New knitter

lyledylandy

It looks like you're twisting the stitches every other row, the stitches on those rows look like a "y" instead of a "v". I'm guessing those are your purl rows and you're wrapping the yarn in the wrong direction? I would look up some videos on twisted stitches on youtube. Other than that you're doing great and with more practice you'll get the hang of it.

Verank

Your work is beautiful

lycisy

A warm welcome to the wonderful world of knitting.
For a beginner, your knitting is very good in terms of evenness and tension.
But as lyledyelandy already mentioned, your stitches are twisted in every other row.
You are working the back row with purl stitches. Here, you either pick up the thread the other way around or knit Russian style.
There is a great video by NimbleNeedles that makes it easier for beginners to “read” a knitting project. It is 30 minutes long, but absolutely essential.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddbwjw9R6sU

TestKnit

Hi! It's always exciting to see a new knitter! As others have mentioned, you're twisting the stitches, but trust me, this is a very! easy fix with a little video tutorial to figure out what you're doing wrong. Honestly, I think the most important thing to do is keep the tension even (this will be crucial in circular knitting and colorwork!) and your tension looks quite good!

My biggest advice is to ditch the scarves and overly simple things UNLESS you want to make those things. Scarves are... slightly boring to knit. It's a very long project that usually doesn't have a lot of variety. Instead, look for projects that have a few known techniques and some unknown. I don't know why more people don't say this, but you can practice new techniques on small swatches. You can practice colorwork, increases, bobbles, even cables before you even make a garment or item with that technique. That way, you learn in a low-stakes environment, and are ready to tackle it in a project I'm assuming you want made neatly.

As for beginner projects I WOULD recommend... socks! You can make them as easy or as hard as you like. They can be made flat or on circular needles (both on double-pointed needles or magic loop), you can add fun textures, colors, they have shaping (both on the ankle and the toe) and they are a small project you can carry around and finish quickly.

Hope this helps! And please, feel free to ask any questions!