Thank you so much for sharing this great idea! I'm a newbie so it took me a solid week to make but the instructions were easy to follow, and the frog looks adorable. Too adorable tbh... because my family felt sorry to see it lying on the floor and now it sits on a chair in the kitchen and demotivates me every morning;)
@@LS-no1ob congratulations on making your own little squashed frog door stopper! I’m glad it worked out so well. I’m sorry your family doesn’t appreciate it… It seems like a lot of people think the frog is dead 💀 😭, which is totally not what I was imagining when I created the original one. I live in Australia and we have some very big frogs called “green tree frogs”. They are just so cute and placid and have a funny habit of squeezing themselves into very small spaces. I imagined that if it was me, then I would get exhausted as I was squeezing under narrow spaces or into tiny cracks. My squashed frog door stopper is a frog, squeezing itself under the door and taking a break part way through 😂🤣😂 Maybe if you tell your family the story behind the frog, they might be happier to let yours stay under the door. 🤣 I’ve recently created a squashed cow door stopper tutorial as well. It’s based on the old adage, “the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence” and has a cow squeezing under the door to get a small clump of grass on the other side 🤣
@@carolynzaki The instructions we do easy to follow. I’ve been adding on a few things to make it look like Rango, so he has a tail, a Hawaiian shirt, and his fish. I’ll send you pictures!
My mom sent me a pic from Facebook and I fell in love since my mom loves frogs and she uses an a box too keep her door open I’m making this thank you soooo much it’s so cute
I hope you have fun making it! 😂🤣😂 I’m sure your mom will enjoy having a 🐸 holding her door open more than a 📦. That’s such a cool story! Thank you for sharing it with me 🥰
So cute. I bought the pattern and watched this video to clarify. I love the frog I made for my bestie as a surprise! Thanks you! I would love to attach photos but I can't here. I sent one to the Etsy site. I have two more I'd love to share.
@@karonna09 thank you for sending the photos. I hope your bestie loves it too! You can send pictures to my email at the bottom of the pattern 🥰 I’d love to see them!
@@craziantx7046 I’m a bit worried about how long a balloon will last… my original frog is 7 years old and still going strong. I’m not sure a balloon would last that long… A few people told me they used a super size tennis ball, or a ball pit ball or something like that, drilled a small hole,and filled it with sand, then filled the hole with hot glue. Someone else said they filled a ball with concrete… another clever person used a tomato storer filled with 2 hockey pucks… everyone has such great ideas 😆
You crack me up with the speeded up counting ;) Sis is a frog lover, and she needs a softish doorstopper for her kitchen door. This frog will be just, what might give her a smile. It will have to be made a little smaller, though, so it looks like I will have to do my own math, and adjust head and body.
I hope your sis will love her frog. Mine still makes me smile all these years later 🤣. If you use one strand instead of 2 and a smaller hook, it should crochet up smaller. My Bocchi blob video shows the difference in yarn weight and hook size outcomes at the beginning of the video. The round count is in the description. I come from a freestyle crochet background, so had a bit of trouble figuring out all the information people needed to replicate my frog 😫.
No worries, I have a freestyle background, too. It got me into trouble, when I reverse engineered a toy, I saw on the www, and the designer was not happy, that I did not buy her pattern for it. She accused me of having illegally aquired her pattern, so I rather ask before replicating sometjing out of what I saw, and the resulting project being too close to the original and the designer not being happy with it. Thanks for giving me the go ahead. Will dig in my cottons and hope it will make sis as giggly as me. That face on the frog is just too funny.
@@NickUncommon I’m totally cool about anyone making my frog. It does get a bit annoying when people reverse engineer my designs and then sell them as their own “original” patterns though… I find the designs that move on to something new and different inspiring though. Someone made a squashed rat door stopper and I think it’s brilliant. I hope it was inspired by my frog. When I first posted my frog picture on Pinterest I couldn’t find any crochet squashed animals at all anywhere on the internet. Now there are heaps of fun ideas coming out. It’s fun when we inspire each other without stealing each other’s designs 🤩
@@carolynzaki i wont sell or call something my own which is not. In the case, where the designer told me off, I mentooned, that what I made was inspied by her design and it was a one picture project note in a forum. Being Autistic, I sometimes involuntarily violate unwritten rules. I am open for critique, and where I can, I try my best to clear up any hiccups, I can anticipate. Will definitely try the thinner yarn and hook, and then I can comment, how it went.
currently crocheting this for my friend at like 2am (I have to finish by 2pm today and I just started) so, Im really thankful for the vid along with the written pattern bc my brain cant seem to process just the written pattern bc im so tired
@@carolynzaki I finished in just in time, I was literally sewing in yarn ends in my friends driveway before giving it to her lolll but she loved it so that's all that matters
Love this! Just wondering, would you only use a weighted ball in the tummy of the frog, or use a smaller one for the head as well? Thanks so much, love the tutorial ❤
You only need a weighted ball in the body. I experimented with a cut tennis ball in the head, but the shaping in the crochet pattern is enough to keep the shape and you don’t need weight on both sides. You can also fill the body with tights filled with stones, or other small weighted things, but I prefer the recycled heavy ball option because of the beautiful shape it gives.
Hello, im a knitter so I don’t understand crochet terms. I had someone on facebook send me a link to one of the newer posts you had up of your crocheted squashed doorstoppers. I would love to learn how to make this into a knitted animal😅. Do you knit as well or only crochet? I think I may find a frog pattern and follow along. I searched the entire web to find this in knitting and it seems to be no where! Great job on creating this amazing work on your own! Maybe I’ll be the first knitter to try this out!
@@Diana-jc9is hi Diana, I noticed someone had a little knitted frog door stopper on Etsy recently. I don’t like knitting as much as crochet and haven’t tried to make a knitted version.
I'm sorry, I don't know who to recommend. I've seen some great photos of the frogs made using my pattern in the reviews section of my Etsy shop, but I don't know who would be willing to make one for you.
