It's Our First Birthday!!!
It is our First Birthday...
And to celebrate we crocheted a birthday frog.
You like the look of it...
Here is the pattern (it is untested)
sc - single crochet
inc - increase (2 sc in same stitch)
dec - decrease (put hook through front loop of the first stitch and the front loop of the second stitch and then yarn over, pull it through the stitch, yarn over and pull through both loops.
Toes and Fingers: (make 12)
1: Magic Ring
2: (sc) x 6 (6)
3: (inc) x 6. (12)
4: (sc, Inc) x 6. (18)
5: (Inc, sc, sc) x 6. (24)
6: (sc) x 24 (24)
7: (sc) x 24. (24)
8: (sc) x 24. (24)
9: (sc, sc, dec) x 6 (18)
10: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Start to stuff
11: (sc) x 12. (12)
12: (sc) x 12. (12)
13: (sc) x 12 (12)
14: (sc) x 12 (12)
15: (sc) x 12 (12)
Fasten off
Arms - (make 2)
Join 3 fingers to make hand
16: (sc) x 6 on first finger, (sc) x 6 on second finger, (sc) x 12 on third finger, (sc) x 6 on second finger and then (sc) x 6 on first finger (36)
17: ((sc) x 4, dec) x 6 (30)
18: ((sc) x 3, dec) x 6 (24)
19: ((sc) x 2, dec) x 6 (18)
20: (sc, dec) x 6. (12)
Change colour if you would like to
21: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
22 - 41: (sc) x 18. (18)
Start to stuff
42: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Fold in half and single crochet through both sides (sc) x 5.
Legs - (make 2)
Join 3 toes to make foot
16: (sc) x 6 on first toe, (sc) x 6 on second toe, (sc) x 12 on third toe, (sc) x 6 on second toe and then (sc) x 6 on first toe (36)
17: ((sc) x 4, dec) x 6 (30)
18: ((sc) x 3, dec) x 6 (24)
19: ((sc) x 2, dec) x 6 (18)
20: (sc, dec) x 6. (12)
Change colour if you would like to
21: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
22 - 41: (sc) x 18. (18)
Start to stuff
42: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
43: (dec) x 6 (6)
44: (inc) x 6 (12)
45: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
46 - 64: (sc) x 18. (18)
Start to stuff
65: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
Fold in half and single crochet through both sides (sc) x 5.
Body
1: Magic Ring
2: (sc) x 6. (6)
3: (inc) x 6 (12)
4: (sc, inc) x 6. (18)
5: (inc, sc, sc) x 6. (24)
6: (sc, sc, inc, sc) x 6 (30)
7: ((sc) x 4, inc) x 6. (36)
8: (sc) x 36. (36)
9: (inc, (sc) x 5) x 6 (42)
10: (sc) x 42 (42)
11: ((sc) x 6, inc) x 6. (48)
12: (sc) x 48. (48)
13: (inc, (sc) x 7) x 6. (54)
Join legs on this round, position them where you want them, crochet through the leg stitches and the body stitches in the next round.
14: (sc) x 54. (54)
15: (sc, sc, inc, (sc) x 6) x 6. (60)
16: (sc) x 60. (60)
17: ((sc) x 9, inc) x 6 (66)
18 - 33: (sc) x 66
34: ((sc) x 9, dec) x 6. (60)
Join arms on this round, position them where you want them, crochet through the arm stitches and the body stitches in the next round.
