Great Beginner First Project! How To Crochet a Simple Frog: Quick, Easy Frog Tutorial & Free pattern
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Let's make a simple crochet frog today! This frog teaches how to use all the basic skills for amigurumi to make a plushie and is a great project for those looking to practice their basic crochet skills to make their first plushie. For advanced crocheters, this frog can be quickly worked up in under an hour, making it perfect for those on a time crunch.
Please note that safety eyes can be choking hazards and are NOT recommended for crochet plushies made for young children, pets etc
You can find the FREE written pattern here: www.themaryjay.com/free-patte...
Just in case you're not feeling the frog, another great beginner project that uses the same skills is my whale! • Step-by-Step Tutorial ...
This Tutorial Covers:
-Recommended Materials 0:15
*fabric scissors
*yarn needle
*a stitch marker
*polyester fiber fill
*7 mm hook
*#6 super bulky blanket yarn (in green)
*#4 worsted weight yarn (in black)
*24 mm safety eyes (*Safety eyes can be CHOKING HAZARDS. They are NOT recommended for plushies made for young children etc*)
-How to Crochet the Body 0:54
-How to Crochet the Eye Pieces 25:20
-Assembly (sewing on pieces and adding a mouth) 31:06
Where to Find the Materials:
You can find most of these items in a craft store or on my Amazon Storefront: www.amazon.com/shop/influence...
This is an affiliate link, which means I will earn a small commission if you use it to make a purchase. This is one way that helps to support me and let me continue to make free content for you.The materials listed are actual materials that I have used.
Here's where I get my yarn: (this is also an affiliate link that helps support me!)
-misty jungle green: prf.hn/l/XZYGenP
*However, have noticed some changes in the shades since I made this plushie, so the colors may not be exact!
While this tutorial is made for beginners, it's helpful to already be familiar with the following skills:
-Magic Ring/Magic Circle
-Single Crochet
-Increase
-Decrease
-Fasten Off
You can learn more about these skills in my 5 Must-Know Beginner Amigurumi Skills video: • 5 Must-Know Beginner A...
To keep the video from running too long, I tried to work at a decent pace, but please don't hesitate to pause or slow down the video under settings if needed.
Please do NOT duplicate, distribute, or sell the crochet pattern in this video without permission. However, you may gift, donate, or sell your finished pieces given that you give "The Mary Jay" credit for the pattern. Please link back to this video if you're selling online! :)
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Here's the written version of this frog pattern: www.themaryjay.com/free-patterns/easy-beginner-crochet-frog-pattern
@susanaosan1354
10 ай бұрын
Cute BUT IM DUMB OR THIS VID IS FOR PROS I DONT GET IT STUPID MEEEE im sorry i dont get it its VERY hard to make it but i like your results, mine are 😢😢😢 a 💩
@CrochetIshVeronica
9 ай бұрын
i love ur vids im started the frog today!!
@GortleMensah-tv1xv
5 ай бұрын
Are you dumb you can slow the video down😅
Thanks to you this is my first amigurumi!! It took me 3 hours because my kids were keeping me busy. BUT I DID IT!!! I'm the person who made 1 Afghan for 15 years, and STILL never finished!!! Thanks for this! I will remember this forever! Oh, I only had brown and black, so mine became a brown teddy bear head with black ears. LOL
@themaryjay
Жыл бұрын
I LOVE this! This comment made me so happy! Thank you so much for using my tutorial!!!! And I loveeee how you were able to use this tutorial as a way to make a brown teddy bear head!!!
@nestle7458
Жыл бұрын
I actually love this comment. It gave me the idea to use this as a base for other animals as well. I want to crochet my friends/family little plushies, so if I can nail this pattern down I don't see why I wouldn't be able to get a bit creative and see what else I can make from this pattern! THANK YOU
@Maria_kluvya685
Жыл бұрын
THANKBU FOR THE TUTURIAL!!!
@robinmanzanares3106
Жыл бұрын
You have an amazing Imaginenation. I would have never thought of the way you did it.
