Before you invest in color analysis, do some searching on people who have specific drapes for asian skin tones which are very different from the traditional color drapes. I think there are unique companies who do this. You may in fact be a winter but in the traditional color analysis systems, asians are typically identified as winters across the board when more than half are actually warm toned and are incorrectly categorized. Seeing the colors you choose, I do think the winter colors look great on you!
My goal of using up my stash was realized a couple of years ago. I.limited my buying to special occasions as well as can’t pass up sales. I’m down to a basket of yarn that have projects assigned and looking for future knits. Fortunately I’m content right now knitting on my scrappy mitered shawl/blanket, hat, and shawl.
I don't knit, but there's something about people talking about stuff they are making that's just wholesome and relaxing to me. Especially those summer items you made. They came out beautiful.
So many same AND opposite goals! Buy less yarn? Check. Knit what I love? Check. But also I want to knit more intentionally , less spontaneously, remember to lengthen my sweaters/tops to accomodate my long torso, and focus more on summer weight knits because of the hot climate where I live! Hearing your goals was super helpful in thinking about my own!
I love the thing about color! I am always drawn to pink, any pink for that matter. So every time I buy yarn for a project I choose something that isn't pink but in the end it shouldn't really matter and I don't mind wearing pink everyday 🤣💞
Boring beige bedroom - I was just thinking how nice it looked, calming, with lovely cushions on it. And yes the lighting is great :). I’ve never thought of planning my knits - I’m quite distractible - going with where the whim takes me. I’m not a garment knitter, more shawls, blankets and the like. But I enjoy watching what you create and love your style or aesthetic. You’re a very calm vlogger and I enjoy that
It was so nice to hear someone else talking about wanting to be more open to spontaneous cast-on amid everyone talking about intentional knitting! I might not be a natural planner, but I do feel pressured to always plan out my knitting and stick to it because knitting takes a lot of my time and money and I cannot 'risk' being spontaneous and ending up wasting my resources on something I'm dissatisfied with blah blah blah... Honestly it actually works pretty well with me most of the time, but it does also happen that I get super inspired to cast on something, have the appropriate type & amount of yarn and everything but then push aside the motivation only because 'I'd better stick to the plan and be on the safe side'. But at the end of the day, I knit for pleasure and have no intention to monetise it whatsoever, so I do really want to loosen up a but and allow myself to have more fun, go with the flow and see how things turn out and fear less about things not turning out 'right'.
Ohh!! Scrappy blankets are fun!! Northeasterly, jelly roll, cozy memories, and granny stripes are always super fun to do! And they are long term projects that don't "count" as WIPs until they are finished!!! 😊
I just started a Jelly Roll blanket and am so glad I did! I can use all the scraps and it's been fun to think about the project I used the yarn on. I'm going to look at Northeasterly, I hadn't heard about that one yet. Thanks!
I for one am very happy to hear you will be knitting woolly wools all spring and summer! feel the same way about knitting summer garments and it’s hard to find podcasters to watch during the summer that are knitting things I’m interested in!😊
I have a very simple pullover recipe that’s just plain stockinette. It’s made where it can be a V-neck or a crewneck, but other than that it’s just a plain old worked top-down set in sleeve pattern. I love the result it gives me and I’ve knit three of them for myself! You can never go wrong with something tried and true in my opinion
I have been knitting what I want for years…and put it in my “Christmas Box”. Great yarn, favorite pattern? Yes! Do it and I love how you’ve come to that idea at such a young age! (My box has a few hats/Sophie scarves/samples I knitted for my LYS and now the yarns are all gone!) Romi Hill has lovely scrap projects you might like!
We definitely have some same goals, and you have a couple that I may borrow. I love that your goals are geared more to principles of knitting life than specific projects or skills.
One thing about the summer knits that I have been interested in (having never made one) is the possible new techniques I might learn from knitting them to just incorporate into my knitting skills by taking on a smaller less costly project. My stash is out of control. Nothing is displayed where I can see what I already have and I have so much unraveled yarn from thrift ship sweaters that I loved but rarely used. The unraveling was comfort and the making with it quickly flew out of my head with all the pretty yarns out in the market. I'm off work next week and plan to really go through my stash and decide what goes and organize what's left in a better way.
I love knitting but last year I somewhat struggled to knit frequently and I was kind of sad about it. This year my goals are to knit more while appreciating it by watching a series or listening to music and podcasts and it already has started to make a difference. I also plan on learning circular knitting yay ☺️
Lovely episode as always - you are so insightful and well-spoken. It’s interesting hearing your thoughts on summer knits - I always wonder if content creators actually wear their knit tanks and tees. I live in a warmish climate (NC) and it gets too hot in the summer here for anything hand knit imo although I haven’t personally tried it. I’m also such a slow knitter still that I need the summer months to work on wooly sweaters regardless.
Lovely episode again 😀 I’am going on 15 march to a color consult. I’am so excited. I think its nice to now your collors. Have fun with your color consult 😀 Greetings Anita
it's never too late to speak about knitting goals! someone's year can start in march, why not :D My goal this year i just continuing to have fun knitting, casting on what I really want to wear or a technique i want to learn, knitting with my scraps, buying more local yarn, and also exploring more colors (i usually knits neutrals, but maybe a pop of colour is a good idea)
Your goals are very inspiring! My only 2023 goals were to destash, buy less yarn, and to learn to spin my own yarn. I destashed about 75 pounds of acrylic scrap yarn (I had accumulated over about 30 years) to a local group who crochets granny square blankets for local shelters. I bought less yarn than usual (but because I've been buying wool instead of acrylic, it's more expensive), and I learned to spin on both a drop spindle and a wheel. Goals for 2024 are to knit and crochet with more of my handspun, save my fiber budget for the NH Sheep and Wool Festival in May, and to spin enough yarn to knit a sweater (and knit it).