@@cbonn4522 I used a 5 mm hook for the legs, body and head, a 4 mm hook for the eyes and a 3.5 mm hook for the tongue. You could use the same size for all of these parts if you can buy yarn in the same thickness for each colour. I was limited by the yarn sizes that are available in my area. I couldn’t buy green and white yarn in the same thickness. I chose to use a narrower yarn for the tongue because I liked how it looked with a narrower yarn 🧶 🐸
Thanks for this tutorial! I'm having a hard time without a stitch count at the end of each row, and without a gauge I'm worried this has gotten too big. Could you please advise how many stitches are supposed to be in the widest part of the body? (Rows 14 to 26 where there are no increases for a very long time) Thanks!
I’m sorry for the confusion. I’d like to remake the video at some point to include the stitch count, gauge etc. There are 67 stitches at the roundest part of the body on my frog and my gauge was 17 stitches x 20 rows for 10cm squared.
@@carolynzaki Thank you so much for your reply and for counting the stitches out for me!!! I ended up taking it apart and starting over with a smaller hook. But oh no, I have 71 stitches! LoL Oh well, I'll make it work 😅 Thanks again for responding and for taking the time to make and share your tutorial! 💖
@@carolynzaki Thanks for that! It'll come in handy if I decide to make another one. I had posted a link to my finished product a few days ago but I don't see it here anymore :\
@@almaegan2911 hi 😊 If you’re using 2 strands for the frog, each strand is 4 ply. If you are using only 1 strand, use 8 ply. Wikipedia has a great conversion chart that’s very useful @en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn_weight
Yes, I used the same pattern. The legs are 2 stitches longer than the arms. I used 2 strands of yarn crocheted together to make it stronger and so it would take less time to crochet.
Hi, I’m sorry. I don’t know the yardage. I checked the label and it doesn’t give a yardage at all, just the weight. I used a combination of 2 different yarns, both 50 gram balls. I used a solid green ball and a variegated green and yellow ball.
Hi, I remade the frog in purple using a single strand of US 2-3 fine light yarn. I used just under 2 x 50 gram balls. It looks so cute. Let me know what colour you make yours 🥰
@@cinnamonkomorek3800 The yarn is called crochet cotton here in Australia. It may be called something different in other parts of the world. It’s just a very cheap cotton from my local discount store, but the colours are very pretty.😍 You can substitute for other cotton. If you are using 1 strand use an 8 ply (DK, size 3, light) yarn and a 4 mm hook, or for 2 strands held together use 3 ply (size 1, super fine, fingering) yarn and a 5 mm hook.
😂🤣😂 It’s actually based on the green tree frogs that squeeze into tiny gaps between the bricks in my house. Whenever I see them squished into spaces smaller than their usual height I imagine how squished I would feel if I had to squeeze into such a narrow space… thus the idea for the squashed frog door stopper was born 😂🤣😂 I was surprised when some people said I was being cruel because I’ve only ever imagined our Australian green tree frogs purposely squeezing themselves into tiny crevices and imagining how exhausting that must be 😂😂😂
Hi! I'm trying this pattern for my godmother, I just have a little problem the body of the frog is pointy it may be my doing or the yarn I used, it's thicker than yours but do you know if I can fix this or if it will affect to project in any way??? Thanks a lot for the pattern it's really easy to follow and I can't wait for the end result
Hi, The only thing I can think of that would cause the body to become pointy is if you stack your increases on top of increases from the previous rounds or place them too close together in one round. You need to place the increases between the increases from the previous rounds and spread them evenly around each round. If you have put increases close together or stacked them on increases from previous rounds you would get pointy sections. In that case, you would need to undo some of your work, back to where the pointy parts start. As to whether they will affect your project, it probably depends on what you are using to fill your frog. The solid lawn bowls ball or bocce balls would help to push any bumps flatter if it is a tight squeeze to fit them in. If you are planning to use stuffing, you could test it out now by stuffing what you've completed so far very firmly with fibre stuffing and see whether you still have pointy sections... I hope it works out for you and I hope your godmother loves it 🥰
@@carolynzakithanks for the help! I was more talking about the start of the work where my magic ring is, it's kind of poking out and the work in general is more in a cone shaped that it's supposed to be at this stage (around row 10)
@@ash_the_crow9707 umm, could it be round 4? The increases there should prevent it from becoming a cone shape… R1: MR 8sc (8), R2: (Inc, sc) x4 (12), R3: (inc, 2sc) x 4 (16), R4: (inc, sc) x 8 (24)
😂😂😂 now there’s an idea and a challenge… a door stop cats will love playing with, but can’t destroy while also preventing the door from slamming shut. I’ll have to think about that one 😂😂😂
@@carolynzaki It's so cute. I love it. But honestly, couldn't see it lasting more than five minutes. I do know someone who "knitted" chain mail for reproduction (renaissance fair type) realistic armour. I've used 22 gauge and/or 24 gauge craft wire to crochet a "necklace" with beads added along the way. Wouldn't look as appealing though, squished under a door. However, I could hopefully follow your pattern to make one for someone who doesn't have a destructive cat or three 🙂
Hi Suzanne, Thank you for noticing I've missed the stitch count for round 8. I added it to the description. You'll notice in the video that there are increases in round 8. The pattern for the arms and legs is the first part I've described how to make in the video. It's at 2:58. I've actually made 2 options for the toes. In this video I used Magic rings in a contrasting colour for the toe pads and 16 fdc for the front legs and 18 fdc for the back legs with 4 chain from the fdc to the toes. Then sew the stitches together to make a little hand where all the chains meet. I hope you have fun making your own little squashed frog door stopper!
