I first hit YouTube for videos on how to knit. Then I remembered hearing about KnitHelp.com, which has some great videos and information. Lucky for me, I already had a nice stash of yarn to choose from to play with.

In less than 24 hours, I have taught myself to cast on, knit, and purl. It’s still too early to create much of anything, but I can do the stitches. My preferred method is English. I first tried continental style since I’ve heard people say that’s how they learned and how easy it is, but it’s just awkward for me. That probably sounds odd coming from a right-handed crocheter; I’ve just found it easier to hold the yarn in my right hand and wrap it around the needle rather than from my left hand. I can do that much more smoothly, and my stitches are more conformed.  For me, so far, this seems fairly easy. Guess we’ll see as time goes by.

No, I didn’t buckle down to any pressure from those who wave their pointy sticks and think that knitting is the only way to fiber self-satisfaction and worth. The snobbery that comes from the knitting world in general (not all knitters are snobs, so don’t take it wrong) is actually one of the main things that kept me from even wanting to learn. Receiving a nice bamboo set of needles was a big influence for me; that, and admittedly, I have ulterior creative motives. It was time.

Just for the record: I’ll always be a crocheter first. But knowing how to knit is not a bad thing in my book. A crocheter who knits, yes, that will be me someday. Perhaps. We’ll see where this yarny path takes me.

Truly, there is so much yarn and oh, so very little time.