That's so cool! I've been knitting for years but have just gotten into spinning in the last two years. I love it! And I love knitting with my handspun yarn. I learn a lot from my "mistakes" 😂😂
It’s Summer here and I’ve been knitting Winter garments since Christmas. I don’t wear my Summer knits enough to justify knitting more of them. (I prefer shirts and t-shirts.) doing this has helped me enjoy the process more as I’m making garments that I won’t be able to wear for a few months.
I share a lot of similar goals to you! I haven’t had these as explicit goals until now but your goals around spontaneity and magic numbers really resonate with me! I’m also a big planner when it comes to knitting and want to have more room for spontaneous cast ons while still having some sort of intentionality to what I’m casting on and how it fits with my existing wardrobe. Still figuring out how to balance those 😅. I also think getting the right numbers for ease and length are so important for loving your knits and will simplify so much of the knitting process! 100% working on nailing mine down. Great video as always!
I don't really have any specific knitting goals this year. I'll for sure continue to limit my yarn buying. I agree with you about gift knitting for Christmas - it was a lot for me last year, so I plan to gift knit throughout the whole year, when I feel like it. I loved hearing your thoughts and intentions. Right now I just need my knitting to be fun, calming and non-stressful, so I'd love to allow myself to be spontanious as well and knit what I love! Lots of love!
I'm always hesitant to start non-clothing projects but I also have some scraps that need to be taken care of! maybe it's time to start small with a cushion case!
My main guiding principle this year is knitting/crocheting pieces to replace commercially manufactured items in my wardrobe. My secondary guiding principle is using yarn/fiber that brings me joy and letting go of yarn/fiber that doesn't.
Knitting the Sweet Shop Blanket right now. A really fun and addictive knit. I’m using advent yarn, but scraps would work too. Another great scrappy project is the Anesidora shawl.
I have been thinking about doing my "magic numbers", the color analysis and gift knitting throughout the year. I think these things should make my knitting life more enjoyable and much less stressful.
I definitely recommend an in person color analysis. I had mine done several years ago and it was money well spent. I always gravitated towards navy and black. It turns out I am an autumn. Knowing that helps when I am selecting both yarn and ready made clothing. I still occasionally wear navy and black!!
I really enjoyed your video! I decided to set a few goals of my own - including most of yours especially the color analysis, scrappy projects and be more intentional about yarn purchases (social media has me casting on every new trendy project!). There are so many great stash buster sweaters but I don’t trust myself to organize the yarns by color. Also planning to do a pair of socks!
I love hearing everyone sharing their Knitting goals ✨ I think making what you truly want to make is really important, and recently I’ve found myself thinking about what I can make that will be interesting on my youtube channel - instead of what I actually want to make. But I think anyone watching appreciate seeing what people love making, even if it is a «boring» raglan sweater. I loove the colour navy on you, so I’m pro more navy sweaters 😍 I recently got a colour analysis! I did an online one tho, because I couldn’t really find an in person option in Oslo. I made a video about it if you’re curious. But yeah; totally recommend!!
Really engaging video, yet again. Thanks for creating the content. I have many of the same goals. My only other goals are to tackle modifying past knits that I haven’t been wearing to get them into joyful circulation (knowledge of magic numbers and fibers will help reduce these in the future, I am sure) and try more new techniques, as I love learning and there is so much to learn through our knitting. Happy knitting!
I _have_ instituted a yarn ban for myself this year - I'm hoping to move house sometime maybe next year, so working through what I already have will help out with that too. My stash is probably closer to a 5yr stash than your 12-18 month one though, and it'll definitely stress me out less once I've got it to a more manageable size. My other goal is to crank out some socks.
Same goals! You summarized my hope for this knitting year. So far I managed to avoid buying yarn and limit what gift knits I will cast on. I love your idea about the scrappy project. ❤
So excited about the colour analysis bit! I think you're right in that you are a winter, though. I did one virtually (I'm a Spring), but it wasn't in English, so I can't help you there.
That´s interesting to hear your goals. One of my goals in 2023 was not to buy only one skein of yarn - the idea was to "save" money and to make sure I really like the color... but I was never able to knit a sweater out of my stash. I still have lots of single skeins so I bought a pattern by Laura Penrose as well Happy Knitting and thank you for your videos :)
I like your intentions as it really supports the ever growing and changing skills and tastes over the year. Being retired my knitting budget is not as generous as it was but I have plenty of stash to knit from. At the beginning of the year I pull out all of my stash of both yarns and patterns. I tentatively match yarns and patterns and put them away together. However, I totally know that I can change my mind when a pretty new pattern catches my eye.
Great goals! I am also gift knitting during the year. I was able to purchase yarn in after Christmas sales. I was so exhausted in December and still didn’t finish. I’m glad to just knit a pile of gifts all year round and knit something special for me for a Christmas gift. 🧶
Oh my gosh! Not Too Late!! I loved this thoughtful share. I am very inspired by some of your intentions and plan to incorporate in my planning for 2024. Knit from books I already have✅ Magic Numbers✅ Glad I found your channel 😊
I think it's really good to have some direction or intention, even if you don't really stick to it. I do feel like on some level, your success is largely because you knit to the algorithm, conscious or not. You have a sizeable following, and I think you now have permission to knit that second navy raglan you've been eyeing ;). I also wanted to address the gift knitting / knitting what you want to. Sometimes, I cast on something that I really want to knit, but won't necessarily use. It goes straight into my gift knit box after I'm done. That way if people want something or it's gifting time, I or they can just dig in. I highly recommend.
Oh my gosh I cannot recommend color analysis enough! It totally changed how I dress myself and my confidence in what I wear. Excited to see your progress towards your goals 😊
I just want to say how seen I feel with your list of goals. I too have been trying to be quite precise in my colour choice (specifically the seasons! lol), length of sweater discernment, resisting making summer knits because I KNOW I too will worry about sweating in them, and just in general more mindful of what I choose to make. It's so easy imo to not do these things because social media is full of yarn hauls and sped up knitting videos that are fun to watch but take away from the basis of what knitting is: making garments that are to be worn frequently. otherwise why have I spent hours and hours on them? on top of many of your goals, my main one is to keep trying new techniques and stay away from stockinette-only things for a while as I find them kind of tedious. thank you for this thorough reflection!
