A sweet crochet chubby frog made with soft yarn. This frog has cute details and a playful look, which gives it an extra cuddly look.
This free pattern starts by making a heart with pink color, then the body and legs, eyes, and arms, and it also has how to assemble all parts and how to embroider the mouth.
This tutorial is beginner-friendly, so all you need to know to finish this tutorial is to know how to make single crochet stitches and some crochet techniques like increasing and decreasing.
You can use it as a cuddly companion, cute shelf or room decoration, part of an amigurumi animal collection.
Designer: The Loopy Fairyy
Materials
- 4.5 mm crochet hook
- Parfait Chunky in base color, heart color
- Worsted yarn for mouth (Caron yarn)
- 14 mm safety eyes
- Sewing needle
- Stitch markers
- Stuffing
- Yarn cutter/scissors
Abbreviations
Mr – magic ring
R – row/round
sc – single crochet
inc – increase
dec – decrease
Heart
Use pink yarn.
Bump #1
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a Mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: 12 sc (12)
Fasten off and cut yarn, leaving a short yarn tail for use later.
Repeat for Bump #2, bit do not fasten off or cut yarn.
Rnd 4: connect both bumps with sc, place stitch marker here to mark the first stitch of the row.
- another 11 sc around Bump #1
- 12 sc around Bump #2 (24)
- There will be a gap in between the two bumps. Using the short yarn tail from Bump #1, close the gap between the two bumps.
Rnd 5: (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)
Rnd 6: 18 sc (18)
Start stuffing and continue as you go.
Rnd 7: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Rnd 8: dec x 6 (6)
Close the hole, fasten off.
Legs x2
Use green yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a Mr (6)
Rnd 2: inc x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: 12 sc around (12)
Fasten off and cut yarn, leaving a short yarn tail for use later.
Repeat for Leg #2, but do not cut yarn.
Body
Rnd 4: connect Leg #1 to Leg #2, with sc, place stitch marke here to mark the first stitch of the row.
Then: inc, (sc, inc) x 11 (36)
There should be a gap in between the two legs. Using the short yarn tail from first leg, close the gap between both legs.
Rnd 5-6: 36 sc (36)
Rnd 7: (2 sc, inc) x 12 (48)
Rnd 8-12: 48 sc (48)
Rnd 13: (4 sc, dec) x 8 (40)
Start stuffing and continue as you go.
Rnd 14-15: 40 sc (40)
Rnd 16: (3 sc, dec) x 8 (32)
Rnd 17: (2 sc, dec) x 8 (24)
Rnd 18: (sc, dec) x 8 (16)
Rnd 19: (dec) x 8 (8)
Sew close. Fasten off.
Eyes x2
Use green yarn.
Rnd 1: 8 sc in a Mr (8)
Rnd 2: (sc, inc) x 4 (12)
Rnd 3-4: 12 sc (12)
Fasten off. Insert safety eyes to R2.
Arms x2
Use green yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 sc (6)
Rnd 3: (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
Rnd 4-5: 9 sc (9)
Stuff very lightly.
Fold in half and 4 sc across.
Fasten off and leave tail for sewing.
Assembly
- Sew eyes on to R14-18 or adjust for your preference.
- Mouth detail with worsted black yarn.
- Insert yarn from the back into R15, lining up with the inner corner of the eye and into the inner corner of the other eye.
- Pull yarn out from R14, one stitch from the corner of the mouth. Using the yarn, go underneath the mouth and pull downwards. Repeat for the other side.
- Now, pull the yarn out from the center of the mouth on R15, pulling the center of the mouth upwards. This will create a horizontal zig-zag.
- Sew arms to body on R9-12. Use the heart to measure the amount of space required between the arms for the heart to fit comfortably.
- Sew sides of heart to each arm.
Done!