@@katywarner3633 I’m sorry Katy, it was my first tutorial video and I still had a lot to learn… If you are using an iPhone or tablet of some kind you can zoom in the same as you would to zoom into a picture. I’m so glad you like the pattern 🥰 my little frogs still make me smile 😊
@@thewaysofmath1099 I’m not sure what you mean by pattern adjustments. The notes in the description give the stitch count for each round, but don’t explain how they changed. If you watch the video I explain what to do in each round, that way you’ll understand how the stitch count changed in each round. If you’d like a written pattern you can find my Etsy and Ravelry stores linked in the description.
@@catsutton1359 I bought it at a discount store in Australia. (Just crazy bargains or choice discount stores.) you can find it in other countries under other brand names too. It’s a cheap 3 ply yarn, not super exceptional, but very pretty colours…
@@annechristinebakclemmensen306 hi Anne, yarn conversion is difficult… I believe I used 2 strands of 8/4 together which would be equivalent to 1 strand of 8/8. In Australia we use ply yarn measurement, so I used 2 strands of 4 ply (or you could use 1 strand of 8 ply.) I used 2 strands because I wanted the colour created by the combination of the dark green and the variegated green /yellow strands.
@@carolynzaki thank you for your answer! I have found all my different green variation of 8/4 yarn i have. And then ill make the frog as a gift to my mother in law 😋🫶 (she love frogs) I couldn't find a weight ball like yours, but instead I bought a doorstopper in a store. So i can put the heavy stuff in the belly of the frog. Thanks again! 💪🌹
@@annechristinebakclemmensen306 sounds great! I hope she loves it and I hope you enjoy making it. They always make me laugh as I’m finishing mine off 🤣
Muy bonito el trabajo la felicito por su hermoso trabajo que pena que no esté en castellano como puedo traducirlo en castellano por favor estoy tratando de hacerla espero que me salga muchas bendiciones
You can automatically translate the captions into Spanish. There is a button on the screen that looks like a bolt (cog). Press that and select captions. You can change the language of the captions there. Just choose Spanish and it should work. It’s auto translate, so I’m not sure how well it translates… I hope you can make your own frog! 😊
I guess it depends on how long you expect to use it. I made my first frog nearly 7 years ago and it’s still fine. I think a balloon would perish and break before long and you’d just have sand everywhere. I used a round plastic container with a screw on lid for the one I sent to Japan. My friend filled it with sand and then sewed it shut. She has no small children or pets, so it should last well. My wonderful pattern tester, Rafaela, used old tights filled with HDPE pellets. You can check out her review on Ravelry. There are so many ways you could fill it, but I needed something my son wouldn’t destroy and I wanted it to really keep its shape well, so I chose the recycled weight ball, bocce ball and wooden and plastic lawn bowls balls for mine. I just love how round the little belly is 🤣
I’m so glad you made one! My first one wasn’t perfect either… I’d love to see a picture of your frog! You can send me pictures on Instagram if you like. 😊
@@karenmallory282 yes, of course, but if you need it to be heavy, you might like to fill it with something. Someone told me they drilled a small hole in a large tennis ball, filled it with sand and hot glued the hole closed. Someone else suggested a tomato container filled with 2 hockey pucks. Small cut up pieces of denim are heavy and work well too.
I hope you can make your own little frog! mine always make everyone laugh... You can slow the video down using the UA-cam controls. Go to playback speed and slow it down as much as you like.
@@terrialvers2089 hi Terri, trapping the yarn tail means to crochet over the yarn tail trapping it inside the stitches so you won’t have to sew them in later 😍
No, it doesn’t have to be cotton. You can use whatever yarn you like. Just be aware that if you use a thicker yarn and a larger hook, the frog will be much bigger. I used 2 strands of super fine yarn together and a 5mm hook. You could use one strand of fine/light yarn instead.
Hi Nicole, The tongue is made using the foundation double crochet (FDC) stitch. I made a video on how to make a foundation double crochet for right and left handed. Here is the link for the right handed version. ua-cam.com/video/w4wk9_n9TEc/v-deo.htmlsi=DUd-VDHYLUw4NIef And here’s the link for the left handed version. ua-cam.com/video/531bIuRds-Q/v-deo.htmlsi=v-ZwQu6ozd3Rv0xa Let me know how you go with it.
I used 2 strands of 3 ply yarn (one was plain green and the other a variegated yellow and green yarn) for the frog body and head. I used 1 strand of 4 ply for the eyes and tongue.
@@vasilicabostan4193 Hi, I’m sorry. I didn’t include stitch counts for each row because I was trying to teach everyone how to make a shape to fit whatever ball they have. We all have different crochet techniques too, so it’s important to learn how to make the general shapes to work on the ball, including the yarn size, hook size and your own tension. If you need the row counts, I can figure them out if you’d like, but it may not fit your ball and your crochet technique.
The ball is about 12 cm (4.75 in) in diameter. The circumference is 39 cm (15.5 in). The ball I used in the tutorial is a lawn bowls ball, which is flatter on the top and bottom sides. It's about 13 cm across and 11 cm (4 3/8 in) high.
I'm having a terrible time trying to make this. I'm trying to go by the written instruction because I was having such a hard time with the video. I don't understand the count. It looks like it is increasing by 4 in each round. Your written instruction does so up to row 6. But your video says single sc in each stich which on the written pattern on row 5 you need to increase another 4 to bring the count to 24
@@carolynzaki I'm working on the body part. I really need the stitch count in each row. Like row 5 in the video says SC in each stitch around but the written instructions would have to increase in order to get the count indicated 😬
@@marysalyers1537 R4: (Inc, sc) x 8 (24), R5: 24sc (24), R6 (Inc, sc) x 12 (36). I’m guessing here, but did you do 4 increases in round 4? The pattern is to make 8 increases in round 4, then a sc in each space in round 5.
