A frog is a ball with two eyes on top. That is why it is the amigurumi so many people start with: there is almost no shaping, the legs are optional, and a green ball with big eyes reads as a frog the moment you look at it. The chunky chenille versions take twenty minutes.
We opened and checked each of these 12 free patterns. There are a baby frog that takes under twenty minutes, no-sew leggy frogs in chenille for craft fairs, a 7-inch cotton frog, a realistic bullfrog, a frog wearing a flower and a tiny keychain frog. Each one lists the yarn and hook the designer used.
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Crochet Frog Free Patterns
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What You’ll Need
- Green yarn: super bulky chenille (Premier Parfait Chunky is the one most of these use) for the squishy frogs, worsted or sport cotton for the firm ones
- A hook one size smaller than the yarn label: 2.5 mm for sport cotton, 4 mm for worsted, 4.5 to 7 mm for chenille
- Safety eyes, 12 mm for chenille frogs up to 24 mm for the big-eyed ones; black yarn for a baby's toy
- Fiberfill, a stitch marker, a tapestry needle, pink thread or felt for the cheeks
1. Easy Beginner Frog
Photo: The Mary Jay
The designer’s idea of a first amigurumi: make a ball, then turn it into a frog. Super bulky yarn with a 7 mm hook and 24 mm safety eyes, so it is fast and the stitches are easy to see. Written pattern plus a beginner video.
- Designer: The Mary Jay
- Skill level: Beginner
- Yarn: super bulky (#6)
- Hook: 7 mm
- Price: Free written pattern + video
- Get the pattern: Get the free pattern →
2. Baby Frog, 20-Minute Project
Photo: The Mary Jay
The tiny version of the designer’s medium frog, made in under twenty minutes in super bulky yarn with a 6.5 mm hook and 12 mm eyes. Good for a batch of market stock or a keychain.
- Designer: The Mary Jay
- Skill level: Beginner
- Yarn: super bulky (#6)
- Hook: 6.5 mm
- Price: Free written pattern + paid PDF
- Get the pattern: Get the free pattern →
3. No-Sew Leggy Froggy
Photo: Nicki's Homemade Crafts
A frog with long dangly legs, crocheted in one piece with nothing to sew, in Premier Parfait Chunky with a 4.5 mm hook. Written as a craft-fair pattern, so it is quick to repeat, and there is a video.
- Designer: Nicki's Homemade Crafts
- Skill level: Beginner
- Yarn: super bulky (#6) chenille, Premier Parfait Chunky
- Hook: 4.5 mm
- Price: Free written pattern + video
- Get the pattern: Get the free pattern →
4. Little Frog for Beginners
Photo: Wonder Crochet
A simple mint-green frog in Premier Parfait Chunky with a 6 mm hook, with a felt mouth and safety eyes. The designer wrote it for beginner amigurumi makers and says frogs are one of the easiest animals to crochet.
- Designer: Wonder Crochet
- Skill level: Beginner
- Yarn: super bulky (#6) chenille, Premier Parfait Chunky
- Hook: 6 mm (J)
- Price: Free written pattern
- Get the pattern: Get the free pattern →
5. Flower Frog Plush
Photo: Wonder Crochet
A frog wearing a pink flower, in Parfait Chunky key lime and ballet pink with a 5 mm hook and 12 mm eyes, less than a skein of each colour. The designer’s most popular free patterns are her frogs and flowers, so she combined them.
- Designer: Wonder Crochet
- Skill level: Beginner
- Yarn: super bulky (#6) chenille, Premier Parfait Chunky
- Hook: 5 mm (H)
- Price: Free written pattern
- Get the pattern: Get the free pattern →
6. Patrick the Frog
Photo: DIY Fluffies (Mariska Vos)
A 7-inch frog in SMC Catania sport cotton, about 75 g of green plus light green and white, written for beginners with a video. Use chenille and a bigger hook for a large plush version of the same pattern.
- Designer: DIY Fluffies (Mariska Vos)
- Skill level: Beginner
- Yarn: sport (#2) cotton, SMC Catania, ~100 g
- Hook: 2.5 mm (B), see pattern
- Price: Free written pattern + paid PDF
- Get the pattern: Get the free pattern →
7. Mini Frog Keychain
Photo: DIY Fluffies (Mariska Vos)
A 2-inch frog in sport weight cotton, sized for a keychain, with the usual DIY Fluffies video. The designer says to use the smallest hook that still works with the yarn so no stuffing shows.
