Maybe start by looking at some of these:

http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/learn-to-knit

...might be helpful...as Steve mentioned, it has always been a person-to-person thing. My mom started teaching my brother and me how to knit when we were about ten...I think that she thought that it was "cute".

...and will those sticks to beat the chicks off be available from the Freedom Kilts website? I certainly don't need one but I might need to give my son one for Christmas.

Best

AA