This learning guide is the first manual in a series of mini-guidebooks for knitting with needles, and it contains everything you need to know to start knitting a simple straight piece, such as a scarf, blanket, shawl, etc. The primary purpose of this first manual is to guide you step-by-step in learning the basic knitting techniques (casting on stitches, basic stitches, binding off stitches) required to start your first straight knit. If you don't know how to knit with needles and want to learn, this manual is for you! The detailed and thorough written instructions, photos, and references to video links you can watch on YouTube for each technique give you the feeling that you have the teacher right next to you!