I will second the idea that you find someone to teach you in person. That is the way it has been taught for centuries and is still the best.
You must be able to find a yarn shop nearby. Walk in and ask to speak to someone from the local knitting guild.

I find knitting to be very calming. And you can do it almost anywhere. Sitting in the doctors office. Airport waiting rooms. Your local coffee shop.

Next to the kilt a guy sitting and knitting is the next best babe magnet.

Oh wow! Idea, A guy in a kilt, knitting, with a puppy playing at his feet. You'd have to have a stick to beat them off.