I love this! I started the year with 38 WIP’s and no plan other than just get them done. After 5 months of plodding along I still have 26 left and am completely overwhelmed! This kind of planning is what I have needed. Breaking up the projects into smaller goals is brilliant and I am excited to get started making my plan for June! Thank you so much!!! I’ll be watching this over and over as inspiration 😊
In a way I'm the same way. In the morning I do something simple, in the afternoon and evening time I work on the project I need to finish and then in the evening I would either work on something that puts my brain to the test or something simple. Then continue that process. I do have some projects that I have to complete in 6 months time, I'm trying to finish those, but I keep telling myself that I can. 🤗. Thanks for uplifting my positivity.
Thank you for sharing your process, Natalie! For me it's more fun to CO than to finish, so this will keep me accountable to finish more WIPS, and move through my stash. I really enjoy and look forward to your podcasts.
Can you please also make a video at the end of the month showing what you managed to do and what changed along the way? And what you plan to do differently each month or how your strategies change over time. I am a perfectionist and often get caught up in feelings of failure when I don’t meet my goals. So I am really curious as to how you deal with that and tips and tricks on how to cope with “failing” at your set goals.
I love the planning that you do for your projects! I keep a calendar planner and jot whatever the last row or write "completed" so that I know what it is I've done last. Im going to plan more like what you've done with WIPs, and new cast on projects! I'm sure to keep things moving along with helpful tips like the ones you shown!
All of my wip's, new cast-ons, and finished projects are basically in just two categories. I only knit socks and crochet blankets. But I do admire how your personal skills have you organize them in a journal. You're concise and completely spot on in your goals Nat. Nice podcast. Hopefully some of your viewers will create their own monthly plannings as you have indicated. Ken
I love the idea of using two colors for the body of the shorts ! I was a tester for the Twisted Tea shorts and I love them. I ended up making a reverse matching Secret Summer Tank with my leftovers
This planning process was so satisfying to watch. I am always struggling with my projects. Because I have a lot of projects on the go (more than 10), so I always feel guilty for not working on them and instead casting on something new. But I also want to cast on new projects if I see something I like and not force myself to work on something I don’t like to work on at the moment. So it’s a constant struggle. The fact you allow yourself to cast on a few projects every month in spite of not finishing everything from last month is an eyeopener. I am going to try this process for the month of June. Wish me luck!
Thank you so much for this video! It has really helped me to attempt to organize my current and future projects in a more linear way. Thanks for that peace of mind. Have a great week!
Absolutely LOVE this!❤️ I am very much a planner and this is so me. Your last video has motivated me to sort my yarn, work on using my stash (that will take a long time…), and plan out my summer projects.
I like the idea of writing down "knitting" plans and not just focusing on WIP. Realized that I am looking forward to starting summer projects when school is out.
I am definitely a planner, just like you. I have been doing 'maintenance planning' for quite some time now, I just didn't call it that. I find that it works best as it helps you complete a few WIPS at a time and then you don't feel super overwhelmed by all of your projects. I also enjoy the whole process of planning, so my journal is a little more colourful and vibrant LOL. Thanks for an awesome video : )
💡 this was really helpful. I love planning and I have three planners…. One each for work, crafts and a catch all for life. I then found out how terrible I was at it and my planners were put on the back burner. I realize after listening to your podcast that I am fighting perfectionism. So many light bulbs recently… I am going to try to use this!
I love this process!! I have slowly adopted this for the past few months and my knitting life has completely changed for the better! 😁🧶 Thank you for explaining in detail!! 💕🌸💖💗🌺🌸💞🌺💗💕🌸
I love your planning ideas! This year I bought a journal to start tracking my knitting and quilting projects and I am definitly going to incorporate your planning techniques into both hobbies! I often overwhelm myself with all the things I want to start and finish and I love how this will help to sort and settle my thoughts on it!
Hi Natalie! Mine is similar to yours. I have a notebook and I plan for the next month by looking at my current month on the progress I did for that current month. I have different categories like Project Plans for the month, WIPs, cast on, knit a long/ make a long, Finished objects and notes.
