How much time do you give a new craft or skill before you decide it's not for you?

[dem in texas]

11. Yes, Knitting can fustrating for beginners, but worth the effort

I learned to knit over 40 years ago, part with help from my German landlady and part from an instruction book. The first thing I knitted was a pair of slippers. I was using a pattern from a McCall's craft magazine. The slippers were recommended as a beginner's knitting project. It was more challenging than a scarf, but introduced you to all major stitches and techniques used in knitting.
After knitting slippers for everyone in the family, I moved on to simple sweaters, then more complex projects.

This was in the 1960's and mohair sweaters were popular. I loved knitting with mohair yarn, called for big needles so the project went fast. Made some beautiful sweaters with it. Plus all the fuzziness covered my mistakes!

I agree, you have to figure out your normal gauge by knitting swatches, but don't get too perfect. You'll never move beyond the swatch and scarf phase. Don't be afraid to fail.