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Little Frog Amigurumi Pattern With Bead Eyes

3mm hook, 5-ply cotton yarn: crochet a stuffed frog amigurumi with bead eyes and 10-round body.

Little Frog Amigurumi Pattern With Bead Eyes
BeginnerLevel
2-3 hoursTime
3 mmHook
DKYarn
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About this pattern

A small crocheted frog amigurumi worked in continuous rounds: a 10-round body starting from a 6-stitch magic ring, plus two separate eye pieces made from an 8-HDC ring each finished with a 7mm bead, and a separate 3-round belly piece sewn onto the body's center. Materials are 5-ply milk cotton yarn and a 3mm hook, with stuffing fluff to fill the body before closing. Optional face details use black yarn embroidery for a smile or lips and pink yarn or cosmetic blush for cheeks.

This amigurumi frog builds as a single crocheted body worked in continuous rounds from a 6-stitch magic ring, expanding through 10 rounds total before stuffing and closing. Two eye pieces, each an 8-HDC ring finished with a 7mm black bead, attach separately to the head, and a separate belly piece is sewn onto the body's center. Milk cotton yarn in a 5-ply weight paired with a 3mm hook keeps the stitches dense enough to hold stuffing without gaps. Only single crochet and half double crochet appear in the pattern, making it a straightforward stash-buster suited to leftover cotton yarn in any color combination. Optional finishing touches include embroidering a smile or lips with black yarn and adding blush with pink yarn or cosmetic blush.

The pattern

Written out round by round

Materials

  • 5-ply Milk Cotton Yarn in green, white, black, and pink (optional)
  • 3mm crochet hook
  • Black beads for eyes (7mm recommended)
  • Stuffing fluff
  • Yarn needle
  • Scissors

Abbreviations

  • sc = single crochet
  • hdc = half double crochet

Body

Round 16 SC in a magic ring.
Round 22 SC in each stitch (12 SC total).(12)
Round 31 SC, 1 increase — repeat 6 times (18 SC).(18)
Round 42 SC, 1 increase — repeat 6 times (24 SC).(24)
Round 53 SC, 1 increase — repeat 6 times (30 SC).(30)
Rounds 6–91 SC in each stitch (30 SC per round).(30)
Round 103 SC, 1 decrease (front loop only) — repeat 6 times (24 SC).(24)
Round 112 SC, 1 decrease (front loop only) — repeat 6 times (18 SC). Stuff the body firmly with fluff.
Round 121 SC, 1 decrease (front loop only) — repeat 6 times (12 SC).(12)
Round 131 decrease (front loop only) — repeat 6 times (6 SC). Fasten off and weave in the end.

Eyes (Make 2)

Round 1Create a magic ring. Chain 2, then make 8 HDC into the ring. Pull tight and slip stitch to close.Attach black beads at the center.Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

Belly

Round 16 SC in a magic ring.
Round 22 SC in each stitch (12 SC total).(12)
Round 31 SC, 1 increase — repeat until end (18 SC). Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.

Assembly

Step 1Sew the eyes on top of the frog head.
Step 2Attach black beads securely at the center of each eye.
Step 3Sew the belly onto the center of the frog’s body.
Step 4 (Optional)Optional Details: Use black yarn to embroider a simple smile or lips.
Step 5 (Optional)Optional Details: Add blush with pink yarn or cosmetic blush for extra cuteness.

Tester's notes

3mm hook produces the tight fabric needed to hide stuffing; swap sizes only if the round 2 count doesn't reach 12 SC.

7mm beads sit correctly against the 8-HDC eye ring; smaller beads will float loose inside the stitches.

10 rounds make up the body — recount stitches at the end of each round against the numbers given (6, 12, 18, 24) to catch drift early.

Stuff the body before closing the final rounds, adding fluff gradually so the last decreases don't have to compress it all at once.

Green forms the body while white is reserved for the belly; keep pink yarn or cosmetic blush separate since it only affects cheeks, not major yardage.

Work in progress

Little Frog Amigurumi Pattern With Bead Eyes — photo 2
Little Frog Amigurumi Pattern With Bead Eyes — photo 3

At a glance

Rounds14
Parts3
LevelBeginner
Time2-3 hours
Hook3 mm
YarnDK

Gauge check

After round 2 of the body, count 12 SC total and confirm the magic ring has closed with no gap at the center.

If the stitch count runs high or low, or the fabric feels loose enough to show stuffing through it, adjust hook size up or down from 3mm until the fabric closes tightly.

Stitch-count checkpoints

  • Body · Round 3: 18 sts
  • Body · Round 5: 30 sts
  • Body · Round 10: 24 sts
  • Body · Round 12: 12 sts
  • Belly · Round 2: 12 sts

If something looks wrong

The body cups instead of lying flat after round 4.
Increases were uneven or missed on the round 2-to-3 jump (12 SC to 18 SC); redo the round and confirm the exact count before moving on.
The eye rings look wavy or won't sit flat against the head.
The magic ring wasn't pulled fully tight before the 8 HDC were worked; snug the ring closed and press the eye piece flat before sewing it on.
Beads wobble or twist after attaching.
The bead wasn't anchored through multiple layers of the eye fabric; stitch through the center of the 8-HDC ring several times from the back before knotting off.
Stitch count runs short by round 4 (fewer than 24 SC).
An increase was skipped somewhere in the 6-repeat pattern; count stitches after every repeat cycle rather than waiting until the round ends.

Yarn substitutions

Cotton, DK weightClose in weight to the 5-ply milk cotton called for; keeps the 3mm hook and stitch counts unchanged, with slightly less sheen and a firmer stuffed shape.
Acrylic, worsted weightThicker than the pattern's 5-ply cotton, so the same 3mm hook produces a larger frog than the original counts suggest; a 3.5mm hook keeps the finished size closer to spec.
Cotton-acrylic blend, sport weightLighter than the 5-ply cotton, producing a softer, more pliable fabric that needs extra stuffing fluff to hold the body's shape through all 10 rounds.
FAQs

Questions

Can the eyes be embroidered instead of using 7mm beads?

Yes. Skip the bead step and stitch a French knot or satin-stitch dot at the center of each 8-HDC eye ring instead. This keeps the piece safer for very young children since no small parts are attached.

Why does the pattern call for 5-ply milk cotton specifically?

The 5-ply weight paired with a 3mm hook produces the dense fabric the round counts (6, 12, 18, 24 SC) are built around. Swapping to a thinner or thicker yarn without adjusting hook size will shift the finished measurements even though the stitch counts stay the same.

How much yarn is needed for the body versus the belly piece?

The materials list doesn't break yardage down by part, only listing green, white, black, and optional pink milk cotton yarn overall. Weigh out a small amount of white before starting, since the belly is worked as a separate piece sewn onto the body's center.

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