"Yeah, but I always get stuck at the first step. That's my problem." Wait, really? "I just can't do it! Every single time, there's something wrong with it! The curvature's weird, or the ends don't meet up, or it's all squished." You understand you need to erase those as you work, right? It doesn't have to be perfect. "Yes it does! If I don't start right, it's all going to be wrong!"