I 100% agree with you abouit gift knitting through the year. I hate firm deadlines and the stress that goes with it. I too prefer to love to knit, it is my happy time. I'm going to steal that resolution from you if you don't mind! :)
Those were great goals Amy! I believe you could talk about philosophy and I would watch. Love your style of podcast. I loooved seeing your stash! So beautiful and organized! Thank you for sharing! ❤
Loved this podcast! Many of your goals were ones that I should adopt myself. Let’s see how the year goes. My stash is from 30 years ago and yarn, colors and styles have changed.
I always gravitate towards blues and greys and feel like I should branch out. Hearing you say the same about your colour preferences makes me feel better about sticking with the colours I know I love!! I’m looking forward to hearing about your colour assessment process! Thanks for sharing :)
new NEKnits video we are SOOO back 🥰 i love how organized your videos are for when i need to rewatch segments (i do work or knit to these and it helps for that!)
February is definitely not too late to settle on annual goals. Personally I tend think of the start of spring as the "real" start of the year, so I end up making vague NY resolutions and then settling on some "real" goals over the next couple of months. It's smart to allow yourself a little more freedom from sticking strictly to plans. Hopefully that will increase your enjoyment of knitting overall. I'm looking forward to seeing the projects you work on from your books, and I'd be interested in hearing more about what you think of each of title.
Loved this video, Amy. Really agree on trying to not prevent myself from knitting with similar colors/patterns this year. It's good to make what we gravitate to! It just means it'll get more wear. Also really interesting that you don't feel confident in interior design. I think your knitting style is so refined, I would've thought you feel able to pick out the decor for your home in the same way. Can't wait to see what changes you make!
gotta agree w/ the commenters who like your beige room bc it's not distracting from you or your projects. but learning abt interior design sounds like fun. /i think making the same pattern in 2 different colors or yarns would be a good thing, and quicker the 2nd time...but i haven't done it so far./ gotta say, i'm skeptical abt professional color analysis; instead, maybe get Carole Jackson's Color Me Beautiful-written in 1980, so a few things are dated [like assembling a work wardrobe, iirc], but it's very down-to-earth abt color choices to go with various skin tones, and includes some advice on makeup, accessories, etc---and a page for each season with 'tiles' of that season's colors. i tore out the Winter page so i could take it shopping ;-). / knitting random gifts and waiting for them to find homes is brilliant; thanks for reminding me to make hats for the local hat donation project. 🙂
Love in Stitches on TH-cam just posted her knitting intentions for this year too so not late. It takes time to thoughtfully create such a list and January is recovery month in my opinion. I’ve already started my gift knitting for the next holiday season. I’m embracing the fact I really do love gift knitting but like you not in December and adding that they’ll mostly be not in fingering weight! My gift recipients favorites are beanies, fingerless mitts and socks and I’ve made my list of who (7 immediate family members) and what/how many items for each. I’ve beefed up the DK, Sport and Worsted weights in my stash for this purpose as by far the most is fingering weight (I know I can use that held double but mostly not a fan of that process). Scrappy knitting means a lot of weaving in ends so I haven’t done much of that.
"I know what you knit last summer" 😁😁😁😁😁 I think in some ways I am the complete opposite of you, I'm all about spontaneous cast-ons, dozens of WIPs lying around, putting very bold wallpapers on my bedroom wall (I think your bedroom would look lovely in blue). But I have ADHD so that's probably why 😆 Also, I make all my sweaters and their sleeves longer than most patterns suggest. But I'm fairly tall (1,75m, whatever that is in feet^^)
My one goal this year is to add at lease 1 row a month to my scrappy Battenburg crochet blanket and second is to knit a fingering/sock weight undyed cardigan.
My goal is to knit more clothing. I have one shawl that the ends need to be weaved in and I've been putting it off (who else hates that part?!) I have one pull over sweater, one cardigan, a few socks, one t-shirt and one tank top in my knitting plans this year. I also am starting the Petiteknit Moby Neck which I'm super excited about! I also have plans to knit wool baby clothing for my last baby. I have already knit my 2 year old his sweater. My 9 year old requested a set of fingerless mitts with matching slouchy hat that I just cast off and weaved in the ends and she is currently working on her sweater with my assistance since she is just learning how to knit
I've been knitting on and off for 8 years. Mostly hats and headbands. I learned to make socks this year but my main goal is to make a few sweaters and cardigans! You and a couple other TH-cam knitters gave me inspiration and I hope I can tackle a big project.
Hi Amy, I have been following you on You Tube for a while now and really really love your content and your aesthetic. I'm at the point where I am now going back and watching all the episodes I haven't yet watched and it's going by too fast! I've never commented before but what inspired me today was your mention of Custom Made Socks. I, too, have used the book to find my "magic" sock numbers and I'm very interested in watching your own videos where you talk about your journey through that book but I've not yet figured out which episodes those are. Do you happen to know?
Oooh I’ve been wanting to do a color consult too! I’m scared I’m gonna go and they are gonna tell me winter though when my wardrobe is mostly autumn haha. Definitely would be curious with your experience on that!
Hi Amy, I am a new subscriber from NS, Canada. I inventoried my yarn last, organizing it in weight and my goal is to knit from it mostly. Also, to make items I need … I need a spring coat and am making one now. I do a review of my books and magazines every year, so will also do that. I too have Knitting With Olive book and want to make a sweater and use their yarn, which I never have. Attending knitting festivals and retreats too.
