How to Crochet a Frog Wearing a Lifebuoy

This charming little creature is handcrafted with love and attention to detail. Its soft, green body is meticulously crocheted using high-quality yarn, giving it a plush and huggable texture. The intricate stitches bring out the frog's unique features, from its big round eyes to its tiny webbed feet.

Materials

Yarn (color: white, yellow, dark green, black)

Eye accessories-10mm

Crochet hook-2mm

Toy stuffing

Needle

Abbreviations

MR - Magic Ring

sc - Single Crochet

inc - Increase

dec - Decrease

ch - Chain Stitch

BLO - Through Back Loops Only

FLO - Through Front Loops Only

Head and Body

Make with dark green color

RND 1: MR 8 sc (8)

RND 2: 8 inc (16)

RND 3: (1 sc, 1 inc)*8 (24)

RND 4: (2 sc, 1 inc)*8 (32)

RND 5: 32 sc (32)

RND 6: (3 sc, 1 inc)*8 (40)

RND 7: 40 sc (40)

RND 8: 2 sc, (1 inc, 4 sc)*7, 1 inc, 2 sc (48)

RND 9: (5 sc, 1 inc)*8 (56)

RND 10-28: 56 sc (56)

RND 29: (5 sc, 1 dec)*8 (48)

RND 30: (4 sc, 1 dec)*8 (40)

RND 31: (3 sc, 1 dec)*8 (32)

RND 32: (2 sc, 1 dec)*8 (24)

RND 33: (1 sc, 1 dec)*8 (16)

RND 34: 8 dec (8)

Filling. Fasten off and weave in end.

Eyeball

Make with white color

RND 1: MR 6 sc

RND 2: 6 inc (12)

RND 3: (2 sc, 1 inc)*4 (16)

RND 4-6: 16 sc (16)

Fasten off and leave long end for sewing.

Glue the eyes between R4 and R5.

Assemble

1. Install the eyes between R7 and R13 on the head.

2. Use black thread to embroider the mouth between R11 and R13 on the head.

3. Use black thread to embroider the nostrils between R10 and R11 on the head.

Hands (x 2)

Make with dark green color

RND 1: 6 ch, start crocheting from the penultimate stitch, 4 sc, 1 inc, 4 sc (10)

RND 2-4: 10 sc

RND 5: (1 sc, 1 dec)*3, 1 sc (7)

RND 6-17: 7 sc

Fold in half and crochet. 3 sc

Sew the hand to the body between R17 and R18.

Legs (x 2)

Make with dark green color

RND 1: 8 ch, start crocheting from the penultimate stitch, 6 sc, 1 inc, 6 sc (14)

RND 2-5: 14 sc

The location of the R6 and R7 minus stitches should be on both sides of the legs.

RND 6: 3 sc, 1 dec, 5 sc, 1 dec, 2 sc (12)

RND 7: 1 dec. 3 sc, 1 dec, 5 sc (10)

RND 8: 10 sc

Next crochet the heel.

RND 9-11: 5 sc, 1 ch, turn

RND 12: 1 dec, 5 sc, 1 dec, 5 sc (12)

RND 13-21: 12 sc (12)

RND 22: FLO, 6 sc, BLO, 6 sc (12)

RND 23-31: 12 sc

Fold in half and crochet. 6 sc

Sew to body between R26 and R27.

Lifebuoy

Make with yellow and white color

Make with yellow color

RND 1: MR 7 sc

RND 2: 7 inc (14)

RND 3: BLO, 14 sc

RND 4-7: 14 sc

Change to white color

RND 8-12: 14 sc

Change the color every 5 rounds and crochet to the appropriate length.

Filling. Sew the end to the outer half stitch of R2.