Little frog with a heart free crochet pattern
Create an adorable little frog with a heart using this free and easy crochet pattern. The pattern includes instructions for a cute frog amigurumi with a sweet heart held in its hands. The heart is made separately and then sewn onto the frog’s hands. This charming crochet frog makes a perfect Valentine’s day gift, a cute handmade keychain, or a lovely addition to your amigurumi collection. The finished size of the toy is approximately 3 inches (8 cm).
Designed by @vsevyazanoe
Supplies
- Himalaya Dolphin Baby (100% polyester; 100g/120m)
- 4.0mm crochet hook
- Fine cotton yarn for embroidering the face (mouth and cheeks)
- Safety eyes
- Stitch markers
- Tailor’s pins
- Sewing needle
- Scissors
- Fiberfill stuffing
Additional information
Skill level: beginner
Size: 3″ (8cm) height
Free crochet little frog pattern
Abbreviation used (US terms)
- Rnd – round
- ch – chain
- sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- dc – double crochet
- inc – increase (2 sc in the next stitch)
- dec – decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
- (…) – total number of stitches you should have at the end of the round
- (…)* 6 times – repeat the instructions between the brackets the indicated number of times
Head and body (one piece)
Stuff as you work.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: inc, eye (puff stitch made of 5 dc with a common top in one loop), in the same stitch 1 sc, 2 inc, eye, 1 sc in the same stitch, inc (12)
Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc)* 6 times (18)
Rnd 4-6: 18 sc (3 rounds)
Rnd 7: (dec)* 9 times (9)
Rnd 8: (inc)*9 times (18)
Round 9 (choose one option depending on the type of hands)
For short hands:
Rnd 9: (2 sc, inc)* 2 times, 1 sc, hand (puff stitch made of 4 dc with a common top in one loop), inc, 2 sc, inc, hand, 1 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc (24)
For long hands:
Rnd 9: (2 sc, inc)* 2 times, hand (ch 6, starting from the 2nd chain from hook crochet 5 sc back along the chain, sl st into the base), (2 sc, inc)* 3 times, hand, 2 sc, inc (24)
Continue crocheting:
Rnd 10-12: 24 sc (3 rounds)
Rnd 13: 10 sc, leg (puff stitch made of 4 dc with a common top in one loop), 6 sc, leg, 6 sc (24)
Rnd 14: (dec)* 12 times (12)
Rnd 15: (dec)* 6 times (6)
Fasten off. Close the opening, and weave in the end.
Free crochet heart pattern
Heart
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: 6 sc
Fasten off.
Make a second piece the same way, but do not cut the yarn.
Join the first piece and crochet through both pieces: 2 sc, connecting them.
Rnd 3: 10 sc (4 sc on the first piece + 1 sc between the pieces to avoid a hole + 4 sc on the second piece + 1 sc between the pieces)
Rnd 4: (3 sc, dec)* 2 times (8)
Rnd 5: (2 sc, dec)* 2 times (6)
Fasten off. Close the opening, and weave in the end.
