Would have been helpful to go through the actual shaping procedure with you

I am trying so hard to knit this jacket but i just can not understand the pattern at all...

I think about racial diversity and color analysis as well! I've done mine a few times and it says I'm a deep winter (which I agree with, those are definitely my colors) but any other woman of color with deeper brown skin and brown eyes is a deep winter, and I've had some friends who have VERY different undertones of mine get deep winter and we were baffled. So I always take it with a grain of salt because I don't know if racial diversity was looked at during the creating of it. It's so fun to play around with though! Loved this video and love all the videos that y'all make :)

This was fun to listen to! The Color analysis kind of shocked me. I’d always had you both pegged by your Color choices in the items you knit (which I think are very flattering on each of you). So I had Sarah down as an Autumn (I’m old enough to go by the “old school” 1980’s Color me Beautiful analysis which just did the 4 seasons 😂) and Paige down as summer. Sarah as a warm spring I can go along with, but Paige as an Autumn?? I have always thought you looked so luminous and beautiful in your vibrant pastels - your gorgeous lilac Petite Knit jumper?? That is perfect on you!! FYI: winters can wear black. 🙂 The three words method is really fun, I have successfully been using mine to help me plan my wardrobe so I actually wear the things I buy / make. I thought your choices well made. Also loved hearing both your reflections on how the context of what you enjoy doing (hiking, ballet) may have informed your color leanings. Very interesting!

I had my color analysis done in the 1980’s when I was still in my early 20’s. Back then there were only four categories (I’m a classic Autumn). I’ve followed the palette ever since and it’s definitely served me well. I still remember the color analyst telling me I should NEVER NEVER NEVER let my hair go gray. I broke that rule during the lockdowns and haven’t looked back! Some rules are meant to be broken.

Such a lovely podcast! 🩷 This was the first episode I have watched. I did hit your little subscribe button on screen! 🩷 You almost got me wanting to knit socks now! 😁

Such a fun podcast! I've been thinking about my colors and 3 words a lot recently. Paige, i totally get where youre coming from with your words - I'm also the one in my friend group who will be a little more bold, I'm not sure if my word is unexpected? Or juxtaposition? I'm still mulling it over ☺️ And i definitely think you should both go to an in person color consult! Color theory apps are very white-centric so it might be interesting to see what happens in person. Paige, you definitely look cool to me - like a summer or a winter. Sarah - i think you pull off Autumn colors amazingly! Really enjoyed this episode and would love to hear how your descriptions of your styles evolve.

Oh wow, my two recent obsessions! I became very into watching this Color Analysis youtube channel (they're Australian too!) www.youtube.com/@colouranalysis_studio and loved how they taught the logic behind it. I'm a graphic designer and it's cool how it's all the same color theory but applied to people - it just makes sense! So for my 30th birthday my sibling gifted me an in person session. I'm a cool winter! It's given me the confidence to, for example, be working on a sweater in Pink Daisies by KFO. My sibling also recently introduced me to the three word method! My words are relaxed, nostalgic, and practical. I went into a clothing store the other day and felt so much more grounded (shoutout!) and less overwhelmed than usual. Sifting through everything was so much easier with my words and colors in mind. Paige, my impression of your style is that you love things that are playful or fun! Love the grounded concept Sarah.

Loved this guys thanks. SO valid. Yes, been knitting now nearly 2 yrs (long covid) and yarn dyeing 1 yr. In order to chose less yarn and dye correctly for myself ( and others) I looked into my colours. Luckily they were what I loved! Cool, bright....I have a screen shot of my best suiting colours. So now out of work too, so style has changed....COMFORTABLE is my number one ha, classic, clever ie styled correctly for my body shape with garment shaping etc. Just done now on the fly, but that would be about right. Thanks for the cool conversation 🥰😀

If youre moving to different locations frequently, bring even less than youd think. I backpacked for about 9 months and as much as i missed having cute fashionable outfits i just couldn't stop thinking about how i wanted to have even less things with me. Books, yarn etc can probably be found along the way?

