Let this cute crochet doll in a frog hat bring back your childhood imagination to shine. Her name is Kelly.
Kelly she such a fun little girl that loves all things froggy, so she always wears a frog hat and dresses up in a cute green outfit.
She will be a great handmade gift for your grandchild, or you can even make one for yourself.
Crochet dolls are one of my favorite things that I love to crochet. They bring back memories of my love and obsession with paper doll dresses up.
Easy & cute amigurumi doll in a frog hat pattern.
Y’all know I am a sucker for free crochet doll patterns, especially the ones that have clothes to dress up in a fun theme.
I have designed so many easy amigurumi doll patterns, like the previous one, Sofia the ladybug amigurumi, Bella the ballerina girl, and more.
Now we have all grown up, we tend to lose our imagination as we age, so these crochet amigurumi dolls help us to bring back our imagination because imagination is a powerful brain booster; it’s essential for all ages.
I know y’all gonna love how simple and cute Kelly crochet doll in a frog hat pattern is; I have made a step-by-step guide for you.
How to crochet an easy amigurumi doll-Kelly in 3 steps.
Step1. Basic stitch, first, we will start to crochet simple shapes for each piece of a crochet doll, head, body, arm, and leg with basic crochet stitch like single crochet in the amigurumi technique.
Step2. Simple seam, after we finish all the crochet pieces of the amigurumi doll, we will attach them together with a simple seam.
Step3. Crochet doll clothes & accessories; this step will make your crochet doll unique by crocheting a frog hat or additional cloth like a scarf, etc.. for your doll. That’s all you done.
Yarn for crocheting amigurumi doll-Kelly.
Pick the right yarn, the color, the fiber, and the weight; these are all factors that will affect the outcome of your amigurumi doll look.
Yarn weight and fiber:
In this free amigurumi doll pattern Kelly, I use acrylic yarn with dk weight or 4 medium weight.
Yarn weight for doll sizes: yep, that’s right, you can pick any yarn weight to crochet your ami doll. For example, if you choose bulky yarn, your crochet doll will come out big and cuddly for the opposite.
if you pick a finger weight yarn, your doll will come out in teeny tiny size.
Acrylic yarn: this is a great option for beginners for crocheting your first amigurumi dolls because they are more flexible and fluff, so you won’t see the gap between each crochet stitch as much as cotton yarn.
Cotton yarn: is also a great option for sensitive skin if you are going to make it for your little one.
Yarn color:
Neutral color for doll skin tone: Pick the yarn color for your doll’s skin tone plays an important part in the overall look of your doll.
For me, in this free crochet doll pattern, I mostly pick the beige color that is perfect for the character of Kelly girl in a frog hat.
Bright color yarn for doll outfits: for any other doll’s clothes and accessories, is always a great statement piece of the doll’s look.
For example, in this pattern, I pick a bright green color for the dress, with contrasting red colors for the edge of the dress and the frog hat to make the doll stand out.
Supplies & Materials.
To make you will need
1. Acrylic yarn or worsted weight yarn, for this pattern, I normally used 8 ply
2. Plastic eyes with safety backing 7.5mm (you can find it at any craft shop)
3. Polyester fiberfill for stuffing
4. Sewing yarn needle and embroidery
5. Ribbon or button
7. Crochet hook size1.25mm and craft glue
Skill and abbreviations.
- American crochet term.
You will need to know how to make a magic ring or adjustable ring - Single crochet (sc)
- Crochet increase (inc) which mean-make 2 single crochet in the same stitch
- Crochet decrease (dec), which mean-Crochet 2 stitches together
- Stitch (st)
- * = Repeat stitches from * to end of *
- Chain (ch)
- Slip stitch (sl st)
- change color
My beginner crochet amigurumi tutorial. Check it out here.
- Tip & trick to know before crocheting your first amigurumi.
- How to join the leg for amigurumi doll.
- Beginner amigurumi crochet technique the magic ring.
Kelly Amigurumi crochet doll in a frog hat free pattern instruction.
Finish Size.
- Approximately 7.5-8 inches tall.
- Size varies depending on the size of the yarn and crochet hook.
Let’s start with the head Colour of your choice
You will work from top to bottom
Round1. Make magic ring and 8sc in ring (8)
Round2. 2sc in each st around (16)
Round3. *Sc in next st, 2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (24)
Round4. *Sc in next 2 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (32)
Round5. *Sc in next 3 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (40)
Round6. *Sc in next 4 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (48)
Round7-16. Sc in each st around (48)
Round17. *sc in each of next 6 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (42)
Round18. *sc in each of next 5 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (36)
Round19. *sc in each of next 4 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (30)
Round20. *sc in each of next 3 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (24)
Round21. *sc in each of next 2 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (18)
Round22. *sc in next st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (12), then finish off and leave long tail for sewing. And stuffing polyester firmly.
