#8 is small for a beginner. If you get frustrated I would put the project you are doing on size 8s aside and try something a little bigger as your first project. Quite honesly you will likely never wear/use your first project b/c you are learning and you will be able to see mistakes. I usually advise people to start with something more along size 13+ short needles. I LOVE short needles and use them unless I have to use long or circulars.
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