Craft Your Adorable Valentine's Day Frog with Crochet

Craft your own adorable Valentine's Day frog with the art of crochet! This delightful project will bring a touch of whimsy and love to your holiday decorations. With just a few simple stitches and some colorful yarn, you can create a unique and charming frog that will melt hearts. Dive into the world of crochet and create a lovable Valentine's Day frog that will make everyone smile.

This fun and creative project is perfect for both beginners and experienced crocheters alike. With its vibrant colors and cute design, this crochet frog will add a playful and romantic touch to your Valentine's Day celebrations. Whether you gift it to a loved one or use it as a decorative piece, this crochet Valentine frog is sure to be a hit. So grab your crochet hook and get ready to bring this adorable amphibian to life!

Required Materials

We'll need:

• 3 mm crochet hook
• Stuffing
• Tapestry needle
• 6 mm safety eyes
• Dk yarn in light pink, dark pink, a little green, lilac, and some black embroidery floss.

The finished doll is going to measure approximately 6.5 cm / 2.5 inches.

Abbreviations (U.S.):

• R: round
• mr: magic ring
• ch: chain
• sl st: slip stitch
• sc: single crochet
• dc: double crochet
• inc: increase
• dec: decrease
• **: repeat to the end of round
• (...) x...: repeat the inside of parentheses according to the indicated number, example: (...) x2
• [...] total stitches at the end of round

Body

With light pink yarn, follow these instructions:

Eye A:

• R1: 5 sc in mr
• R2: *sc inc* [10]

Cut the yarn leaving a short tail.

Eye B:

Repeat Eye A but don't cut yarn, continue to join.

Joining:

We'll join the two eyes now.

• R3: 5 sc on Eye B, 2 ch, 1 sc on first st of Eye A, 9 sc (on Eye A), 2 sc (on ch), 5 sc (on Eye B) [24]

Rest of Body:

• R4-8: 24 sc [24]
• R9: *3 sc, sc inc* [30]

Place the eyes between R3-4.

• R10-11: 30 sc [30]
• R12: *3 sc, sc dec* [24]
• R13: *2 sc, sc dec* [18]
• R14: *1 sc, sc dec* [12]
• R15: *sc dec* [6]

Close the body. With dark pink, make a V between R4-6 for the cheeks.

With black embroidery floss, make a little mouth between R6-8.

Stem

With green yarn, follow these instructions:

• 5 ch
• R1: 4 sl st

Break yarn.

Flower

With lilac yarn, follow these instructions:

• 5 ch
• R1: start on 3rd ch from hook, 1 dc, 2 ch, sl st in same ch as last dc, sl st on next ch, (2 ch, 1 dc, 2 ch, sl st in same ch as last dc, sl st on next ch) x2

Cut the yarn leaving a tail to sew. We'll wrap the flower around the top of the stem (the chain side to the stem) and secure it in place.

Arms

With light pink yarn, make two:

• 4 ch
• R1: 3 sc [3]

Break yarn leaving enough for sewing. Using the eyes as a guide, the arms should be placed about that far apart. Attach the arm that's going to hold the flower horizontally between R10-13, and attach the flower with this arm.

Sew the other arm between R9-12 but a bit diagonally.

Wings

With dark pink yarn, make two and leave a long tail at the beginning:

• 7 ch
• R1: 6 sc
• R2-3: 1 ch, turn, 6 sc
• R4: 1 ch, turn, 3 sc
• R5-6: 1 ch, turn, 3 sc

Break yarn, secure and hide this end. Place the point (the start) of the wings on the back of the frog between R8-9, and secure them in place.