Learn how to crochet a cute little leggy frog amigurumi, complete with outfits like a frock dress or pants. Both male and female versions are available and taught in the guide. These dress-up frogs amigurumi feature snap buttons on hands making them the perfect charm for your bags.
Besides being a charming decoration, this crocheted frog can be a versatile toy for children or a beautiful curtain tieback. With a very quick completion time, you can bring smiles to your little ones giving as lovely gifts.
Check out the free guide below for instructions and explore some necessary information in the post.
Skill Level: Intermediate. Basic embroidery, some sewing, working two fabrics simultaneously and glueing are needed for this frog amigurumi. The tutor suggests using stitch markers to help with the process.
Video Guide Span: 26 Minutes Only
Personalization Tips: The tutor uses green yarn for the frog body and pink for the blush. Keep these colours as it as switch the colour of frock (purple) and pant (blue) to your favourite ones. Medium-light shades of your selected colour will give a good contrast. You can also personalize the outfits even more but simple ones look great.
Tiny hats or scarves can be a good option. If you're feeling creative, you could even adjust the size of the frog by using a different size crochet hook or thicker yarn. It will result in a nice playable instead of a charm.
Crochet Dress-Up Leggy Frog Tutorial
In the video tutorial, ETM walk through how to crochet an adorable frog with its own set of interchangeable clothes! You'll need green yarn for the frog, purple for the dress, and pink for the blush, along with your crochet essentials. It is perfect for birthday gifting. You can also attach a keychain ring to use as a frog keychain. Below is a summary of how Dress-Up Leggy Frog will be crocheted:
- Making the Body: Start with a magic ring and create a series of single crochets. Increase in each round to shape the body, then decrease in later rounds to taper it. Rounds 5 to 16 are straightforward with single crochets in every stitch.
- Making the Eyes: Crochet two small magic rings with 6 single crochets each, and add rounds to increase the size. Sew the eyes onto the body and hide the threads inside for a neat finish.
- Arms and Legs: Make both limbs in separate rounds with single crochets. The arms should have two more rounds than the legs to make them longer.
- Clothes for the Frog: The tutorial covers making both pants and a mini skirt. The pants start with 12 chains and are worked in rounds of single crochets. The mini skirt uses chains and double crochets with increased stitches.
- Finishing Touches: Sew the arms and legs onto the body, and embroider details like the eyes using black thread. An optional blush can be added below the eyes.
- Outfit Customization: The frog's outfit can be swapped out for a variety of looks by following the steps for creating the pants, skirt, and strap adjustments.
Supplies Needed:
Here's a list of supplies needed for the crochet dress-up leggy frog project recommended in the video tutorial:
- 5ply milk Cotton Yarn in Green, Purple and Pink.
- Black thread
- 3.5 mm crochet hook (or appropriate hook for your yarn)
- Scissors
- Needle
- Stitch marker
- Some stuffing material (scrap yarn or fibre fillings)
- Tapestry needle
Note: When it comes to creating a Crochet Dress-Up Leggy Frog, two of the best 5-ply milk cotton yarns to consider are Gazzal Baby Cotton XL and Lion Brand Coboo. Gazzal Baby Cotton XL is renowned for its soft texture, combining 50% cotton and 50% acrylic. On the other hand, Lion Brand Coboo is a luxurious blend of 50% cotton and 50% bamboo, offering unparalleled softness and a silky sheen
Stitches and Abbreviations
Here's a list of the stitches used in the frog project along with a quick guide for each:
- Magic Ring (MR)
- Chain (ch): Yarn over, pull through loop on your hook.
- Single Crochet (sc): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through both loops on the hook.
- Increase (inc): Make two single crochets into the same stitch.
- Decrease (dec): Insert hook into stitch, pull up a loop, insert hook into next stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through all loops on the hook.
- Slip Stitch (sl st): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook.
- Double Crochet (dc): Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through first two loops, yarn over, pull through remaining loops.
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