Fidget Frog

Materials

• Premier Parfait Chunky 17 yds
• Size 4.0 mm hook
• Plastic Tapestry Needle
• Black Medium Weight Yarn for Embroidering Eyes and smile

Stitches

• sc – single crochet
• inc – single crochet increase
• dec – single crochet decrease
• 4 dc bobble – yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through the stitch, yarn over, pull through two loops on hook. Repeat until there are five loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through all five loops
• 5 dc bobble – yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through the stitch, yarn over, pull through two loops on hook. Repeat until there are six loops on the hook. Yarn over and pull through all six loops

This pattern was made with the yarn under, yarn over technique.

After inserting your hook through the stitch grab the yarn so that it is under the hook (see picture) instead of wrapping it over the hook. This creates a shorter, denser stitch for amigurumi. It will affect gauge

The pattern is worked in continuous rounds

The finished object from this pattern is not intended for children under 3

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Arms/Legs (Make 2)

Chain 20

Place a 4dc bobble in 3rd chain from hook, slip stitch into same chain as bobble (this anchors your bobble), slip stitch all the way down chain until last chain. In the last chain place a 4dc bobble, slip stitch back into chain to anchor bobble.

Fasten Off. Weave in ends. Pop out bobble using your finger, just to get it a little rounder.

Note: Weaving in ends is a challenge. I have found that knotting the two ends together weaving them down the length of the chain, knotting them again and then weaving them up the length of the chain in a different location than where you weaved them down.

Frog

Starting at the top of the head

Round 1: 8 sc in magic circle [8]

Round 2: 2 sc, 5dc bobble, 3 sc, 5dc bobble, sc [8]

Round 3: (sc, inc) x 4 [12]

Round 4: (sc, inc) x 6 [18]

Round 5: 8 sc, chain 1, skip next stitch, 5 sc, chain 1, skip next stitch, 3 sc

Note: Chain 1 space is where the legs and arms come out of the frog. You may need to adjust placement due to tension.

Round 6: sc around, including in chain 1 spaces [18]

Round 7: sc around [18]

Round 8: 9 sc, chain 1, skip next stitch, 5 sc, chain 1, skip next stitch, 2 sc

Round 9: (sc, dec) x 6 [12] Treat chain 1 stitches as normal, either placing a sc or using it as part of the decrease as needed.

Place legs/arms in place through chain 1 spaces.

Round 10: (sc, dec) x 4 [8]

Stuff

Fasten Off, close hole and weave in ends

Eyes

With the Black Acrylic Yarn, embroider two eyes.

I make 3-4 horizontal stitches around the leg of a double crochet in the eye. Add a little smile

Weave in ends.

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