Would you be able to do this video again please, but closer so we could see better as when i zoom in it goes blurred which makes it difficult to watch 😊
Hi Mariakay, I would love to make this video again. It will take quite a while to film and edit it though. It was my first attempt at making an editing videos and I am disappointed in it too 😓. In the mean time, I have a new door stopper that pattern and tutorial that I'm hoping to finish today... Then I'll remake the frog.🥺
@carolynzaki awww that would be great I'm not disappointed in it, it's very good just little far away but excellently done 😊👏really look forward to seeing your other they are brilliant
Hi Elizabeth, I think I figured out how to translate the video captions. Click on the settings cog. Click on captions. Click auto translate and choose your language.😊
I think I figured out how to translate the video captions. Click on the settings cog. Click on captions. Click auto translate and choose your language.😊
Est-ce que je pourrais avoir les explications en français merci J'ai reçu le pdf en anglais et ne m'est d'aucune utilité pourriez-vous me le renvoyer en français
Hi, This might work to translate the subtitle captions into French. Click on the settings cog. Click on captions. Click auto translate and choose your language.😊
💕stitch count for rows in the description💖 PDF pattern instant download for sale at CarolynZaki.Etsy.com or Ravelry.com/stores/carolyn-zaki
Thank you so much for sharing this great idea! I'm a newbie so it took me a solid week to make but the instructions were easy to follow, and the frog looks adorable. Too adorable tbh... because my family felt sorry to see it lying on the floor and now it sits on a chair in the kitchen and demotivates me every morning;)
Oh forgot to mention I used a round metal piggybank for the belly. Put a heavy rock rolled in bubble wrap inside:)
@@LS-no1ob that’s such a great idea!
@@LS-no1ob congratulations on making your own little squashed frog door stopper! I’m glad it worked out so well. I’m sorry your family doesn’t appreciate it… It seems like a lot of people think the frog is dead 💀 😭, which is totally not what I was imagining when I created the original one. I live in Australia and we have some very big frogs called “green tree frogs”. They are just so cute and placid and have a funny habit of squeezing themselves into very small spaces. I imagined that if it was me, then I would get exhausted as I was squeezing under narrow spaces or into tiny cracks. My squashed frog door stopper is a frog, squeezing itself under the door and taking a break part way through 😂🤣😂 Maybe if you tell your family the story behind the frog, they might be happier to let yours stay under the door. 🤣
I’ve recently created a squashed cow door stopper tutorial as well. It’s based on the old adage, “the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence” and has a cow squeezing under the door to get a small clump of grass on the other side 🤣
My aunt showed me this on Pinterest a few months ago, and since then I have been really excited to make one. Thank you for sharing your pattern!
I hope you can follow the instructions easily. I’d love to see a picture when you’ve finished.
@@carolynzaki The instructions we do easy to follow. I’ve been adding on a few things to make it look like Rango, so he has a tail, a Hawaiian shirt, and his fish. I’ll send you pictures!
@@Diesel_Redneck1942 that sounds so cool! I can’t wait to see your Rango 😆
Bom dia! Poderia me enviar o passo a passo deste sapinho por favor em português?
My peeps will love receiving this gift, thank you for sharing your work.
@@dianeboughan6840 I hope you have/had fun making it 🥰
My mom sent me a pic from Facebook and I fell in love since my mom loves frogs and she uses an a box too keep her door open I’m making this thank you soooo much it’s so cute
I hope you have fun making it! 😂🤣😂 I’m sure your mom will enjoy having a 🐸 holding her door open more than a 📦. That’s such a cool story! Thank you for sharing it with me 🥰
Just what I was looking for. Cute, creative door stopper for gbabies. Since I don't crochet, I'll use socks. 😅Thanks for the uniqueness. 😍😍😍
😂🤣😂 Nice idea! I’d love to see how your sock frogs turn out 🤩
This is brilliant !! Thank you for sharing your creativity 🎉
@@jackywinfield1263 I hope you have fun making it!
So cute. I bought the pattern and watched this video to clarify. I love the frog I made for my bestie as a surprise! Thanks you! I would love to attach photos but I can't here. I sent one to the Etsy site. I have two more I'd love to share.
@@karonna09 thank you for sending the photos. I hope your bestie loves it too! You can send pictures to my email at the bottom of the pattern 🥰 I’d love to see them!
Just finished my first one and it turned out quite nice 😁 thank you so much for sharing this wonderful idea! 🐸
Well done! What colours did you choose? I’d love to see a picture of your frog 🐸 😄
Hey are you bengalee? I am!
@@ashimghosh1222 I'm from Australia 😊
I'm going to try filling a balloon with sand for weight. Can't wait to make this! Thanks!
@@craziantx7046 I’m a bit worried about how long a balloon will last… my original frog is 7 years old and still going strong. I’m not sure a balloon would last that long… A few people told me they used a super size tennis ball, or a ball pit ball or something like that, drilled a small hole,and filled it with sand, then filled the hole with hot glue. Someone else said they filled a ball with concrete… another clever person used a tomato storer filled with 2 hockey pucks… everyone has such great ideas 😆
Thank you so much for the video and all your tips!❤
That is so cute. I sent that to my daughter and maybe she can see if her mother-in-law can make it.
You crack me up with the speeded up counting ;)
Sis is a frog lover, and she needs a softish doorstopper for her kitchen door. This frog will be just, what might give her a smile. It will have to be made a little smaller, though, so it looks like I will have to do my own math, and adjust head and body.
I hope your sis will love her frog. Mine still makes me smile all these years later 🤣.
If you use one strand instead of 2 and a smaller hook, it should crochet up smaller. My Bocchi blob video shows the difference in yarn weight and hook size outcomes at the beginning of the video.
The round count is in the description. I come from a freestyle crochet background, so had a bit of trouble figuring out all the information people needed to replicate my frog 😫.
No worries, I have a freestyle background, too. It got me into trouble, when I reverse engineered a toy, I saw on the www, and the designer was not happy, that I did not buy her pattern for it. She accused me of having illegally aquired her pattern, so I rather ask before replicating sometjing out of what I saw, and the resulting project being too close to the original and the designer not being happy with it.