I think Laura Penrose is coming out with the Stella quilt blanket like the pillow but blanket so you can use more scraps up. We have a few matching goals: Knit from books I own More outgoing yarn than incoming Figure out my sweater numbers. I think there was another but now I can’t remember 😮
Lately, I've been wondering a lot whether I should still knit for myself at all, even though I love it. I simply have more than I need. I don't like summer knits and I live in a moderate climate, so I wear handmade woolen sweaters for only half a year. But this is perhaps more of a philosophical question than a strictly knitting one.
Amy - Loved your list of intensions/goals. Especially knitting what you love. Me too! As far as color consultants, I live in your area and had my colors done in person by Ginger Burr (her business is Total Image Consultants). She has a TH-cam channel so you can check her out. Her color analysis was extremely personalized. Her location is easy an easy drive. I really enjoy your channel and content. I hope to cross paths with you at Another Yarn someday. ;-)
Can't wait to see what you knit from those books! I have the same ones and can't wait to cast on the Louis sweater from the sandnes garn book. Would love to hear your thoughts on the patterns!
I did my colour analysis last year and it was super fun! Curious to see what you are since that online tool also told me I was a winter, but I'm actually a bright spring 😂wonder if you'll experience something similar
I love these intentions! it's so important to be more thoughtful about a slow craft like knitting. and if you're ever destashing that Vogue stitch dictionary, let me know! I'd happily buy it off you and put it to good use :)
Your yarn stash looked so amazing! I don't like to have mine all out and visible because it normally seems like messy clutter to my eye, but that short clip you showed was beautiful! Have you considered doing a yarn stash tour video?
I am tracking my yarn usage in my notes app very informally with the goal of ending the year without increasing my stash just becasue it is getting a bit big and I find that when I want to cast on I tend to want to purchase a certain type of yarn or colour that isn't in my stash. In January I purchased 8 skeins. I have yet to start the projects that I intended to use them for and I only knit with 4 skeins from stash on a wip. It is interesting to be cognizant of this and realize I don't need to keep buying.
This is such a wonderfully thought out list of intentions. I could go along with this word for word! The buying less is such a challenging one when there is so much temptation out there…I feel like the only way I can control the purchasing is to stop watching TH-cam and instagram…but what is the fun in that? Do you have any strategies for resisting temptation?
Totally agree, I'm a sucker for good marketing and youtube hauls! I'm no expert haha but if I don't set calendar reminders for yarn pre-orders, I often forget about them and that helps me avoid buying. I also set a yarn-buying budget at the beginning of each month and try my best to stick to it!
When you are ready to destash some books from your knitting library, you could use them as prizes for a KAL or other channel challenges. Your followers would be thrilled to win something from NE Knits 😊
I have enjoyed your podcast. I see that your recording from your bedroom, which I feel it would be hard to keep clean but it looks great. I don’t feel you need to change anything and if you bring more things into your room, may look cluttered or distracting for the viewer. Just my thought. Keep up the good work. Love the idea of a color analyst!
I like that you are thinking about interior design. Wouldn't it be nice to film in front of your yarn display board? It looks so beautiful! It would be so lovely to see it feature prominently. My goals are just to continue knitting garments that I can wear daily. I feel like I have been doing that in 2023 as well, so not a real change. I work with the elderly and I don't think it's very appropriate in my job to wear tank tops / revealing outfits, and I personally are not drawn to it either. So I don't understand the appeal really, as it seems most podcasters don't really wear them and they take so long to make. However, I absolutely adore summer knitting, namelijk shirts.
I’m a beginner knitter and my goal this year is to knit my very first sweater and to actually build up a yarn stash. I normally wear size Medium in store bought tops and sweaters. What is a good guideline to buy sweater quantity 🧶 yarn. How much should I be buying?
I'd recommend previewing some sweater patterns you are interested in and write down their required yarn amounts for your size. They will list yarn amounts based on your bust circumference. If you compare a few patterns you should see a similar range of how much yarn you'd need!
Ok, I'm stealing another from you. Magic numbers, who would have thought???!! I definately need that in my life. It is too depressing to spend all that time and multiple try-ons just to finish a sweater and find you hate how it looks on you, the sleeves are an inch and a half to short and the body is two inches too short and it is too tight around the chest. Soooo depressing!
the only thing I want to achieve is patience to NOT buy a lot of yarn just because its on sale or its beautiful. I want to buy specific quantity for specific project only. This way I will spend more money on delivery and skip sales offers, but I will enjoy knitting instead of looking at my huge stash and feeling pressured to finish it. I dont have a 5 year stash, maybe 6 months stash.. but still. I dont like this feeling.
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I’ve never been bothered by the beige room! It feels very comfortable and allows us to focus on you and your fibre art that you’re showing :)
Before you invest in color analysis, do some searching on people who have specific drapes for asian skin tones which are very different from the traditional color drapes. I think there are unique companies who do this. You may in fact be a winter but in the traditional color analysis systems, asians are typically identified as winters across the board when more than half are actually warm toned and are incorrectly categorized. Seeing the colors you choose, I do think the winter colors look great on you!
My goal of using up my stash was realized a couple of years ago. I.limited my buying to special occasions as well as can’t pass up sales. I’m down to a basket of yarn that have projects assigned and looking for future knits. Fortunately I’m content right now knitting on my scrappy mitered shawl/blanket, hat, and shawl.
I don't knit, but there's something about people talking about stuff they are making that's just wholesome and relaxing to me. Especially those summer items you made. They came out beautiful.
Thank you!
So many same AND opposite goals! Buy less yarn? Check. Knit what I love? Check. But also I want to knit more intentionally , less spontaneously, remember to lengthen my sweaters/tops to accomodate my long torso, and focus more on summer weight knits because of the hot climate where I live! Hearing your goals was super helpful in thinking about my own!
