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Yes! I taught myself when I was in college, mostly through trial and error. Nowadays, with all the great videos available in YouTube and with instructions on sites like knitty.com, it should be so much easier than it was before. I highly recommend joining the website Ravelry.com -- it has a database of patterns and yarns, as well as extensive forums. You can ask questions about techniques, pattern instructions, and lots of other things, and also find knitting groups near you that meet IRL. It's great!

I taught myself using YouTube, totally do-able! I'll also second the recommendation to check out Ravelry as well.

I tried to teach myself but had success with a class because when I messed up, the teacher could fix my stitches. The class was like $50? It was so helpful

Knitting help is a great site for basic knitting videos. There are some things that are well explained in Debbie Stoller's Stitch n Bitch which I find to be generally the best book for beginners.

And lastly, be aware that there are different styles of knitting. Norwegian knitting has a different stitch construction than certain Eastern European styles which is different from the Western European (Continental) style (what most people learn). So be careful if you're learning from a book (Continental) and some little old granny (possibly different style) because the knitting might be different.

@Navy_Mommy: oh man, I totally want to make that balloon animal elephant! Too cute.

I tried crochet and I didn't like it. I can knit but only do the simple knot. At this point, I'm limited to pot holders, simple scarf and a blanket. The design won't be pretty. Haha.