Can someone tell me all (if possible) the basics of knitting?

Ok, I've never taken a course in knitting, but for the moment, someone can tell me the basics of knitting? All I know what to do is knit. I do not know the names to knit, purl for example, and others. So could someone tell me? I mean, I can not read or watch online because it does not help me. Anyway Regardless, I want to knit a scarf that has written or is scratched or two colors mixed. Thank you.

ok. First, is watching someone knit a very Zen thing. knittinghelp.com go, and watch how a few times, and just relax and enjoy. Now your son and a pair of needles knitting. cast on 20 stitches. make a noose. slide it to one of the needles. then wrap the wire around your finger, and extract your finger with a needle. Continue until you have 20 stitches. Knit 5 rows. Knit every row is called the garter. Now take another color of thread, and just start knitting with it at the beginning of the next row. Knit 4 rows. then a third color, and knit 2 rows, then back to the first color and repeat the sequence. Continue until you have about 60 inches of scarf, ending with 5 lines in the color you started with. fold. Ps murmur made the point to the needle, rather than the back. Knit one row, one row at the back is called the jersey or the right dot. Knit one purl one or two purl two on an even number of points creates a point of coastline, like the is on top of your socks. Increased capacity Inc., add a point, and December means decrease, often by knitting 2 stitches together. Now you see why online videos are so helpful! Knit through the front door, once in the back, look out the window and jumps Jack. back on yourself knit Invite your friend, too, Leap Frog over, lie down, Sue.

2 color tutorial