I love the thing about color! I am always drawn to pink, any pink for that matter. So every time I buy yarn for a project I choose something that isn't pink but in the end it shouldn't really matter and I don't mind wearing pink everyday 🤣💞
Boring beige bedroom - I was just thinking how nice it looked, calming, with lovely cushions on it. And yes the lighting is great :). I’ve never thought of planning my knits - I’m quite distractible - going with where the whim takes me. I’m not a garment knitter, more shawls, blankets and the like. But I enjoy watching what you create and love your style or aesthetic. You’re a very calm vlogger and I enjoy that
Thank you!
It was so nice to hear someone else talking about wanting to be more open to spontaneous cast-on amid everyone talking about intentional knitting! I might not be a natural planner, but I do feel pressured to always plan out my knitting and stick to it because knitting takes a lot of my time and money and I cannot 'risk' being spontaneous and ending up wasting my resources on something I'm dissatisfied with blah blah blah... Honestly it actually works pretty well with me most of the time, but it does also happen that I get super inspired to cast on something, have the appropriate type & amount of yarn and everything but then push aside the motivation only because 'I'd better stick to the plan and be on the safe side'. But at the end of the day, I knit for pleasure and have no intention to monetise it whatsoever, so I do really want to loosen up a but and allow myself to have more fun, go with the flow and see how things turn out and fear less about things not turning out 'right'.
Ohh!! Scrappy blankets are fun!! Northeasterly, jelly roll, cozy memories, and granny stripes are always super fun to do! And they are long term projects that don't "count" as WIPs until they are finished!!! 😊
I just started a Jelly Roll blanket and am so glad I did! I can use all the scraps and it's been fun to think about the project I used the yarn on. I'm going to look at Northeasterly, I hadn't heard about that one yet. Thanks!
I for one am very happy to hear you will be knitting woolly wools all spring and summer! feel the same way about knitting summer garments and it’s hard to find podcasters to watch during the summer that are knitting things I’m interested in!😊
Oooh! I really like the idea of a curated yarn collection. I feel like it would go well with a capsule wardrobe plan
If you are making more warmer stuff in spring and summer that works great for us in the southern hemisphere where it's autumn and winter!
I have a very simple pullover recipe that’s just plain stockinette. It’s made where it can be a V-neck or a crewneck, but other than that it’s just a plain old worked top-down set in sleeve pattern. I love the result it gives me and I’ve knit three of them for myself! You can never go wrong with something tried and true in my opinion
I have been knitting what I want for years…and put it in my “Christmas Box”. Great yarn, favorite pattern? Yes! Do it and I love how you’ve come to that idea at such a young age! (My box has a few hats/Sophie scarves/samples I knitted for my LYS and now the yarns are all gone!)
Romi Hill has lovely scrap projects you might like!
We definitely have some same goals, and you have a couple that I may borrow. I love that your goals are geared more to principles of knitting life than specific projects or skills.
One thing about the summer knits that I have been interested in (having never made one) is the possible new techniques I might learn from knitting them to just incorporate into my knitting skills by taking on a smaller less costly project. My stash is out of control. Nothing is displayed where I can see what I already have and I have so much unraveled yarn from thrift ship sweaters that I loved but rarely used. The unraveling was comfort and the making with it quickly flew out of my head with all the pretty yarns out in the market. I'm off work next week and plan to really go through my stash and decide what goes and organize what's left in a better way.
I love knitting but last year I somewhat struggled to knit frequently and I was kind of sad about it. This year my goals are to knit more while appreciating it by watching a series or listening to music and podcasts and it already has started to make a difference. I also plan on learning circular knitting yay ☺️
Lovely episode as always - you are so insightful and well-spoken. It’s interesting hearing your thoughts on summer knits - I always wonder if content creators actually wear their knit tanks and tees. I live in a warmish climate (NC) and it gets too hot in the summer here for anything hand knit imo although I haven’t personally tried it. I’m also such a slow knitter still that I need the summer months to work on wooly sweaters regardless.
Lovely episode again 😀 I’am going on 15 march to a color consult. I’am so excited. I think its nice to now your collors. Have fun with your color consult 😀 Greetings Anita
it's never too late to speak about knitting goals! someone's year can start in march, why not :D
My goal this year i just continuing to have fun knitting, casting on what I really want to wear or a technique i want to learn, knitting with my scraps, buying more local yarn, and also exploring more colors (i usually knits neutrals, but maybe a pop of colour is a good idea)
Your goals are very inspiring! My only 2023 goals were to destash, buy less yarn, and to learn to spin my own yarn. I destashed about 75 pounds of acrylic scrap yarn (I had accumulated over about 30 years) to a local group who crochets granny square blankets for local shelters. I bought less yarn than usual (but because I've been buying wool instead of acrylic, it's more expensive), and I learned to spin on both a drop spindle and a wheel. Goals for 2024 are to knit and crochet with more of my handspun, save my fiber budget for the NH Sheep and Wool Festival in May, and to spin enough yarn to knit a sweater (and knit it).
That's so cool! I've been knitting for years but have just gotten into spinning in the last two years. I love it! And I love knitting with my handspun yarn. I learn a lot from my "mistakes" 😂😂
It’s Summer here and I’ve been knitting Winter garments since Christmas. I don’t wear my Summer knits enough to justify knitting more of them. (I prefer shirts and t-shirts.) doing this has helped me enjoy the process more as I’m making garments that I won’t be able to wear for a few months.
I share a lot of similar goals to you! I haven’t had these as explicit goals until now but your goals around spontaneity and magic numbers really resonate with me! I’m also a big planner when it comes to knitting and want to have more room for spontaneous cast ons while still having some sort of intentionality to what I’m casting on and how it fits with my existing wardrobe. Still figuring out how to balance those 😅. I also think getting the right numbers for ease and length are so important for loving your knits and will simplify so much of the knitting process! 100% working on nailing mine down. Great video as always!
