I got myself Stitch & BItch and tried to teach myself but I just got all sorts of confused.  Then someone taught me, and it was actually pretty easy.  I’m not very patient with that kind of thing, though, so I haven’t made anything other than some scarves.  I crochet too.  It’s much easier and faster, plus it’s easy to fix if you mess up. 

I like plastic needles best.  I haven’t tried bamboo, and metal ones are hard on your fingers after awhile.

I finished knitting Big Bad Baby Blanket (from Stitch n Bitch) for my friend who is expecting in April.

my mom tried teaching me, but it’s one of those things i couldn’t pick up visually so i went on ehow.com and learned how to knit and crochet… it’s pretty cathartic.