Zen Knitting

Pretty easy. Search YouTube, there are tons of videos. Also, visit Lion Brand Yarn’s site for tons of patterns and instructions.
http://lionbrandyarn.com/

You have to register but it is worth it.

A pro to crocheting is that you can make your own scarves, sweaters, bags, jewelry, etc. It’s also a better way to spend your free time. It’s quite easy to learn actually, much easier than knitting. Here’s a good book, it’s what I used to learn to crochet, it has some really cute projects too.

http://www.amazon.com/Crochet-Learn-Great-Projects-Klutz/dp/1570548706/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1226575211&sr=1-1

also a couple good sites once you’ve learned are:

http://www.crochetmagazine.com/

http://www.geocities.com/snowymts.geo/crochet2.html

The pros of crochet for me are that I have something I can take with me and do when I’m waiting in an office or have time to spare. I can make scarves, blankets, purses, whatever I want to. I hear it goes faster than knitting – I’m a horrible knitter, so of course that’s true for me anyway.

Learning is not hard. I learned when I was eight, and I’ve taught lots of my friends to do it. Once you learn the basic pull the yarn through with the hook, everything else is just a variation on that.

Some people can learn with pictures – I do okay with books. But a lot of people want to see real hands in action. There are lots of videos online. That’s where I would recommend you start. Then a book from a craft store could be your “cheat sheet” until it’s second nature.