Thank you so much for sharing this with us all. It is really going to help me with my knitting as I seem to cast on all the things then can't keep up so never finish alot of projects.
That Twisted Tea Shorts pattern is so cool! I'd do the white for the contrast waistband/edge and then in between I could see a fade of those two colors (pink into purple or vice versa) being super cute! But alternating would also be really pretty.
Really enjoyed this! Right now in my life, I find that switching between projects really slows me down, so I just have one main project a week (rotating cycle of three weeks- one project for me, one for my daughter or a gift, and one week of needlepoint/ embroidery ). However I always have whichever is the simplest handy so I can grab something if I’m on a conference call or need something comforting!
Nice one Natalie! I’m going to try a variation of your planning system. I’m switching the CO and finishing columns and replacing maintenance with progress goals for bigger projects. I’m also thinking that not being overly ambitious would work well as well as being relaxed and flexible. Love the pink pen!!
I applauded you guys!!! I don’t plan what I’m knitting in each month that’s just too much with life, work, family etc. if I see something I like I just go for it but I do like to keep a sock on the needles 😜
Great video - thanks. I thought I wasn’t a planner with my knitting as I have to plan so much for my job (high school art teacher). But watching this has made me think that I might get more satisfaction from my knitting if I gave this a go!
You would look adorable in those shorts. I like your color scheme choices then you should make a top to match if you have extra. Thank you for sharing how you are planning out your work very helpful.
Hi Natalie I mainly crochet and do some knitting and am not a planner which makes me tend to get into a rut sometimes, I think writing things down and organising a bit will help ,great tips Kaye x pretty yarn you have picked out !
I just recently found your channel. I really enjoyed the way you explain and present all your ideas and projects. Do you have an episode where you talk about how you go about picking what yarn weights, material, how many, ect?
I just made a pair of the twisted tea shorts and I live in them!!! I'm going to make some more pairs and am wondering myself which of my stash yarn colors I want to use. If it were me, making a new pair, knowing what I know now, I would use the more purple color as the main color on the shorts (I prefer darker colors on my bottom half) and mix in the pink if you are worried, but depending on your size, you might get away with one skein, I knit the size 4, but shortened the body and only used one skein. I think the speckled yarn would look pretty as a tee. And the pink as accent on the shorts (the waist band is so comfy and stretchy) and tee.
Love your organization plan. I definitely need to add the maintenance part if I'm to succeed. Otherwise, I just get the plan on paper and forget to consult it regularly.
Great video. I'm tempted to do something similar as I have so many projects I want to do in my head but no plan for completing them! I would not have considered doing knitted shorts so I can't wait to see how they turn out x
ok, I was not even thinking about helical knitting at all! but could you fade the purple and pink and the cream for the CC? And then you might even have enough of the cream left for a matching beachcomber tank!!
My problem is I way over-estimate my productivity so I will say “yes I will finish this sweater yoke by Wednesday evening so I can split the sleeves and take the body to knit night on Thursday”…then I realise the yoke is in 3 sections, etc and there’s absolutely no way I can’t finish it in a week, more like 3 or 4 depending on how distracted I get with other things.
I love this! I started the year with 38 WIP’s and no plan other than just get them done. After 5 months of plodding along I still have 26 left and am completely overwhelmed! This kind of planning is what I have needed. Breaking up the projects into smaller goals is brilliant and I am excited to get started making my plan for June! Thank you so much!!! I’ll be watching this over and over as inspiration 😊
Holy crap. You must be a really fast knitter to plan so many projects in one month. Good for u. 😊
I will never be this organized, my organization is having no more than 3 project on the needles but I will admire 😂😂♥️
In a way I'm the same way. In the morning I do something simple, in the afternoon and evening time I work on the project I need to finish and then in the evening I would either work on something that puts my brain to the test or something simple. Then continue that process. I do have some projects that I have to complete in 6 months time, I'm trying to finish those, but I keep telling myself that I can. 🤗. Thanks for uplifting my positivity.
