Do you have a 1k stone? Sounds like you're gonna have to start from scratch.

There are a lot of new guys that try to do everything at once. We see it all the time. That's why so many offer advice against honing and learning to shave simultaneously. I had stones before I had my first razor. I learned as I went. It's not impossible, just go slow and ask questions when you don't feel comfortable. Buy a cheaper razor to practice with. The best piece of advice I can give you is to find someone who can show you. That, and they can watch you hone and point out things you may be doing wrong. That goes for stropping too.