I don't really have any specific knitting goals this year. I'll for sure continue to limit my yarn buying. I agree with you about gift knitting for Christmas - it was a lot for me last year, so I plan to gift knit throughout the whole year, when I feel like it. I loved hearing your thoughts and intentions. Right now I just need my knitting to be fun, calming and non-stressful, so I'd love to allow myself to be spontanious as well and knit what I love! Lots of love!
I'm always hesitant to start non-clothing projects but I also have some scraps that need to be taken care of! maybe it's time to start small with a cushion case!
My main guiding principle this year is knitting/crocheting pieces to replace commercially manufactured items in my wardrobe. My secondary guiding principle is using yarn/fiber that brings me joy and letting go of yarn/fiber that doesn't.
Knitting the Sweet Shop Blanket right now. A really fun and addictive knit. I’m using advent yarn, but scraps would work too. Another great scrappy project is the Anesidora shawl.
I have been thinking about doing my "magic numbers", the color analysis and gift knitting throughout the year. I think these things should make my knitting life more enjoyable and much less stressful.
I definitely recommend an in person color analysis. I had mine done several years ago and it was money well spent. I always gravitated towards navy and black. It turns out I am an autumn. Knowing that helps when I am selecting both yarn and ready made clothing. I still occasionally wear navy and black!!
I really enjoyed your video! I decided to set a few goals of my own - including most of yours especially the color analysis, scrappy projects and be more intentional about yarn purchases (social media has me casting on every new trendy project!). There are so many great stash buster sweaters but I don’t trust myself to organize the yarns by color. Also planning to do a pair of socks!
I love hearing everyone sharing their Knitting goals ✨ I think making what you truly want to make is really important, and recently I’ve found myself thinking about what I can make that will be interesting on my youtube channel - instead of what I actually want to make. But I think anyone watching appreciate seeing what people love making, even if it is a «boring» raglan sweater. I loove the colour navy on you, so I’m pro more navy sweaters 😍
I recently got a colour analysis! I did an online one tho, because I couldn’t really find an in person option in Oslo. I made a video about it if you’re curious. But yeah; totally recommend!!
Really engaging video, yet again. Thanks for creating the content. I have many of the same goals. My only other goals are to tackle modifying past knits that I haven’t been wearing to get them into joyful circulation (knowledge of magic numbers and fibers will help reduce these in the future, I am sure) and try more new techniques, as I love learning and there is so much to learn through our knitting. Happy knitting!
I _have_ instituted a yarn ban for myself this year - I'm hoping to move house sometime maybe next year, so working through what I already have will help out with that too. My stash is probably closer to a 5yr stash than your 12-18 month one though, and it'll definitely stress me out less once I've got it to a more manageable size. My other goal is to crank out some socks.
I’m an avid knitter and color analyst 🎨. You’ll love knowing your best colors🎉 so liberating 😅. Love your podcasts!
I think your filming background is terrific, it allows your face and garments to come to forefront and as a viewer it makes it easy to watch
Same goals! You summarized my hope for this knitting year. So far I managed to avoid buying yarn and limit what gift knits I will cast on. I love your idea about the scrappy project. ❤
Knitting what you love is so important! I should probably learn my magic numbers as well.
So excited about the colour analysis bit! I think you're right in that you are a winter, though. I did one virtually (I'm a Spring), but it wasn't in English, so I can't help you there.
That´s interesting to hear your goals. One of my goals in 2023 was not to buy only one skein of yarn - the idea was to "save" money and to make sure I really like the color... but I was never able to knit a sweater out of my stash. I still have lots of single skeins so I bought a pattern by Laura Penrose as well Happy Knitting and thank you for your videos :)
I like your intentions as it really supports the ever growing and changing skills and tastes over the year.
Being retired my knitting budget is not as generous as it was but I have plenty of stash to knit from. At the beginning of the year I pull out all of my stash of both yarns and patterns. I tentatively match yarns and patterns and put them away together. However, I totally know that I can change my mind when a pretty new pattern catches my eye.
Great goals! I am also gift knitting during the year. I was able to purchase yarn in after Christmas sales. I was so exhausted in December and still didn’t finish. I’m glad to just knit a pile of gifts all year round and knit something special for me for a Christmas gift. 🧶
Oh my gosh! Not Too Late!! I loved this thoughtful share. I am very inspired by some of your intentions and plan to incorporate in my planning for 2024.
Knit from books I already have✅
Magic Numbers✅
Glad I found your channel 😊
I think it's really good to have some direction or intention, even if you don't really stick to it.
I do feel like on some level, your success is largely because you knit to the algorithm, conscious or not. You have a sizeable following, and I think you now have permission to knit that second navy raglan you've been eyeing ;).
I also wanted to address the gift knitting / knitting what you want to. Sometimes, I cast on something that I really want to knit, but won't necessarily use. It goes straight into my gift knit box after I'm done. That way if people want something or it's gifting time, I or they can just dig in. I highly recommend.
Oh my gosh I cannot recommend color analysis enough! It totally changed how I dress myself and my confidence in what I wear. Excited to see your progress towards your goals 😊
I just want to say how seen I feel with your list of goals. I too have been trying to be quite precise in my colour choice (specifically the seasons! lol), length of sweater discernment, resisting making summer knits because I KNOW I too will worry about sweating in them, and just in general more mindful of what I choose to make. It's so easy imo to not do these things because social media is full of yarn hauls and sped up knitting videos that are fun to watch but take away from the basis of what knitting is: making garments that are to be worn frequently. otherwise why have I spent hours and hours on them? on top of many of your goals, my main one is to keep trying new techniques and stay away from stockinette-only things for a while as I find them kind of tedious. thank you for this thorough reflection!
You could use your knitting book library as a backdrop. Two birds with one stone: interior design and books.
