I would love to...

[rachelnm.livejournal.com]

learn how to knit. I've taught myself how to crochet from some books I found at Michaels. I've got the basics of crocheting down but I would really love to teach myself how to knit. It seems that knitting is a bit harder but: 1)there seems to be more patterns on line & 2)I really love the things you can make.
So, does anyone have any suggestions on what would work best to teach myself? Books, websites...I'm up for anything. And any recommendations on needles?

Thank you so much. I love this community & its members! You have all given me such inspiration & I can't wait for finals to be over to try out some of these things.