D-Lisch

Hi everyone. My friend and I want to crochet some beanies before winter is over and we know a mutual friend who can teach us, but I'm really anxious to get started. I imagine it'd be difficult to teach over forums, but can anyone maybe e-mail me or send me some basic instructions for novices? I poked around the web for instructions but there are a bunch of abbreviations that I don't understand yet. Thanks!!