Teach yourself to knit

No knitters in your life? No potential knitting instructors? What to do? What to do? Is the wonderful world of yarn lost to you?

Take heart my friend the answer is "no".

There are many fine resources.

Feeling a little flush. Surf on over to The Needle Arts Book Shop (www.needleartsbookshop.com) This is where I come to dream. This site is designed to please. You can look for books by subject, title or author. This is what I found:
Art of Knitting - DVD
$31.95 CDN/ $25.95 US
"on-screen knitting demos, information about yarns, colour theory, and how to connect to knitting resources"
Teach Yourself Visually Knitting & Crocheting
$32.95 CDN/ $24.95 US
"If you learn best by following illustrations and pictures, here's a great book to teach you how to knit and crochet."

Or how about an excellent free resource: http://www.knittinghelp.com/knitting
Log on to their basic technique section to learn either continental or English style knitting.
Log on to their forum section to discuss problems or solutions you have encountered.

Learning knitting from a book, DVD or online resource is not the easiest method. No one is looking over your shoulder. It rests on you to spot any problems and to interrupt the solution. Despite this it does have it's benefits. You develop self-reliance. You also save face as you make those first mistakes away from prying eyes. Not only that but you could even "discover" "new" techniques. Remember its not an error if you can do it the second time on purpose.

Welcome to the wild world of knitting.