there are TONS of sites. check out... let's see... um... chicknits.com and wendyknits.com both have really good links.
i taught myself! i got a book called The Harmony Guide to Knitting Techniques. it's a very large (think sheet-music-sized), thin paperback, around $20. and i taught myself with that and the book "the knitting goddess", which is all newagey.
that Yarn Girls Guide to Simple Knits - which is about $30 but a little less on Amazon - has a ton of simple patterns and the whole first half of the book is instruction.
i have an article from Real Simple somewhere about knitting a stripey scarf. I'll see if I can find and scan it. It's about a year old, might be worth checking the library. it has basic knit instructions and the scarf pattern.
but, if you decide to go without a pattern (which should be no problem...) i'd recommend using Brown Sheep Co's Lamb's Pride Bulky Superwash. The yarn for a nice soft woolly scarf should be around $20 total. you can get the yarn at knittingonline.com - check out the bulky yarns page. get some needles too, the size for that yarn is #10. i like brittany birch 10" needles but you could also try bamboo, or even susan bates. (I really hate the Boye metal needles they sell at walmart!) you can also get those needles at knittingonline.com, but if you go for bamboo, get them elsewhere & get Clover brand. all that site sells is Plymouth brand bamboo, which i have had BAD experiences with.
there is one little trick with stripes i'll tell you about if you need to know.... if you get far enough along. you need to mark the "front" (first side you knit on) and "back" of your piece if you start it. a safety pin is fine. basically, IIRC, you need to start a new stripe when you're about to knit a back-side row (IE, the "back" is facing you).
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i taught myself! i got a book called The Harmony Guide to Knitting Techniques. it's a very large (think sheet-music-sized), thin paperback, around $20. and i taught myself with that and the book "the knitting goddess", which is all newagey.
that Yarn Girls Guide to Simple Knits - which is about $30 but a little less on Amazon - has a ton of simple patterns and the whole first half of the book is instruction.
i have an article from Real Simple somewhere about knitting a stripey scarf. I'll see if I can find and scan it. It's about a year old, might be worth checking the library. it has basic knit instructions and the scarf pattern.
but, if you decide to go without a pattern (which should be no problem...)
i'd recommend using Brown Sheep Co's Lamb's Pride Bulky Superwash. The yarn for a nice soft woolly scarf should be around $20 total. you can get the yarn at knittingonline.com - check out the bulky yarns page. get some needles too, the size for that yarn is #10. i like brittany birch 10" needles but you could also try bamboo, or even susan bates. (I really hate the Boye metal needles they sell at walmart!) you can also get those needles at knittingonline.com, but if you go for bamboo, get them elsewhere & get Clover brand. all that site sells is Plymouth brand bamboo, which i have had BAD experiences with.
there is one little trick with stripes i'll tell you about if you need to know.... if you get far enough along. you need to mark the "front" (first side you knit on) and "back" of your piece if you start it. a safety pin is fine. basically, IIRC, you need to start a new stripe when you're about to knit a back-side row (IE, the "back" is facing you).