I am going to tweak your plan to fit me. Thanks.
Thank you for sharing your process, Natalie! For me it's more fun to CO than to finish, so this will keep me accountable to finish more WIPS, and move through my stash. I really enjoy and look forward to your podcasts.
Can you please also make a video at the end of the month showing what you managed to do and what changed along the way? And what you plan to do differently each month or how your strategies change over time. I am a perfectionist and often get caught up in feelings of failure when I don’t meet my goals. So I am really curious as to how you deal with that and tips and tricks on how to cope with “failing” at your set goals.
I love the planning that you do for your projects! I keep a calendar planner and jot whatever the last row or write "completed" so that I know what it is I've done last. Im going to plan more like what you've done with WIPs, and new cast on projects! I'm sure to keep things moving along with helpful tips like the ones you shown!
All of my wip's, new cast-ons, and finished projects are basically in just two categories. I only knit socks and crochet blankets. But I do admire how your personal skills have you organize them in a journal. You're concise and completely spot on in your goals Nat. Nice podcast. Hopefully some of your viewers will create their own monthly plannings as you have indicated. Ken
I love the idea of using two colors for the body of the shorts ! I was a tester for the Twisted Tea shorts and I love them. I ended up making a reverse matching Secret Summer Tank with my leftovers
I love learning how you organize and plan! Thanks for sharing 😊
This planning process was so satisfying to watch. I am always struggling with my projects. Because I have a lot of projects on the go (more than 10), so I always feel guilty for not working on them and instead casting on something new. But I also want to cast on new projects if I see something I like and not force myself to work on something I don’t like to work on at the moment. So it’s a constant struggle. The fact you allow yourself to cast on a few projects every month in spite of not finishing everything from last month is an eyeopener. I am going to try this process for the month of June. Wish me luck!
Thank you so much for this video! It has really helped me to attempt to organize my current and future projects in a more linear way. Thanks for that peace of mind. Have a great week!
This is FABULOUS and I love it 🤩 thank you for sharing!!!
Absolutely LOVE this!❤️ I am very much a planner and this is so me. Your last video has motivated me to sort my yarn, work on using my stash (that will take a long time…), and plan out my summer projects.
I like the idea of writing down "knitting" plans and not just focusing on WIP. Realized that I am looking forward to starting summer projects when school is out.
Natalie, I just found this video and loved it! I am definitely going to do this planning each month since I never seem to get things done! Thank you!
I am definitely a planner, just like you. I have been doing 'maintenance planning' for quite some time now, I just didn't call it that. I find that it works best as it helps you complete a few WIPS at a time and then you don't feel super overwhelmed by all of your projects. I also enjoy the whole process of planning, so my journal is a little more colourful and vibrant LOL. Thanks for an awesome video : )
💡 this was really helpful. I love planning and I have three planners…. One each for work, crafts and a catch all for life. I then found out how terrible I was at it and my planners were put on the back burner. I realize after listening to your podcast that I am fighting perfectionism. So many light bulbs recently… I am going to try to use this!
Love this. Thanks for the tips and for another great episode!
I love this process!! I have slowly adopted this for the past few months and my knitting life has completely changed for the better! 😁🧶 Thank you for explaining in detail!! 💕🌸💖💗🌺🌸💞🌺💗💕🌸
I love your planning ideas! This year I bought a journal to start tracking my knitting and quilting projects and I am definitly going to incorporate your planning techniques into both hobbies! I often overwhelm myself with all the things I want to start and finish and I love how this will help to sort and settle my thoughts on it!
Love your organizational planner! I'm adding using up my 'downstairs yarn' to my list. Thanks!
Hi Natalie! Mine is similar to yours. I have a notebook and I plan for the next month by looking at my current month on the progress I did for that current month. I have different categories like Project Plans for the month, WIPs, cast on, knit a long/ make a long, Finished objects and notes.
