Fabulous Crochet Frog and Toad Patterns – 12 Free Amigurumi Patterns
This collection of crochet frog and toad patterns celebrates our favorite amphibian friends, beloved for their adorable faces and often revered for their magical or medicinal powers! These crochet frogs and toads are perfect as colorful home decor pieces, as ren faire props, or for pretend play. They also make fabulous gifts for the batrachophiles (AKA lovers of amphibians) in your life!
Crochet frog and toad patterns are a great way to try out interesting amigurumi techniques. Some use intricate tapestry crochet colorwork to replicate frogs’ skin markings. Others require complex branching to create each of their toe pads. Even the simpler patterns allow you to practice basic techniques like increases and decreases.
The patterns in this collection encompass a wide range of skill levels and time commitment. To help you find a project that suits your needs, we’ve listed the larger and more detailed patterns first, then the smaller, simpler ones.
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Boris the Frog
by Hooked by Kati
There’s lots to love about this chubby, open-mouthed amigurumi frog. His body and the inside of his mouth are each in worked in one piece. But the coolest feature about this free pattern is that his eyes are constructed with free-floating eyeballs! You can turn them any which way to make all different expressions. He looks particularly adorable with derpy crossed eyes.
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Hocus Croakus
by Complicated Knots
Toads are known for their magical abilities and are often companions to witches and wizards. But this crochet toad is a wizard himself! The free video tutorial walks you through making this amazingly-detailed spooky scene, which includes the toad, his pointy hat, a rat friend, candles, spell books, and a bubbling cauldron. The written pattern is available on Etsy.
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Rainbow Dart Frog
by Complicated Knots
These little frogs use tapestry crochet to create their colorful markings. If you’re not a fan of color changes, you can work with a solid color and still get a cute, realistically-shaped frog. If you’re passionate about amphibians, you should check out the designer’s YouTube channel, where you’ll find several other frog and toad crochet patterns in various sizes and skill levels. This video tutorial is free, and the written pattern is available from Etsy.
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Freddy the Frog
by Jen Hayes Creations
This friendly crochet frog features adorably shaped limbs with bulbous toes and fingers that give him a playful quality. Using worsted weight yarn and a size E (3.5 mm) hook, this free pattern works up to 11 inches from head to toe, or about 6 inches sitting. This makes him a nice size to carry around and cuddle.
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Patrick the Frog
by DIY Fluffies
This free beginner-friendly frog pattern has a fun, cartoonish shape but his slitted pupils add a touch of realism to his expression. Sport weight cotton yarn and a 2.5 mm hook will make a 6-inch frog plush. But you can also change your yarn and hook size to make him bigger!
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Frederick the Frog
by Cuddly Stitches Craft
This two-toned amigurumi frog sits 8 inches tall and would look adorable on your mantle. This free pattern is rated as intermediate to advanced, since it uses complex techniques such as merging amigurumi parts and using pins to place and attach parts. But the pattern includes detailed photos to guide you.
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Wizard Frog
by Crochet Thea
[still holding out for permission on this one – will unhide and flesh this out if it comes]
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Marshall and Mia Frogs
by Grace and Yarn
These two sweet crochet frogs are almost identical, but Mia comes with a frilly little skirt. This pair of simple free patterns uses basic amigurumi techniques and is accessible to crocheters of all skill levels. These frog stuffies would be a great choice if you’re not comfortable using safety eyes, since these frogs’ eyes are crocheted right into their eye sockets.
Get the Marshall Pattern here and the Mia Pattern here.
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Flippy the Frog
by Chai Coffee Crochet
This free easy frog pattern is a fun way for beginners to practice color changes, crocheting in back loops, and increases and decreases. The body, including his cute little swim shorts, is made in one piece, and the pattern includes a tutorial for how to crochet the arms to the body.
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Fin the Frog
by CB Fiberworks
This little frog amigurumi is almost completely no-sew and has a somewhat realistic shape to him. He’s a quick and rewarding project. Even better, the free pattern only calls for 20 yards of yarn. So you could make a whole army of them in different colors as a stash busting project (yes, a group of frogs is actually called an army ๐ธ).
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Remington the Rainbow Frog
by Crochet 365 Knit Too
This free rainbow crochet frog pattern requires just one cake of color transitioning super bulky yarn. To get the colors where you want them, you’ll simply rewind each color into its own ball. This pattern would be an ideal scrap yarn crochet project, too. The finished frog amigurumi measures 12 inches from head to toe and works up quickly and easily.
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No Sew Frog
by Stitch by Fay
These tiny crochet frogs use mostly single crochet stitches, with a few bobbles for the hands, feet, and eye sockets. This free patterns works up in less than an hour and would make amazing pocket pals or party favors.
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Frog Squish
by Moogly
If you’re looking for quick and easy way to make a generously-sized frog amigurumi, you may like this squishy frog in super bulky weight chenille. The pattern uses simple shapes, with arms and legs crocheted right into the belly. You could also work this free crochet pattern in brown to make a toad!
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