You don't even need to learn the actual recipe to craft stuff, you just have to place the proper items in the right position.how should that work? I learned it but in the crafting menu I can click on everything without any effect. Crafting seems to be broken.
You go to the free craft screen and place the items exactly like they're in the recipe tab. I assume you're trying to craft from the recipe tab or you're not following the recipe.
(and yes I know that makes the recipe tab stupid, I've been trying to make stuff craftable directly from the recipe tab, but it's causing more issues than it's worth)