Not going well

The sock is not going well. I've had two false starts
The first start, I knit the wrong end, thereby, not joining the ends and not forming a tube. DUH


The second start, I have no idea what I've done but something seems to be backward.

I wondering if I should just try the dpn's first, then try ML after I'm mastered the dpn's.

I have not given up hope but I am a little aggravated. Maybe I'm really more of a visual learner than I thought.

Maybe I just need to get back to my sweater.