For hair, I would recommend cotton yarn, as I use for Kelly because the cotton yarn will make Kelly’s hair have a good weight and look prettier than acrylic yarn.
When making hair for the doll, the technique I normally use is a small book, or you can use a piece of cardboard to hold the yarn together. It depends on how long of doll hair you want.
For me, my hair doll is approximately 4 inches on each side. Then cut it to one side.
Fold the yarn in half and insert a crochet hook under the head skin and pull through to make the loop. Put the end pieces through the loop and pull it tightened. Repeat to form a horizontal line around the head.
Then use a small book, or you can use a piece of cardboard to hold the yarn together. It depends on how long of doll hair you want.
Then we divided the yarn into many groups and tightened them up. And we sew it onto the top of the doll’s head.
The body color of your choice.
You will work from bottom to top.
Round1. Make magic ring and 8sc in ring (8) green
Round2. 2sc in each st around (16) green
Round3. *Sc in next st, 2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (24) green
Round4. *Sc in next 2 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (32) green
Round5. *Sc in next 3 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (40) green
Round6-7. Sc in each st around (40) green
Round8. *sc in each of next 6 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (35) green
Round9. *sc in each of next 5 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (30) green
Round10-11. Sc in each st around (30) white
Round12. *sc in each of next 4 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (25) white
Round13. Sc in each st around (25) white
Round14. *sc in each of next 3 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (20) white
Round15. Sc in each st around (20) white
Round16. *sc in each of next 2 st,dec 1* and repeat from * around (15) white
Round17-18. Sc in each st around (15) white
Then finish off and leave long tail for sewing. And stuffing polyester firmly.
Crocheting a skirt part of the doll.
We make skirts by crocheting the outside of the body as in the picture demonstration.
Insert crochet hook on round 9. And make a single crochet in each st around the body.
Start at round.9 of the body. Count from bottom to top
Then we count back from round 9,8,7,6,5 of the body because the skirt is going down from round 9.
- Sc in each st around (counting st in this round is not important) green
- Sc in each st around (counting st in this round is not important)green
Round7. Sc in each st around (no st count) green
Round6. *Sc in next 2 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (no st count) green
Round5. sc in each st around (counting st in this round is not important) green
Round4. *2Sc in next st, 3sc in next st* and repeat from * around (no st count) green
Round3. Sc in each st around (counting st in this round is not important) red
Then finish off and leave the long tail for sewing.
Arms color of your choice.
Make 2 pieces.
Round1. Make a magic ring and 10sc in ring (10) skin color
Round2-10. sc in each st around (10) skin color
Round11. sc in each st around (10) green
Round12. *Sc in next st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (15) green
Round13. 2Sc in each st around (30) green
Round14. sc in each st around (30) green
Round15. *dec 1* and repeat from * around (15) green
Round16. *dec 1* and repeat from * around and for the last st make sc on that st(8) green
Round17. sc in each st around (8) green
Then finish off and leave the long tail for sewing. And stuffing polyester.
Legs color of your choice.
Make 2 pieces
You will work from bottom to top
Round1. Make magic ring and 6sc in ring (6) green
Round2. 2sc in each st around (12) green
Round3. *Sc in next st, 2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (18) green
Round4. *Sc in next 2 st, 2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (24) green
Round5. Sc in each st around (24) green
Round6-7. Sc in each st around (24) skin color
Round8. (sc in each of next4 st) then (dec 6 time) (sc in each of next 8 st) (18) skin color
Round9. (sc in each of next5 st) then (dec 4 time) (sc in each of next 5 st) (14) skin color
Round10. (sc in each of next5 st) then (dec 2 time) (sc in each of next 5 st) (12) skin color
Round11-18. Sc in each st around (12) skin color
Then finish off and leave the long tail for sewing. And stuffing polyester firmly.
Shoe strip ( green ).
Make 2 pieces.
Start with 10 chains and finish off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Crocheting a frog Hat (green).
You will work from top to bottom.
Round1. Make magic ring and 8sc in ring (8)
Round2. 2sc in each st around (16)
Round3. *Sc in next st, 2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (24)
Round4. *Sc in next 2 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (32)
Round5. *Sc in next 3 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (40)
Round6. *Sc in next 4 st,2sc in next st* and repeat from * around (48)
Round7-16. Sc in each st around (48)
Round17. Sc in each st around (48) red and finish off.
Crocheting the Froggy eyes for the hat make 2 pieces (color of your choice).
Round1. Make magic ring and 8sc in ring (8)
Round2. 2sc in each st around (16)
Round3-6. Sc in each st around (16)
Then finish off and leave long tail for sewing. And stuffing polyester firmly.
Assemble the doll.
Finishing. Sewing body to the head. Then arms and legs.
Happy crocheting!