I needed a last minute gift for my nephew’s baptism.
This idea caught my eye on Pinterest. Someone pinned a cute owl lovey, but
James likes frogs and monkeys, not owls. So after a little revising, this is
what I came up with; a frog head lovey. At first I was not sure if it
looked like a frog, but after I got validation from my daughter, I wrapped it
up to gift. I started around 4 pm and had it finished before bed. My hand
ached, but I got it done in about 5-6 hours. The blanket is a simple granny
square. I used Bernat’s Pipsqueak yarn with a 10 mm hook. I was surprised at how
little one skein made, but I had no time to shop for more. I added a
border with 2 strands of worsted weight white yarn held together for 2 rows. It is plain single crochet, nothing fancy. This is a quick gift to crochet, but I hope you have more time than I did to
enjoy the process. Eventually, I would like to create a variety of heads, maybe
someone from Dr. Seuss or Disney.
Frog head
Materials needed- a small amount of ww yarn in green, white and black and a G (4mm) hook
In a magic ring, sc 6x.
Round1: 2sc in each st. (12sc)
Round3: *2sc ss, sc, repeat around. (18sc)
Round4: *2sc ss, sc2x, repeat around. (24sc)
Round5: *2sc ss, sc 3x, repeat around. (30sc)
Round6: *2sc ss, sc 4x, repeat around. (36sc)
Round7: *2sc ss, sc 5x repeat around. (42sc)
Rounds8-10: sc in each st.
Round11: sc 18x, 2sc ss, sc 2x, 2sc ss, sc 2x, 2sc ss, sc 20x. This is helps the shape not be a perfect sphere. It will form a bulging area by having the increases in the correct area. This shapes the frog's mouth.
Round12: sc 18x, 2sc ss, sc 3x, 2sc ss, sc 2x, 2sc ss, sc 19x.
Round13: sc 20x, sc2tog 3x, sc 22x.
Round14: sc in each st.
Round15: *sc 5x, sc2tog, repeat around. You may have an extra 3
stitches left. Just continue with the repeat until the end of the
round.
Round16: *sc 4x, sc2tog, repeat around.
Round17: *sc 3x, sc2tog, repeat around.
Round18: *sc 2x, sc2tog, repeat around.
Round19: *sc 1x, sc2tog, repeat around.
Round20: *sc2tog, repeat around. Fasten off, leaving a long tail
to sew to the middle of the blanket.
Eyes (make 2):
starting with white, in a magic ring, sc 6x.
starting with white, in a magic ring, sc 6x.
Round1: 2sc in each st. Switch to green in the last st.
Round3: *sc, 2 sc ss, repeat around. (12)
Round4: *sc 2x, 2sc ss, repeat around. (18)
Round5: *sc 2x, sc2tog, repeat around. (12)
Round6: *sc, sc2tog, repeat around.
Round7: *sc2tog, repeat around. Fasten off, leaving a long tail
to sew to the head.
Simply make 2 black stitches in the white part of the eyes. Make
sure you are diligent when fastening small pieces together, especially when the
gift is given to infants.
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I love this and can't wait to make one. Another project on the to do list. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat pattern Jessica
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteAbsolutely Love it and thanks for sharing the pattern for free.
ReplyDeletethanks for the pattern, he's adorable!
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome :)
Deleteso cute where would I get the pattern for the blankets under the loveys?
ReplyDeleteThanks, it is a simple granny square in Pipsqueak yarn. It works up quick and is very, very soft. Higher price range, I got lots on clearance the spring before. You can choose any blanket pattern you feel comfortable with, or want to try, just make it around 20" across. I thought of even enlarging a pretty dish cloth pattern. There are several different combinations possible; different head and different stitches for the blanket. This is a fun project to crochet for gifts or to give away. There is no wrong choices.
Deleteyour round 11 is 48 sts not 45 is that right?
ReplyDeleteyep, you are right! I will get it changed. Thank you.
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