I started knitting back in 2004, but I was teaching myself. I decided to start again and I want to do it right.
thanks to everyone for your imput. I am having a hard time choosing a best answer. I am going to go with some of your suggestions and see which ones are the best for me.
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My mother taught me the basics of knitting way back (45 years ago) the rest I taught myself from books but with the internet wouldn’t it be easier to just type in a search engine for knitting lessons or knitting tutorials – there are so many sites out there with videos as well as written instructions for you to print out and follow and heaps more with patterns. . Another option is to find someone that may be able to spend some time teaching you one on one, maybe a neighbour or relative. Hope this helps.
There is no single “right” method of knitting. There are *dozens* of different variations, most of which are reasonable processes, all of which produce nice results.
I have *dozens* of knitting books, all of which I consider worth continued occupations of shelf space. Not knowing you, I’ll recommend acquisition of
Maggie Righetti’s “Knitting in Plain English”
to be followed by her
“Sweater design in Plain English”.
I like their step-by-step arrangement better than Zimmerman’s offerings.
If I knew you wouldn’t be overwhelmed by technical teeny bits, I’d recommend *everything* on knitting from THREADS Magazine and from INTERWEAVE PRESS. I *love* these, but they can be a deluge if you don’t want to be able to make an informed choice beyond English and Continental without giving due consideration to Greek and Coptic, etc. If you can’t get enough, also read everything you can get by Zimmerman & daughter.
There is a Knitting for Dummies book available that is a fairly easy book to navigate. It should be available at any Michaels or Hobby Lobby, A.C. Moores etc. Possibly even available at one of the local chain bookstores. (Borders or Barnes & Nobles)
I was in the same boat. The biggest help to me was not a book but a DVD. It’s called “The Art of Knitting.” I got it at Hobby Lobby and it is full of demonstrations plus common mistakes and how to fix them. Highly recommended.
there are many wonderful groups that will teach you for free. Go to http://www.meetup.com and see if there is one registered in your area. Out Meetup group welcomes new comers and has taught many to knit. Half our group are people who learn from this group. Having someone show you how to knit is an easy way to learn. Local Yarn shops also have beginner classes. That said, you can teach yourself from pictures and online videos.
I’m using a book of knitted squares to be used for blankets. There’s a whole lot of different ones, so you can learn one new skill at a time. Plenty of people have already asked this question, and you would have recieved them as a prompt when asking this one. So why not look at the answers they recieved?
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