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Materials: Green yarn for the body, legs, and head White yarn for the belly and eyes Black yarn for the eyes and mouth Crochet hook, size suitable for your yarn weight (I used a 3.5mm hook for worsted weight yarn) Stuffing Tapestry needle Scissors
Body: Make a magic ring with the green yarn. Crochet 6 single crochets (sc) into the magic ring and pull tight to close the ring. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 12 sc. Continue crocheting in sc around, increasing by 1 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 18 sc. Continue crocheting in SC around without increasing for 10 rounds. Stuff the body firmly as you go. Decrease by crocheting 2 sc together around. You should now have 12 sc. Decrease by crocheting 2 sc together around. You should now have 6 sc. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Legs (make 4):Make a magic ring with the green yarn. Crochet 6 sc into the magic ring and pull tight to close the ring. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 12 sc. Continue crocheting in SC around without increasing for 6 rounds. Stuff the leg firmly. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Head: Make a magic ring with the green yarn. Crochet 6 sc into the magic ring and pull tight to close the ring. Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 12 sc. Continue crocheting in sc around, increasing by 1 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 18 sc. Continue crocheting in SC around without increasing for 8 rounds. Change to the white yarn and crochet 1 round in SC without increasing. Stuff the head firmly. Decrease by crocheting 2 sc together around. You should now have 12 sc. Decrease by crocheting 2 sc together around. You should now have 6 sc. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Belly:
With the white yarn, make a chain of stitches that goes around the base of the head opening. Single crochet (sc) into the back loops of the chain stitches to join the belly to the head. Continue crocheting in SC around the opening, increasing as needed to fit the head. Crochet in sc around for 2-3 rounds without increasing. Fasten off and weave in the ends. Eyes: Make a magic ring with the white yarn. Crochet 3 into the magic ring and pull tight to close the ring.Increase by crocheting 2 sc in each stitch around. You should now have 6 sc. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Repeat to make the second eye. Embroider a small black dot in the center of each white eye. Mouth: With the black yarn, embroider a small smile on the frog's face. Assembly: Sew the legs to the body. Sew the head to the body. Sew on the eyes. Tips:
You can adjust the frog size using a crochet hook or yarn weight of a different size. You can add other details to your frog, such as spots, stripes, or a hat. Be sure to stuff the frog firmly so it keeps its shape.