I'm Taking a Knitting Class

Yesterday, I had my first knitting class. 

I once tried to knit a scarf in eighth grade.  Never finished it and kind of assumed that I couldn't knit.  But, I wanted to give it another go.  So, I signed up for a local class.  Soooo fun!  The teacher is a little bit scattered and doesn't give great instructions, but I'm already hooked (no crochet pun intended).  I came home from class and looked up some knitting videos.  This was my favorite:

So, you may be wondering why I'm taking a class if the instructor isn't that great and there are free instructions on YouTube?!  Well, I enjoy in-person classes for a few reasons:

• I enjoy learning new skills (or reinforcing old skills).
• I like mixing with other creative people. 
• I find direct feedback from a live instructor enormously helpful.  Often they can help me with an issue very quickly -- sometimes even before I'm aware that it's a problem.
• Taking a class forces me to block out the creative time in my schedule.  No one tries to impose on your creative time when you say: I'm going to class.
• I love being able to ask an instructor all of my questions and have them answered in real time!

I'm looking forward to next week's class (and hoping to make a lot of progress on this hat in the meantime).  In fact, I brought my knitting with me to a lecture last night.  I really enjoyed having the hand work!

So, here's my question to all of you experienced knitters: Do you have a knitting tip you're willing to share with me?

Thanks for stopping by!