Hi Mrs T, are you left or right handed? I am left handed, but have always knitted right handed (mainly because that is how my mum showed me).
What exactly is your difficulty? To cast on, make a loop and then put it on your left hand needle. Put your right hand needle through the loop and hold the needles at right angles to each other. Wind the wool so it goes under the right hand needle, over the right hand needle and under the left hand needle. Keep the left hand needle still and draw the right hand needle slowly towards you. You will see a stitch appearing on the right hand needle. Transfer it to the left hand needle. The next stitch you make in the same way, except at the beginning you put the right hand needle between the two stitches and not through the stitch loop. Continue until you have enough stitches. Keep an eye on the tension, not too tight and not too loose. The stitches should move easily on the needle.
If you are really stuck, can you ask a neighbour or someone in the craft shop to help you out?
Good luck. Knitting is one of those things that once you can do it, it seems so simple so do not give up.
Foxie x.
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