Frog

Free Frog crochet tutorial by @olga_amigurumi.

With this pattern, you can crochet a funny little frog. For this amigurumi, you will need cotton blend or cotton yarn, whichever you prefer. YarnArt Jeans, Alize Cotton Gold, and similar yarns work well. All pieces are worked in a spiral. Embroider the eyebrows and smile with thin black thread. Use sew-on eyes or safety eyes for the pupils. The author did not provide a pattern for the hat, so you can decorate the toy however you like.

Materials and Tools

• Yarn: green and white
• Thread for embroidering the eyebrows and mouth
• Crochet hook
• Safety eyes
• Toy stuffing
• Stitch markers
• Pins
• Wire
• Needle for sewing pieces together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• sl st - slip stitch
• sc - single crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• BLO - back loop only
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Crochet Amigurumi Frog Pattern

Head

Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
Round 6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
Round 7: (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
Round 8: (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48)
Round 9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
Round 10: (8 sc, inc) x 6 (60)
Rounds 11-20: 60 sc (10 rounds)
Round 21: 12 sc, 6 inc, 24 sc, 6 inc, 12 sc (72)
Round 22: 12 sc, (1 sc, inc) x 6, 24 sc, (inc, 1 sc) x 6, 12 sc (84)
Rounds 23-27: 84 sc (5 rounds)
Round 28: (12 sc, dec) x 6 (78)
Round 29: (11 sc, dec) x 6 (72)
Round 30: (10 sc, dec) x 6 (66)
Round 31: (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
Round 32: (8 sc, dec) x 6 (54)
Round 33: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
Round 34: (6 sc, dec) x 6 (42)
Round 35: (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
Round 36: (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)
Round 37: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Round 38: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Round 39: (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

Head, Neck, and Body Worked as One Piece

Work 6 rounds for the neck, 12 sc in each round, then insert the wire.

1: 1 sc, inc
2: 2 sc, inc
3: 3 sc, inc
4: 4 sc, inc
5: 5 sc, inc
6: 6 sc, inc
7: 7 sc, inc
8: 8 sc, inc
9: 9 sc, inc
10-22: 13 rounds of 66 sc
23: 9 sc, dec
24: 8 sc, dec
25: BLO, 7 sc, dec

At the end of this round, work sc into the remaining front loops.

26: 6 sc, dec
27: 5 sc, dec
28: 4 sc, dec
29: 3 sc, dec
30: 2 sc, dec
31: 1 sc, dec
32: dec

Fasten off and close the opening with a needle. Do not stuff the bottom too firmly, so the frog can sit.

Legs (Make 2)

1. 8 ch, starting from the 2nd stitch: inc, 5 sc, inc, inc, 4 sc, inc
2. inc, 16 sc
3-9. 18 sc (7 rounds)
10. (4 sc, dec) x 3
11. (3 sc, dec) x 3
12. 3 sc

Fold the piece in half and work 5 sc through all loops.

13. ch, turn, 5 sc
14. 10 sc along both sides
15. (3 sc, dec) x 2
16-40. 8 sc (25 rounds)
41. Fold in half and crochet through both sides.

Arms (Make 2)

1. 6 ch, starting from the 2nd stitch: inc, 3 sc, inc, inc, 2 sc, inc
2. inc, 12 sc
3-7. 14 sc
8. (5 sc, dec) x 2
9. 3 sc

Fold the piece in half and work 5 sc through all loops.

10. ch, turn, 5 sc
11. 10 sc along both sides
12. (3 sc, dec) x 2
13-32. 8 sc (20 rounds)
33. Fold in half and crochet through both sides.

Eyes

With white yarn:

1: 6 sc in MR
2: 6 inc
3: 1 sc, inc
4: 2 sc, inc

Join green yarn, then cut and hide the white yarn tail.

5: 2 rounds of sc
6: 9 sc, sl st

Fasten off. This is the upper eyelid. Insert the safety eye into the MR.

Finish the toy and sew on all the pieces. Embroider the eyebrows, mouth, and eyelashes.

Your crocheted little frog is ready! Please tag the author on social media - @olga_amigurumi.