Thanks for giving me the go ahead.
Will dig in my cottons and hope it will make sis as giggly as me. That face on the frog is just too funny.
@@NickUncommon I’m totally cool about anyone making my frog.
It does get a bit annoying when people reverse engineer my designs and then sell them as their own “original” patterns though…
I find the designs that move on to something new and different inspiring though. Someone made a squashed rat door stopper and I think it’s brilliant. I hope it was inspired by my frog. When I first posted my frog picture on Pinterest I couldn’t find any crochet squashed animals at all anywhere on the internet. Now there are heaps of fun ideas coming out. It’s fun when we inspire each other without stealing each other’s designs 🤩
@@carolynzaki i wont sell or call something my own which is not. In the case, where the designer told me off, I mentooned, that what I made was inspied by her design and it was a one picture project note in a forum. Being Autistic, I sometimes involuntarily violate unwritten rules. I am open for critique, and where I can, I try my best to clear up any hiccups, I can anticipate.
Will definitely try the thinner yarn and hook, and then I can comment, how it went.
Thank you. I’d love to hear how your smaller version of the frog turns out!
Ooooohhh!!!! I do need ro make that one!!! Hilarious and so useful! Thank you!
What a great idea, I just couldn't help chucking to myself 😅
Thank you for this video. I made one following your video and it is very cute.
You’re welcome ☺️ I hope you had fun making it.
@@carolynzaki yes,it was really fun, I can send you photos if you like
@@mugeoguz I’d love to see a photo!
I have sent it via instagram
so adorable😂
currently crocheting this for my friend at like 2am (I have to finish by 2pm today and I just started) so, Im really thankful for the vid along with the written pattern bc my brain cant seem to process just the written pattern bc im so tired
@@jackson-sh8mg 🤩 I hope you can finish it in time… but I hope you can get some sleep too 😴
@@carolynzaki I finished in just in time, I was literally sewing in yarn ends in my friends driveway before giving it to her lolll but she loved it so that's all that matters
@@jackson-sh8mg that’s so cool! Thank you for sharing your fun story 😁
I am so excited to make this
Send me a picture on instagram when you make one. I’d love to see what you create 😍
Oh. 😮 C'est trop trop chouette 😀 j'Adore 👏 merci merci beaucoup !
I’m so happy you like it 😊
Love this! Just wondering, would you only use a weighted ball in the tummy of the frog, or use a smaller one for the head as well? Thanks so much, love the tutorial ❤
You only need a weighted ball in the body. I experimented with a cut tennis ball in the head, but the shaping in the crochet pattern is enough to keep the shape and you don’t need weight on both sides. You can also fill the body with tights filled with stones, or other small weighted things, but I prefer the recycled heavy ball option because of the beautiful shape it gives.
@@carolynzaki thanks
This is hilarious!!! Love it!!
I've just listed a PDF version of this tutorial on my Etsy store - Carolyn Zaki for those of you who would rather a written copy 🥰
Thank you! I was waiting for this!
I hope the instructions are helpful 😊
I love this! Thank you for the tutorial I'm going to make one for my granddaughter who loves 🐸
Yay! I hope the tutorial is helpful . Let me know how it goes. I hope your granddaughter loves it 🐸
Wowwwww están súper simpáticas !!!!❤❤
🥰🐸😂
Hello, im a knitter so I don’t understand crochet terms. I had someone on facebook send me a link to one of the newer posts you had up of your crocheted squashed doorstoppers. I would love to learn how to make this into a knitted animal😅. Do you knit as well or only crochet? I think I may find a frog pattern and follow along. I searched the entire web to find this in knitting and it seems to be no where! Great job on creating this amazing work on your own! Maybe I’ll be the first knitter to try this out!
@@Diana-jc9is hi Diana, I noticed someone had a little knitted frog door stopper on Etsy recently.
I don’t like knitting as much as crochet and haven’t tried to make a knitted version.
I love your video, but I don’t think I have a skill to make it myself. Could you point me to where hopefully, I can purchase one, thank you.
I'm sorry, I don't know who to recommend. I've seen some great photos of the frogs made using my pattern in the reviews section of my Etsy shop, but I don't know who would be willing to make one for you.
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This pattern is lovely, so cute but I think it’s above my skill set. Is there a place I can buy one, thank you
@@suegirling4145 I’ve seen some on Etsy. I can’t recommend anyone in particular though.
Do you use the same size hook for all of the frog. I love the little guy!
@@cbonn4522 I used a 5 mm hook for the legs, body and head, a 4 mm hook for the eyes and a 3.5 mm hook for the tongue. You could use the same size for all of these parts if you can buy yarn in the same thickness for each colour.
I was limited by the yarn sizes that are available in my area. I couldn’t buy green and white yarn in the same thickness. I chose to use a narrower yarn for the tongue because I liked how it looked with a narrower yarn 🧶 🐸
Not gonna lie, this is pretty cool.
@@dilettamora5894 😂🤣😂 thank you
Thanks for this tutorial! I'm having a hard time without a stitch count at the end of each row, and without a gauge I'm worried this has gotten too big. Could you please advise how many stitches are supposed to be in the widest part of the body? (Rows 14 to 26 where there are no increases for a very long time) Thanks!
I’m sorry for the confusion. I’d like to remake the video at some point to include the stitch count, gauge etc.
There are 67 stitches at the roundest part of the body on my frog and my gauge was 17 stitches x 20 rows for 10cm squared.
@@carolynzaki Thank you so much for your reply and for counting the stitches out for me!!! I ended up taking it apart and starting over with a smaller hook. But oh no, I have 71 stitches! LoL Oh well, I'll make it work 😅
Thanks again for responding and for taking the time to make and share your tutorial! 💖
Hi Daniela, I just added a stitch count for each round of the squashed frog in the description.