35: (sc) x 60. (60)
36: ((sc) x 8, dec) x 6. (54)
37: (sc) x 54 (54)
38: ((sc) x 7, dec) x 6. (48)
39: ((sc) x 6, dec) x 6. (42)
40: ((sc) x 5, dec) x 6. (36)
41: ((sc) x 4, dec) x 6 (30)
42: ((sc) x 3, dec) x 6. (24)
43: (sc) x 24 (24)
Start to stuff
44: ((sc) x 3, inc) x 6. (30)
45: ((sc) x 4, inc) x 6 (36)
46: (inc, (sc) x 5) x 6. (42)
47: ((sc) x 6, inc) x 6. (48)
48: ((sc) x 7, inc) x 6. (54)
49: (sc) x 54. (54)
50: ((sc) x 8, inc) x 6 (60)
51: (sc) x 60. (60)
52: ((sc) x 9, inc) x 6. (66)
53: (sc) x 66. (66)
54: ((sc) x 10, inc) x 6. (72)
55: (sc) x 72 (72)
56: ((sc) x 11, inc) x 6. (78)
57: (sc) x 78. (78)
58: ((sc) x 11, dec) x 6. (72)
59: (sc) x 72. (72)
60: ((sc) x 10, dec) x 6. (66)
61: (sc) x 66 (66)
62: ((sc) x 9, dec) x 6. (60)
63: (sc, sc, dec, (sc) x 6) x 6. (54)
64: ((sc) x 7, dec) x 6. (48)
65: (sc, sc, dec, (sc) x 4) x 6. (42)
66:((sc) x 5, dec) x 6. (36)
67: (sc, sc, dec, sc, sc) x 6. (30)
68: ((sc) x 3, dec) x 6. (24)
69: (sc, dec, sc) x 6. (18)
Start to stuff
70: (sc, dec) x 6. (12)
71: (dec) x 6 (6)
Sew to close - weave yarn through the loops from the last 6 stitches and tie off.
Eyes - make 2 in white and 2 in green
1: Magic ring
2: (sc) x 6 (6)
3: (inc) x 6. (12)
4: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
5: (sc, sc, inc) x 6 (24)
6 - 8: (sc) x 24
fasten off
Fold Green in half and sew to the back of the white, sew on to the head and stuff.
Candle - two colours
1: Magic ring
2: (sc) x 6 (6). colour 1
3: (sc, inc) x 3. (9) colour 2
4: (sc) x 9. (9) colour 1
5: (sc) x 9. (9) colour 2
6: (sc) x 9. (9) colour 1
7: (sc) x 9. (9) colour 2
8: (sc) x 9. (9) colour 1
Cake (sponge cake)
1: In sponge colour - Magic ring
2: (sc) x 6. (6)
3: (inc) x 6. (12)
4: (sc, inc) x 6. (18)
5: (inc, sc, sc) x 6 (24)
6: (sc, sc, sc, inc) x 6 (30)
7: (sc, sc, inc, sc, sc) x 6 (36)
8: (inc, (sc) x 5) x 6. (42)
9: ((sc) x 6, inc) (48)
10: (sc, sc, sc, inc, (sc) x 4) x 6. (54)
11: back loop only (sc) x 54 (54)
12 - 14: (sc) x 54. (54)
15: In red (jam) ((sc) x 7, dec) x 6. (48)
16: In sponge colour - ((sc) x 3, inc, (sc) x 4) x 6 (54)
17 - 19: (sc) x 54 (54)
20: Back loop only ((sc) x 7, dec) x 6. (48)
21: ((sc) x 6, dec). x 6. (42)
22: ((sc) x 5, dec) x 6. (36)
23: ((sc) x 4, dec) x 6. (30)
24: ((sc) x 3, dec) x 6. (24)
25: (sc, sc, dec) x 6. (18)
Start to stuff
26: (sc, dec) x 6. (12)
27: (dec) x 6. (6)
Pull tight and fasten off
Plate - in white
Join in front loop from row 11,
1: ((sc) x 7, inc) x 6. (54)
2: ((sc) x 8, inc) x 6. (60)
Icing on the cake
Using the front loops from row 20, ((bobble stitch (only 5 loops on hook), sc) x 27 (27 singles and 27 bobbles), make sure the wrong side of bobble stitch is on the outside of the cake.
Have fun and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask... also please tag or share with me any creations you make from this pattern!!