I've packed my knitting bag,, and getting ready to run... quick.. the hank... opened up goes on the swift. by pulling theend of the yarn it spins..... the winder... put thread on winder... use crank on winder it pulls thread... and makes the hank into a center pull ball... hope that helps

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Wow M, thanks for showing that! I had no idea all that was on You Tube! That's great because now I know where to go to get my beginner's lesson!

I was in Walmart the other day and went to the craft and handiwork section (I called it that!) and left in frustration because I didn't know what size needles to begin with, both for the crochet or the knit!

I have for some unknown reason a crochet and a knit thread at home, lying around for the longest time and had plan on trying my hands at it and got interested in trying again, when I saw how much fun (albeit frustrating!) you had with it. Plus as I told you, I'm reading this book, The shop on Blossom Street, that I picked up at the library by accident! Hence my interest is highly peaked!

Clear as mud. Enjoy your trip.

FS, the needle size will depend on the project and yarn size. If you're wanting to make a scarf, which is most people's first project, I'd suggest a worsted weight yarn and US size 10 needles.

Amy has some great instructional videos on knittinghelp.com that helped me a lot.