I think nearly everybody learns the basics in knitting at school, but not all of us use that knowledge. My mum has always been very good at knitting, doing some miracles with those needles. So in fact I didn't have to knit. But some time ago, I thought it would be nice to refresh the knowledge and started to knit a few mittens. As that wasn't too diffucult, I tried socks and then finally started the cardigan I had promised to Ingólfur quite some time ago. My mum helped me a lot when she was here for a visit, as I was rather lazy knitting all those rounds in the same colour. Well, we managed to finish it together and a nice lady at work sew the zipper into it for me. 
In the meantime I had finished a tryout cardigan for me and was thinking about doing a nice one after my own ideas. I got the pattern I wanted, changed a bit and then I was ready to go. Took me quite some time to get the stuff done the way I wanted to. Well, I made it and today it was time to try on my own to cut them open and fit the zipper/buttons.
Sewing and cutting open went well, now I have to crotchet the front and sew the buttons.