Using a video is a great way to learn to knit.
In my opinion these are the best videos I have seen on the web for teaching yourself the basics of knitting. They are made by www.cyberseams.com and I love them. They are simple and easy to understand and extremely visual.
This video gives you the knitting instructions for how to cast on, how to knit in garter stitch and how to bind or cast off your knitting. These are the basic knitting stitches that you need to know so that you can get going and start your first project!
