Well, I didn’t finish the bear. He is almost done. His little legs are attached, and the parts for his feet are all knit, just not all sewn together, stuffed, and attached. Then I will embroider a face, knit a tiny bear scarf, and call him done. I knit last night until 10:50, and my eyes just couldn’t take the stitching anymore.
Morgie, you asked how I learned to knit. I really learned from two sources- a great website called KnittingHelp.com and a book called Itty Bitty Hats by Susan B. Anderson. This past summer Phil was given a sabbatical. I decided I wanted to do something I wouldn’t normally do during this special time, some skill-so I decided knitting. I had seen some very cute things knit on another blog, and those patterns came from Itty Bitty Hats. I ordered it, got the yarn and needles needed to make Simple Baby Hat Number 1, and I was hooked. I knit the first hat in two days, and then had to find a knitting store in Fort Bragg to get more yarn for another hat. Here are pictures of the first two hats I made.
Simple Baby Hat Number One
After the first hat, I felt ready to add an additional skill or two to the skill set required for the first hat. I flipped through the book and found a pattern that only added a couple new things… an i-cord and stripes. So I made this hat next.
Stripey Hat
By this point, I was seriously flipping through my book planning out which hat would be next, and then which after that, and on and on. We were still on vacation, so I decided to knit on the long ride home from Fort Bragg. During the drive, I almost finished this hat.
Bunny Hat
Since then, I have been knitting something almost continuously, I even took knitting to Kauai. Every time I get to something I don’t really know how to do, I go to the knitting website and watch a little instructional video over and over until I get it. I am hoping to take a class this winter-I would really love to knit socks, but think that might be a skill better learned in a class. I have found this to be a great hobby to pursue with a little guy in the house. It’s quick set up-no sewing machine or scrapbook materials to lug out, set up, etc. Just grab my basket and go… speaking of which…I think I will go knit. 
Sounds like you are a natural!