WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.962 Okay. Hi guys! I'm very excited because 00:00:01.962 --> 00:00:05.292 today we're doing our first annual project-planning video. 00:00:05.292 --> 00:00:06.965 I asked on my Instagram story 00:00:06.965 --> 00:00:08.145 if y'all would wanna see this 00:00:08.145 --> 00:00:09.803 because it is going to have a lot of spoilers 00:00:09.803 --> 00:00:11.035 for what I make this year. 00:00:11.035 --> 00:00:12.453 Most of you voted yes. 00:00:12.453 --> 00:00:15.733 And I think it would be really helpful for me because 00:00:15.733 --> 00:00:17.285 I feel like the past few years 00:00:17.285 --> 00:00:19.040 the projects I make... 00:00:19.040 --> 00:00:20.430 I'm not very intentional about it. 00:00:20.430 --> 00:00:22.400 It's like, oh, I saw this inspo photo 00:00:22.400 --> 00:00:24.027 or oh, I have this yarn. 00:00:24.027 --> 00:00:25.654 And then some of the larger undertakings 00:00:25.654 --> 00:00:26.881 or more creative projects 00:00:26.881 --> 00:00:28.561 that I am very passionate about 00:00:28.561 --> 00:00:30.210 just kind of fall by the wayside. 00:00:30.210 --> 00:00:31.963 I also want to be more intentional about my yarn, 00:00:31.963 --> 00:00:33.415 because y'all have probably noticed 00:00:33.415 --> 00:00:35.391 I just buy whatever yarn I think is pretty 00:00:35.391 --> 00:00:37.438 and then find a way to use it later. 00:00:37.438 --> 00:00:38.688 But there are certain projects 00:00:38.688 --> 00:00:39.819 where I'm not gonna make it 00:00:39.819 --> 00:00:41.826 unless I have the perfect yarn for it. 00:00:41.826 --> 00:00:43.189 So I kinda wanna identify 00:00:43.189 --> 00:00:44.598 the gaps in my yarn stash 00:00:44.598 --> 00:00:46.277 and make those purchases ahead of time. 00:00:46.277 --> 00:00:47.996 And I think for you guys, 00:00:47.996 --> 00:00:49.619 it would be fun to get more of a look 00:00:49.619 --> 00:00:51.954 into how I find inspo and plan my projects. 00:00:51.954 --> 00:00:53.170 Like, usually when I start a video 00:00:53.170 --> 00:00:54.369 I already know what I'm gonna make, 00:00:54.369 --> 00:00:55.627 but today we're just gonna 00:00:55.627 --> 00:00:57.574 do like a live brainstorm session 00:00:57.574 --> 00:00:59.130 so scroll through my Instagram saved 00:00:59.130 --> 00:01:00.613 my Pineterst boards 00:01:00.613 --> 00:01:01.883 and just start figuring out 00:01:01.883 --> 00:01:03.552 which projects I'm most excited about. 00:01:03.552 --> 00:01:04.500 Now if you watch my videos 00:01:04.500 --> 00:01:05.379 you can probably guess 00:01:05.379 --> 00:01:06.479 that I'm gonna be doing all of this 00:01:06.479 --> 00:01:07.888 in Milanote, which is the tool I use 00:01:07.888 --> 00:01:09.796 for pretty much all my creative project planning 00:01:09.796 --> 00:01:10.752 I can just show you some of my 00:01:10.752 --> 00:01:12.108 previous boards as an example. 00:01:12.108 --> 00:01:14.272 So, this from my Eazy Breezy Sweater pattern. 00:01:14.272 --> 00:01:16.131 For starters, we have this mood board 00:01:16.131 --> 00:01:17.856 where I saved a bunch of inspo 00:01:17.856 --> 00:01:18.827 that I liked. 00:01:18.827 --> 00:01:20.910 Then I have a materials board. 00:01:20.910 --> 00:01:22.542 This is where I put together some 00:01:22.542 --> 00:01:24.148 color combos I liked from 00:01:24.148 --> 00:01:25.254 my own yarn stash. 00:01:25.254 --> 00:01:26.903 Uhh, we have a to-do list, 00:01:26.903 --> 00:01:28.505 the pattern release timeline, 00:01:28.505 --> 00:01:30.710 this diagram and measurements board 00:01:30.710 --> 00:01:32.220 is just like a brain dump of all 00:01:32.220 --> 00:01:34.112 the digital and physical sketches that I made, 00:01:34.112 --> 00:01:35.221 measurements... 00:01:35.221 --> 00:01:37.615 We also have a collaborative board 00:01:37.615 --> 00:01:39.150 that I made for my pattern testers 00:01:39.150 --> 00:01:40.294 so they were able to 00:01:40.294 --> 00:01:43.268 jump in and put their yarn color choices 00:01:43.268 --> 00:01:44.760 so I could visualize that. 00:01:44.760 --> 00:01:47.109 I have some links out to google drive folders 00:01:47.109 --> 00:01:48.626 Basically everything and anything 00:01:48.626 --> 00:01:50.208 related to this pattern lives here. 00:01:50.208 --> 00:01:51.975 It's just a very multi-media way 00:01:51.975 --> 00:01:53.232 to consolidate everything. 00:01:53.232 --> 00:01:54.532 Now, for today's purposes 00:01:54.532 --> 00:01:56.175 I have this Project Ideas board 00:01:56.175 --> 00:01:57.414 that I haven't populated yet. 00:01:57.414 --> 00:01:59.127 So as we go to build out this board, 00:01:59.127 --> 00:02:00.231 if you don't know where to start, 00:02:00.231 --> 00:02:01.548 Milanote actually has hundreds of templates 00:02:01.548 --> 00:02:02.538 you can choose from.