I 100% agree with you abouit gift knitting through the year. I hate firm deadlines and the stress that goes with it. I too prefer to love to knit, it is my happy time. I'm going to steal that resolution from you if you don't mind! :)
Those were great goals Amy! I believe you could talk about philosophy and I would watch. Love your style of podcast. I loooved seeing your stash! So beautiful and organized! Thank you for sharing! ❤
Loved this podcast! Many of your goals were ones that I should adopt myself. Let’s see how the year goes. My stash is from 30 years ago and yarn, colors and styles have changed.
My scraps are always on hold for scrappy baby knits (stripes, marled and colourwork etc) really great at baby gift knits!
I always gravitate towards blues and greys and feel like I should branch out. Hearing you say the same about your colour preferences makes me feel better about sticking with the colours I know I love!! I’m looking forward to hearing about your colour assessment process! Thanks for sharing :)
new NEKnits video we are SOOO back 🥰 i love how organized your videos are for when i need to rewatch segments (i do work or knit to these and it helps for that!)
February is definitely not too late to settle on annual goals. Personally I tend think of the start of spring as the "real" start of the year, so I end up making vague NY resolutions and then settling on some "real" goals over the next couple of months.
It's smart to allow yourself a little more freedom from sticking strictly to plans. Hopefully that will increase your enjoyment of knitting overall.
I'm looking forward to seeing the projects you work on from your books, and I'd be interested in hearing more about what you think of each of title.
Loved this video, Amy. Really agree on trying to not prevent myself from knitting with similar colors/patterns this year. It's good to make what we gravitate to! It just means it'll get more wear. Also really interesting that you don't feel confident in interior design. I think your knitting style is so refined, I would've thought you feel able to pick out the decor for your home in the same way. Can't wait to see what changes you make!
I am going to use the "use knitting books I own", as well as getting rid of ones I don't use. Thank you 😊
gotta agree w/ the commenters who like your beige room bc it's not distracting from you or your projects. but learning abt interior design sounds like fun. /i think making the same pattern in 2 different colors or yarns would be a good thing, and quicker the 2nd time...but i haven't done it so far./ gotta say, i'm skeptical abt professional color analysis; instead, maybe get Carole Jackson's Color Me Beautiful-written in 1980, so a few things are dated [like assembling a work wardrobe, iirc], but it's very down-to-earth abt color choices to go with various skin tones, and includes some advice on makeup, accessories, etc---and a page for each season with 'tiles' of that season's colors. i tore out the Winter page so i could take it shopping ;-). / knitting random gifts and waiting for them to find homes is brilliant; thanks for reminding me to make hats for the local hat donation project. 🙂
Love in Stitches on TH-cam just posted her knitting intentions for this year too so not late. It takes time to thoughtfully create such a list and January is recovery month in my opinion. I’ve already started my gift knitting for the next holiday season. I’m embracing the fact I really do love gift knitting but like you not in December and adding that they’ll mostly be not in fingering weight! My gift recipients favorites are beanies, fingerless mitts and socks and I’ve made my list of who (7 immediate family members) and what/how many items for each. I’ve beefed up the DK, Sport and Worsted weights in my stash for this purpose as by far the most is fingering weight (I know I can use that held double but mostly not a fan of that process). Scrappy knitting means a lot of weaving in ends so I haven’t done much of that.
I make stuff all the time that are possible gifts. When someone sees it and loves it , then I know who it belongs to!
Love your intentions! I can relate to ALL of them! I’m trying to knit three projects before buying any yarn…..doing well so far! 😂
I love the gift knitting ideas you have!
"I know what you knit last summer" 😁😁😁😁😁
I think in some ways I am the complete opposite of you, I'm all about spontaneous cast-ons, dozens of WIPs lying around, putting very bold wallpapers on my bedroom wall (I think your bedroom would look lovely in blue). But I have ADHD so that's probably why 😆
Also, I make all my sweaters and their sleeves longer than most patterns suggest. But I'm fairly tall (1,75m, whatever that is in feet^^)
i would love an english version of your book! love all of your designs!
Love your goals! I also want to remind myself to knit things I love and stress less about having too many wips!!
You could knit the LauraPenrose pillows and blanket during your summer knits for content.
My one goal this year is to add at lease 1 row a month to my scrappy Battenburg crochet blanket and second is to knit a fingering/sock weight undyed cardigan.
My goal is to knit more clothing. I have one shawl that the ends need to be weaved in and I've been putting it off (who else hates that part?!) I have one pull over sweater, one cardigan, a few socks, one t-shirt and one tank top in my knitting plans this year. I also am starting the Petiteknit Moby Neck which I'm super excited about! I also have plans to knit wool baby clothing for my last baby. I have already knit my 2 year old his sweater. My 9 year old requested a set of fingerless mitts with matching slouchy hat that I just cast off and weaved in the ends and she is currently working on her sweater with my assistance since she is just learning how to knit
I really love that dark blue sweater on you! Especially with the earrings it looks really chic :)
I've been knitting on and off for 8 years. Mostly hats and headbands. I learned to make socks this year but my main goal is to make a few sweaters and cardigans! You and a couple other TH-cam knitters gave me inspiration and I hope I can tackle a big project.
Good luck! I'm sure you can do it!
@@neknits Thank you Amy 🥰
Hi Amy, I have been following you on You Tube for a while now and really really love your content and your aesthetic. I'm at the point where I am now going back and watching all the episodes I haven't yet watched and it's going by too fast! I've never commented before but what inspired me today was your mention of Custom Made Socks. I, too, have used the book to find my "magic" sock numbers and I'm very interested in watching your own videos where you talk about your journey through that book but I've not yet figured out which episodes those are. Do you happen to know?
Oooh I’ve been wanting to do a color consult too! I’m scared I’m gonna go and they are gonna tell me winter though when my wardrobe is mostly autumn haha. Definitely would be curious with your experience on that!
I hope you get to do it one day!
