I learned how to knit tonight. Yay! And because I am perhaps inordinately proud of my first efforts, here's a picture: 

 For some reason, I am having difficulty getting my other picture to upload anywhere, but you get the idea. Thanks to hippygoth for being a good teacher, and for feeding me and providing good company (ladygwyn and geekpixie also hung out and knitted and stuff). The real trick, of course, is whether I will remember any of the lesson by tomorrow.