@user-ld9un2fg6b
Жыл бұрын
Can you do a beginner one bc Im still learning how to make aragami animals also if you don't mind can you do it slower please
The first time I tried making Amigurumi I wasn’t really understanding it like AT ALL & it was frustrating me. Then I found this video and it helped me so much. I appreciate her talking thru it for each and every row and each stitch. I’m so proud of my first frog plushie
Finally someone who actually explains amazingly and actually shows what they are doing at the same time 👏 THANK YOU Please keep making videos❣️
@craftlover9702
Жыл бұрын
Agree!! Great teaching skills!
I think this is the best and easiest tutorial I have found for making a plushie. I just might get up the courage to make one after watching this!
@themaryjay
Жыл бұрын
Awww that really means a lot!! I really do hope it helps you in making your first plushie and I hope you do make one :)
@luhvhxart22
Жыл бұрын
@@themaryjay i made one it was sooooo cute this was also my first project and i’m so happy how it turned out! thanks so much for this amazing tutorial! 😄
@R1NYK0
2 ай бұрын
@@themaryjay Can you use thin yarn instead of thick yarn because I don't have those and I really need to make this for somebody ❤️ please respond ❤❤
I just started crocheting a few days ago trying to find a perfect video to do and you were the first person that i understood and am so happy with my lil frog
@aminagreveling6299
11 ай бұрын
yeah same😊
@MarleeBath
7 ай бұрын
My one is so cute and big 😊
This is my very first thing I crocheted and honestly I’m so happy with the result. This tutorial was amazing, and especially beginner friendly :) Thank you for this video!!
I am so thankful that you made this video. I’ve been watching other vids for the last 2 weeks and they were so confusing. Taking your time showing and explaining every little step and showing the pattern description really helped me to understand the crochet language. Thank you soo much!!
@themaryjay
Жыл бұрын
I'm really really glad that this video was helpful and it also helped you with better understanding the crochet language!! Thank you so much for following along with my tutorial and for also taking the time to leave this kind comment! It means alot!
I'm in my early 50's been crotcheing siii was 10, it's not my first amigurumi but, this is the first to be explained in depth, thank you
I just finished this! My froggie is so cute and I named her Francis 🐸🐸💕💕
You are doing such a great job. So easy for a newbie to follow. I have been crocheting for 50 years just turned 79 and you are so clear in what you are doing. Anyone that wants to make this little frog should be able to. Keep up the good work and thank you for not playing music in the background. God Bless you
You are a awesome teacher haven’t made it but you go from step-by-step slowly perfect thank you so much for the time
So I’ve tried a few amigurumi tutorials and they looked like monsters 😅 but this one turned into a ACTUAL frog so I’m sooooo happy! Subscribing!
This is my first ever crochet animal I have ever done and you are such a good teacher I subbed thank you so much!!!!!!!!❤❤❤
@themaryjay
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for subscribing!!! I'm so glad you liked my tutorial and got to make your first crochet animal :)
Nothing makes me cry besides the frustration of crochet 🧶
This was so fun to make! I’ve been crocheting since January (after knitting for years) and had been putting off making amigurumi because it seemed complicated. But you broke this down and explained it so clearly.
Patricia is so cute!!!!!! She was so easy to make! Seriously this video was PERFECT for my first stuffed creation!
Thank you so much!! This was my first ever crochet project so it looks a little wonky but my froggie is still very cute!! Making this took less than a day and I was not expecting to finish it so fast! This is by far the best tutorial I have watched!
Thank you so much I'm 12years old and this tutorial was so amazing my frog turned out great
I made this fro my friend for her birthday ANDI think she will really like it. The frog turned out amazing thank you
I’m gonna start crying if I don’t figure this out in the next hour. Some please explain, I don’t have a v shape.
