Knitting needles 1, me-0

Despite spending the better part of my day in a craft store knitting a square for a charity blanket, my (new) knitting needles and I have been fighting all night. Earlier today I was "purling" away like knitting was going out of fashion, but as soon as I got home, it was all forgotten. So, here I am with a meter of lovely green yarn that is starting to look rather frazzled after being knitted and pulled apart over and over. I even had a look at YouTube lesson, but I think my needles must bewitched cause I'm no closer to the target....