You Tube, maybe. I have the general concept of knitting, but I am no master of it.

I'd suggest starting with crochet...it's easier and faster. Just get some basic worsted weight acrylic yarn...nothing with weird shapes or textures and not black. And get yourself a crochet hook size J or 6 mm. Then look on youtube for a how to crochet.

If you really want to knit instead, you can use the same yarn and get needles about size 10 or 6 mm and look on youtube for how to knit videos.

In either case, there will be variations in techniques or how you hold your yarn and such, so just be aware that they are there and some may be more comfortable for you than others.

I tried to learn to crochet and could just never get the hang of it. I ended up making a long snake of wonky stitches. I took to knitting much easier and enjoy it, although I still prefer simple stitches and uncomplicated patterns. I still make a lot of scarves!

I like to use larger diameter bamboo needles. They're easy to hold and I think good to learn on. You don't need a starter kit, just a pair of needles and a skein or two of yarn. I would use a thicker acrylic. Agree with Annie that YouTube is a great source for instructional videos.

I find the bulky yarn by Loops & Threads to be very easy to work with. One Christmas a friend paid me to make 20 scarves out of this yarn and they were quite pretty. The stripes are automatically created as you go, which is kinda fun.

Here is a good bamboo needle to start with.

Have fun! It's a wonderful pastime to have!

Thanks so much Ida. I have no need for scarves as I live in FL but though it will be a good way to calm my nerves. I can send them to my Northern friends!

There are also organizations that would love to have handmade donations. I recently sent a box of scarves with a colleague who does relief work in the mountains of Guatemala. You can Google for many organizations that accept these items.

I used to do both and prefer crochet as well. I have to admit though, there are so many pretty patterns and yarn for knitting now, that I’m tempted to give it a try again.

If crochet interests you, there’s one gal, Tamara Kelly of Mooglyblog.com who has done a good job putting a whole series of tutorial videos together on how to crochet. She also has written tutorials and offers free patterns on her site. Of course regardless of whether you choose knitting or crochet, there’s always someone in the group who can and will happily help with questions too.