PP OPOUNT Beginner Crochet Kit - Dwen Dwen Chicken, Complete Crochet Kit for Beginners, Starter Pack for Adults and Kids, Includes Step-by-Step Instructions and Video Tutorials

Am-10:Chick, Rabbit, Bee, & Howie the Dinosaur:After learning from The W**bles, I decided to try out a bunch of other Amigurumi kits.First up is a set of 4 kits (Chick, Bee, Rabbit, & Howie the Dinosaur). They come with 1 pattern booklet, & YouTube videos you can follow along with. This set was $33.99 USD.I started with the Chick kit.It comes with a decent 3.5mm crochet hook, but I used my preferred ergonomic crochet hook instead.I like the neatness & tightness of the under / over single crochet stitch method better than the over / over method previously learned. I do not like the slip stitch + chain 1 join method used at the end of each round. It leaves a visible seam. I prefer crocheting in a continuous spiral. The written pattern is missing the chain 1 after each join.The yarn is nice to work with.The kits come with eye pins. You are supposed to melt the provided glue stick with a lighter, dab glue on the eyes & shove them in place into the yarn. I used safety eyes instead, you just have to remember to put them in as you go.I did the Rabbit second.The written instructions do not include where & when to use the pink in the ears. I just embroidered some pink X’s on the front of the ears.I tried the invisible slip stitch join, but apparently I am missing something.Next, was the Bee.I watched a bunch more “invisible seam” videos, & tried again. Much better. It is definitely a more time consuming join.I did not read ahead, so I cut my black yarn for a third stripe instead of using black until the end. I used 4 single crochet stitches instead of the required 3, to make the cheeks a bit rounder.Last, is Howie the dinosaur, since sewing on his spikes doesn’t look like fun. I am not sure why this guy rated a name & the others didn’t.I made my best seam yet, but had to cover it with the spine spikes. I was dreading making individual spines to sew on. Instead, the instructions have you make the spikes & crochet them on as you go. I struggled with this. I ended up making 7 spikes instead of 5, because they are only attached at each end of the spike & I wanted mine to sit closer to the body.If you can successfully complete a W**bles Amigurumi character, you will be able to make these.There appears to be enough yarn left over to make another set of 4 Amigurumi.

Seems like a great product if you are familiar with the basics. My daughter was unable to do this because she does not have access to Youtube where the instructions are. I would not recommend for young children

So I got this because I am super new. This package comes with some videos that are a bit hard to follow because there is 0 commentary through out the video explaining anything. So I spend 90% of the time slowing down the video and rewatching the same part just to understand what is happening. I am still giving this a higher rating only because I feel like I missed something and maybe it’s just me.

It’s a nice starter kit but the issue is the yarn…it’s not the best quality and I keep repeating the slip knot because the yarn keeps shedding….

Am-11 Dwen Dwen The Chicken:After learning from The W**bles, I decided to try out a bunch of other Amigurumi kits.Second up is a Chicken kit. It comes with a pattern booklet, & YouTube videos you can follow along with. This kit was $19.99 USD.This kit comes with a key ring, so this gal is meant to be small. This kit comes with a decent 2mm crochet hook. This is very tiny. I haven’t used one this small yet. I tried it for the first 2 rounds, but it is so tiny that the yarn doesn’t fit in the hook. I ended up using my 3.5mm ergonomic crochet hook instead. So, my final result will end up a bit bigger than the pattern intended.I like the neatness & tightness of the under / over single crochet stitch method better than the over / over method previously learned. I do not like the slip stitch + chain 1 join method used at the end of each round. It leaves a visible seam. I used an “invisible seam” method instead.The yarn is nice to work with.The kit comes with eye pins. You are supposed to melt the provided glue stick with a lighter, dab glue on the eyes & shove them in place into the yarn. I used safety eyes instead, you just have to remember to put them in as you go. You are also supposed to glue the white eyeballs & beak to the body, which is ridiculous. Leave a long tail & sew them on.I struggled with the tiny pieces. I can’t imagine making those with a 2mm hook. Anything less than 6 starter stitches is too small for me. The yarn also split a lot working these tiny pieces, especially when slip stitching. The beak pattern is not great, shape wise & direction wise. The say that the top is the short piece, but the video shows it being at the bottom. I put 3 spikes in the crown, instead of the 2 required.If you can successfully complete a W**bles Amigurumi character, you should be able to make this.There appears to be enough yarn left over to make another Chicken Amigurumi.