Monday, July 23, 2012

Frog head lovey*


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.
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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10 comments:

  1. I love this and can't wait to make one. Another project on the to do list. :)

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  2. Absolutely Love it and thanks for sharing the pattern for free.

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  3. thanks for the pattern, he's adorable!

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  4. so cute where would I get the pattern for the blankets under the loveys?

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    1. Thanks, 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.

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  5. your round 11 is 48 sts not 45 is that right?

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    1. yep, you are right! I will get it changed. Thank you.

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