I saw your crocheting dilemma. I just want to say that it’s always hard in the beginning. I have been crocheting for years (I frequently have to go back to watch videos to re-learn some techniques, so I always rely on videos since they are they easiest way to learn) and have a few tips if you would like? If not, feel free to ignore this- start ignoring now, cause the rest is advice:

First, the crochet circle is very hard for a beginner, typically flat projects are best, so don’t get discouraged- also did you mention that you are learning this from a kit/book? Good on you, but videos may be a little easier to learn from if you want to see different hand positioning. If you still want to work on the circle, PRACTICE, it first. What I mean by practice is-set up a practice run, you should get a length of yarn, use a large crochet hook (larger than recommended for initial practice (if you have a larger hook)-it makes the stitches larger, so it’s easier to see what to do), also make sure your stitches are looser, one of the hardest things for me to learn when I started crocheting was to maintain yarn tension (same also applies to knitting). If the stitches are too tight, it’s extremely hard to continue stitching, but if it’s too loose, you’ll lose it’s form and it turns into a mess.

Like I said, the only way to get better is to practice. I think you are doing a double magic ring? I highly recommend watching a video, it is really hard to do this by just following a book. This one is pretty good, she even explains how it works:

https://youtu.be/bvQsM7VzRMo?si=7CMpQqG6Jr64NMcq

I wish you the best of luck, try not to get discouraged, yarn crafts are always hard in the beginning. Even the picture you posted looks better than my first attempts. The magic ring is more intermediate than for beginners, so don’t worry, you’ve got this, just go slow.

Alright, I will stop advising, I’m sorry if I got a little too lecture heavy, especially if you didn’t need it. I just wanted to help since I know how hard it is to start.

But you’ve got this, it may just take some time. YOU CAN DO IT!! Soon you’ll have friends asking for you to make something for them.

Aahhh these are wonderful tips, thank you so much!❤️

The kit I bought includes some videos, and I thought it was gonna walk me through the whole thing but it went , "this is not for beginners""magic circles are hard" and basically only showed how to do a slip knot and then was like, "now you're ready to do the pattern on your own😀"

It was really funny honestly😂😂 thankfully I only paid $7 for it so it wasn't a giant waste of money lol

I'll definitely be looking up videos and should probably start with something simple until I get a bit more knowledge on how different patterns work. Thank you for the encouragement! I need to practice so I can make ALL the plushies haha.

Even tho this was a frustrating start, new things tend to be frustrating so it's ok. And honestly I can already see why people love it. I know I will too!....eventually😂😉