It doesn’t matter whether you’ve been knitting or crocheting for 50 years, or whether you just started. There’s always something to learn.
With this new year still fresh and full of possibilities, have you made any crafty resolutions for 2009?
Maybe you want to try a new technique, but have always been worried about the results. It’s only yarn — you can unravel it and start over. If there’s something you haven’t tried yet, come on…what’s the worst that can happen?
Join a local knitting or crochet circle. Take a class if you’re a beginner and you just can’t figure something out. Teach …read more

With so many people vowing to start off the new year doing something differently, I wonder how many of us make resolutions related to our crafts.
I made several resolutions at the beginning of 2008 and I didn’t really meet them, so I’m steering clear this year (I think). Still, for others, writing resolutions down is a good motivation tool to:

Try something new
Use a yarn you’ve never used before
Use a different technique in place of the one you’ve used forever

Are you making any crafty resolutions for the new year? What kind?
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I know some people who knit or crochet every single day. I’m envious of that, although I know the reason I can’t sit and knit every day is because I work at home, I have three young kids who need my help and attention, I have other hobbies, etc. But still, I’m envious.
I know I’d complete more projects if I worked on them more (or had the time to work on them more), but there are also times I get immersed in a good book or just enjoy getting out into the fresh air more than I feel like picking …read more