I love the New Year! I get all wrapped up in making new plans and setting new goals. The majority of my plans fall by the wayside but enough of them actually work out to keep me going through the same routine every year. Well, almost the same routine. This year, after some inspiration from the fantastic designs in Kristin Nicholasâ book, I am going to re-work my knitting stash. Thatâs right! Every ball and skein is going to get dragged out and re-assigned to something productive! I know it sounds crazy but Iâm seriously considering making this a yearly habit.

The holidays provide two excellent opportunities for sharing the joys of knitting. If you happen to joining in family celebrations, you can teach a new knitter in person. The second option is to put together a nice âlearn to knitâ? package that will be nearly as good as having a teacher right at hand.

What are the pros and cons of each method? How do they each work? Is one method really that much easier than any other? When does your project dictate which method you should use? Hopefully, I will shed some light on the questions raised by being lucky enough to have so many options.