First knitted item

I first took a knitting class 7 months ago. It was a one day class and I didn't love it. My needles were too big for me and it felt awkward. I threw away the piece I started (it was too tangled and knotted to even try and save the yarn), and didn't think about it again. I decided to revisit knitting because there is a small group that meets on Thursdays to knit (and they speak English). I wanted to practice before I went, so I wouldn't embarrass myself too bad.

I thought it would take me a week, but it took a month! How do people knock these out in a day? Every time I picked up speed I would drop a stitch. I don't know how to fix mistakes, so my scarf is covered in mistakes. I also wasn't paying attention and by the end I had added 10 extra stitches to each row. Eeeck.

I just did a simple garter stitch scarf. I had to relearn how to cast on, do the garter stitch, add new yarn and bind off.

I never got into it and didn't really enjoy it, but I will say when I finished I immediately started a second one.

For my second scarf I decided to make a key hole scarf. It starts with a garter stitch and then you switch to the Stockineet stitch (which is just the knit and purl stitch combined). Changing the stitch makes a boarder on the bottoms and on the sides. But I can already tell I made it too wide. I added 5 stitches to the pattern (thinking it would be too skinny) but now I wish I hadn't. I've been paying close attention and haven't added any stitches. And so far I've made less mistakes (only 2 so far). I'm also pretty sure I'm going to run out of yarn and I don't know the brand/color of my yarn. I seem to use way more yarn than other people.   

 So far I think knitting is really hard. I really want to make socks and a simple cardigan one day, so I'll keep trying.  But I do like that you can do it anywhere. At a coffee shop, on the train, in a plane.....it's very convenient.