Propositional knowledge doesn't spontaneously turn into procedural, but it does help by directing you towards the more useful actions to take to acquire that knowledge.

For example, if I want to become a writer, simply reading a whole bunch of books on writing won't turn me into one, but they can direct me to the most useful ways of getting there (such as writing every single day and not worrying about the end result.) and help me avoid the ones that are counterproductive (such as waiting for inspiration to strike.)

I find as soon as I actually try to do something that I've read alot about, it becomes painfully obvious I'm not an expert at it. Perhaps the answer is just doing more things.