The central idea
Influence becomes meaningful when somebody moves from watching to choosing, making or meeting.
Why publish
I began knitting to make the passage of time tangible. Minutes that could disappear into scrolling accumulated, stitch by stitch, into something I could touch. Publishing began as a way to examine that process—not simply display finished objects.
Since February 2025, the practice has become a Chinese-language video podcast about selection: which projects are worth the time, what materials change the result, where beginners get stuck and what I would choose differently next time.
An independent editorial system
Choose
Projects with a real decision inside them—not only a finished garment.
Test
Patterns, yarns and techniques through my own making, including what failed.
Translate
Turn personal experience into useful selection criteria for another knitter.
Publish
Research, film, present, edit and distribute every episode independently.
Channel snapshot
Thirteen episodes,
made end to end.
EP.00 and EP.3.5 are intentional parts of the thirteen-episode count. Topic selection, research, filming, presenting, editing and publishing are all handled independently.
Watch EP.11 on Bilibili ↗A more useful measure
From attention to action.
EP.11 reached more than three times the channel's follower base.
A follower described me as the only creator she followed on both Bilibili and Xiaohongshu.
Viewers reported choosing patterns after my recommendations.
Another knitting video creator publicly credited @Jorabingo for inspiring her project.
These examples demonstrate observable influence, not a claim that every view converts into behaviour.
Screen → table
A beginner's guide,
in Paris.
In April 2026, I organised and delivered a two-hour Chinese-language introduction to knitting through Bonjour Girls. The session covered yarn types, tools, seasonal project choices and learning resources.
Bonjour Girls provided the platform. Although four hosts appeared on the listing, I secured the venue, promoted the event and delivered it in person; the other listed hosts did not share those operating responsibilities.
What this is becoming
Trusted taste,
without content churn.
This is not yet a large community, and I do not present it as one. Its value lies in a smaller but legible chain: independent judgment becomes useful content; content shapes a choice; a shared interest creates a reason to gather.
The strongest editorial territory is recommendation with consequences—explaining not only what I like, but what another maker should consider before investing time and material.
The next challenge is to deepen participation without turning a slow craft into another demand for constant output. Future experiments may include guides, recurring small gatherings or more structured learning formats.