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Start with one colour only, and concentrate on technique in the beginning. Absolutely avoid thin and medium needles, and go for the jumbo ones. This has to do with loop size, and you can relax more in your digits' muscles.
Now as to styles, different schools exist, but I'd say that it's probably best to start with weft knitting, and wait with warp knitting until you have a secure technique.
That said: cable knitting is far easier than everyone thinks, so you can still get exiting results even as a beginner.
Good luck!
best,
bert
PS, as to the band, only you can decide, but it does look hopeless from here.
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I'm with Bert on this one.
as for the band, just tell them you're not enjoying it and leave. There's no point making yourself miserable.
4 years ago, I left the band I was in. They had ( at that point) been going for 21 years and had a great following. All good players and nice people. Roadie was/is/always will be a nob head. I just stopped enjoying it and after a little soul searching decided to leave and put a new band together. I started to enjoy playing again