How cute is this Hugo the Frog?!  Take your crochet skills to the next level with this amigurumi project.  While reinforcing what you already know, we will focus on developing new skills: alternate stitches specifically for amigurumi, consistent tension, attractive joins, wire skeleton, and more.  

Instructor: Janalynn Bliss

When: 

4 Sundays in January (1/5, 1/12, 1/19, 1/26)

2 hours each week: 10AM-12PM

Fee: $80 for 4 weeks

Materials:

1.) Pattern: purchase prior to start of class 

• Ravelry: Hugo the Frog, by Marina Chuchkalova,, https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hugo-the-frog  

• Etsy: by MyCroWonder, https://www.etsy.com/listing/1276627477/crochet-pattern-frog-toad-pdf-amigurumi)   

2.) Yarn: sport weight cotton or cotton blend, approximately 150 m each of green & light yellow for the frog, a very small amount of black & orange for the eyes, small amounts of at least 3 coordinating colors for clothes 

*Note: The size of your frog will be determined by the size of the yarn & hook that you choose, so if you'd like to experiment with a different weight & size, please feel free.  

3.) Polyfil stuffing

4.) 18 gauge craft wire or jewelry wire: approximately 30 inches 

5.) Cloth tape, 1” wide

6.) Optional safety eyes (if you don’t want to crochet the eyes)

Tools:

1.) Crochet hook: 2 mm for sport weight (larger or smaller with other yarn weights)

2.) Yarn needle 

3.) Curved sewing needle

4.) Stitch markers

5.) Wire cutters

6.) Chain nose pliers

7.) Tailor’s pins

Prerequisites:

Intermediate-advanced crochet skills

*This is NOT a class for those who need to learn to crochet or for beginners.*

Students receive a 10% discount on materials purchased for the class from The Knitting Tree, L.A.