Love Sarah's blouse - really beautiful!! Very enjoyable podcast.......Being more cognizant of the colors I wear and this really helped

Such a fun and interesting video! 👌🏻 I’m a winter and suit strong cold colours, and have for the last 20ish yrs tried to keep this in mind when dressing and knitting. My three words are classic, textured and undone. I love classic pieces and make them less polished with open shirts, trainers, hair undone, etc. Textured refers to fabrics - I pair my knitwear with other smoother fabrics to create a contrast. Keep up the great podwork! 🎉❤

Colour theory makes a comeback! Like all fashion trends, this has been around before. I remember my mum had a book on this when I was a kid in the 80s. My mum liked to apply it to dictate what we “should” wear. I think it’s a great tool to suggest colours and looks you might not have tried, but don’t let it stop you wearing what you love.

I LOVE this topic! And I have thoughts 😁😇 First off, I think the 3 words you both chose for yourselves make total sense based on what I've seen on all your episodes. Maybe Paige, instead of trendy you could use "bold" or something else. I think I know what you mean but its hard to find the word! Also I'm not 100% convinced you're a deep autumn and this might be showing the limits of the apps. I went and got my colour analysis (I live in NZ) this year, and it was honestly SO WORTH the cost. I tried to do lots of online tools as you described with varied and pretty generic results. But going to a real person who is an expert I found to be so much more helpful. Even though everyone is essentially being split into just 12 categories, within that I received so much individual advice about body shape, fit, fabric type, how to combine certain colours, which ones suit me better on their own, shiny vs matte, as well as makeup, jewelry, etc. Your individual face/features contrast affects all of that so much and I think the apps can only do so much. I know its kind of expensive but it is a one-off, and at least the person I went to (in Auckland) was so worth the money. It inspired me to destash yarn and get rid of some of my clothes, it largely confirmed what I naturally am drawn to but increased my confidence in those areas, and opened up new colours I hadn't considered before. It has totally helped me focus my knitting efforts too! Basically it felt like she helped me see things differently and my eyes are permanently adjusted. I don't want to waffle on but just to say I am really glad I went and had that done in person and would totally recommend it to anyone, but makers especially.💖

I thought I was a dark Autumn for ages, but after doing a recent DIY deep-dive I'm now convinced I'm dark winter- so interesting the difference it makes! I'm slowly migrating to cooler-based colours. What was the podcast you were referring to early in the vid?

I watched this episode yesterday and I couldn't get the colour analysis out of my head so I had a go at the ChatGPT method! I was hoping to get autumn because I always reach for sage, olive and mauve colours and I didn't want to be wrong about thinking that I suited these colours lol and I got soft autumn. Thank you for the inspiration. However, I had been reflecting on the whole colour analysis and colour palette thing - especially noting that we all have favourite colours and preferences and I really think that if you love colours in a palette that doesn't technically suit your tones that you shouldn't feel like you should avoid them or stop wearing them. I think it is more important that you dress in a way that feels like you and that makes you happy.

My words: practical, classic, fun. I'm a light summer but gravitate towards brighter cool colors because lighter/pastel colors make me look washed out.

Nonono, Paige, you aren´t an autumn colour type! You are a summer - don´t know which but you suit the colder colours like soft blue or lilac. And of course colour analysis is about putting us in certain categorties. It´s the whole point of these systems.🙂

I have had my colours done 3 times in person - age 40, 50 and 70. I don't believe you can 'do it yourself' with some form of app. and certainly my colours have become more subdued with age although the season remains unchanged. It has nothing to do with hair colour or eye colour, and must take into consideration the skin undertones. I suggest you look at the colour analysis videos done by Colour Analysis Studio (Australian). Good luck - better not go down the wrong colour track.

Ive been looking at colour theory a lot lately, and I didn’t understand the skin undertone to have much to do with how deep or fair your complexion is- it’s whether you’re warm or cool. For instance my daughter and I are both quite fair, but she is much more warm/peachy, and I’m much more cool, almost olive. I’m a winter and she’s a summer.

I'm definitely a spring and finding these colors in yarn and fabrics is so hard! So much is in the neutral zone or muted colors, which do not look good on me. This almost makes me want to take up dying yarn!

I love a styling-themed knitting video, this was such a fun watch! Paige, I’m sure you’re getting tons of suggestions for alternative words for “trendy” so please feel free to ignore this - but I work for a fashion brand that’s been using the word “unexpected” to describe what I think you’re talking about? I like it because it doesn’t mean buying and discarding things as trends come and go, but pairing what you already have together in unexpected ways that may or may not be on trend, depending on what you’re going for.

