Learn how to crochet a cute frog plushie with charming little accessories like a scarf and a tiny crossbody bag with the Cozy Frog amigurumi tutorial. It features a small extra chubby body with small ears, eyes, and feet, which you then sew or crochet together.
You will crochet everything using velvety yarn for quick completion time and extra squishiness. It will be an irresistible gift for girls especially.
Here in this post, we aim to provide every important detail along with the resource for the tutorial in the end. Make sure to watch it to prepare such a cute gift!
Skill Level: Intermediate for project and beginner for tutorial. This amigurumi frog involves loat of small details that will enhance your amigurumi, so don't miss them.
Video Span: Surpringly just 34 Minutes
Peronalization tips: Crochet other types of accessories like winter hat, santa hat for chritsmas or even small shoes by making a hollow sphere. You can also change the color of your amigurumi frog.
Crochet Cozy Frog Tutorial
The Crochet Cozy Frog is a delightful, dress-up project that can be completed within an hour or so. It will improve your detailing skills in crochet while prepare small crochet accessories for your different amigurumi more than just the crochet cozy frog.
A helpful tip is to use a stitch marker to keep track of your rounds and stitches, making it easier to follow along and maintain consistency in your work. The tutor crochets each part separately and provide instructions for assembling them rightly. Here are other important video highlights:
- The tutorial crochets the frog’s ears, head, body and legs in one piece.
- Key techniques include magic rings, single crochet, and increasing/decreasing stitches for shaping.
- Special attention is given to rounds where stitch counts increase to ensure symmetry in the body.
- Feet are created using a 5-double crochet cluster stitch, adding texture to the frog’s limbs.
- The frog is accessorized with a scarf, crocheted in simple rows of single crochet.
- A cute crossbody bag is created with chains and single crochet stitches, adding extra charm to the frog.
- Eyes are glued onto the frog's head with 5 mm eyes, and a mouth is embroidered with brown yarn.
- A white patch for the belly is crocheted separately and sewn onto the frog, enhancing its look.
Supplies Needed
Learn how to crochet the Cozy Frog Wearing Scarf and Bag by collection the following crochet tools and materials recommended by the tutor:
- Thin chenille yarn in green, pink, white & brown. This yarn is essentially a polyester fibre that provides with the shine and extra softness.
- 3mm crochet hook (this hook size suggests tutor may have probably used thin yarn may be DK worsted or sport)
- 5mm eyes
- Stuffing materials
- Darning needle, glue, siccors, pink blusher
Abbreviations and Stitch Guides
Following are the abbreviations used in the on-screen crochet cozy frog amigurumi tutorial:
- mr magic ring
- R-round/row
- st - stitch
- inc increase
- *- repeat
- dec decrease
- [] - total stitch count in each round
- Ch (Chain): Yarn over, pull through the loop on the hook.
- dc (Double Crochet) Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over again, pull through stitch (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through remaining 2 loops.
- hdc (Half Double Crochet) Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over again, pull through stitch (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through all 3 loops.
- sist (Slip Stitch) Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch and loop on the hook.
- BLO (Back Loops Only) Work the stitch into the back loop of the stitch only (the loop furthest from you).
- SC (Single Crochet) Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch (2 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through both loops.
- FLO (Front Loops Only) Work the stitch into the front loop of the stitch only (the loop closest to you).
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