips to Europe!
Loved your video on color. Absolutely interested in more. Might even be interested to highlight one color in particular every video so that easier to go back to. Thank you for your generous sharing.
This was fun even if we mostly don't have the same tastes regarding colors 😂 Your socks look wonderful but these are mostly color combos I wouldn't wear (except for neutral + neons and the blues + gold). BUT I must say this video was still helpful. I often spend way too much time wondering if my choice of colors for a pair of socks (yes, come on!) will look good in the eyes of other people. I like the combo I see but I keep wondering if I could do better or if someone won't like it. So it reminded me that we don't all have the same tastes and it's perfectly fine! The important thing is that we have fun with our own color combos. And yes, I'd totally watch more videos like this one! It's really interesting to see what other people come up with. I love that.
I’m absolutely loving these videos!! As a beginner knitter I’d like to see a video on how to drop rows of stitches. Like if someone, I don’t know who, is trying to learn how to do their first heel flap and totally flopped on the flap and needs to start again! 😅
Yes!! Please continue to share your color thoughts and ideas as well as other other fiber related topics. I really enjoyed your video and it is so nice to see color play live! Thank you for all your wonderful patterns! HAPPY 2024!
Yes, more colour videos! I don’t know why but I have a really hard time identifying if some colours are warm or cool toned (mostly in the blues, greens, and neutrals)
I used to cut out pictures in magazines when I saw a color combo I liked. Now there are not so many physical magazines, but you can watch for colors on line or in junk mail. They have a vested interest in catching your eye. Note to self: orange and cobalt blue.
Thank you very much, it’s very helpful. I would love for you to make more videos on color. I can’t wait to receive your book and see everything you put in there. Again, thank you very much for all the helpful info.
I just love your podcasts, your socks are beautiful and colour combination fantastic! I’ve just spent the whole morning watching your old videos and tutorials and laughing out loud and learning so many tricks and tips at the same time, so thank you so much ❤
I loved this so much! I recently bought some Coates & Co sock yarn before you mentioned it in your last video and her colors are amazing! Also here's a funny story for you - I bought some sock yarn on Etsy from a gal destashing and told her I was saving it as a gift from my husband for Valentine's Day and that I had ordered your book as a second VDay gift. She wrote back and said she had ordered your book, too, haha.
I'd love to see more colour videos, you're just such a natural with combinations. Maybe a video idea could be combos you've done in the past - ones that worked and ones that didn't.
Super stoked I found you on here.. totally love your podcasts! Even tho I am a very dark & moody kinda gal, when it comes to socks, I love colour! I too love playing, coming from a quilting background, but I found your suggestions really cool. Keep 'em coming.. and thanks for sharing your knowledge with us xx Hugz from an Aussie chick 🙌
Hello! I’m a neighbor ( sort of lol) . I’m in North West Arkansas. Glad I found your podcast. Loved this episode! I need more teaching on color because I’m trying to learn how to think outside the box!
I loved the dark teal and chartreuse!! Please more color inspo videos! I’m literally obsessed with low contrast color palettes, could you should what you would use as a sock designer in a future video? ❤thanks! Loving your content!
❤summer!!!!I found this so so helpful 🎉 Love playing with color!!! And found out my lys started to carry jawoll sock yarn!!going to get some!!!and can't wait for ur book to come!!!I have preordered it!!!!!! Love ur videos!!!!!🎉 Elaine ❤
Very helpful! I just received the yarn for a monthly sock club I joined and there were three colors I would have never put together (dusky purple, brownish gold, bright light blue). Your thoughts on mixing colors and using patterns to highlight certain colors and tone down others helped me chill out about working with the combo I was given. 😅
Thanks I really enjoyed this video. It’s the first time watching you. I always have trouble matching colors together. I’ve studied the color wheel and still don’t understand what to do. Maybe a lesson on the color wheel would be a great thing. Again, thank you.
Great video. I have several neon Row One minis that I wasn’t sure what to do with. The neons don’t really go with the theme of my scrappy blanket but will be perfect for socks. ❤
Thank you. This was very inspiring. I am always drawn to your color combinations but lack the knack for making successful choices of my own. This video helped me a lot. Really enjoying your channel and can’t wait for my book to arrive: 🧦❤
Good Day Summer, I have enjoyed these videos so glad you are doing them. I have been a fan for a while . My questions are: 1. I have noticed that you prefer 2x2 rib for cuffs have you done folded cuffs ; peek a boo cuffs. What is your favorite ? 2. What is your favorite heel? I just purchased your sailor pattern set and i am on the second sock of the scattered pearls which has the peasant heel. I was going to replace and do the shadow wrap heel but I decided to learn something new and went with the peasant heel “Loved it” I do see myself doing more of this heel you did a great job explaining /video of the construction of it. 3. Finally toe construct rounded? Oh I do have another question what are your thoughts of toe up? Do you prefer cuff down? Thank you and continue to create wonderful socks! ❤
I'm glad we agree that hot pink is a neutral and works with everything :D
Yes it DOES!! 😍
I'd love to see more color inspiration videos. Your color expertise is one of the first things that draws me to your patterns. I'm one of those that thinks when you are spending so much time and money on something, it needs to go with everything. This mindset is severely limiting and makes color very intimidating, and yet when I am brave and do something outside of neutral, I always receive lots of compliments and feel very satisfied. Thank you for sharing your thought process.
