Breanna S.
i was lucky enough to have my grandma teach me the basics. when it come to reading patterns though...i'm just no good. it might as well be written in Chinese! so i learned a lot from youtube...it made it easer for me to see and hear what was going on.
my favorite is http://www.youtube.com/user/tjw1963 and http://www.youtube.com/user/tjw1963 they are the same person...just two diff. channels. she also has a blog if you want to see the patterns written as well.
good luck!