This is so helpful! I'm usually much more manic with my crochet projects, so I think having a laid out plan like this would really help me
Thank you so much for sharing this with us all. It is really going to help me with my knitting as I seem to cast on all the things then can't keep up so never finish alot of projects.
Perfect timing! I’m nearing the finish line for gift knits and needed to organize it better. Cannot wait to give this a try! Thank you! 💕
That Twisted Tea Shorts pattern is so cool! I'd do the white for the contrast waistband/edge and then in between I could see a fade of those two colors (pink into purple or vice versa) being super cute! But alternating would also be really pretty.
Really enjoyed this! Right now in my life, I find that switching between projects really slows me down, so I just have one main project a week (rotating cycle of three weeks- one project for me, one for my daughter or a gift, and one week of needlepoint/ embroidery ). However I always have whichever is the simplest handy so I can grab something if I’m on a conference call or need something comforting!
Nice one Natalie! I’m going to try a variation of your planning system. I’m switching the CO and finishing columns and replacing maintenance with progress goals for bigger projects. I’m also thinking that not being overly ambitious would work well as well as being relaxed and flexible. Love the pink pen!!
This is such a good idea I really need to do this with all of my wips. I like the maintenance part. Thanks for sharing this with us.
I applauded you guys!!! I don’t plan what I’m knitting in each month that’s just too much with life, work, family etc. if I see something I like I just go for it but I do like to keep a sock on the needles 😜
Great video - thanks. I thought I wasn’t a planner with my knitting as I have to plan so much for my job (high school art teacher). But watching this has made me think that I might get more satisfaction from my knitting if I gave this a go!
I love this idea!!! You could call maintenance knitting “maintenance making” since you are doing both crafts
You would look adorable in those shorts. I like your color scheme choices then you should make a top to match if you have extra. Thank you for sharing how you are planning out your work very helpful.
Hi Natalie I mainly crochet and do some knitting and am not a planner which makes me tend to get into a rut sometimes, I think writing things down and organising a bit will help ,great tips Kaye x pretty yarn you have picked out !
I just recently found your channel. I really enjoyed the way you explain and present all your ideas and projects. Do you have an episode where you talk about how you go about picking what yarn weights, material, how many, ect?
Thanks for the great tips
I’m with you on having a plan but knowing that I can deviate from it as I see fit!
I just made a pair of the twisted tea shorts and I live in them!!! I'm going to make some more pairs and am wondering myself which of my stash yarn colors I want to use. If it were me, making a new pair, knowing what I know now, I would use the more purple color as the main color on the shorts (I prefer darker colors on my bottom half) and mix in the pink if you are worried, but depending on your size, you might get away with one skein, I knit the size 4, but shortened the body and only used one skein. I think the speckled yarn would look pretty as a tee. And the pink as accent on the shorts (the waist band is so comfy and stretchy) and tee.
Love your organization plan. I definitely need to add the maintenance part if I'm to succeed. Otherwise, I just get the plan on paper and forget to consult it regularly.
Thanks for sharing. I go with the flow however I may consider some of you strategy
Great video. I'm tempted to do something similar as I have so many projects I want to do in my head but no plan for completing them! I would not have considered doing knitted shorts so I can't wait to see how they turn out x
I have yarn waiting for the Alder Grove sweater as well. Maybe fall garment MAL? We shall see
Natalie you may turn me into a planner 😂
Hello from Mounds Illinois!
I have been trying to figure out how to plan for those KAL’s that come up. I like your suggestions
ok, I was not even thinking about helical knitting at all! but could you fade the purple and pink and the cream for the CC? And then you might even have enough of the cream left for a matching beachcomber tank!!
My problem is I way over-estimate my productivity so I will say “yes I will finish this sweater yoke by Wednesday evening so I can split the sleeves and take the body to knit night on Thursday”…then I realise the yoke is in 3 sections, etc and there’s absolutely no way I can’t finish it in a week, more like 3 or 4 depending on how distracted I get with other things.