I feel that so much!!! I am so careful with adding things to my wardrobe - I don't go wild on my clothes at all. Socks are really where I let loose and go for it with color!
Your eye for color combinations is amazing. I would definitely watch more videos of you showing color combinations. I really enjoyed this video.
Thank you so much!
Excellent! Yes Please to more color combinations! Blues are my favorites and I have a grandson particular to blues/browns and a granddaughter who grooves on pinks/purples. Dear Husband and other men in my family are into the dark neutrals, dark grey, dark green, olive drab green, dark brown and black.
Hi Summer, I’m a bit intimidated to use multiple colors. Can you discuss weaving in your ends? How about stripes, do you carry the colors? Your color choices and designs are inspiring me and I find all your videos to be very helpful, thanks!
Absolutely! I have a trick for knitting in my ends as I go that makes it super easy! I'll do a tutorial on that for sure. Steven West knits in his ends too - I think if you search "weaving Steven" here on TH-cam you'll find his tutorial!
I would love to learn more about color! This video was very helpful and I would love to see more! Thank you!
Thank you so much!
I could watch you play with color combinations all day! I work in a yarn store and I love coming up with combos. I especially like setting a limit, i.e a 2, 3 or 4 color combo and play in those perameters it helps me come up with good combos. Please do more of these! Thank you🌈
It's honestly my favorite part of the design process! And agreed - working with 2-4 and changing one or two colors in or out is so fun!
Hi Summer! I just had to come and comment about how much I have been enjoying all of your content! Your podcasts have become a new happy place for me and the extra videos have inspired me to cast on some new socks 😁
More color combinations, PLEASE! 😊
I just have to tell you…. Now, because of you, every time I watch All Creatures Great and Small - I see all the knits!!! And think, “ohhh I hope Summer makes a sock pattern from that sweater, aww that one two, that vest would be great as a sock!” It’s now what I think about while I try to pay attention to what is actually happening in the show!!😂
Yes please alllll the colors!!!!
Beautiful! I'd love more videos of your color inspirations! This time around I especially liked the neutral + neon idea. I always thinks neons look fun but can't think what to do with them!
I loved this Summer!! It’s a challenge everytime I buy yarn!! Please do more!!
Definitely!
Yes, more combos! I have so many color fails and have zero confidence. This was super!!
I want MORE of these. Maybe even seasonal versions or like KALs for them!
I just love the way you use colour! So inspirational! I “found you” via booktopia. I was cruising for a sock knitting book, found the pre-order for your book then followed along to your socials! Totally hooked on your work! Excited to watch more of your videos!
Yes please to more colour videos. Please could you do one showing colourwork combinations for some of your patterns? Particularly the Scandiland socks from your new book
I loved this! It's great seeing someone else as passionate about color as I am! ❤
Color is the BEST part!!!
Yes! Talk more about color. I really love the neutral with a pop of color….. I think that’s my favorite…. But I love seeing all the combinations you showed.
I also love neutrals with a pop of color!
Please more color ideas! This was so interesting. Loving your podcast 🩷
I AM LOVING THESE VIDEOS!!! My socks are going to be next level between your book and these awesome videos. Thank you!!
Oh that makes my day!! I'm so happy my tutorials are helping, and I hope you enjoy the book!
I loved this. So much fun seeing all your color combos. PLEASE do more!!!
Yes please give us more colour combinations and tips. Love your socks and patterns.❤
Man, Your designs really opened up my eyes to color usage. I absolutely love bright, saturated colors, but my brain would have never paired them with pastels or lighter neutrals. As someone who can't wear light colors, I must have discounted them for all other purposes, too. They actually make my favorite shades look all the more amazing.
I absolutely bought your book for the pictures. If you evere feel like putting out another one thats just pretty pics of finished projects, I'd be all over it.
I sat here and placed an order for colors to build my stash. I also loved the tip to photograph the color combo in B&W genius!
Yay! Excited for you to get your yarn mail!!
I vote for more videos like this! You do such a great job combining colors, your patterns are always so striking, I think in large part due to how whimsical and satisfying your color palettes are. And I find I always have a hell of time trying to put colors together and it's part of knitting that has always been a little daunting to me. This was so informative and motivating!
Oh yay! I'm so glad the video was helpful! Thank you for such kind feedback too!!
