The neat thing about videos is that you can even follow along if it's done in another language---especially if they put up the English directions on the screen as they go along, which is what happens at this Russian site:

Начинаем вязать – Видео уроки вязания

If you click on any of the headings under "Страницы" on the right, it brings up myriad thumbs of motifs that have tutorial videos for them. It's a goldmine of a site!