Hi Amy, I am a new subscriber from NS, Canada. I inventoried my yarn last, organizing it in weight and my goal is to knit from it mostly. Also, to make items I need … I need a spring coat and am making one now. I do a review of my books and magazines every year, so will also do that. I too have Knitting With Olive book and want to make a sweater and use their yarn, which I never have. Attending knitting festivals and retreats too.
I think Laura Penrose is coming out with the Stella quilt blanket like the pillow but blanket so you can use more scraps up.
We have a few matching goals:
Knit from books I own
More outgoing yarn than incoming
Figure out my sweater numbers.
I think there was another but now I can’t remember 😮
Lately, I've been wondering a lot whether I should still knit for myself at all, even though I love it. I simply have more than I need. I don't like summer knits and I live in a moderate climate, so I wear handmade woolen sweaters for only half a year. But this is perhaps more of a philosophical question than a strictly knitting one.
Amy - Loved your list of intensions/goals. Especially knitting what you love. Me too! As far as color consultants, I live in your area and had my colors done in person by Ginger Burr (her business is Total Image Consultants). She has a TH-cam channel so you can check her out. Her color analysis was extremely personalized. Her location is easy an easy drive. I really enjoy your channel and content. I hope to cross paths with you at Another Yarn someday. ;-)
Thank you Lois! I'm at Another Yarn a lot haha, I hope we can cross paths as well! :)
I adore you. You are so authentic and real. Your style is great.
I think my biggest goal is to knit things that use techniques I haven't used before. I look forward to learning more
I‘s never to late to set some intentions!
Can't wait to see what you knit from those books! I have the same ones and can't wait to cast on the Louis sweater from the sandnes garn book. Would love to hear your thoughts on the patterns!
I did my colour analysis last year and it was super fun! Curious to see what you are since that online tool also told me I was a winter, but I'm actually a bright spring 😂wonder if you'll experience something similar
This NC coastal gal is committing to more warm weather knits. Our winters are just not cold enough to fill my handknit repertoire with woolies.
I love these intentions! it's so important to be more thoughtful about a slow craft like knitting. and if you're ever destashing that Vogue stitch dictionary, let me know! I'd happily buy it off you and put it to good use :)
Your yarn stash looked so amazing! I don't like to have mine all out and visible because it normally seems like messy clutter to my eye, but that short clip you showed was beautiful! Have you considered doing a yarn stash tour video?
Yes! It's actually going to be my next non-podcast video 😉
I am tracking my yarn usage in my notes app very informally with the goal of ending the year without increasing my stash just becasue it is getting a bit big and I find that when I want to cast on I tend to want to purchase a certain type of yarn or colour that isn't in my stash.
In January I purchased 8 skeins. I have yet to start the projects that I intended to use them for and I only knit with 4 skeins from stash on a wip. It is interesting to be cognizant of this and realize I don't need to keep buying.
This is such a wonderfully thought out list of intentions. I could go along with this word for word! The buying less is such a challenging one when there is so much temptation out there…I feel like the only way I can control the purchasing is to stop watching TH-cam and instagram…but what is the fun in that? Do you have any strategies for resisting temptation?
Totally agree, I'm a sucker for good marketing and youtube hauls! I'm no expert haha but if I don't set calendar reminders for yarn pre-orders, I often forget about them and that helps me avoid buying. I also set a yarn-buying budget at the beginning of each month and try my best to stick to it!
My goal for this year is finishing more large projects 😅 First step is starting my easter project the Porcelain Sweater ❤
Kay Jones of the Bakery Bears podcast has a Jelly Roll Blanket to make with your scraps.
When you are ready to destash some books from your knitting library, you could use them as prizes for a KAL or other channel challenges. Your followers would be thrilled to win something from NE Knits 😊
That's a great idea!
Loved your video!
I've been trying to find that Sandnes Garn catalog! I'm dying to knit the Abby sweater featured in it. Where were you able to purchase it?
I have enjoyed your podcast. I see that your recording from your bedroom, which I feel it would be hard to keep clean but it looks great. I don’t feel you need to change anything and if you bring more things into your room, may look cluttered or distracting for the viewer. Just my thought. Keep up the good work. Love the idea of a color analyst!
I like that you are thinking about interior design. Wouldn't it be nice to film in front of your yarn display board? It looks so beautiful! It would be so lovely to see it feature prominently.
My goals are just to continue knitting garments that I can wear daily. I feel like I have been doing that in 2023 as well, so not a real change.
I work with the elderly and I don't think it's very appropriate in my job to wear tank tops / revealing outfits, and I personally are not drawn to it either. So I don't understand the appeal really, as it seems most podcasters don't really wear them and they take so long to make. However, I absolutely adore summer knitting, namelijk shirts.
I’m a beginner knitter and my goal this year is to knit my very first sweater and to actually build up a yarn stash.
I normally wear size Medium in store bought tops and sweaters. What is a good guideline to buy sweater quantity 🧶 yarn. How much should I be buying?
I'd recommend previewing some sweater patterns you are interested in and write down their required yarn amounts for your size. They will list yarn amounts based on your bust circumference. If you compare a few patterns you should see a similar range of how much yarn you'd need!
Yeah more 💙🔵 Blue. Love blue🩵
hi i enjoyed watching you
Can I have the name of those books, please?
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Ok, I'm stealing another from you. Magic numbers, who would have thought???!! I definately need that in my life. It is too depressing to spend all that time and multiple try-ons just to finish a sweater and find you hate how it looks on you, the sleeves are an inch and a half to short and the body is two inches too short and it is too tight around the chest. Soooo depressing!
the only thing I want to achieve is patience to NOT buy a lot of yarn just because its on sale or its beautiful. I want to buy specific quantity for specific project only. This way I will spend more money on delivery and skip sales offers, but I will enjoy knitting instead of looking at my huge stash and feeling pressured to finish it. I dont have a 5 year stash, maybe 6 months stash.. but still. I dont like this feeling.
I hadn't hear the term "magic numbers" before. It's so smart, I feel very inspired to do the same now! 🩷