This is my first free pattern and the perfect crochet pattern for a beginner! I've been wanting to make my own strawberry frog for a while now, so I decided to share my pattern with you all! Down below, I have listed all of the materials and instructions on how to create your very own strawberry frog. Thank you for visiting!
Materials:
- Premier Parfait Chunky Yarn: key lime, hibiscus, and sunshine
- Black embroidery yarn
- 6 mm crochet hook
- 12 mm safety eyes
- Polyfil fiberfill stuffing
Terminology
- st(s): stitch(es)
- sc: single crochet
- inc: single crochet increase (2 sc in 1 st)
- dec: single crochet decrease (sc 2 its together)
- MC: magic circle
- ch: chain
Pattern
Frog Body
Using green yarn,
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a MC (6)
Rnd 2: inc in each st around (12)
Round 3: [sc 1, inc] x6 (18)
Round 4: [sc 2, inc] x6 (24)
Round 5: [sc 3, inc] x6 (30)
Rounds 6-11: sc in each st around (30)
Round 12: [sc 3, dec] x6 (24)
Round 13: [sc 2, dec] x6 (18)
*Begin stuffing the body*
Round 14: [sc 1, dec] x6 (12)
Round 15: dec 6 times (6)
*Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing*
Eyes (2)
Using green yarn,
Round 1: sc 5 in a MC (5)
Round 2: inc in each stitch around (10)
Rounds 3-4: sc in each stitch around (10)
*Stuff lightly. Insert the eyes in between rounds 3 and 4. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing*
Belly Patch
Using green yarn,
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a MC (6)
Rnd 2: inc in each st around (12)
Round 3: [sc 1, inc] x6 (18)
Round 4: [sc 2, inc] x6 (24)
Strawberry
Using pink yarn,
Round 1: sc 5 in a MC (5)
Round 2: inc in each st around (10)
Rounds 3-4: sc in each st around (10)
*Begin stuffing*
Round 5: dec 5 times (5)
*Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. With yellow yarn, embroider little seeds*
Leaf
Using green yarn,
Round 1: sc 5 in a MC, sl st (5)
Round 2: [ch 2, sc 1 in the 2nd ch from the hook, sl st] x5, sl st (you should have 5 little leave)
*Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing*
Assembly
- Sew the eyes in the middle of the head between rounds 2 and 5
- Sew the belly patch right below round 5 in the middle of the body
- Sew the strawberry in between the eyes
- Embroider the mouth with black yarn in between rounds 3 and 4
- Ta-da! Your strawberry frog is completed!
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