Dot vs Knitting. Round 1.
I gathered from the instructions that you had to first wind a ball of yarn. After about five minutes of winding, I realized I had lost the loose end of the yarn in a rather sad-looking ball no respectable cat would play with. I needed that loose end to start knitting. I eventually found it after undoing most of the ball.
I opened the “How To Knit” workbook and looked warily at the instructional drawings. My hands neither looked like the hands in the book, nor could I get my needles to move in the same way. I patiently meddled with my needles and yarn for about 20 minutes. Fingers, yarn, needles. It remained a mess. I ended up with a knot. A dead knot.
Dot: 0. Knitting Needles: 1.
I suspect my better-half would be willing to coach you through the intricacies of what may be the most unneccessarily complex hobby of all time. Stay tuned.