Amigurumi Sweetheart Frogs – Crochet Pattern

January 31, 2023Melissa
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Love is in the air – and what better way to show your love than with an adorable frog plushie?! Customize your frog to be the perfect Valentine’s stuffed animal for your loved ones. The heart-shaped belly patch can feature any kind of adorable Valentine’s sticker or applique you choose – which means you can make the perfect gift for a spouse or significant other, kids, family, friends and more! This would also be an adorable piece of decor, or even a craft fair make, since it works up so quickly. This easy pattern is sure to brighten up your holiday!

Amigurumi Sweetheart Frogs

You might recognize the look of these frogs from my Friendship Frogs pattern – I adapted that pattern into this Valentine’s version! The heart-shaped patch goes perfectly with the heart-shaped eyes, and the little stickers are the perfect accent! Frog plushies have been huge recently, so these are sure to be a hit if you’re gifting them. And if you’re selling them at a craft fair or market, you can be sure they’ll find some happy homes fairly quickly!

A great substitute for Premier Just Chenille (Dollar Tree exclusive) is Premier Parfait Chunky – grab some on Amazon HERE!!

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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, Pink, and Lime 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
*= indicates beginning/end of a section to be repeated
[] = indicates a set of instructions to be completed together
Ch = chain
Dc = double crochet
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.)

Heart Belly Patch

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 – Dc in next 5 sts, sl st to first rnd (center of piece – first and second photos below).  Ch 1, dc in next 5 sts (third photo).  Sc in next 6 sts, [sc, ch 1, sc] in next st (fourth photo), sc in next 5 sts.  Sl st in next st.  Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing.  (Fifth photo shows finished piece.)

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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COPYRIGHT:

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.

Comments (6)

  • Sue DiMartino

    January 31, 2023 at 8:23 pm

    I LOVE these & cannot wait to make them! Thank you for sharing your talent!

    1. Melissa

      January 31, 2023 at 11:05 pm

      Yay! Thank you so much Sue! You’re so kind! I hope you love the pattern 🙂 ~ Melissa

  • Peace

    January 31, 2023 at 10:43 pm

    These are all so cute! But can I ask, were you get the things/pictures you put on their tummies? Thank you for sharing these cuties! <3

    1. Melissa

      January 31, 2023 at 11:06 pm

      Thank you so much!!! I’m happy you like them! Oh I’m glad you asked, I forgot to mention it in the post – I got a pack of Valentine’s stickers from Dollar Tree and used craft glue to stick them on. It worked pretty well!! I also got a ton of those stickers for $1.25 so you could embellish lots of frogs with just one pack 🙂 Thank YOU and hope you love the pattern! ~ Melissa

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