Love all the colours! Finding the book "The Joy of Sox" was where my knitting journey began. The idea of creating a stash of hand knit socks was thrilling. I still get stuck on the same old colours again and again sooooo thanks for the inspiration! 🎉✨
Having a hand-knit sock stash is pure MAGIC!! It's so satisfying seeing them all cozied up in their drawer!
Your use of color drew me in and I was immediately hooked! I'm a color LOVER (neutral? don't know her!) and just ordered a bunch of yarn to make the little boxes socks on my upcoming trips to Europe!
Loved your video on color. Absolutely interested in more. Might even be interested to highlight one color in particular every video so that easier to go back to. Thank you for your generous sharing.
Thank you! Can't wait for your book, which will be delivered just in time for Valentine's Day. Happy knitting 💚🧶💚
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy the book!
This is my favorite TH-cam channel. Thank you ❤
This was fun even if we mostly don't have the same tastes regarding colors 😂 Your socks look wonderful but these are mostly color combos I wouldn't wear (except for neutral + neons and the blues + gold).
BUT I must say this video was still helpful. I often spend way too much time wondering if my choice of colors for a pair of socks (yes, come on!) will look good in the eyes of other people. I like the combo I see but I keep wondering if I could do better or if someone won't like it. So it reminded me that we don't all have the same tastes and it's perfectly fine! The important thing is that we have fun with our own color combos. And yes, I'd totally watch more videos like this one! It's really interesting to see what other people come up with. I love that.
I’m inspired. I enjoy you aesthetic very much and your videos are fresh and informative. Keep it up.
Thank you!
Yes! I’d love more episodes like this. This was fun, and now I want to knit with all these colors 😂
I’m absolutely loving these videos!! As a beginner knitter I’d like to see a video on how to drop rows of stitches. Like if someone, I don’t know who, is trying to learn how to do their first heel flap and totally flopped on the flap and needs to start again! 😅
😂 That's a great idea for a tutorial!
Yes!! Please continue to share your color thoughts and ideas as well as other other fiber related topics. I really enjoyed your video and it is so nice to see color play live! Thank you for all your wonderful patterns! HAPPY 2024!
Thank you so much, and happy 2024 to you too!
So very helpful. I made notes all along the way for combinations to use next time I'm going sock yarn shopping. 😄 Keep'em coming.😊
Love love this episode! Such beautiful color combinations - I feel inspired to go through my stash with a new eye! 😊
Yes, more colour videos! I don’t know why but I have a really hard time identifying if some colours are warm or cool toned (mostly in the blues, greens, and neutrals)
Just wanted to say just came back to this video a few months later for a second dose of colour inspiration! Thank you! X
Your third colours are so elevated. I am really comfortable with monochrome but I’m going to stretch
I have never seen such smooth segues. You are amazing in so many ways Summer!
I used to cut out pictures in magazines when I saw a color combo I liked. Now there are not so many physical magazines, but you can watch for colors on line or in junk mail. They have a vested interest in catching your eye. Note to self: orange and cobalt blue.
Thank you! Love it! And des! Please show more of your yarn!
This is very helpful! I’d love to see more videos on choosing colors.
Thank you very much, it’s very helpful. I would love for you to make more videos on color. I can’t wait to receive your book and see everything you put in there. Again, thank you very much for all the helpful info.
I just love your podcasts, your socks are beautiful and colour combination fantastic! I’ve just spent the whole morning watching your old videos and tutorials and laughing out loud and learning so many tricks and tips at the same time, so thank you so much ❤
This makes my day!! 🥹 Thank you so much for the kind words!!
I loved this so much! I recently bought some Coates & Co sock yarn before you mentioned it in your last video and her colors are amazing! Also here's a funny story for you - I bought some sock yarn on Etsy from a gal destashing and told her I was saving it as a gift from my husband for Valentine's Day and that I had ordered your book as a second VDay gift. She wrote back and said she had ordered your book, too, haha.
I'd love to see more colour videos, you're just such a natural with combinations. Maybe a video idea could be combos you've done in the past - ones that worked and ones that didn't.
Love the podcast and also appreciate the help with ideas for color and inspiration. Thank you!
Thanks for this informative video. Please do more color combinations!!!!
I loved seeing your ideas for color combinations.
Super stoked I found you on here.. totally love your podcasts! Even tho I am a very dark & moody kinda gal, when it comes to socks, I love colour! I too love playing, coming from a quilting background, but I found your suggestions really cool. Keep 'em coming.. and thanks for sharing your knowledge with us xx Hugz from an Aussie chick 🙌
Hello! I’m a neighbor ( sort of lol) . I’m in North West Arkansas.
Glad I found your podcast.
Loved this episode! I need more teaching on color because I’m trying to learn how to think outside the box!
❤ how fun! Yes please, more color combos!!
