Crochet Bullfrog Pattern! Happy Spring!

I enjoy celebrating the seasons. Not necessarily from a pagan perspective, but from a naturalist perspective. I love the changing

seasons an all the natural cycles that are ictate by these changes. !s one season fa es into the ne"t, I feel an internal change# a shift to$ar s something positive. I li%e to thin% it is me gro$ing more an more into myself as I age.

I ma e my to

ler a Bullfrog amigurumi as a Spring gift.

I am sharing the pattern $ith my rea ers &fe$ as they may be' in celebration of this beautiful season of life an ne$ beginnings.

(njoy!

Bullfrog !migurumi

)aterials* yarn, safety eyes &or $hatever you $ill be using for eyes', something to stuff your ami $ith &I use polyester fiber fill', an a crochet hoo%, yarn nee le, an scissors

+auge an yarn $eight $ill etermine the final si,e of your ami. I use $orste $eight an hel t$o stran s together throughout, an an H hoo%. -or eyes I use a pair of safety eyes that $ere gifte to me. .hey seem to be a combo of googly an safety eye. /egular safety eyes $ill also $or%. 0ou can use buttons or ma%e eyes out of felt or yarn. Be creative!

Hea an Bo y* $or%e in the roun /n 1* 2 sc in a magic ring &2'

/n 3* 3 sc increase in each st aroun &13' /n 4* sc in each st aroun &13' /n 5* &3sc increase in first st, sc in ne"t st' repeat aroun &16' /n 7* sc in each st aroun &16' /n 2* &3 sc increase in first st, sc in each of ne"t 3 sts' repeat aroun &35' /n 8* sc in each st aroun &35' /n 6* sc in first 2 sts, 3 sc increase in ne"t st, sc in ne"t 14 sts, 3 sc increase in ne"t st, sc in last 4 sts &32' /n s 9:13* sc in each st aroun &32' Place safety eyes bet$een roun s 8 ; 6 /n 14* sc in first 8 sts, ecrease, sc in ne"t 1< sc, ecrease, sc in ne"t 7 sts &35' /n s 15:12* sc in each st aroun &35' /n 18* sc in first 2 sts, ecrease, sc in ne"t 9 sc, ecrease, sc in ne"t 7 sts &33' /n 16* sc in first 7 sts, ecrease, sc in ne"t 6 sts, ecrease, sc in ne"t 7 sts &3<' /n 19: 3<* sc in each st aroun &3<' /n 31* & ecrease, sc in ne"t st' repeat 2 times, ecrease in last 3 sts &14' /n 33* & ecrease, sc in ne"t st' repeat 5 times, sc in last st &9' /n 34 * ecrease a final time an leave the rest of the roun un$or%e , finish off ; leave tail slightly long to se$ bo y shut $ith Stuff ; $eave yarn through last 6 sts, pull tight an tie off, $eave in

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.high* $or%e in the roun , ma%e 3 /n 1* 2 sc in magic ring &2' /n 3* 3 sc increase in first st, sc in remaining sts aroun /n s 4:7* sc in each st aroun &8' /n 2* 3 sc increase in first st, sc in remaining sts &6' /n 8:11* sc in each st aroun &6' finish off, stuff lightly, $eave yarn through the 6 sts, pull tight an tie off, leave yarn long for attaching to bo y &8'

Calf* $or%e in the roun , ma%e 3 /n 1* 2 sc in magic ring &2' /n s 3:1<* sc in each st aroun &2' finish off, o not stuff, $eave yarn through the 2 sts, pull tight an tie off, leave yarn long for assembly

-oot* ma%e 3 ch4, turn /o$ 1* sc in 3n ch from hoo%, sc in ne"t ch, ch 1, turn &3' /o$ 3* increase in first st, sc in ne"t st, ch 1, turn &4' /o$ 4* increase in first st, sc in ne"t 3 sts , ch 1, turn &5' /o$s 5:8* sc in each st across, ch 1, turn &5' /o$ 6* ch4, sl st in 3n ch from hoo%, sc in ne"t 5 sts, ch 1, turn

/o$ 9* sc in first 4 sts, ch 1, turn &4' /o$ 1<* ch4, sl st in 3n ch from hoo%, sc in first st, &ch 3, sl st in 3n ch from hoo%, sc in ne"t sc' t$ice finish off, $eave in en

!rms* $or%e in the roun , ma%e 3 /n 1* 2 sc in magic ring &2' /n s 3:2* sc in each st aroun &2' Ch 1, turn, this begins the han section flatten opening of arm an $or% through both si es to close /o$ 1* sc three times across &4' /o$ 3* ch4, sl st in 3n ch from hoo%, sc in first st, &ch 3, sl st in 3n ch from hoo%, sc in ne"t sc' t$ice &4picots' finish off, $eave in en

!ssembly* use the images as a gui e *' .he en of the thigh that $as cinche close is attache to the bo y at the rear $ith the other en pointing to$ar s the front of the bo y. .he cinche en of the calf is attache to the magic ring en of the thigh $ith the other en of the calf pointing to$ar s the bac% of the bo y. It is easiest to attach these t$o parts $hile hol ing them ne"t to each other or stac%e on top of each other as oppose to hol ing them en to en . .he foot is attache to the an%le $ith the toes facing to$ar s the front. .he arms are attache at the si es slightly to$ar s the un ersi e, but not =uite un erneath the bo y. .ry to hol them against his bo y $ith the fingers pointing to$ar s the front as you attach them so that they point for$ar as oppose to straight out

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>eave in any en s, an

on?t forget to %iss him!