Learning to Knit

This CD kicks ass.

They've got movies that show you stuff like cables and the various weird things you can knit. For some reason, reading about knitting techniques never really cemented it. This did.
(Here's a link to Amazon, but I got my cd at a craft store locally.)

Product Description
Learn to knit from the experts - Coats and Clark, makers of handicraft threads and yarns for over 190 years. This self-paced learning format ensures success from the start, using illustrations, text and voice-over video to make every technique crystal clear. CD-ROM includes 20 patterns ranging from beginner to intermediate. Learn: Casting On, Knitting & Purling, Reading Patterns, Gauge, Cables, Changing Colors, Yarn Control and More!