Like bear, I found it hard the first time I did it. But I had no one to ask questions or anywhere to look for answers other than a book. I tried again after the internet came along. It's amazing how easy it can be when you see it done rather than try to figure it out from a book. http://www.knittinghelp.com/ is a great place to start. View some videos and see if looks like something you want to try. You need to be able to cast on, cast off and knit to make a simple scarf. Start with regular yarn. Do not start with a fancy furry yarn. It makes it hard to see your stitches and will lead to frustration when starting out. A plain yarn like red heart or if you want it to go quickly buy a bulky weight plain yarn like Jiffy.
Our library has free classes for people who want to learn. Look for them in the kids section or ask the librarian. I also found a group on yahoo groups that meets locally in a bookstore twice a month. Meet up with a knitting group and they will love to teach you.
I took up knitting as a way to reduce my blood pressure. I dropped my blood pressure by 15 points by knitting for about an hour a day on small projects that finish quickly...I have no patience. I knitted my son several pairs of mittens this year because he's 5 and looses them all over the place. I've knitted lots of hats because they make good Christmas presents. I've knitted several pairs of slippers for my husband.
Here is my last bit of advise...if knitting looks more complicated than you think you can do, start with loom knitting. http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/loom_knitting.php has lots of patterns for the knitting looms. You can make quite a bit now with just a knitting loom. Look at the patterns and decide which loom will make the type of items you want to make. Buy a loom and some yarn and give it a try.
2007-12-30 22:25:03
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answered by Anonymous
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I even have carried out the two for such a great type of years that i don't bear in suggestions not being waiting to the two knit or crochet. powerful hint: because of the fact you're getting to grasp to crochet first, once you do commence knitting, learn utilising the Continental technique of conserving the yarn. Continental technique incorporates conserving the yarn for knitting the comparable way you carry it for crocheting (quite than getting to grasp an entire new, counter-intuitive, precise-hand-throw English approach). a pal who replaced into an finished crocheter tried knitting instructions and replaced into very discouraged because of the fact knitting regarded so complicated--she only could not wrap her suggestions around having to deal with the yarn in an entire new way. I pronounced that she carry the yarn for knitting the comparable way she held it for crocheting, and he or she tried it--and stated lower back that it replaced right into a completely distinctive experience, and he or she replaced into useful only approximately precise away.
2016-11-26 23:20:18
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answered by ? 3
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I tried knitting in middle school, but it didn't work out so well. Then this summer (between my freshmen and sophomore years of college) I tried again. It is hard when you first start because it's easy to make mistakes and if you don't know how to fix them, you're screwed. But as you get more practice, mistakes are few and far between and you also learn how to fix the mistakes. It takes patience because it takes a while to make things, but once you get the hang of it, it's really easy.
2007-12-30 16:52:09
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answered by Anonymous
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knitting has two type of stitches knit and purl. all the other stitches is off of those two stitches. once you learn to cast on and off and the two type of stitches you can do anything.
2007-12-31 03:57:30
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answered by Anonymous
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it really isn't but will take time to learn it...i crochet and knit enjoy both
2007-12-31 01:43:07
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answered by lanek 6
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It's not hard of you are patient and willing to learn. If you don't have anyone to teach you in person, http://www.knittinghelp.com is a great site to visit. They have helpful videos that will teach you the different methods and stitches etc...
2007-12-30 17:12:30
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answered by DishclothDiaries 7
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