More more more!! I have the worst time choosing colour combos and your taste is impeccable so this is perfect!
More colour combos! So fun, what a treat for the eyes!
Love this! More of this please! Love your sense of color! ❤
Can you let us know your jumper pattern and colours please? Also your weekly videos are a highlight of my week 💕
I love your use of color and I would like to get braver about choosing not-so-neutral colors. More please!
I loved the dark teal and chartreuse!! Please more color inspo videos! I’m literally obsessed with low contrast color palettes, could you should what you would use as a sock designer in a future video? ❤thanks! Loving your content!
❤summer!!!!I found this so so helpful 🎉
Love playing with color!!!
And found out my lys started to carry jawoll sock yarn!!going to get some!!!and can't wait for ur book to come!!!I have preordered it!!!!!!
Love ur videos!!!!!🎉
Elaine ❤
Excellent video!! I usually stay with “safe” colors but now I’ve got some new, modern color ideas! Thank you!🎉
LOVED this! MORE MORE MORE!!!! Also can you walk us through the workbook that you can purchase? Thanks for a great podcast, Summer! Hello from Iowa
Love love love the colour combination videos!! ♥🩵💙🩶💚💜
Love the play in colors in the video!! Thanks!
Your podcast are my fave! Got some more of your patterns last week. All the best, Kimberly
Great ideas for color. More please.
Oooh! Yes yes yes! I love this because i don't feel like I'm good with color combos! Thank you!
Great video. would love to see more on using color combinations .
Very helpful! I just received the yarn for a monthly sock club I joined and there were three colors I would have never put together (dusky purple, brownish gold, bright light blue). Your thoughts on mixing colors and using patterns to highlight certain colors and tone down others helped me chill out about working with the combo I was given. 😅
Thanks I really enjoyed this video. It’s the first time watching you. I always have trouble matching colors together. I’ve studied the color wheel and still don’t understand what to do. Maybe a lesson on the color wheel would be a great thing. Again, thank you.
More! More! More! Your videos are so helpful, plus they keep me buying your patterns! lol.
Loved this! And preordered the book 😊 You inspire me to knit all the socks!
Pink and red are in my mind for a sweater. 😊
Yay!!!!! Shop La Mercerie has a beautiful pink and red striped sweater on her instagram feed!!
Great video of course I want more color ideas, and sock patterns. Thank you 😊🌞🌎
Fantastic video! And yes to more colour videos! How about combining solids with speckled or variegated! I have been enjoying the podcast!
Great video. I have several neon Row One minis that I wasn’t sure what to do with. The neons don’t really go with the theme of my scrappy blanket but will be perfect for socks. ❤
This was really great. Thanks, Summer!
Thanks Summer! Love your color sense❤
Fantastic video!!! Thank you and I agree for the hot pink as a neutral 😅
Thank you. This was very inspiring. I am always drawn to your color combinations but lack the knack for making successful choices of my own. This video helped me a lot. Really enjoying your channel and can’t wait for my book to arrive: 🧦❤
Color inspiration is awesome! Thank you for sharing! ❤
Thanks Summer!! Another great video 😊
Thanks so much and yes please; more color inspiration like this!
Good Day Summer, I have enjoyed these videos so glad you are doing them. I have been a fan for a while . My questions are: 1. I have noticed that you prefer 2x2 rib for cuffs have you done folded cuffs ; peek a boo cuffs. What is your favorite ? 2. What is your favorite heel? I just purchased your sailor pattern set and i am on the second sock of the scattered pearls which has the peasant heel. I was going to replace and do the shadow wrap heel but I decided to learn something new and went with the peasant heel “Loved it” I do see myself doing more of this heel you did a great job explaining /video of the construction of it. 3. Finally toe construct rounded? Oh I do have another question what are your thoughts of toe up? Do you prefer cuff down? Thank you and continue to create wonderful socks! ❤
This was so great! I love your eye for color. I'd love for you to so one on how you choose variegated colors to go together :)
This was very helpful. I love the socks inspired by All Creatures Great and Small!
Love this! Your color choices are very inspiring ❤
Just discovered your channel and subscribed. Would love to see more segments on choosing colors!
Your book was at my local yarn shop so I bought it and am making Luna as I speak! It’s a gorgeous book 💓
Thanks Summer, very informative video for peeps that are not so good with color combos, like me😂💕
Such a helpful video. Love those ideas, beautiful inspiration.
Wow! Love this! I really want to play with color this year. I’ve been stuck in neutrals. You are my Guru! Thank you!!
Thank you so much. More please.
This was so helpful. I have never tried neon but I will definitely buy it soon!
Really enjoyed this podcast. I enjoy color and love seeing your color combos!
Beautiful colour combinations.
Yes! Please talk more about color!
This was so good. I tend to gravitate towards neutrals but I’m excited to start my color journey!