@@carolynzaki Thanks for that! It'll come in handy if I decide to make another one. I had posted a link to my finished product a few days ago but I don't see it here anymore :\
@@DanielaM-PI don’t know what happened to your message with a link to your finished frog. I’d really love to see how it turned out!
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I hope you love your little frog!
I've got the pattern but could you explain what the yarn equivalent is for the UK so i but the correct one . Thank you 😊
@@almaegan2911 hi 😊
If you’re using 2 strands for the frog, each strand is 4 ply. If you are using only 1 strand, use 8 ply.
Wikipedia has a great conversion chart that’s very useful @en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn_weight
❤ thank you @@carolynzaki
Thank u can't wait to make these now 26:13
This is amazing 😅😂
Did you use the same pattern for the arms an legs with the 4 ply yarn? That is what I got at home:)
Yes, I used the same pattern. The legs are 2 stitches longer than the arms. I used 2 strands of yarn crocheted together to make it stronger and so it would take less time to crochet.
Hello, I cant wait to make this!! Do you have any estimates for the yardage of the body color?
Hi, I’m sorry. I don’t know the yardage. I checked the label and it doesn’t give a yardage at all, just the weight. I used a combination of 2 different yarns, both 50 gram balls. I used a solid green ball and a variegated green and yellow ball.
Hi, I remade the frog in purple using a single strand of US 2-3 fine light yarn. I used just under 2 x 50 gram balls. It looks so cute. Let me know what colour you make yours 🥰
Adorable!!
I cannot find that yarn. Where can I buy it? Is the name brand called Crochet Cotton?
@@cinnamonkomorek3800 The yarn is called crochet cotton here in Australia. It may be called something different in other parts of the world. It’s just a very cheap cotton from my local discount store, but the colours are very pretty.😍 You can substitute for other cotton. If you are using 1 strand use an 8 ply (DK, size 3, light) yarn and a 4 mm hook, or for 2 strands held together use 3 ply (size 1, super fine, fingering) yarn and a 5 mm hook.
What did that poor frog ever do to you!? Just kidding I love it 😂😊
😂🤣😂 It’s actually based on the green tree frogs that squeeze into tiny gaps between the bricks in my house.
Whenever I see them squished into spaces smaller than their usual height I imagine how squished I would feel if I had to squeeze into such a narrow space… thus the idea for the squashed frog door stopper was born 😂🤣😂
I was surprised when some people said I was being cruel because I’ve only ever imagined our Australian green tree frogs purposely squeezing themselves into tiny crevices and imagining how exhausting that must be 😂😂😂
Amazing!!!!
So fun, I made one for our cats :)
@@katherineherbert I hope they like it 🤩
Hi! I'm trying this pattern for my godmother, I just have a little problem the body of the frog is pointy it may be my doing or the yarn I used, it's thicker than yours but do you know if I can fix this or if it will affect to project in any way???
Thanks a lot for the pattern it's really easy to follow and I can't wait for the end result
Hi,
The only thing I can think of that would cause the body to become pointy is if you stack your increases on top of increases from the previous rounds or place them too close together in one round. You need to place the increases between the increases from the previous rounds and spread them evenly around each round.
If you have put increases close together or stacked them on increases from previous rounds you would get pointy sections. In that case, you would need to undo some of your work, back to where the pointy parts start.
As to whether they will affect your project, it probably depends on what you are using to fill your frog. The solid lawn bowls ball or bocce balls would help to push any bumps flatter if it is a tight squeeze to fit them in.
If you are planning to use stuffing, you could test it out now by stuffing what you've completed so far very firmly with fibre stuffing and see whether you still have pointy sections...
I hope it works out for you and I hope your godmother loves it 🥰
@@carolynzakithanks for the help! I was more talking about the start of the work where my magic ring is, it's kind of poking out and the work in general is more in a cone shaped that it's supposed to be at this stage (around row 10)
@@ash_the_crow9707 umm, could it be round 4? The increases there should prevent it from becoming a cone shape…
R1: MR 8sc (8), R2: (Inc, sc) x4 (12), R3: (inc, 2sc) x 4 (16), R4: (inc, sc) x 8 (24)
@@carolynzakiThanks I think I must have forgotten some increases along the way!!
Man that is too cute
Any one of my cats would fix that "weird critter under the door" problem for me. But it's sooo cute 🙂
😂😂😂 now there’s an idea and a challenge… a door stop cats will love playing with, but can’t destroy while also preventing the door from slamming shut. I’ll have to think about that one 😂😂😂
@@carolynzaki It's so cute. I love it. But honestly, couldn't see it lasting more than five minutes. I do know someone who "knitted" chain mail for reproduction (renaissance fair type) realistic armour. I've used 22 gauge and/or 24 gauge craft wire to crochet a "necklace" with beads added along the way. Wouldn't look as appealing though, squished under a door. However, I could hopefully follow your pattern to make one for someone who doesn't have a destructive cat or three 🙂
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Se o vídeo for mais devagar da para acompanhar ,mas acelerado não tem como
@@RosaMaria-rv1bz you can change the speed by clicking on the settings cog.
Click on the playback speed and choose whatever speed you like.
Soo cute
What happens in R8 of the Head? No Sta given. There isn’t a pattern for the arms. Can you send these?
Excited to make this!!
Hi Suzanne,
Thank you for noticing I've missed the stitch count for round 8. I added it to the description. You'll notice in the video that there are increases in round 8. The pattern for the arms and legs is the first part I've described how to make in the video. It's at 2:58. I've actually made 2 options for the toes. In this video I used Magic rings in a contrasting colour for the toe pads and 16 fdc for the front legs and 18 fdc for the back legs with 4 chain from the fdc to the toes. Then sew the stitches together to make a little hand where all the chains meet.
I hope you have fun making your own little squashed frog door stopper!
I forgot to add… I’ve made a separate video for the smaller toe option.
Wish the video was a little closer to the crochet to make it easier to see. Love the pattern!