- Designer: DIY Fluffies (Mariska Vos)
- Skill level: Beginner
- Yarn: sport (#2) cotton
- Hook: 2.5 mm (B)
- Price: Free written pattern + video
- Get the pattern: Get the free pattern →
8. Amigurumi Frog on a Lily Pad
Photo: Tiny Curl
A pastel green frog in Schachenmayr Catania Grande, a worsted cotton, with a 3.25 mm hook and felt circles for the cheeks. The materials list names every item the designer used, down to the stitch markers.
- Designer: Tiny Curl
- Skill level: see pattern
- Yarn: worsted (#4) cotton, Catania Grande
- Hook: 3.25 mm (D)
- Price: Free written pattern + paid PDF
- Get the pattern: Get the free pattern →
9. Boris the Bullfrog
Photo: Hooked by Kati
A realistic bullfrog, 6 inches across and 5 inches tall, in Red Heart Super Saver with a 4 mm hook and 15 mm slit-pupil eyes. A gauge is given (8 stitches and 8 rounds to 2 inches). For when you want a frog, not a cute blob.
- Designer: Hooked by Kati
- Skill level: see pattern
- Yarn: worsted (#4) acrylic, Red Heart Super Saver
- Hook: 4 mm (G)
- Price: Free written pattern
- Get the pattern: Get the free pattern →
10. Frankie the Frog
Photo: The Stitchin' Mommy
A frog from the 2025 Toy Box crochet-along, in about 43 yards of Paintbox Cotton Aran with a 5 mm hook and 12 mm eyes. The designer rates it intermediate because of the shaping, and the yardage makes it a true one-skein project.
- Designer: The Stitchin' Mommy
- Skill level: Intermediate
- Yarn: aran (#4) cotton, Paintbox Cotton Aran, 43 yards
- Hook: 5 mm (H)
- Price: Free written pattern
- Get the pattern: Get the free pattern →
11. Frog Amigurumi in Patons Canadiana
Photo: Spin a Yarn Crochet
A sitting frog with a lighter belly, in less than 100 g of worsted with a 3.25 mm hook for the body and 2.75 mm for the belly, plus gold and pink details. The full pattern is on the page.
- Designer: Spin a Yarn Crochet
- Skill level: see pattern
- Yarn: worsted (#4) acrylic, Patons Canadiana, under 100 g
- Hook: 3.25 mm and 2.75 mm
- Price: Free written pattern + paid PDF
- Get the pattern: Get the free pattern →
12. Easy Frog with Photo Tutorial
Photo: Storyland Amis
A frog in worsted weight (I Love This Yarn in Keylime) with a 4 mm hook and 12 mm eyes, with step photos through the whole tutorial. Written in US terms with UK and Australian yarn names given too.
- Designer: Storyland Amis
- Skill level: Easy
- Yarn: worsted (#4) acrylic
- Hook: 4 mm (G)
- Price: Free written pattern
- Get the pattern: Get the free pattern →
Which One Should You Make?
For a first amigurumi, make the Mary Jay beginner frog (#1) or the Wonder Crochet little frog (#4). Thick yarn, big hook, big eyes, done in an evening.
For markets or party favours, the baby frog (#2), the mini keychain (#7) and the no-sew leggy froggy (#3) are the quick repeaters.
For a frog that looks like a frog, pick Boris the bullfrog (#9) or Tiny Curl’s frog on a lily pad (#8); for a gift that gets a smile, the flower frog (#5).
FAQ
Why does my crochet frog look like a ball?
Because it is one; the eyes make it a frog. Place the two eyes high and close together on top of the head, not on the front, and add a stitched smile well below them. Most of the patterns here put the eyes on two small bumps crocheted into the head, which is the trick.
What yarn do the viral chenille frogs use?
Premier Parfait Chunky, a super bulky polyester chenille, with a 4.5 to 6 mm hook. Five of the patterns here use it. It is soft and fast but shows every missed stitch as a hole, so keep a marker in the round.
How do I make the legs dangle?
Crochet the legs as unstuffed tubes and attach them only at the top, or crochet them straight off the body like the no-sew leggy froggy. Stuffing the legs makes them stick out instead of hanging.
Make the twenty-minute baby frog first; by the time the eyes go in you will already be planning a whole pond.
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