I am going to knit a scarf.

[Wolfen]

I haven't knitted since was a child. I think I knitted a square.
What should I know?
Any tips please?

YouTube is great for help, if you’re a visual learner.

Don’t panic if it doesn’t go to plan, mistakes are how we learn to improve.

Don’t be over ambitious. For a scarf you only really need about 20-30 stitches for width, if you’re using DK yarn and 4/4.5mm needles.

Have fun!

What is your motivation?

Do a tension square, or you will end up with either a dishcloth or a throw.

Not knitting but I found YouTube invaluable for crochet. Loads of tutorials out there.

Me too!
I'm going to make one for each child for Christmas.
Haven't knitted for ages!
Have fun x

Yes, YouTube is your friend here, or a simple book if you woukd rather still images. Check out your library perhaps?

Or you could look for a local knit and natter - I find other knitters are generally very generous in helping a beginner get going

Have a look and see if there are any knitting groups around. I go to one in a pub twice a month and we help new knitters. Some shops have meet ups too (Peter Jones in London apparently).
It's a surprisingly social activity.

Honestly? Start with a hat. Scarves sound easy because you can totally just knit back and forth until it’s the length you want. The trouble is you actually have to make something pretty big (= boring and potentially expensive in terms of wool) to get something wearable. A woolly hat requires learning to decrease and either learning to sew up a seam or to knit in the round, but both of those things are important basics for making pretty much everything and a hat uses much less wool and takes much less time, especially if you use a thicker wool.

Know how many stitches you cast on!

Another advocate for YouTube videos. Use double knitting yarn and large needles.

I always liked the blue knitted scarf that Diana Barry wears in 'Anne with an E.' It looks as if it's knitted in garter stitch (every row a knit row).

I knitted a scarf once. Couldn't seem to stop and it got longer and longer and longer... I think it turned out about eight feet long, and impossible to wear.

start with some really chunky/bulky wool with wool like caron cake which has graduated colours. That will knit up really quick

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/540505212/knit-infinity-scarf-pattern-beginner?click_key=350f69235f28b4b9c27e0b8314f08e9749c11e20%3A540505212&click_sum=66a7d6d7&external=1&rec_type=cs&ref=pla_similar_listing_top-5&pro=1
something like this is ideal for beginners

I would also sign up to raverly which has a huge database of patterns and wools . You can search patterns and see what other posters have made, but you have to sign up first

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/scarves-shrugs-and-shawls

https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/p/caron-chunky-cakes