@@katywarner3633 I’m sorry Katy, it was my first tutorial video and I still had a lot to learn…
If you are using an iPhone or tablet of some kind you can zoom in the same as you would to zoom into a picture.
I’m so glad you like the pattern 🥰 my little frogs still make me smile 😊
Zoom in that's what I do.
Can I use the pattern listed description? Do I need make pattern adjustments that you notes? I’m confused please help!
@@thewaysofmath1099 I’m not sure what you mean by pattern adjustments.
The notes in the description give the stitch count for each round, but don’t explain how they changed. If you watch the video I explain what to do in each round, that way you’ll understand how the stitch count changed in each round.
If you’d like a written pattern you can find my Etsy and Ravelry stores linked in the description.
Where do I find the crochet cotton ( variegated green ) ?
@@catsutton1359 I bought it at a discount store in Australia. (Just crazy bargains or choice discount stores.) you can find it in other countries under other brand names too. It’s a cheap 3 ply yarn, not super exceptional, but very pretty colours…
You should sell them!!! Those are really cute.
How thigh is the yarn you sre using? Looks like 8/4 cotton, but your hook size is so big. Will it still get tight in the stitches? 🫶
@@annechristinebakclemmensen306 hi Anne, yarn conversion is difficult… I believe I used 2 strands of 8/4 together which would be equivalent to 1 strand of 8/8.
In Australia we use ply yarn measurement, so I used 2 strands of 4 ply (or you could use 1 strand of 8 ply.)
I used 2 strands because I wanted the colour created by the combination of the dark green and the variegated green /yellow strands.
@@carolynzaki thank you for your answer! I have found all my different green variation of 8/4 yarn i have. And then ill make the frog as a gift to my mother in law 😋🫶 (she love frogs)
I couldn't find a weight ball like yours, but instead I bought a doorstopper in a store. So i can put the heavy stuff in the belly of the frog. Thanks again! 💪🌹
@@annechristinebakclemmensen306 sounds great! I hope she loves it and I hope you enjoy making it. They always make me laugh as I’m finishing mine off 🤣
Thank you so muchhhhh
You’re welcome 😊 I hope the instructions are easy to understand.
Thank you ❤
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ITS soo cute
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Me encanta la rana, es muy divertida, pero no veo bien como hacerla, como podría acercar mas la imagen para seguir el punto? Gracias
If you are watching on a phone or tablet, you can zoom in by doing a pinch out. Like when you are zooming in or out of a photo on your phone.
Están geniales
Gracias por compartir
Grazie!
You’re welcome 🥰
It s very funny !😂
Muy bonito el trabajo la felicito por su hermoso trabajo que pena que no esté en castellano como puedo traducirlo en castellano por favor estoy tratando de hacerla espero que me salga muchas bendiciones
You can automatically translate the captions into Spanish. There is a button on the screen that looks like a bolt (cog). Press that and select captions. You can change the language of the captions there. Just choose Spanish and it should work. It’s auto translate, so I’m not sure how well it translates… I hope you can make your own frog! 😊
How about a balloon filled with sand for the belly? Or a lille ball with a hole then sand and taped or glued closed again?
I guess it depends on how long you expect to use it. I made my first frog nearly 7 years ago and it’s still fine. I think a balloon would perish and break before long and you’d just have sand everywhere. I used a round plastic container with a screw on lid for the one I sent to Japan. My friend filled it with sand and then sewed it shut. She has no small children or pets, so it should last well. My wonderful pattern tester, Rafaela, used old tights filled with HDPE pellets. You can check out her review on Ravelry. There are so many ways you could fill it, but I needed something my son wouldn’t destroy and I wanted it to really keep its shape well, so I chose the recycled weight ball, bocce ball and wooden and plastic lawn bowls balls for mine. I just love how round the little belly is 🤣
This is awesome, thank you! Mine did not turn out as flawlessly as yours, but it's fun and cute nonetheless 😊
I’m so glad you made one! My first one wasn’t perfect either… I’d love to see a picture of your frog! You can send me pictures on Instagram if you like. 😊
I can absolutely do that, thank you for sharing your pattern!
Bought the pattern 😊
Thank you ❤ I hope you love your little frog door stopper as much as we love ours 😊
@@carolynzakinow if it will keep the cat in while I use it 😂
@@-.-4 😂🤣😂 I hope it doesn’t cause you too much trouble
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lindo! 😍
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Can I use a large tennis ball?
@@karenmallory282 yes, of course, but if you need it to be heavy, you might like to fill it with something. Someone told me they drilled a small hole in a large tennis ball, filled it with sand and hot glued the hole closed. Someone else suggested a tomato container filled with 2 hockey pucks. Small cut up pieces of denim are heavy and work well too.
Thanks
Eu ❤ e tão magnifico vou tentar fazer as legendas passam muito rápidas
I hope you can make your own little frog! mine always make everyone laugh... You can slow the video down using the UA-cam controls. Go to playback speed and slow it down as much as you like.
What does trapping tail mean to work over your yarn tail
@@terrialvers2089 hi Terri, trapping the yarn tail means to crochet over the yarn tail trapping it inside the stitches so you won’t have to sew them in later 😍
@@carolynzaki Thank you
It would help if we new stitch count each round 😮
Hi Tiffany, I've included the stitch count in the info section. I'm sorry I didn't include them in the initial video... 😓😭
😂😂😂😂😂 grande!!!!
Does the yarn HAVE TO be cotton?
No, it doesn’t have to be cotton. You can use whatever yarn you like. Just be aware that if you use a thicker yarn and a larger hook, the frog will be much bigger.
I used 2 strands of super fine yarn together and a 5mm hook. You could use one strand of fine/light yarn instead.
