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Amigurumi chick with a frog hat crochet pattern
Amigurumi single crochet (UK double crochet) pattern for a chick in a frog hat, with both US and UK terms given.
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Time
- 4-6 hours
- Yarn weight
- Worsted
- Hook
- 3.5 mm
Intermediate
What the original write-up called it. Nothing here is graded again.
Worsted
What the sample was worked in. Any weight works; the size moves with it.
4-6 hours
What the original page reckoned. Your own pace is the one that matters.
About this pattern
This is an amigurumi chick toy topped with a separate crochet frog hat, made from single crochet (UK double crochet) worked in continuous spiral rounds from a magic ring. The project has several parts — a 10-round body, three beak-and-feet pieces, two 4-round wings, a 6-round hat, two frog-hat eye pieces, and a final eye-and-beak placement stage — plus assembly to attach the beak, wings, feet, hat, and frog eyes correctly. It needs basic amigurumi stuffing and seaming skills, a 3.5 mm hook, safety eyes, and about half a working day.
This design builds a small stuffed chick wearing a separate frog hat, worked entirely in single crochet (UK double crochet) with the increase sequences typical of amigurumi shaping. The body, wings, hat, beak, feet, and frog eyes are each closed spirals built from a magic ring, so the finished piece reads as rounded and toy-like rather than flat or textured. Fluffy yellow yarn gives the chick its soft silhouette, while a smoother cotton keeps the hat's rounds crisp and easy to see for placement, and colors and finishing touches like blush or embroidered eyes can be customized.
Construction runs in several separate pieces: the chick body worked over 10 rounds (with the beak and safety eyes placed partway through), three small beak-and-feet pieces each made from a single magic-ring round, two matching wings folded flat and seamed shut, a frog hat built over 6 rounds, and two tiny frog-hat eye pieces made the same simple way. Each piece is made and finished on its own — stuffed, closed, or folded as needed — before assembly attaches the beak, wings, and feet to the body, sews the hat diagonally onto the head, and sets the frog's eyes between two of the hat's rounds.
Materials
- Yellow fluffy yarn (chick body)
- Light green milk cotton yarn (frog hat)
- Orange yarn (beak and feet)
- 3.5 mm crochet hook
- Stuffing (Napa siliconada)
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
- Stitch marker
- 5 mm flat eyes (frog hat)
- 7 mm safety eyes (chick)
- Pins
Optional
- blush for cheeks
The list is the pattern's own wording.
Instructions
Every round is printed as the pattern wrote it, brackets and all. Open the key beside a round to see only the short forms that round uses.
Beak and Feet (Make 3)
- Round 1
Magic ring, 6 scPull yarn tightly to close the ring. Cut the yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. Use a yarn needle to finish cleanly by going through the first and last stitch loops.
Chick Body
- Round 1
Magic ring, 8 sc
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 2
8 increases (16 sc)
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 3
(1 sc, 1 increase) repeat 8 times (24 sc)
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 4
24 sc
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 5
(2 sc, 1 increase) repeat 8 times (32 sc)
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Rounds 6–10
32 sc
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 11
(3 sc, 1 increase) repeat 8 times (40 sc)
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Rounds 12–14
40 sc
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 15
(4 sc, 1 increase) repeat 8 times (48 sc)
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 16
48 sc
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
Place Eyes and Beak
Position beak between rounds 9 and 10 Insert 7 mm safety eyes next to the beak, spaced 3 stitches apart Secure with washers
- Round 17
(4 sc, 1 decrease) repeat 8 times (40 sc)
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 18
(3 sc, 1 decrease) repeat 8 times (32 sc)
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 19
(2 sc, 1 decrease) repeat 8 times (24 sc) Stuff the body
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 20
(1 sc, 1 decrease) repeat 8 times (16 sc)
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 21
8 decreases (8 sc) Cut yarn, leave a tail Close the hole using front loops and pull tight
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
Hide yarn tail inside
Wings (Make 2)
- Round 1
Magic ring, 5 sc
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 2
5 sc
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 3
5 increases (10 sc)
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 4
10 sc Fold piece in half and join with sc Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
Frog Hat
- Round 1
Magic ring, 6 sc
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 2
6 increases (12 sc)
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 3
(1 sc, 1 increase) repeat 6 times (18 sc)
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 4
(2 sc, 1 increase) repeat 6 times (24 sc)
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 5
(3 sc, 1 increase) repeat 6 times (30 sc)
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
- Round 6
30 sc Cut yarn and leave a long tail
Key1
- sc
- single crochet
Frog Hat Eyes (Make 2)
- Round 1
Magic ring, 6 scClose and secure with a yarn tail
Making up
- Step 1Sew beak between the eyes
- Step 2Attach wings to sides of the body at eye level
- Step 3Position feet at the bottom front and sew
- Step 4Use yarn needle to attach parts securely
- Step 5Optionally add blush to the cheeks
- Step 6Sew hat diagonally onto chick’s head
- Step 7Sew frog eyes between rounds 4 and 5 of the hat
- Step 8Attach or glue 5 mm flat eyes onto the frog eyes
- Step 9Optional: Use felt or embroidery for custom eye styles
Notes from the pattern
- The 3.5 mm hook is sized for a firm, gap-free fabric with fluffy yellow yarn and smoother cotton alike; swap sizes only after testing tension on a spare ring, since a looser gauge will let stuffing show through the chick body.
