So you want to join the twisted world of sticks & string?
Here are some links to get you started:
If you live in San Diego county and have an interest in either hand or machine knitting you might want to check out either Grossmont or Coronado's adult education programmes.
Wonderful Things
Instructions for a good assortment of knitting tasks -- basics to picking up
stitches and correcting errors.
Dollettes-n-Things
Animated knitting instructions for a good assortment of knitting tasks --
including icord, make 1 and 3 needle bindoff.
Vardhman
An Indian yarn manufacturer includes how to make a pom pom.