Zen Knitting

The best ever thing that happened to knitters and crocheters is http://www.ravelry.com. You can find patterns there, groups in your area, yarn stores in your area, help with anything you ever want, all the information you can want.
I’ve been there for a year now, there are about 260.000 people on there from different countries, and I absolutely love it. When I started the wait to get in was over a week, now it’s down to a day. Sign up, it’s free! The people are nice and friendly and always helpful.
And when you’re there, say “hi” to me, my name is the same in ravelry as it is here.

In your search box, type in ‘beginner learn to knit’

You will get some 100,000 sites – most with helpful hints. I would suggest you start with a simple scarf and then go to more complex patterns.

Good luck.

My favorite place to go is Bev’s Country Cottage.

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/patterns.html

She has crochet, knitting, sewing, and loom patterns