Knitting is no longer only for grandmothers or just any mothers. Welcome to the wonderful world of knitting! Even if you've been here for a while, there is always something new about this most fascinating craft!
For the first, pass the right needle through the first stitch of your left hand needle. For medium or intermediate levels you can have patterns like stocking caps, sweaters and knitted scarves; usually patterns with altered stitches and patterns for advanced levels, you can have patterns which are complicated and which require lot of shaping. A good place to start particularly if you are relatively new to knitting to look for patterns is the yarn skein, which comes wrapped and nearly every one of these will have a pattern on it.
Not every stitch in a row need be knitted; some may be left as is and knitted on a subsequent row. Have you ever looked at something knitted? However, it is not necessary to stick to the yarn or the needles specified in the pattern, but it is important to get the correct number of stitches per inch in order to have the right size, length and other characteristics of the pattern.
So, if you want to slow down, and find meaning in your life again, try knitting. Keep looking around this site for lots of tips, patterns, resources and ideas.
free knitting patterns for preemies - beginner's instructions with clear illustrations