[Xenalyte]

How did you learn? My mother tried to teach me (she's one of those who can knit without looking at her hands), and pronounced me untrainable after two solid weekend days of her best attempts.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

I taught myself as a kid (yes, I'm one of those disgusting types who can learn at least some crafts from books), but didn't get serious about it until about 6 years ago. Now I am a knitting historian!

I too can knit without looking, but it took practice, and only if I'm doing stockinette.

The hard part about all yarn crafts is sticking with it until you are comfortable handling the yarn tension. With practice, it's a lot more comfortable.

And for new knitters I recommend wooden needles, because the yarn doesn't slide so much. And you should buy some quality yarn to practice with. It handles better.

[MamaB]

My mother tried to teach me to crochet for many years. I could not learn that way. Years later, I bought a little book that had all kinds of needlecrafts and taught myself. Maybe you are like me.