Yes, you're being categorized. This is the opposite of style -- it ultimately comes down to somebody else telling you what you 'should' wear. Style is having the courage of your convictions: know yourself, dress for your vibe and your intellect, clash or match depending on how you attack your day. Think more about silhouette and counterpoint. Take chances. Get off the Petite Knit train.

@Sarah your blouse is so cool, I thought it was a two piece. Would you consider posting more sewing related content when Paige is away as I remember you said you volunteered in a mend shop or something similar? @Paige: I love all your creations and how they fit you so well, particularly I like the look of the deep red sweater and your bf's zipper sweater on you. Your skin tone and features remind me of Eva Longoria a bit and she's normally classed as a dark autumn. I also miss your lush brown hair. Btw if you're going to Europe for a 6 month trip, bring minimal yarn.... You won't regret it, just as you won't regret buying that Icelandic sweater😆

hi! i started watching you a few months ago but sadly i often cannot continue watching because the microphone or sounds seems to overdrive and i cannot handle that with my sensory issues. i don‘t want to make this sound as if it‘s your problem but i thought maybe you could look into that and see if anything can be done about it? 🙈 but also i don‘t want you to go through any trouble just for one person who‘s commenting for the first time, lol. but i still love your content from what i‘ve seen so far <3

I follow the channel „Color Class“ hosted by a mother/doughter-duo. They put out a lot of videos in a short time covering different approaches to color analysis including clothing and makeup that I found very helpful. We usually tend to pick the more colors more suiting for ourselves. Get together with a friend and pick some warm and some cool toned items from your wardrobe. Hold them up to your face in neutral daylight and decide which ones makes you shine. Look especially at the skin under your eyes. Does it look greenish and accentuated or more neutral and healthy? This will give you an idea of what works best for you.

Love this chat, that was so interesting to listen to, it really gives us more of an understanding on why you choose the patterns/yarns you go for! I think the three words for me would be: comfy, elegant and confident!

Interesting video, thanks for sharing your thoughts! I first heard (that I remember, at least) about color analysis from Amy of NE knits whom you talked about in your video, and now you. Makes me curious to try and look what my colors are with the cheaper way you suggest, not sure I would ever pay hundreds of euros to have it done by someone else.

As if you 2 could read my find. I'm giving my whole wardrobe an overhaul as I realised & my partner pointed out to me as well that what I'm currently wearing doesn't actually do anything for me.

Paige did you say in the beginning it is wool and good (instead of well and good)? Anywho if I did hear that correctly I loved it and had a giggle!! Our knitting group is always chatting CA and I often ponder getting one done and enjoy the Colour Analysis Studio (Melbourne based and have a YT) Yarns with Alix has been playing with the colours of each season this year in her yarn releases too

I went for the middle ground- beyond the apps but couldn't find anything in person in Adelaide. I paid about $50 to have an analysis done via several photos through an Etsy seller. They also wanted pictures of natural hair, close up eye etc, so quite thorough. I was actually really pleased, I'm a soft autumn that can borrow a few more contrasty colours from a true autumn. It validated the colours i knew looked good on me but also gave me some more ideas, especially about the best neutrals. As a person who loves low effort/high reward, I feel like it was a brilliant investment (curate the clothes, then be lazy getting dressed). I'll have to have a think about my three words- this is a new concept to me but I love it!

Love ur podcast

Girlies, love you to death, but please improve a bit the sound. Especially when you are talking and facing each other it gets hard to hear what you are saying. Maybe it's me not being native and unfamiliar with australian accent, but I really need focus to hear what you are saying at times. Otherwise super relevant topic, that thank you so much for bringing it up! My three words are: grunge, shaped, dramatic :)

you should both swap/try on the knits you've made in your respective palettes haha and see if all that colour theory is true. I'm a believer that Paige is really actually cool toned, therefore not autumn 🤔 edit: also whats the podcast you guys are listening too??

First, your colors: How is Paige not a spring??? I have thought multiple times how you GLOW in your pastels. You without pastel seems wrong. 😆 Sarah, I think you look lovely in autumn colors. You shine in navy, burgundy, and all those lovely deep colors. The color analysis must have took a day off when it gave you gals your seasons! Second, my words: I think my words would be classic (leaning casual), homestead-y, and feminine.