@jacob_lastname2779
2 ай бұрын
So what I did that’s gotten me pretty far is first, practice chaining and the single crochet with thinner thread so it’s easier to understand the process. The second thing I did was put stitch markers into every stitch at the beginning so I don’t lose the v-shape in the fluffy and thick yarn Ik im a month late to this comment but I hope this helps!
i LOVE how you teach beginners like me how to crochet stuff like this and now im super happy of how this turned out i will DEFENETLY follow more of your tutorials
OMG! This is my first ever crochet project and it’s sooo cute! You explain it so well and it’s so easy to follow.Thank you so much!😄
So, I’m decently new to crochet and followe this tutorial best I could but I think I messed up somewhere in it cuz my stitch counts stopped lining up with yours but I decide 🤷🏼♀ let’s see where this takes me, and so now I am here, not with a cute lil white frog but what I now call Egg-Chan, cuz it’s shaped like an egg and tbh I don’t mind that, it’s cute ^^! So, I’ll be retrying this tut when I get more yarn and stuffing this weekend!
Thank you for the tutorial! I've been putting off learning how to make an amigurumi but this was a really nice and easy pattern to follow. Made a good last minute gift for my family. :)
My first crochet project 🎉 Subscribed immediately. This tutorial was super easy to follow. Thank you ✨🫶🏽
Thank you so so so much for this tutorial!! I just made my first ever crochet animal!! Amazing step by step instructions I instantly understood how to do it I ordered some eyes special for this!
Thx for the explanation cause this was my 2nd actual anomal project ( I already made other crochet stuff like blankets) so it only took me like an hour to figure out this style of crochet and ur vid was the first I actually sat through and followed step by step and I actually made something cute ❤
I started watching this video and I was not nervous because your video was so thorough and easy to understand! I could not wait to try my first crochet plush! My little frog turned out perfect!
I used the beginning of this video to learn how to make a magic circle 😊this really helped
I was trying to learn a new skill but all of the crochet videos were to feast and complicated, but after I saw yours it made since! Thank you so much keep at it!
This was my first stuffed crochet! You are very easy to follow all the way up to sewing. Had some trouble with that so I did my own thing. But thank you very much for teaching!
I love you’re videos!!! This was my first project and I loved it! I especially love your pride plushies!!!
Thanks so much. I love this frog. It’s adorable. You’re right it is an amazing first project
@themaryjay
Жыл бұрын
Yay! I'm so glad you think so!! :)
THANK YOU SO MUCH❤❤ I HAVE FINALLY BEEN ABLE TO MAKE MY FIRST EVERY PLUSHIE!!! I can’t tell you how helpful this is it’s always been hard for me to just make a magic circle thank you so much!❤❤
@themaryjay
Жыл бұрын
AWWW you don’t know how happy that makes me!!! I’m so glad that you found the tutorial helpful and you were able to make your first plushie ever!!!💕
Thank you for this tutorial! This is my first amigurumi thing I've made.
Thank u so much Mary.. Your one are easy to follow.. this is my 1st time doing crochet, and your instruction are really good...❤❤❤❤
I just subscribed to your channel. I love how you take your time and go slow and explain step by step. what you are doing. Can’t wait to start making these cute little animals.!
thank you so so much for such an amazing detailed tutorial! i'm very happy with the result and my first finished project!!
How do I not make the magic circle shrink in? Every time I try to make it at first it looks good but the more I try to crochet, the smaller the circle gets until it looks like a tube or a leg warmer
Thank you so much This is my first ever blue frog chochet 😂❤❤
i cant do the part after the magic ring i mean
This is an excellent beginner tutorial. Very thorough and clear. Thank you.
I NEEDED THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IMma start to crochet 😭😭its to cute so imma do it my addiction with froggies is growing
i for some reason have 34 stithces but I’m supposed to have 24. Don’t know how this happend but I’ll just continue. Edit: Everything just got weird. It also turned completly flat instead of becomping a sphere. I ripped it all up and i’ll try again.
Thx so much this tutorial is AMAZING 🤩!!!! I definitely didn’t sew the eyes correctly but still it looks awesome! I highly recommend this for beginners!
@themaryjay
Жыл бұрын
Awww I’m so glad you liked the tutorial!! Thank you so much for following along!
this is THE BEST i made it and it turned out soooooo cutee! tysm for this tutorial!!! ❤
This was really easy to follow, thank you
Thank you! Your tutorials are so helpful!!
