Friendly Frog- Pond Pals Mini Amigurumi Crochet Along Day 9

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It is Day 9 of the Pond Pals Mini Amigurumi Crochet Along. Three quarters of the way done, only 3 more days to go. The animal that joins the Pond Pals today is a little Friendly Frog.

The little frog was one of the more challenging designs for me to figure out. I really wanted to have long legs for jumping, and I wasn't sure exactly how I was going to make it look the way I was hoping. The solution I ended up coming up with was using chenille stems in the back legs to bend them in the way I wanted. You can play around with them and position them in the way you prefer. I put them behind the frog, bent at the knee, but you could also have them hanging in front like long legs. 

The body of the frog is the same as several of the other animals, so in that way it is the same size as most of the others, about 4" tall, but the big legs make it one of the bigger animals in the set. 

A couple other differences between the little frog and the other animals is that rather than the eyes being inserted on the head, they are on little bumps that are sewn onto the head. Also for the mouth on most of the animals (other than the birds that have beaks/bills instead of mouths) I made a very small embroidered smile, but for the frog I made a long, wide smile that stretched across the head. 

Even though this was one of the animals I was most nervous to design, I think it turned out to be one of my favorites. I think it turned out pretty cute. Day 9 leaves the little group of Pond Pals with a Dragonfly, Ant, Hummingbird, Worm, Turtle, Bee, Mallard, Butterfly, and now the Frog

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How to Crochet a Friendly Frog

Finished Size about 4" tall 

You will need:

• Worsted weight yarn in 2 shades of green (Sample made with Loops and Threads Impeccable in Guacamole and Citron)
• G crochet hook (4/4.25 mm)
• 2- 6mm safety eyes
• embroidery floss and needle
• 2- chenille stems
• stuffing
• yarn needle
• stitch markers
• scissors

Instructions: 

All of the pieces are made beginning with a magic ring. The back legs have a chenille stem twisted up inside to bend them into shape. 

Body/Head

Make 1 with darker green yarn (guacamole), beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)

Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)

Rounds 4-8: 1 sc in each st (18 sc)

Round 9: sc2tog around (9 sc)

Begin stuffing and continue stuffing as you work

Round 10:  2 sc in each st (18 sc)

Round 11: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (24 sc)

Rounds 12-15: 1 sc in each st (24 sc)

Round 16: [sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] repeat around (18 sc)

Round 17: [sc2tog, sc in next st] repeat around (12 sc)

Round 18: sc2tog around (6 sc)

Finish off, weave in ends

Eyes

Make 2 with darker green yarn (guacamole), beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)

Round 2: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (9 sc)

Round 3: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving long tail for sewing

Insert a safety eye into each of the crocheted eyes

Sew the eyes to the top of the head

Embroider a long mouth across the head 

Belly

Make 1 with light green yarn (citron), beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)

Round 3: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next st] repeat around (18 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing

Sew the belly to the front of the body

Front Legs

Make 2 with darker green yarn (guacamole), beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)

Round 3: sc2tog around (6 sc)

Rounds 4-7: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing

Sew the front legs to the sides of the body towards the front

Back Legs

Make 2 with darker green yarn (guacamole), beginning with magic ring

Round 1: in mr, ch 1, 6 sc (6 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st (12 sc)

Round 3: sc2tog around (6 sc)

Rounds 4-9: 1 sc in each st (6 sc)

Round 10: [2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next] repeat around (9 sc)

Rounds 11-14: 1 sc in each st (9 sc)

Finish off and cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing

Fold and twist a chenille stem into the same length as the leg 

Insert the chenille stem in the leg and bend the leg into the shape you want, bend at the foot and the knee

Sew the legs to the bottom of the body just behind the front legs so that they are in the position that you want (I sewed them so the knee was pointing up and then the foot coming down). Adjust as needed after the legs are sewn on.