Do you knoll?

I've been doing some reading online about people who knoll their lego sets prior to beginning assembly. Practically speaking, it allows you to familiarize yourself with what pieces you will be working with (useful if there are several colors that are very close) and to do a piece count to identify any missing bricks PRIOR to construction. After all, there is nothing more annoying than getting halfway through your build and then realizing you are short on something. Other people have reported that they also do it because they find it therapeutic and relaxing.

Last night, mom and I decided to give it a try. We grouped like colors into their own boxes and then attached each of the like pieces to each other. Oddly enough, we did find it very enjoyable. There is something wonderfully symmetrical about a stack of lego bricks that have been stuck together at even offsets to each other.

I think it will also come in handy during the build. With more than 3,000 pieces in our upcoming Super Star Destroyer project, it will save us a lot of time rooting through a large pile of pieces to find what we need. As more of the pieces arrive, we plan on knolling them and sorting them.

Knolled box of light bluish gray pieces

All pieces neatly knolled and organized