Help me learn to knit please!

[rainbowmum]

I wan to learn to knit. What is the best way to start? What basic kit do I need? What would be a good starting project? Any advice gratefully appreciated. Having something to do with my hands may help me feel more awake and even give up thumb sucking lol!!

[zebrachick83]

i taught myself to knit using a little $6 booklet from walmart called "I Can't Believe I'm Knitting!" and whenever the directions got confusing, which they did, i just went to the library and looked in different knitting books until i found ones that made sense to me and helped me learn a new technique or two...

but, since you're online, try this site: knittinghelp.com. lots of instructions....
and look up knitting on youtube. a lot of people have posted vids of stitches and tips.....

one of the best first projects is a simple skinny scarf....Cast On 8 sts, work in garter st (knit every stitch) for 120 rows. Bind Off. Use size 10 needles and bulky yarn (any material). All done and very cute!

[rainbowmum]

Thanks so much. I will try that out :-)

[fek&fuzz]

The woman at my local yarn store recommended starting with a baby cardigan - because you'd learn a lot of skills, and it's small enough that you'd have a finished product in a short time.

I started with the book Kid's Knitting, and made a hat. I just recently made my first scarf, and am currently working on some felted creatures from CraftyAlien.com.