- A stitch marker is essential from round 1, since every part is worked in a continuous spiral rather than joined rounds, and losing the round marker makes the stitch counts given (such as 24 sc or 30 sc) hard to verify.
- Add stuffing gradually as the chick body rounds progress rather than packing it all in at the final round; this keeps the lower rounds from bulging and helps the shaping stay even through all 10 rounds.
- Because the hat and frog eyes are worked in a lighter cotton against a fluffier chick body, keep tension slightly firmer on the cotton pieces so the hat's rounds stay crisp enough to see where the frog eyes should sit between rounds 4 and 5.
The essentials
- Rounds
- 27
- Parts
- 6
- Level
- Intermediate
- Time
- 4-6 hours
- Hook
- 3.5 mm
- Yarn
- Worsted
Stitches you will use
- Magic ring Used to start the chick body, the beak and feet, both wings, the frog hat, and the frog hat eyes; pull the tail firmly so no gap remains at the very centre.
- Continuous increase rounds Each piece grows through evenly spaced increases (for example the body's 8-to-16 and 16-to-24 sc jumps); keep count at the end of every round to avoid a lopsided shape.
- Seaming and closing flat pieces The wings are folded in half and joined with sc rather than stuffed round; work this join snugly so the fold holds its shape once attached.
Troubleshooting
The chick body cups or curls inward
This usually means increases were missed in one of the early rounds (8, 16, 24 sc); count stitches at the end of each round and correct before moving on rather than after stuffing.
The wings look flat and twisted rather
This happens when the fold-and-join step is worked too loosely; pull the closing sc snug across the fold so the two layers stay flat and aligned before sewing to the body.
The frog's eyes sit crookedly or too low on the hat
This comes from placing them by eye rather than by round; sew them specifically between rounds 4 and 5 of the hat as marked, checking both sides are level before attaching the 5 mm flat eyes.
Substituting yarn
- Acrylic worsted-weight yarn
- A close acrylic match to the yellow fluffy yarn keeps the same drape and stitch definition; hook size stays close to 3.5 mm, though a smoother acrylic will show stitches more clearly than the fluffy original.
- Cotton DK or light worsted
- Good for the frog hat pieces since cotton holds its rounds crisply; it drapes less than the fluffy chick yarn, so pairing it only with the hat and eyes keeps the contrast intentional.
- Chenille or plush novelty yarn
- An alternative to the fluffy yellow yarn for an even softer body; it is harder to count stitches in, so a slightly larger hook and more careful counting each round are worth allowing for.
Washing and care
- Because the body uses a fluffy yarn and the hat uses cotton, hand wash gently in cool water if needed rather than machine washing, since the two fibres can react differently to agitation and heat.
- Reshape the chick and hat by hand while damp and let them air dry flat, away from direct heat, so the stuffing settles evenly and the fluffy yarn does not mat down.
The photographs taken while this was being made
Every one was taken by whoever published the pattern, in the order the source listed them.
FAQs
Questions
What does 'sc' mean in this pattern?
Sc stands for single crochet, the US term used throughout the pattern instructions. In UK terminology this same stitch is called double crochet, so UK crocheters should read every 'sc' as their familiar dc stitch.
Why does the chick body have 10 rounds but the sample only lists 5?
The sample shown is a shortened excerpt for illustration; the full chick body pattern runs to 10 rounds total, continuing the increase-then-even pattern established in the first five rounds before shaping back down.
Do the wings need to be stuffed?
No. The wings are folded flat in half and closed with a single crochet seam rather than stuffed, which keeps them thin enough to lie against the body naturally.
Where exactly should the frog hat's eyes be attached?
The frog eyes are sewn onto the hat between rounds 4 and 5, then the 5 mm flat eyes are attached or glued on top of them. Sewing at this specific round boundary keeps both eyes level and correctly spaced.
Can the safety eyes be swapped for embroidered or felt eyes?
Yes. The assembly notes list felt or embroidery as an optional alternative to the 7 mm safety eyes for a custom look, which also suits gifting to very young children where safety eyes may be less appropriate.
These answers came from whoever first published the pattern, kept word for word.