I made my first little guy! He isn't perfect, but I'm proud of him. I didn't have the crochet needle or the eyes, but I figured it out in the end. He turned out pretty well! Thanks for an easy tutorial! ❤❤❤
I watch your shorts on a daily basis and they motivated me to try this. I was so happy when I saw that you posted a full tutorial on this and now this video is the reason I have the ✨frog basket✨ in my room so thank you very much❤😃
@themaryjay
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for watching my shorts and trying out my tutorial!! It really means a lot and your frog basket sounds so cute
@3m1_jhc_
Жыл бұрын
@@themaryjay ❤❤❤
thank you. this is a great frog patten.
Thank you sooo much! I made this watching your video! My 1st amigarumi! You're an awesome teacher! Hey, from Hiddenite North Carolina!!💚💜🌻🌻
Can you help me every time a try to get it right the crochet curls inside the base and it widens out idk how to stop it and make it look like the video can you tell me why 13:04
ty for making so easy to understand
Great tutorial!❤❤😊😊
Omg it’s so cute ♥️♥️
@themaryjay
2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you think so :) Thank you so much!
Love it❤️❤️🥰
@themaryjay
Жыл бұрын
thank you sooo much!
How did you pull the magic circle because mine keeps on failing and its not pulling through??
I love the tutorial it was so easy
I saw this and as soon as I did I went down stairs and ask my mum if I can start crocheting!!! I have no idea where you get the stuff, but I’ll manage!!! Tysm for the vid it’s the most understandable tutorial I’ve came across!!!!!!!£
Thank you for the tutorial it help so much this was my first project arigrumi I made it for my friend and she loved it I am a huge fan love you videos and KZread shorts
@estelabaubonyte-swami5630
Жыл бұрын
I told my friends to make sure to subscribe to you because some of them wanted to learn how to crochet
amazing easy steps!
It is really rare to find an easy crochet tutorial for beginners. A new subscriber to your channel. Thank you for the easy tutorial. I finally know how to make a crochet plush.
I made the body just right but I can't seem to start the eyes right 😢 I keep having a hole In the middle and yours clearly doesn't have a hole when you start the eye, does anyone have any suggestions? I would really appreciate it
@janeaacosta9075
Ай бұрын
I’ve been trying to make this frog and every time I try it doesn’t end up right I dont what I’m doing wrong
@delaneyheathman598
Ай бұрын
@@janeaacosta9075 I did eventually get it but mine is a little wonky for sure compared to the original. I had to turn the play back sleep to the slowest available and pause very often pretty much mimicking her hands exactly to get it, I probably spent an hour a day for a whole week on it but It did start to click. I suggest just working on it In your free time and if you start to get frustrated put It down and come back to it later. Take it slow and know that if you mess up just unravel a few crochets and start again! I believe in you!
This was a great tutorial! This will be.my first attempt at making a amigurumi. If i am successful, Iwill call my frog 'Erkel'. Thanks for the tutorial. 😊
THANK YOU SO MUCH I LUV UR VIDEOS THIS REALLY HELPED ME TY!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@themaryjay
7 ай бұрын
Aww I’m so glad it did! :) ty for watching my videos!
Cute!
AMAZING! THANKS SO MUCH! ❤❤❤❤❤
Your tutorials are amazing and I think u should make more 😅❤
This tutorialls amazing! its my first amiugumari project and althouggh iit a bit wonky and way bigger (must have gone wrong somewhere woops) i love it.tysm
Starting on this right now 🐥
I loved this it was so simple ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I did mine in dark blue and it looks like the “yep yepppp” dude off Sesame Street. 😂
I am having some struggles trying to get my magic circle to tighten I have tried multiple techniques to get it to work but I think its my yarn also amazing video I can't wait to try with some different yarn and hopefully finish one thank you so much😀😀
Thank you so much I know how to make a magic circle now
This is amazimg and i love your explanations,it helped me a lot it took me a few days tho bc i did it many times (sonot looked really good for the real thing) and in smaller sectioms
Thank you so much! I have crocheted a few amigurumi plushies only so I am still a beginner but thanks to you I could crochet this! Ever since I started crocheting I have been wanting to make a frog and so I did it today and I am so happy with how it turned out! I added arms and legs on mine but it still looks adorable without them!
