How to Crochet a Frog (Beginner Amigurumi Pattern)

Steps

1. 1. Start with a Magic Ring and 6 Single Crochets

   Wrap the yarn around your two fingers and cross it into an X on top. Insert the hook under the front strand, grab the back strand, and pull it through.

   Tip: New to magic rings? Our magic ring walkthrough shows the wrap-and-pull motion frame by frame.

   

2. 2. Round 2 - Six Increases (12 Stitches)

   Round 2 doubles the stitch count. Place an increase (2 single crochets) in each of the 6 stitches from round 1.

   Tip: If your stitches are leaning to one side, that's normal for a spiral. Don't try to correct it - amigurumi closes up beautifully when stuffed.

   

3. 3. Round 3 - Single Crochet + Increase (18 Stitches)

   Round 3 is one single crochet, then one increase, repeated 6 times all the way around. That brings you to 18 stitches.

   Tip: Move your stitch marker up to the first stitch of round 3 before you start.

   

4. 4. Round 4 - Build the Eye Bobbles

   Round 4 adds the signature frog eye bumps with bobble stitches. The full sequence: 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, bobble, sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, bobble, sc, inc, 2 sc, inc.

   Tip: If the bobble is sitting on the inside instead of the outside, you're working with the wrong side facing you.

   

5. 5. Rounds 5-8 - Single Crochet the Head

   Now for the easy part. Rounds 5 through 8 are plain single crochet all the way around - 24 stitches per round for four rounds.

   Tip: If you need to put the project down mid-round, slide the loop on your hook onto a stitch marker so it doesn't unravel.

   

6. 6. Insert the Safety Eyes

   Place each 12 mm safety eye between rounds 4 and 5, directly underneath one of the eye bobbles. Push the post through the fabric from the outside in.

   Tip: If you push the post through a stitch instead of between stitches, it'll stretch the yarn and the eye will sit crooked.

   

7. 7. Shape the Body, Arms, and Legs

   Round 9 starts the neck shaping: 2 sc, invisible dec, repeated around. Round 10 narrows further with 4 sc + 1 dec patterns.

   Tip: If your arms or legs don't line up centered with the eyes, your tension is slightly different from Annabelle's - that's normal.

   

8. 8. Stuff, Close, and Finish

   Stuff the body firmly with polyfill - more than you think you need. Underfilled amigurumi sags within a few weeks.

   Tip: If you skip the blush, the frog still reads as a frog. But the pink cheeks are what makes this design feel finished. They take less than a minute and use almost no yarn.