1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,962 Okay. Hi guys! I'm very excited because 2 00:00:01,962 --> 00:00:05,292 today we're doing our first annual project-planning video. 3 00:00:05,292 --> 00:00:06,965 I asked on my Instagram story 4 00:00:06,965 --> 00:00:08,145 if y'all would wanna see this 5 00:00:08,145 --> 00:00:09,803 because it is going to have a lot of spoilers 6 00:00:09,803 --> 00:00:11,035 for what I make this year. 7 00:00:11,035 --> 00:00:12,453 Most of you voted yes. 8 00:00:12,453 --> 00:00:15,733 And I think it would be really helpful for me because 9 00:00:15,733 --> 00:00:17,285 I feel like the past few years 10 00:00:17,285 --> 00:00:19,040 the projects I make... 11 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:20,430 I'm not very intentional about it. 12 00:00:20,430 --> 00:00:22,400 It's like, oh, I saw this inspo photo 13 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:24,027 or oh, I have this yarn. 14 00:00:24,027 --> 00:00:25,654 And then some of the larger undertakings 15 00:00:25,654 --> 00:00:26,881 or more creative projects 16 00:00:26,881 --> 00:00:28,561 that I am very passionate about 17 00:00:28,561 --> 00:00:30,210 just kind of fall by the wayside. 18 00:00:30,210 --> 00:00:31,963 I also want to be more intentional about my yarn, 19 00:00:31,963 --> 00:00:33,415 because y'all have probably noticed 20 00:00:33,415 --> 00:00:35,391 I just buy whatever yarn I think is pretty 21 00:00:35,391 --> 00:00:37,438 and then find a way to use it later. 22 00:00:37,438 --> 00:00:38,688 But there are certain projects 23 00:00:38,688 --> 00:00:39,819 where I'm not gonna make it 24 00:00:39,819 --> 00:00:41,826 unless I have the perfect yarn for it. 25 00:00:41,826 --> 00:00:43,189 So I kinda wanna identify 26 00:00:43,189 --> 00:00:44,598 the gaps in my yarn stash 27 00:00:44,598 --> 00:00:46,277 and make those purchases ahead of time. 28 00:00:46,277 --> 00:00:47,996 And I think for you guys, 29 00:00:47,996 --> 00:00:49,619 it would be fun to get more of a look 30 00:00:49,619 --> 00:00:51,954 into how I find inspo and plan my projects. 31 00:00:51,954 --> 00:00:53,170 Like, usually when I start a video 32 00:00:53,170 --> 00:00:54,369 I already know what I'm gonna make, 33 00:00:54,369 --> 00:00:55,627 but today we're just gonna 34 00:00:55,627 --> 00:00:57,574 do like a live brainstorm session 35 00:00:57,574 --> 00:00:59,130 so scroll through my Instagram saved 36 00:00:59,130 --> 00:01:00,613 my Pineterst boards 37 00:01:00,613 --> 00:01:01,883 and just start figuring out 38 00:01:01,883 --> 00:01:03,552 which projects I'm most excited about. 39 00:01:03,552 --> 00:01:04,500 Now if you watch my videos 40 00:01:04,500 --> 00:01:05,379 you can probably guess 41 00:01:05,379 --> 00:01:06,479 that I'm gonna be doing all of this 42 00:01:06,479 --> 00:01:07,888 in Milanote, which is the tool I use 43 00:01:07,888 --> 00:01:09,796 for pretty much all my creative project planning 44 00:01:09,796 --> 00:01:10,752 I can just show you some of my 45 00:01:10,752 --> 00:01:12,108 previous boards as an example. 46 00:01:12,108 --> 00:01:14,272 So, this from my Eazy Breezy Sweater pattern. 47 00:01:14,272 --> 00:01:16,131 For starters, we have this mood board 48 00:01:16,131 --> 00:01:17,856 where I saved a bunch of inspo 49 00:01:17,856 --> 00:01:18,827 that I liked. 50 00:01:18,827 --> 00:01:20,910 Then I have a materials board. 51 00:01:20,910 --> 00:01:22,542 This is where I put together some 52 00:01:22,542 --> 00:01:24,148 color combos I liked from 53 00:01:24,148 --> 00:01:25,254 my own yarn stash. 54 00:01:25,254 --> 00:01:26,903 Uhh, we have a to-do list, 55 00:01:26,903 --> 00:01:28,505 the pattern release timeline, 56 00:01:28,505 --> 00:01:30,710 this diagram and measurements board 57 00:01:30,710 --> 00:01:32,220 is just like a brain dump of all 58 00:01:32,220 --> 00:01:34,112 the digital and physical sketches that I made, 59 00:01:34,112 --> 00:01:35,221 measurements... 60 00:01:35,221 --> 00:01:37,615 We also have a collaborative board 61 00:01:37,615 --> 00:01:39,150 that I made for my pattern testers 62 00:01:39,150 --> 00:01:40,294 so they were able to 63 00:01:40,294 --> 00:01:43,268 jump in and put their yarn color choices 64 00:01:43,268 --> 00:01:44,760 so I could visualize that. 65 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,109 I have some links out to google drive folders 66 00:01:47,109 --> 00:01:48,626 Basically everything and anything 67 00:01:48,626 --> 00:01:50,208 related to this pattern lives here. 68 00:01:50,208 --> 00:01:51,975 It's just a very multi-media way 69 00:01:51,975 --> 00:01:53,232 to consolidate everything. 70 00:01:53,232 --> 00:01:54,532 Now, for today's purposes 71 00:01:54,532 --> 00:01:56,175 I have this Project Ideas board 72 00:01:56,175 --> 00:01:57,414 that I haven't populated yet. 73 00:01:57,414 --> 00:01:59,127 So as we go to build out this board, 74 00:01:59,127 --> 00:02:00,231 if you don't know where to start, 75 00:02:00,231 --> 00:02:01,548 Milanote actually has hundreds of templates 76 00:02:01,548 --> 00:02:02,538 you can choose from.