a crochet amigurumi frog

BeginnerUS TermsIn the Round

A simple amigurumi frog with a spherical body and head, cylindrical arms and legs, and small spherical eyes. The style is cute and cartoony, typical of Foyo's popular frog character.

Materials

Yarn

WORSTED · Colour #5fa64a · 47yd

WORSTED · Colour #efe2c4 · 8yd

Hook

4mm

Notions

1x Stitch marker

1x Yarn needle

Polyester fiberfill

Gauge

10 sts × 10 rows = 5cm × 4.3cm (in single crochet, worked tight enough that the stuffing does not show through)

Stitches Used

mr = Magic Ring
sc = Single Crochet
inc = Increase
dec = Decrease

Pattern

body

596 stitches. The base piece, closed at the end. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #5fa64a.(6 sts)
R2R2: inc ×6(12 sts)
R3R3: (sc, inc) ×6(18 sts)
R4R4: (sc ×5, inc) ×3(21 sts)
R5R5: (sc ×2, inc) ×7(28 sts)
R6R6: sc ×27, inc(29 sts)
R7R7: sc ×28, inc(30 sts)
R8R8: (sc ×5, inc) ×5(35 sts)
R9R9: sc ×35(35 sts)
R10R10: sc ×34, inc(36 sts)
R11R11: sc ×34, dec(35 sts)
R12R12: sc ×35(35 sts)
R13R13: sc ×35(35 sts)
R14R14: sc ×33, dec(34 sts)
R15R15: sc ×34(34 sts)
R16R16: sc ×34(34 sts)
R17R17: sc ×32, dec(33 sts)
R18R18: (sc ×9, dec) ×3(30 sts)
R19R19: (sc ×4, dec) ×5(25 sts)
R20R20: (sc ×3, dec) ×5(20 sts)
R21R21: (sc ×2, dec) ×5(15 sts)
R22R22: (sc, dec) ×5(10 sts)
R23R23: (dec, sc, dec) ×2(6 sts)

belly

151 stitches. Sewn to body. Worked from its top down to the join and left open at the base. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #efe2c4.(6 sts)
R2R2: inc ×6(12 sts)
R3R3: (sc ×2, inc) ×4(16 sts)
R4R4: (sc ×3, inc) ×4(20 sts)
R5R5: (sc ×4, inc) ×4(24 sts)
R6R6: sc ×22, dec(23 sts)
R7R7: sc ×21, dec(22 sts)
R8R8: (sc, dec, sc ×2, dec, sc ×2, dec) ×2(16 sts)
R9R9: (sc ×2, dec) ×4(12 sts)

front_leg_left

120 stitches. Sewn to body. Worked from its top down to the join and left open at the base. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #5fa64a.(6 sts)
R2R2: inc ×6(12 sts)
R3R3: (sc, inc) ×6(18 sts)
R4R4: (sc ×8, inc) ×2(20 sts)
R5R5: sc ×19, inc(21 sts)
R6R6: (sc ×5, dec) ×3(18 sts)
R7R7: (sc ×4, dec) ×3(15 sts)
R8R8: (sc, dec) ×5(10 sts)

front_leg_right

125 stitches. Sewn to body. Worked from its top down to the join and left open at the base. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #5fa64a.(6 sts)
R2R2: inc ×6(12 sts)
R3R3: (sc, inc) ×6(18 sts)
R4R4: (sc ×8, inc) ×2(20 sts)
R5R5: sc ×19, inc(21 sts)
R6R6: sc ×19, dec(20 sts)
R7R7: (sc ×3, dec) ×4(16 sts)
R8R8: (sc ×2, dec) ×4(12 sts)

head

592 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #5fa64a.(6 sts)
R2R2: inc ×6(12 sts)
R3R3: (sc ×3, inc) ×3(15 sts)
R4R4: (sc ×2, inc) ×5(20 sts)
R5R5: (sc ×4, inc) ×4(24 sts)
R6R6: (sc ×11, inc) ×2(26 sts)
R7R7: (sc ×12, inc) ×2(28 sts)
R8R8: (sc ×6, inc) ×4(32 sts)
R9R9: sc ×32(32 sts)
R10R10: (sc ×15, inc) ×2(34 sts)
R11R11: sc ×34(34 sts)
R12R12: sc ×33, inc(35 sts)
R13R13: sc ×35(35 sts)
R14R14: sc ×35(35 sts)
R15R15: sc ×33, dec(34 sts)
R16R16: (sc ×15, dec) ×2(32 sts)
R17R17: sc ×30, dec(31 sts)
R18R18: sc ×29, dec(30 sts)
R19R19: (sc ×4, dec) ×5(25 sts)
R20R20: sc ×23, dec(24 sts)
R21R21: (sc ×2, dec) ×6(18 sts)
R22R22: (sc ×4, dec) ×3(15 sts)
R23R23: (sc, dec) ×5(10 sts)
R24R24: dec ×5(5 sts)

thigh_left

192 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #5fa64a.(6 sts)
R2R2: inc ×6(12 sts)
R3R3: (sc ×2, inc) ×4(16 sts)
R4R4: (sc ×3, inc) ×4(20 sts)
R5R5: sc ×19, inc(21 sts)
R6R6: sc ×20, inc(22 sts)
R7R7: sc ×22(22 sts)
R8R8: sc ×20, dec(21 sts)
R9R9: (sc ×5, dec) ×3(18 sts)
R10R10: (sc ×7, dec) ×2(16 sts)
R11R11: (sc ×2, dec) ×4(12 sts)
R12R12: dec ×6(6 sts)

