How to crochet a cute frog sling bag

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I/ MATERIALS

– Yarn: Susan’s Family 4
– 2.5mm hook
– Safety eyes
– 2 buttons
– Polyester fiberfill
– Yarn needle, scissors

II/ ABBREVIATIONS

– R: round
– MR: magic ring
– X: single crochet
– V: increase
– A: decrease
– FO: fasten off
– ( ) *6: crochet as shown in brackets a total of 6 times
– ch: chain
– F: double crochet
– Fv: double crochet increase
– Fa: double crochet decrease
– st(s): stitch(es)

III/ HOW TO DO

1. ARM (make 2)

🐸 1^st finger:
R1. MR 6X
R2. 6V (12 sts)
R3. 12X
R4. 6A. Stuffing
R5-11. 6X (7 rounds)
FO

🐸 2^nd finger: do the same as 1^st finger

🐸 3^rd finger: do the same as 1^st finger but not FO then continue crochet like this:
R12. 6X (3^rd finger), 3X (2^nd finger), 6X (1^st finger), 3X (2^nd finger) (18 sts)
R13. 18X
R14. (X, A) *6 (12)
R15. 6A
R16-40. 6X (25 rounds)
FO, leave a long tail to sew later

2. LEG (make 2)

🐸 1^st toe:
R1. MR 6X
R2. 6V (12)
R3. (X, V) *6 (18)
R4-5. 18X
R6. (X, A) *6 (12)
R7. 6A. Stuffing
R8-16. 6X (9 rounds)
FO

🐸 2^nd toe: do the same as 1^st toe

🐸 3^rd toe: do the same as 1^st toe but not FO then continue to crochet like this:
R17. 6X (3^rd toe), 3X (2^nd toe), 6X (1^st toe), 3X (2^nd toe) (18)
R18. 18X
R19. (4X, A) *3 (15)
R20. (A, 3X) *3 (12)
R21. (X, A) *4 (8)
R22-45. 8X (24 rounds)
FO

🐸 Do the same with 2^nd leg but not FO

3. BODY

We will continue to crochet from the 2^nd leg:
R1. ch20, 8X (1^st leg), 20X, 8X (2^nd leg), 20X (56)
R2-36. 56X (35 rounds)
R37. Identify the 26 sts in the center of the front and mark, crochet 1X at each st to the 1^st marked position, ch26, skip next 26 sts then crochet 1X at each st to the end of round (56 sts total)
R38-42. 56X (5 rounds)
R43. decrease 1 st at each side (54)
R44. decrease 1 st at each side (52)
R45. decrease 1 st at each side (50)
R46. decrease 1 st at each side (48)
R47. (4X, A) *8 (40)
R48. (A, 3X) *8 (32)
R49. (2X, A) *8 (24)
R50. (A, X) *8 (16)
R51. 8A
FO

4. MOUTH

R1. join yarn at the gap of the face that was left before, crochet 1X at each st
R2. increase 2 sts at each side (increase 4 sts total)
R3. increase 4 sts at each side (increase 8 sts total)
R4. X all
R5. decrease 4 sts at each side
R6. X all
FO

5. OUTSIDE EYE (make 2)

R1. MR 6X
R2. 6V (12)
R3. (X, V) *6 (18)
R4. (2X, V) *6 (24)
R5. (3X, V) *6 (30)
R6-10. 30X (5 rounds)
FO, leave a long tail to sew later

6. INSIDE EYE (make 2)

R1. MR 6X
R2. 6V (12)
R3. (X, V) *6 (18)
R4. (2X, V) *6 (24)
R5-7. 24X (3 rounds)
FO, leave a long tail to sew later

7. OVERALLS

👖 1^st leg:
ch27, slip to join in round
R1. 26F
R2. 13F, Fv, 11F, Fv (28)
R3. 13F, Fv, 13F, Fv (30)
R4. 30F
FO

👖 Do the same with 2^nd leg but not FO then continue to crochet like this:
R5. ch3, 31F (1^st leg), 3F, 31F (2^nd leg), 3F (68)
R6-8. 68F
R9. 14F, Fa, 33F, Fa, 17F (66)
R10. 30F, Fa, 31F, Fa, F (64)
R11. 14F, Fa, 30F, Fa, 16F (62)
R12. 12F, Fa, F, Fa, 12F, Fa, 12F, Fa, F, Fa, 11F, Fa, F (56)
FO

👖 Identify the 16 sts in the center of the front then join yarn and crochet 16F, crochet 3 rounds more then FO (1F at each sts at every round)

👖 The trouser strap will be crocheted by taking a suitable chain and crocheting a row of F sts, edging around by slip sts then sew as shown in the photos.

👖 Hem the bottom and upper of the pants by X, but the bib (16F) is hemmed by slip sts

8. CHEEKS (make 2)

R1. MR 6X
R2. 6V
FO

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