Cookie Box Original Crochet Kit for Beginners – Gift Set to Make Turtle Hugo Amigurumi Plushie – Easy DIY Crochet & Knitting Starter Kit with Video and PDF Tutorials

This is the first thing I ever managed to crochet, instruction video on YouTube you can follow was really helpful, the yarn is easy to use for beginners and it comes with everything you need. Great value for money. Very happy.

I am OBSESSED with these cute little kits! Hugo the turtle was my second purchase from these guys. As a complete novice with no crochet experience before, these tins have given me massive confidence to crochet. Having the video tutorials are really handy and very easy to follow. The video is split into sections so you can fast forward to wherever you are on if you do it in stages. The quality of the materials are fab, the yarn is really nice and soft to use and the eyes are so cute. I was definitely drawn to buying it because of the cute eyes! The crochet needle is very ergonomic and comfy to hold. I’m looking forward to getting another tin and having a go at another one!!

I bought this for my daughter who wanted to get into Crocheting. The advert says it's good for getting kids into crocheting, so I gave it to her. Some of her friends are into crocheting as well, so I thought it'd be a fun little thing they could do together. After a while it became clear she couldn't follow the video instructions. The main problem with a video is that you have to have a hand free to start and stop the video. When both your hands are doing things with yarn, that means you have to drop the yarn to pause/unpause the video, then pick the yarn back up again. The beginning of the video, especially, could do with being about 10x slower. The lady loops the yarn through her fingers, then twists it around her hand, and shows what it looks like, and then moves on. She may repeat it once. But it's done at a speed that means little ones can't follow. Even as an adult, I found myself rolling the video back about 4 times to get the positioning right. After a while, my daughter said her friends didn't crochet that way, and they taught her an easier method. Sure enough, she started making big discs of crocheted material, but the weave was too dense to use in the pattern. So, all in all, I'd say this tin isn't great for absolute beginners. I'd say it's good for people who already know how to crochet, but want a ready-to-go design with everything you need to make a specific thing. The yarn is lovely quality, and it comes with little googly eyes and a hook, so I think the quality is excellent for what you pay. I give it 4 stars because while the tin and the contents are beautifully presented and great quality, the video instructions could be improved a little. Perhaps an actual paper manual that shows how to hold the yarn would be better?

Absolutely loved making this kit, the materials were a great quality and the online tutorials were thorough and very helpful, great for beginners or people who are still new to crocheting. And Jenny just looked absolutely adorable once she was finished, I'll definitely be ordering more kits from Cookie Box in the future!

Lovely kit but I wouldn't say it's for beginners. All instructions are on a QR code so would be better to print the instructions off.

Arrived on time. It looks good. Not used it yet

Lovely kit. Every thing you need. Really pleased

Unfortunately the kit arrived missing one of the dazzling eyes. Unlucky I think to have got one with something missing. Otherwise the product is good quality