Crochet a plush frog in a Santa hat as a tree ornament or keychain. The hat, head, and body are worked as one piece in continuous rounds, with the hat brim worked into a separate set of loops. Use a stitch marker to track the start of each round.
Materials
- Plush yarn in red, white, and green, plus optional brown for the lower feet. Himalaya Dolphin Baby and YarnArt Dolce are examples from the source.
- Crochet hook suited to your yarn.
- Black cotton thread for the mouth, toy eyes, and stuffing.
- Stitch markers, pins, a yarn needle, and scissors.
US crochet abbreviations
- MR — magic ring
- sl st — slip stitch
- ch — chain
- sc — single crochet
- dc — double crochet
- inc — work two sc into one stitch
- dec — work two sc together
- FLO / BLO — front loop only / back loop only
- (…) × n — repeat the instructions in parentheses n times
For a 3-dc or 4-dc bobble, work three or four unfinished double crochets in the same stitch, leaving the final loop of each on the hook. Yarn over and pull through all remaining loops to close them together. Each bobble counts as one stitch.
Santa hat
| Round | Color | Instructions | Stitches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red | Work 6 sc in an MR. | 6 |
| 2 | Red | (Sc 1, inc) × 3. | 9 |
| 3 | Red | Sc around. | 9 |
| 4 | Red | (Sc 2, inc) × 3. | 12 |
| 5 | White | Sc around. | 12 |
| 6 | White | Working in the front loops of Round 5, (sc 1, inc) × 6 to make the brim. | 18 |
Frog head and upper feet
| Round | Instructions in green | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Join green in the unused back loops of Round 5, under the brim. Sc 1, inc, 4-dc bobble, inc, sc 1, inc, sc 1, inc, 4-dc bobble, inc, sc 1, inc. | 18 |
| 8 | (Sc 2, inc) × 6. | 24 |
| 9 | Sc around. | 24 |
| 10 | Sc 7, 3-dc bobble, sc 6, 3-dc bobble, sc 9. The bobbles form the upper feet. | 24 |
Body and lower feet
| Round | Instructions in red | Stitches |
|---|---|---|
| 11–12 | Sc around in each round. | 24 |
| 13 | Sc 9, 3-dc bobble, sc 3, 3-dc bobble, sc 10. Use brown for the bobbles if desired. | 24 |
| 14 | (Sc 2, dec) × 6. | 18 |
| 15 | (Sc 1, dec) × 6. Stuff the frog. | 12 |
| 16 | Dec 6 times. | 6 |
Check that each pair of feet sits at the sides. If the bobbles have drifted with the spiral, shift their placement while keeping the round at 24 stitches.
Finish
Slip stitch, fasten off, close the opening, and weave in the end. Embroider the mouth and cheeks. The source places the eyes beneath the raised eye bobbles.