Amigurumi Friendship Frogs – Crochet Pattern

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Looking for a cute frog plushie that you can customize with mushrooms, strawberries, flowers – anything you can imagine? Then look no further – these Friendship Frogs are specifically designed for customizing to be the perfect gift and/or decor! These kawaii froggies are made of soft chenille yarn that blanket yarn lovers will adore. And their little bellies can be customized to match the color and style of the plush – like a Care Bear! They’re perfect as gifts for your friends and family, as kawaii and cottagecore decor, and even as craft fair best sellers! The possibilities are endless!

Amigurumi Friendship Frogs

The chenille yarn craze really caught me this summer, as you may have guessed from my Amigurumi Jelly Bees and Hearty Mushrooms! I’ve been wanting to make a frog plushie for some time now – especially after the success of my Gingham Frog Backpacks! But I knew I wanted to put a fun new twist on it – hence the heart eyes and the cute little tummy appliques. Thanks to the customizable tummies, these frogs are even more fun to make – matching the applique to the color and “vibe” of each frog is almost as fun as crocheting it!

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Supplies
Size 7 / 4.5 mm crochet hook
Size D/3 3.25 mm crochet hook
Bulky weight chenille yarn in main color (Premier Just Chenille in Flamingo, Light Blue, Yellow, Aqua, Mango, Pink, Lime and Lavender used in photos) – about 100 yds
Bulky weight chenille yarn in belly color (Premier Just Chenille in White used in photos) – about 30 yds
Medium weight yarn in black (Red Heart Super Saver in Black used in photos) – <5 yds
Medium weigh yarn in pink (Red Heart Super Saver in Pretty in Pink used in photos) – <1 yd
Fiberfill stuffing
Applique or iron-on patch, about 2 inches in size
Craft glue, fabric glue or hot glue
Yarn Needle with large eye
Scissors

Abbreviations
Ch = chain
Rem = remaining
Rep = repeat
Rnd(s) = round(s)
Sc = single crochet
Sc2tog = single crochet 2 together
Sl St = slip stitch
St(s) = stitch(es)

Gauge
Exact gauge is not essential to this project.

Size
About 5 inches in length

Notes
Premier Just Chenille is classified as a Super Bulky weight yarn, but is closer to Bulky weight.

How to Make This

Instructions
Body
This pattern is worked in continuous rnds; do not join. You may wish to use a stitch marker and move it up at the beginning of each new rnd.
Rnd 1 – with main color and 4.5 mm hook, make a magic ring. 6 sc in ring. (6 sc)
Rnd 2 – 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)
Rnd 3 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next st.* Rep from * to * around. (18 sc)
Rnd 4 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts.* Rep from * to * around. (24 sc)
Rnd 5 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts.* Rep from * to * around. (30 sc)
Rnd 6 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts.* Rep from * to * around. (36 sc)
Rnds 7 – 14 – sc in each st around. Begin stuffing. (36 sc per rnd)
Rnd 15 – *sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 4 sts.* Rep from * to * around. (30 sc)
Rnd 16 – *sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts.* Rep from * to * around. (24 sc)
Rnd 17 – *sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts.* Rep from * to * around. Finish stuffing. (18 sc)
Rnd 18 – *sc2tog over next 2 sts, sc in next st.* Rep from * to * around. (12 sc)
Rnd 19 – sc2tog in each st around. (6 sc)
Rnd 20 – sc2tog over next 2 sts; leave rem sts unworked. (5 sc)
Fasten off, leaving tail for sewing rem gap from Rnd 20.

Eye Base (make 2)
This pattern is worked in continuous rnds; do not join. You may wish to use a stitch marker and move it up at the beginning of each new rnd.
Rnd 1 – with main color and 4.5 mm hook, make a magic ring. 5 sc in ring. (5 sc)
Rnd 2 – 2 sc in each st around. (10 sc)
Rnds 3 – 5 – sc in each st around. (10 sc per rnd)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Heart Eye Center (make 2)
With black yarn and 3.25 mm hook, tightly ch 5. Sl st to first ch (first photo below). Ch 5 (second photo), sl st to first ch from previous ch-5 (third photo).
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing. (Fourth photo shows finished piece.)

Belly
This pattern is worked in continuous rnds; do not join. You may wish to use a stitch marker and move it up at the beginning of each new rnd.
Rnd 1 – with belly color and 4.5 mm hook, make a magic ring. 6 sc in ring. (6 sc)
Rnd 2 – 2 sc in each st around. (12 sc)
Rnd 3 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next st.* Rep from * to * around. (18 sc)
Rnd 4 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts.* Rep from * to * around. (24 sc)
Rnd 5 – *2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts.* Rep from * to * around. (30 sc)
Belly Applique
With craft or hot glue, attach applique to center of Belly. Let dry according to instructions before Finishing.

Arm / Leg (make 4)
This pattern is worked in continuous rnds; do not join. You may wish to use a stitch marker and move it up at the beginning of each new rnd.
Rnd 1 – with main color and 4.5 mm hook, make a magic ring. 4 sc in ring. (4 sc)
Rnds 2 – 3 – sc in each st around. (4 sc per rnd)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.

Finishing
Sew Heart Eye Centers to Eye Bases, carefully sewing through each ch in Heart Eye Centers (first and second photos below). Tie off ends and use rem yarn to stuff each Eye Base. Sew finished eyes to top of Body, about 6-7 sts apart (third photo).

Sew Belly to lower front center of Body. Sew Arm / Leg pieces on center sides and bottom sides of Body. With black yarn, make a small “v” between eyes for smile. With pink yarn, make horizontal lines underneath each eye, where eye meets Body.

Weave in all ends and/or tie off ends and hide knots inside sts.

Here are the finished frogs!

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This pattern is owned by Crafty Kitty Crochet (Melissa Moore). Any reselling or distribution of this pattern is prohibited. Sale of items made using this pattern is welcomed, but I do ask that credit/a link be provided back to my site, craftykittycrochet.com.