@@carolynzakioh OK thanks. I asked because I was wondering if cotton would be more hardy when used as a doorstopper. Glad it's fine to use any yarn 😊
I’m going to make a Kermit the frog version for my dad 😂
Great idea! I hope he likes it 😆
Can you help me for the tongue? Thank you ❤
Hi Nicole, The tongue is made using the foundation double crochet (FDC) stitch. I made a video on how to make a foundation double crochet for right and left handed. Here is the link for the right handed version. ua-cam.com/video/w4wk9_n9TEc/v-deo.htmlsi=DUd-VDHYLUw4NIef
And here’s the link for the left handed version. ua-cam.com/video/531bIuRds-Q/v-deo.htmlsi=v-ZwQu6ozd3Rv0xa
Let me know how you go with it.
What weight is the yarn you used in this video?
I used 2 strands of 3 ply yarn (one was plain green and the other a variegated yellow and green yarn) for the frog body and head. I used 1 strand of 4 ply for the eyes and tongue.
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Ma ajuata tare mult dacă scriați câte piciorușe sunt la sfârșitul fiecărui rand.
@@vasilicabostan4193
Hi,
I’m sorry. I didn’t include stitch counts for each row because I was trying to teach everyone how to make a shape to fit whatever ball they have. We all have different crochet techniques too, so it’s important to learn how to make the general shapes to work on the ball, including the yarn size, hook size and your own tension.
If you need the row counts, I can figure them out if you’d like, but it may not fit your ball and your crochet technique.
@@carolynzaki tankyou
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What’s the diameter of the ball you use?
The ball is about 12 cm (4.75 in) in diameter. The circumference is 39 cm (15.5 in). The ball I used in the tutorial is a lawn bowls ball, which is flatter on the top and bottom sides. It's about 13 cm across and 11 cm (4 3/8 in) high.
Умора 😂👍🏻
Eita tá difícil!!! Sou brasileira.
Hi 😊, you can choose subtitles in your own language in the UA-cam settings.
I'm having a terrible time trying to make this. I'm trying to go by the written instruction because I was having such a hard time with the video. I don't understand the count. It looks like it is increasing by 4 in each round. Your written instruction does so up to row 6. But your video says single sc in each stich which on the written pattern on row 5 you need to increase another 4 to bring the count to 24
Hi Mary,
Are you working on the head or the body part?
If in doubt, please use the written pattern. Could you dm me, please?
@@carolynzaki I'm working on the body part. I really need the stitch count in each row. Like row 5 in the video says SC in each stitch around but the written instructions would have to increase in order to get the count indicated 😬
@@marysalyers1537 R4: (Inc, sc) x 8 (24), R5: 24sc (24), R6 (Inc, sc) x 12 (36). I’m guessing here, but did you do 4 increases in round 4? The pattern is to make 8 increases in round 4, then a sc in each space in round 5.
Yo lo quiero hacer pero será posible en español gracias desde Colombia ❤❤
Hi 😊, you can choose subtitles in Spanish in the UA-cam settings.
Im making this for my friend but i dont have enough green yarn so im gonna try and make a red panda version
Sounds like a great idea! I’d love to see a picture when you’re finished 😊
@@carolynzakiI've sent you a message on insta
Poor Kermit 😢😢😢
He’s just taking a break as he squeezes under the door. 🤣
@@carolynzaki 🫣😢
Is so genial😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Where is mouthpiece and toung pattern plz
Check the chapter notes in the description. The tongue is at 9:37 and the mouth is at 17:35.
Would you be able to do this video again please, but closer so we could see better as when i zoom in it goes blurred which makes it difficult to watch 😊
Hi Mariakay, I would love to make this video again. It will take quite a while to film and edit it though. It was my first attempt at making an editing videos and I am disappointed in it too 😓.
In the mean time, I have a new door stopper that pattern and tutorial that I'm hoping to finish today... Then I'll remake the frog.🥺
@carolynzaki awww that would be great I'm not disappointed in it, it's very good just little far away but excellently done 😊👏really look forward to seeing your other they are brilliant
What about row 22?
See the note in the description. I’m sorry, I made an error in my editing and left out R22… it’s a sc in each space.
@@carolynzaki ok thanks
Eu querooooo não sei inglês. Preciso saber no Português. Que faço para traduzir? Beijooo
Hi Elizabeth,
I think I figured out how to translate the video captions. Click on the settings cog. Click on captions. Click auto translate and choose your language.😊
Eu também quero
Tem a vídeo aula em português?
UA-cam has an auto translate option in the captions setting 😊
Read directions first. I didn’t and made so many mistakes like not seeing the legs at the right time . Still cute
Gostaria desse vídeo em português. Só olhando não consigo fazer...
You can auto translate the video into any language. If you press the button for subtitles, you can choose your language there.
Buenas tardes me gustaría por favor el tutorial en Español
You can choose subtitles in Spanish from the settings in UA-cam. Choose language and then auto translate into your language.
Sería genial poder traducir
You can use auto translate in the settings
Is junpei zaki ur son? I'm so sorry, if I'm being nosy. But I just wanted to ask
Yes, he is 🥰
@@carolynzaki Thank you for responding
Como fazer este trabalho não sei traduzir 😢
I think I figured out how to translate the video captions. Click on the settings cog. Click on captions. Click auto translate and choose your language.😊
hey guys carolyn zaki take the money to junpei zaki
What money 💰? 🤣😂🤣
yeah to junpei zaki
Est-ce que je pourrais avoir les explications en français merci
J'ai reçu le pdf en anglais et ne m'est d'aucune utilité pourriez-vous me le renvoyer en français
@agnesdufour52 (et non 5128)
I’m sorry, the pattern is only available in English 😢
@@carolynzaki merci pour votre réponse j'ai apprécié
Dommage pour la traduction
Bonne journée à une prochaine fois
@@agnesdufour5128you can add subtitles in French on this youtube video. When I follow Chinese or Spanish pattern videos I add English subtitles.
Hi,
This might work to translate the subtitle captions into French.
Click on the settings cog. Click on captions. Click auto translate and choose your language.😊