Love this episode! I went down a rabbit hole of color analysis last year and tried to diagnose myself (I thought for sure I was a deep autumn) but eventually got it done in person through HOC and I’m a burnished winter- which is the sub season closest to deep autumn, but I need the cooler tones. I could see you being a burnished winter, Paige! The winter palette also includes icy pastels and black! At the end of the day though, just wear what makes you happy and feel good 😊

Love the whole concept of this episode! It's definitely interesting to think about whether what we enjoy knitting is going to be something that we also enjoy wearing & will stand the test of time. I often find myself gravitating towards tweeds or colourful hand-dyed yarns (or fun fabrics when I'm sewing), which I think I would be less likely to gravitate towards if I was buying a garment from a store - especially if its more of an investment piece. That being said, I've embraced it as a fun way to expand my personal style and branch out from 'neutrals only for investment pieces' mindset. If I like a colourful yarn I really think about what garment it will suit, what yarns can I knit with it to tone it down and make it more wearable, and what else do I have in my wardrobe that I can wear with it. I agree that being intentional is key! I also find pinterest so helpful!

I love this! Dying my own yarn for my projects has really had me diving into what my color palette is. My 3 words are everyday, sparkle, joy. I tend to wear fairly standard cuts and pieces like jeans, sweater, T-shirt. I also like them to have a bit of fun, not too loud but something, a sparkle or bright color, a little pattern you only notice up close. I always want my clothes to make me smile and it is fun if the people I am around smile too.

You need to check out Color Analysis studio... they're in Australia and the only people I trust for an analysis . Their videos are super informative and their analysis is very professional.

I agree with others that I don’t think we can truly judge based on our monitors, but the colors you have each chosen in the past, many have looked lovely on you… I wonder .. when you look at your inner wrist and the veins there are they blue and cool toned? Or more green and warm toned?

When I got my colors done it set me free! Oddly enough I'm a rare neutral. I can go fall and winter but I'm not familiar with the 3 different types of the seasons so that may be simpler. It does help me narrow down choices that I know in the long run I won't enjoy wearing. I thought for sure Paige would be a winter. Winters can wear black Btw.

Off the top off my head...at 76 years ....my three words..... practical. boho. free/spirit. Love this video. Good one girls.

I think the online self-analysis tools are pretty hit or miss, and often struggle if your skin is even a little deeper. I was shocked when you said you were a deep Autumn, Paige! To me you're obviously on the cool side, I would struggle to tell from your skin/features alone but it's obvious with how amazing you look in the softer greys, blues, and purples. I'm no professional but I'd want to place you somewhere either on the darker end of Summer or light/medium end of Winter.

Playful! Not trendy

I had my seasons analyzed back in the early '80s. It helps by narrowing down the colors you select and more of your clothes go together because of that process. And it makes you look better in the colors you wear. I was a cool winter. Don't know if that has changed as my hair is beginning to grey...

Paige- you’re not trendy as much as funky or ‘a cool cat’, with your own style and way of doing things.

Casual, Natural, Quirky. I find thrift stores are a great place to shop if you want to experiment with colors you are not sure you will feel comfortable wearing.

Colour analysis is very confusing, I got very different results each time I tried it. And I don't like to be limited in what I'm wearing. So I gave up on it completely. Describing style in three words makes much more sense. It definitely helps narrowing down my infinite knitting and sewing wish-list to doable amount of items😃 My words are confident, relaxed and outstanding.

P.S. Love the Style-ish Podcast. I am all about this. I had my colours done in person and we were able to do a group booking. So 3 friends and I went to the appointment over 4 hours and we got to watch the process of having our colours done shown to us. Its like magic. I have spent the last 12 months moving my wardrobe into my colour palette and am about 80% there now. I only buy in my colour palette now. I sew and knit so all fabric and yarn is in my colour palette. There is such power in saying, "That is beautiful, but it's not for me" I save more money because not everything will look good on me. and when I do find something that may be a little more spendy than I would have previously spent, I can now "invest" in it. My three words are polished, feminine, practical. I like being put together, I want to be more feminine in my style and I want to feel like what I am wearing is condusive to the temperature and activity I am doing.

as I am building plans for a capsule wardrobe this was the perfect video!!🥰