@themaryjay
Жыл бұрын
Awww! This really made my day! I’m so glad that you were able to make a frog with this tutorial and the added arms and legs sound so cute! 💕
Wait video is flurry when sped up- for needling the eyes, can you poke it pretty much in any hole? When you secure it back and forth, back and forth, can it be through any hole in any direction? Or on the same line ?
Thank you for this very detailed tutorial! I’ve now made my first ever plush! Mine is a bit wonky but not bad for a first attempt! I appreciated the thorough steps, and the repetition of what you were doing, and counting as you went. Definitely will follow for more of your tutorials.
You are great working with my frog is great caught on fast make some more please 🎈🎈🎈
@themaryjay
10 ай бұрын
Aww I'm so happy to hear that! I'm working on it :)
Thank you to teache us ❤️
@themaryjay
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for following along :)
Been working for around thirty minutes now, instruction are wonderfully clear and it looks awesome, so excited for finished product!!!
Ahh yes I've been waiting for a tutorial
@themaryjay
2 жыл бұрын
Yay!! :) I hope you like it!
@crochet_creates
Жыл бұрын
@@themaryjay I named mine Kermit 😂
earned yourself a sub. you’re more than amazing.
@themaryjay
11 ай бұрын
Awww thank you for subscribing! Happy to have you here!
Ur the best teacher. Tu💋💜
Thank you so much
heyy, thanks you are the only one i understood but i have a question my crochet thing every time i try to make it it does not get round like urs but it gets long so how do i make it round?
Hello! I just wanted to say how helpful this was I bought a kit for this off Amazon but the instructions/tutorial were very simple and not helpful and this was very detailed and helpful thank u so much! This meant a lot to me, I wanted to learn how to make crochet "plushie's" because I'm very allergic to synthetics. (:polyester, Spandex, elastics, different kinds of man made materials.) Because of my allergy I can't have cute plushie's and I wanted to crochet something similar out of cotton, based, yarn, ur video helped me do that thank u so, so very much. I hope u have great success in ur future! (Yes ik there not supposed to be plushie's and it's not the same thing)
@themaryjay
Жыл бұрын
I am really glad that you found this helpful and detailed!!! Thank you so much for using my tutorial 💕💕
I LOVE U SOOO LUCH YOU JUSTE HELPED ME DO THE B-DAY PRESENT FOR MY LIL SIS💕💕💕💕💕💕
@themaryjay
Жыл бұрын
Aww Wow! That makes me so happy! Happy birthday to your sister!!!
@lost4641
Жыл бұрын
@@themaryjay she liked it soo luch ive never seen her so happy before😭
I did it! It’s so cute, I’m thinking about naming it Ashley
@themaryjay
Жыл бұрын
I LOVE IT ❤️
Nice tutorial! I didn't know about the invisible decrease.
@themaryjay
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad I was able to introduce something new to you!!!
Thanks!
Hello! I was wondering if anyone knows if you can just use your crochet hook instead of the yarn needle. I wasn’t able to find a yarn needle at my craft store.
i have this in slow mode and your still so fast your amazing at this its my first project
Thank you for this! * me using a bobby pin for my stitch marker* 🤣
@Not_Haidy
Жыл бұрын
Same
This is a great tutorial for a beginner like me. Thank you so much!💚
My best friend has an obsession for frogs this is a perfect example of what to do thank you by the way I’m going to subscribe
I have been looking for a good crochet plushie tutorial Arbuthnot all of the ones I have found are really difficult to follow. This was the first tutorial I have been able to follow easily! And on top of that it actually made crocheting fun, while the other tutorials just made it stressful and overwhelming. Thank you so much!
I just made her bunny it was very wonky so I’m doing this to try inprove it’s actually very easy but I put the rong amount of stitches this is helping me to make my first plushie I have the courage to do more now\