I plan to knit a scarf for my mom for christmas... How do I start? I know nothing about it.?

Question

Like, over the years, my mom has gifted me with lots of sweaters and mufflers .
True, some of them were outrageous colours, and I wore them simply to keep her happy ;-) but this christmas, i want to make something for her.

Like there must be hundreds of sites about knitting, but i would prefer one with videos. (I can never follow my mom's hand movements when shes doing it... She's too fast)

Err. if i wanted to buy a book, i would have bought it. i mean, internet is a huge receptacle of human knowledge. Certainly i can get something there?

Oops! Forgot to check first. I searched answers, and found a huge list. Sorry everybody! I would delete this question, but some ppl have already answered

Answer 1

Like here is a site I have like used
http://www.aokcorral.com/projects/how2oct2003.htm
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Answer 2

http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory.php

http://www.crochetdesigns.com/patterns/set48/default.htm

http://www.freepatterns.com/list.html?cat_id=307

http://www.bsu.edu/web/jmsutton2/cr/cr/people.html

http://www.frugalhaus.com/scripts/freepats.asp

https://www.frugalhaus.com/Scripts/default.asp


http://www.allfreecrafts.com/charity-crafts.shtml

http://www.knitwhits.com/

http://www.interweave.com/knit/projects/children.asp

http://www.lovinghugsfamily.com/Patterns.html

http://www.bernat.com/whatsnew.php

http://www.hookmeupcrochet.com/Create/Patterns/default.htm

http://home.swbell.net/amjack/

http://www.shadylane.com/

http://www.monstercrochet.com/Patterns.html

http://www.crochetkim.com/

http://www.angelfire.com/folk/celtwich/

http://www.dovetaildesigns.com/

http://home.att.net/~shannonms/Pages/patternlink.html

http://barbscraftbooks.tripod.com/barbscrochet/

http://www.freecrochetlibrary.org/

http://www.smartcrochet.com/

http://marniemaclean.com/patterns/index.html

http://www.marloscrochetcorner.com/product.html

http://cache.lionbrand.com/content-crochetPatternIndex.html

http://www.cm-crafts.com/CMCraftsCrochetFreePatternsIndex.htm

http://www.crochet.com/FreePatterns/FreePatternsIndex.html

http://www.vintage-crochet-patterns.com/royaltable-11.html

Books:

Crocheting School: A Complete Course
by Sterling Publishing Company, Fabbri Editori

Dream Toys: A Collection of Knit and Crochet Fantastical Toys
by Claire Garland, John Garland (Photographer)

From Needles to Hook: Complete Guide to Converting Knit Patterns to Crochet
by Donna Scott

Cool Crochet
by Melissa Leapman, Joe VanDeHatert (Photographer)

Not Your Mama's Crochet: The Cool and Creative Way to Join the Chain Gang
by Amy Swenson

Candy Blankies: Cuddly Crochet for Babies and Toddlers
by Candi Jensen

100 Crochet Projects
by Jean Leinhauser, Rita Weiss

Answer 3

Well, I'm sure you found tons of suggestions, and I haven't looked at the other answers yet, but in any craft store you should be able to find a scarf knitting "kit". It will have the needles, the yarn, and step by step as you go instructions. They are made for "never knitted before" people.

Answer 4

Check with friends you will be surprised who knits. Check out Micheal's craft store(or your local craft store) they usually have very inexpensive knitting classes. I love to knit. I sell scarves at holiday time. My mother taught me to knit years ago and when I took it up again I do it very differently that she does and a whole lot slower.Good Luck, Martha

Answer 5

You've already been given lots of knitting resources, but my recommendation is to use large needles! The larger the needles, the faster you'll get it done. :)

Answer 6

if you want to, buy a book about knitting, i'm pretty sure you can follow the instructions.

Answer 7

you can check out this site =)

http://www.knitting-and.com/

or

http://www.knittinghelp.com/