I really love how you've chosen to use that yellow yarn. I think the combination of the bright body with the colorwork sleeves will have a neat funky vibe. Thanks for letting us in on your decision making process.
Frankly, I’m such a fan of your “cast on with me” 😘 I love to hear your thinking process. I’m ordering a Japanese color book. Thank you so much for sharing…
Very inspiring Shannon! I have a similar Japanese book of colour combinations that I love but haven’t used that closely before but this may change. Loved seeing you work through and all the swatches - this is what I do too, even if I keep yarn attached and unravel once I’ve picked colours and gauge. People who moan about swatching don’t understand that seeing the yarn knit up is such an important step in achieving a garment that you love. I think you ended up with the perfect colours for each knit. And I hadn’t seen the Stowaway, just love it, thanks for showing it and love the black and white
Happy to spread the love for swatching!! It does really help, and beats having to unravel a full size project! I love the test knitters versions of Stowaway. They're so inspiring! ❤️❤️❤️
I really like your colors for the Inge sweater solo. I put that sweat in my queue, and I am tempted to knit it in the original colors. I can't wait to see yours finished. Happy knitting.
Thank you Shannon for this episode! I find you followed a very interesting processto decide what to cast on and choosing yarn that you want to use as a starting point! I am right now trying to do the same. Working on tge Trouville sweater from Sophie Ochera but I am trying to make it work from 2 colours of Jamieson and Smith that I have enough of for the main colour. Had I been shopping, I probably would have chosen different MC. I had to rip back my yoke many times so far because I didn’t want to swatch for color combinations ( there are like 10 + different colours on the yoke). I finally decided decided to go for a rather safe palette: all warm fall colours. I still may have to rip back at some point but trying to minimize that. I find it difficult to get a good color combination when there are lots of colours being used. It is a fun challenge though! Love you and all your content ❤
I have that sweater queued! It's so adorable! I've got to get back to color work yoke at some point! They fit so nice ❤️ Sounds like you hit on a workable palette! Hope it goes smoothly!! ❤️❤️❤️
Love this format of podcasting!! I am interested in how you work through colors and patterns, keep it up! I love, love your final swatch, can't wait to see it cast on. It's going to be stunning! Diane in SC
Love your color ideas and need to checkout that book! I have had FOMO for so long wanting one of Amy’s bag and finally got one!….green apple sock bag and it’s beautiful.
Frankly, not a big fan of your "cast on with me", episodes but this was interesting. I do wonder, though, why are you doing any colorwork except maybe stripes with DK, given that you fingering is supposedly best for you. DK in allover colorwork makes it TK (triple knit, really really thick and warm)...
Funny you say that about not being a fan of this style. Folks whine that podcasts all follow the same FO-Wip format- “so dull & predictable!”So I try something different- and get far less views- At some point I’ll stop this format but for now I’m having fun. Also kindly realize I make this much money doing all this work on my channel -> $0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ and get this many sponsorships -> 0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ As to why knit color work with Dk? Because not everything I knit is practical. That would be so boring. I give away the sweaters that I don’t wear anymore. Some as soon as I cast off. It’s how it goes sometimes. I enjoyed reading your point of view! Thanks ❤️
I do not know about your views and earnings and sponsorships, and even less about your expectations of rewards from doing the YT videos. All I can tell you is that I did not like at all your cast-ons video so far (too slow for me...), maybe I gave up on them too quickly, since I like your regular videos quite a lot. This time I was drawn to watching because of the Japanese color book and really just for that, since you mentioned it quickly in the beginning - a friend of mine was showing me the booklet a couple of weeks ago and I was intrigued. Anyway, I agree there are sooo many podcasters doing the same cookie-cut predictable shows, and I am one of those that find them dull and at most just skim through practically all of them, although I used to follow many enthusiastically - I like yours much better probably because of your personality (which I like and enjoy) and different aesthetics (which is absolutely not mine cup of tea). IMHO: there is a lot whining from the podcasters about the view counts lately, this is also something that is getting dull and predictable. Probably the market of knitting podcasts is getting overly mature... I recommend questioning yourself thoroughly WHY you are doing the videos. You gave me impressions that it amuses you, that it is just for a pure hobby and just pure joy of sharing YOUR knitting ways. I understand it would be great if getting lots of views, praise, money, sponsorship - but this is realistic just for a few lucky ones. I would miss YOU if you stop podcasting, but continue doing it ONLY if doing it makes you happy, do not do it if for profit - you'd be better off cleaning other people's homes in this time :-( All the best
@@anciify Oh, totally!! No worries! The ONLY reasons I do these videos is for fun, to share the love the process of knitting, and to meet like minded, knit-loving people! I have zero interest in monetizing this channel or experience. I see what it has done to others. No need for me to clean people houses either- LOL 😂 but yeah- I hear you- at least that would be a more bankable hustle! Do I need to say that I'm here for the fun of it more often? I forget that people come and go 😮💨 I know you're a long time viewer and I appreciate that!! I've enjoyed chatting! ❤❤❤
