Crochet question

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Hello everyone. I'm working on my first real crochet project (Zero!) and I'm just not sure if I'm doing it right. I've only really crocheted edges on knit things before. The shaping and everything is going okay, but it's spiraling a lot. I just finished round 33 and the 6 decreases don't line up with the ones previously.

Is the spiraling normal or did I do something wrong with the joining?