Stuffed Frog

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==>Lefties, you will need to switch the arms. Use the left arm on the right side and vice versa when attaching them to the body.

materials:

green yarn ( less than 3 1/2 oz.)
small amount of black yarn
2 wiggly eyes
size "F" hook
yarn needle
fiber-fil or cotton for stuffing (cotton will be firmer, fiber-fil softer)

special instructions:

decrease (dec) = draw up a loop in ea of next 2 sts, yo, draw thru all 3 loops on hook (counts as regular st when counting)
half double crochet (hdc) = yo, insert hook into next st, draw up a loop, yo, draw thru all 3 loops on hook
double decrease (db dec) = draw up a loop in ea of next 3 sts, yo, draw thru all 4 loops on hook (counts as regular st when counting
DO NOT JOIN ROUNDS!
for placement of arms--Rnds of body come up center of stomach
===> NOTE--legs and arms switch from rows to rounds!!!

pattern:

legs (make 2):

ch 9, turn
Row 1: starting in 2nd ch from hook, 3 sl st, 2 sc, 3 sl st, ch 1
Row 2: 3 sl st, 2 sc, ch 4
Row 3: rep row 1
Row 4: rep row 2
Row 5: rep row 1
Row 6: 4 sc across heel, ch 1
Row 7 (Rnd 1): in front loop only, (2 sl st, 2 sc), turn, in un-used loops (2 sc, 2 sl st), do not join; 8 sts
Rnd 2: 2 sl st, 4 sc, 2 sl st
Rnd 3: 2 sc, 4 hdc, 2 sc
Rnd 4: 2 sc, 4 dc, 2 sc
Rnd 5: rep Rnd 4
Rnd 6-8: sc around
Rnd 9: 3 sc, (2 sc in ea st) twice, 3 sc; 10 sts
Rnd 10-12: sc around
Rnd 13: 2 hdc, 1 sc, dec 2, 1 sc, 2 dc; 8 sts
Rnd 14: 2 dc, 4 sc, 2 dc
Rnd 15: 2 dc, 6 sc
Rnd 16: 3 sc, (2 sc in ea st) twice, 3 sc; 10 sts
Rnd 17: sc around
Rnd 18: 4 sc, (2 sc in ea st) twice, 4 sc; 12 sts
Rnd 19-20: sc around
Rnd 21: 5 sc, (2 sc in ea st) twice, 5 sc; 14 sts
Rnd 22-24: sc around
Rnd 25: 5 sc, dec 2, 5 sc; 12 sts
Rnd 26: sc around
Rnd 27: 4 sc, dec 2, 4 sc; 10 sts
Rnd 28: 3 sl st, 1 sc, 2 hdc, 1 sc, 3 sl st
Rnd 29: 2 sl st, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 2 sl st
Rnd 30: 1 sl st, 1 sc, 1 hdc, 4 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, 1 sl st
finish off

right arm (make 1):

ch 6, turn
Row 1: starting in 2nd ch from hook, 2 sl st, 2 sc, 1 sl st, 1 ch, turn
Row 2: 1 sl st, 2 sc, ch 3
Row 3: rep row 1
Row 4: rep row 2
Row 5: rep row 1
Row 6: 4 sc across wrist, ch 1
Row 7 (Rnd 1): in front loop only, 4 sc, turn, in un-used loops, 4 sc, do not join; 8 sts
Rnd 2: sc around
Rnd 3: 1 sc, (2 sc in next st) twice, 5 sc: 10 sts
Rnd 4: 2 sc, 2 sc in next st, 7 sc; 11 sts
Rnd 5-6: sc around
Rnd 7: 2 sc, dec 1, 7 sc; 10 sts
Rnd 8: 1 sc, dec 2, 5 sc; 8 sts
Rnd 9: 2 hdc, 4 sc, 2 dc
Rnd 10: 2 dc, 4 sc, 2 dc
Rnd 11: 2 dc, 6 sc
Rnd 12: 1 sc, (2 sc in next st) twice, 5 sc; 10 sts
Rnd 13: 2 sc, (2 sc in next st) twice, 6 sc; 12 sts
Rnd 14-15: sc around
Rnd 16: 2 sc, dec 2, 6 sc; 10 sts
finish off

