Broom Dance

grikmeer asked about the Ankh Morpork stick and bucket dance.

The closest I can find is a broom dance.  (Many broom dances have circling choruses which could easily be done going around a bucket.)

They tend to be competitive, with one person trying to copy or outdo another.  Which could be why members of the Ankh Morpork Folk Dance and Song Society regarded them as dangerous.  I can believe someone breaking a leg in a broom dance...

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Knitting

I've decided to try knitting.  I've bought some wool and a basic sock pattern  (I know socks aren't the easiest thing to start with, but they're small and I fancy giving it a try).

I have successfully knitted a jumper and a cardigan in the past, but that was mumblety years ago.  Thus, I feel the need to pretty much start again from scratch - I can't even remember what the instructions in a pattern mean (though they'll probably come back relatively easily).

What would people recommend as a web site to show techniques of casting on, basic interpretation of patterns and how to do things like adding/joining stitches.

Also, am I better going with the English knitting that I remember, or trying to learn how to knit Continental?