Adding a new friend to my small froggy collection, already have one for halloween celebration, now for enjoying a new ocation valentine the frog is ready for valentine's day.
We'll need crochet hook 3 mm, stuffing, tapestry needle, 6 mm safety eyes, Dk yarn in light pink, dark pink, a little green and lilac, and some black emboridery floss.
The finished doll is going to measure 6,5 cm / 2,5 inch approx.
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.
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 joining.
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 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.
With dark pink make a V to the side of each eye for the cheeks between R4-6.
With black embroidery floss make a little mouth between R6-8.
STEM:
With green.
5 ch
R1: 4 sl st
Break yarn.
FLOWER:
With lilac.
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 awound the top of the stem (the chain side to the stem) and secure it in place.
ARMS:
With light pink.
Make two.
4 ch
R1: 3 sc [3]
Break yarn leaving enough for sewing.
Using the eyes as guide, the arms should be about that far apart.
Place the arm that's gonna hold the flower horizontally between R10-13, attach the flower with the arm.
Sew the other arm between R9-12 but a bit diagonally.
WINGS:
With dark pink.
Make two.
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 wings on the back of the frog between R8-9, secure them in place.
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