left arm (make 1):

work row 1 thru Rnd 2 same as right arm
Rnd 3: 5 sc, (2 sc in next st) twice, 1 sc; 10sts
Rnd 4: 7 sc, 2 sc in next st, 2 sc; 11 sts
Rnd 5-6: sc around
Rnd 7: 7 sc, dec 1, 2 sc; 10 sts
Rnd 8: 5 sc, dec 2, 1 sc; 8 sts
Rnd 9: 2 hdc, 4 sc, 2 dc
Rnd 10: 2 dc, 4 sc, 2 dc
Rnd 11: 2 dc, 6 sc
Rnd 12: 5 sc, (2 sc in next st) twice, 1 sc; 10 sts
Rnd 13: 6 sc, (2 sc in next st) twice, 2 sc; 12 sts
Rnd 14-15: sc around
Rnd 16: 6 sc, dec 2, 2 sc; 10 sts
finish off

body:

working thru both layers, join legs with sc in 5th & 6th sts of last Rnd
Rnd 1: sc around one leg, skip to first un-used st in other leg, sc around, do not join; 16 sts
Rnd 2: sc in 1st st of previous Rnd, 2 more sc, (2 sc in next st) 4 times, 2 sc, (2 sc in next st) 4 times, 3 sc; 24 sts
Rnd 3: 4 sc, [(2 sc in next st), 1 sc] 3 times, 4 sc, [1 sc, (2 sc in next st)] 3 times, 4 sc; 30 sts
Rnd 4-6: sc around
Rnd 7: 9 sc, (2 sc in next st) twice, 8 sc, (2 sc in next st) twice, 9 sc; 34 sts
Rnd 8: 12 sc, (2 sc in next st), 8 sc, (2 sc in next st), 12 sc; 36 sts
Rnd 9- 15: sc around
Rnd 16: 8 sc, 1 sc thru next body st and 9th st on arm, 1 sc thru next body st and 10th st on arm, 16 sc on body only, 1 sc thru next body st and 8th st on arm, 1 sc thru next body st and 7th st on arm, 8 sc on body only
Rnd 17-20: 8 sc, *1 sc in first un-used st on arm, sc in last un-used st on arm, sk 2 sc on body*, 16 sc on body only, rep between *'s, 8 sc
Rnd 21: sc around
Rnd 22: 7 sc, dec 2, 2 sc, dec 1, sc 6, dec 1, 2 sc, dec 2, 7 sc; 30 sts
Rnd 23: 4 sc, dec 2, 14 sc, dec 2, 4 sc; 26 sts
Rnd 24: 3 sc, dec 1, 16 sc, dec 1, 3 sc; 24 sts
Rnd 25: 9 sc, (3 sc in next st) twice, 2 sc, (3 sc in next st) twice, 9 sc; 32 sts
Rnd 26: 9 sc, (2 sc in next st) 5 times, 4 sc, (2 sc in next st) 5 times, 9 sc; 42 sts
Rnd 27: 8 sc, 4 db dec, 2 sc, 4 db dec, 8 sc; 26 sts
Rnd 28: 9 sc, 1 db dec, 2 sc, 1 db dec, 9 sc; 22 sts
Rnd 29: 5 sc, 2 sc in next st, 10 sc, 2 sc in next st, 5 sc; 24 sts
Rnd 30: 5 sc, dec 1, 10 sc, dec 1, 5 sc; 22 sts
Rnd 31: 3 sc, dec 1, 3 sc, dec 1, 2 sc, dec 1, 3 sc, dec 1, 3 sc; 18 sts
Rnd 32: 2 sc, dec 3, 2 sc, dec 3, 2 sc; 12 sts
Rnd 33: 2 sc, dec 4, 2 sc; 8 sts
close up and finish off

finishing:

embroider mouth with backstitch
2 French knots for nostrils
attach wiggly eyes



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