thigh_right

192 stitches. Sewn to body. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #5fa64a.(6 sts)
R2R2: inc ×6(12 sts)
R3R3: (sc ×2, inc) ×4(16 sts)
R4R4: (sc ×3, inc) ×4(20 sts)
R5R5: sc ×19, inc(21 sts)
R6R6: sc ×20, inc(22 sts)
R7R7: sc ×22(22 sts)
R8R8: sc ×20, dec(21 sts)
R9R9: (sc ×5, dec) ×3(18 sts)
R10R10: (sc ×7, dec) ×2(16 sts)
R11R11: (sc ×2, dec) ×4(12 sts)
R12R12: dec ×6(6 sts)

eye_left

110 stitches. Sewn to head. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #efe2c4.(6 sts)
R2R2: inc ×6(12 sts)
R3R3: (sc ×5, inc) ×2(14 sts)
R4R4: (sc ×6, inc) ×2(16 sts)
R5R5: sc ×15, inc(17 sts)
R6R6: sc ×15, dec(16 sts)
R7R7: (sc ×6, dec) ×2(14 sts)
R8R8: (sc, dec, sc ×2, dec) ×2(10 sts)
R9R9: dec ×5(5 sts)

eye_right

107 stitches. Sewn to head. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #efe2c4.(6 sts)
R2R2: (sc, inc) ×3(9 sts)
R3R3: inc, (sc, inc) ×4(14 sts)
R4R4: (sc ×6, inc) ×2(16 sts)
R5R5: sc ×15, inc(17 sts)
R6R6: sc ×15, dec(16 sts)
R7R7: (sc ×6, dec) ×2(14 sts)
R8R8: (sc, dec, sc ×2, dec) ×2(10 sts)
R9R9: dec ×5(5 sts)

front_foot_left

91 stitches. Sewn to front_leg_left. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #5fa64a.(6 sts)
R2R2: (sc, inc) ×3(9 sts)
R3R3: (sc ×2, inc) ×3(12 sts)
R4R4: sc ×11, inc(13 sts)
R5R5: sc ×12, inc(14 sts)
R6R6: sc ×12, dec(13 sts)
R7R7: sc ×11, dec(12 sts)
R8R8: (sc, dec) ×4(8 sts)
R9R9: dec ×4(4 sts)

front_foot_right

91 stitches. Sewn to front_leg_right. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #5fa64a.(6 sts)
R2R2: (sc, inc) ×3(9 sts)
R3R3: (sc ×2, inc) ×3(12 sts)
R4R4: sc ×11, inc(13 sts)
R5R5: sc ×12, inc(14 sts)
R6R6: sc ×12, dec(13 sts)
R7R7: sc ×11, dec(12 sts)
R8R8: (sc, dec) ×4(8 sts)
R9R9: dec ×4(4 sts)

hind_foot_left

108 stitches. Sewn to thigh_left. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #5fa64a.(6 sts)
R2R2: (sc, inc) ×3(9 sts)
R3R3: (sc ×2, inc) ×3(12 sts)
R4R4: sc ×11, inc(13 sts)
R5R5: sc ×12, inc(14 sts)
R6R6: sc ×14(14 sts)
R7R7: sc ×12, dec(13 sts)
R8R8: sc ×11, dec(12 sts)
R9R9: (sc ×2, dec) ×3(9 sts)
R10R10: (sc, dec) ×3(6 sts)

hind_foot_right

105 stitches. Sewn to thigh_right. Work in a spiral (do not join rounds) and mark the first stitch of the round.

R1R1: 6 sc in a magic ring Change to #5fa64a.(6 sts)
R2R2: (sc, inc) ×3(9 sts)
R3R3: (sc ×2, inc) ×3(12 sts)
R4R4: sc ×11, inc(13 sts)
R5R5: sc ×12, inc(14 sts)
R6R6: sc ×14(14 sts)
R7R7: sc ×12, dec(13 sts)
R8R8: sc ×11, dec(12 sts)
R9R9: (sc, dec) ×4(8 sts)
R10R10: dec ×4(4 sts)

Notes

Make the parts in the order of the sections. A part is sewn to the one it names, which is always made before it.
Stuff firmly before closing or sewing a part: it should be full and hold its shape. Pin each part in place and check the look from the front before sewing; weave the ends in.
nostril_left on head, #1d1d1f, about 6 mm across, at the top, 42 mm up, towards the front: embroider it, or sew on a small piece of felt or yarn. Add it last, after the stuffing and sewing, so you can place it by eye.
nostril_right on head, #1d1d1f, about 6 mm across, at the top, 42 mm up, towards the front: embroider it, or sew on a small piece of felt or yarn. Add it last, after the stuffing and sewing, so you can place it by eye.
smile on head, #d4586a, about 71 mm across, low, 15 mm up, towards the front: a flat piece, cut from felt or crocheted flat, 7 mm thick, sewn on. Add it last, after the stuffing and sewing, so you can place it by eye.
pupil_left on eye_left, #1d1d1f, about 13 mm across, high, 17 mm up, towards the front: embroider it, or sew on a small piece of felt or yarn. Add it last, after the stuffing and sewing, so you can place it by eye.
pupil_right on eye_right, #1d1d1f, about 13 mm across, high, 17 mm up, towards the front: embroider it, or sew on a small piece of felt or yarn. Add it last, after the stuffing and sewing, so you can place it by eye.
The yarn amounts are an estimate from the stitch count; buy a little extra.