Transform your favorite frog amigurumi into a festive friend ready to spread cheer. This delightful pattern includes instructions for crafting miniature Santa and elf outfits complete with jolly red coats, pointy hats, and tiny boots or curly-toed shoes.
Whether you’re decking the halls or crafting for fun, these adorable costumes are sure to make your froggy friend the star of the season.
With easy-to-follow instructions suitable for all skill levels, bring a touch of magic to your crochet creations this holiday season!
Materials and tools:
- Use for base for the costumes the same type of yarn from which the frog was crocheted. I used Sport 5 ply cotton blend yarn (yardage 330 m / 100 g [361 yds / 3.5 oz])
- For Santa costume – Alize Cotton Gold 56 (red), Alize Cotton Gold 60 (black), YarnArt Baby 501 (white, acrylic yarn for beard), Nako Paris 208 (white, fluffy DK/light worsted yarn for the fur trim), cotton lace yarn or embroidery floss (beige, for nose), DMC Embroidery Metallic floss E-677 (white gold, for belt buckle)
- For Elf costume – Alize Cotton Gold 126 (green), Alize Cotton Gold 55 (white), Alize Cotton Gold 60 (black), Alize Cotton Gold 56 (red), cotton lace yarn or embroidery floss (beige, for ears), DMC Embroidery Metallic floss E-677 (white gold, for belt buckle)
- Crochet hooks 2 mm and 1.5 mm
- Tapestry needle with large eye and sewing needle.
- Tailor pins.
- Small brass bells, 8 mm. – 2 pcs.
Abbreviation used:
- MR – magic ring; st(s) – stitch(es);
- ch – chain;
- sl-st – slip stitch;
- sc – single crochet (US), double crochet (UK);
- inc – increase (2 sts worked into the same stitch = 1 increased).
- dec – decrease (2 stitches crocheted off together, with separate bases and a shared top); hdc – half double crochet (US), half treble (UK);
- dc – double crochet (US), treble crochet (UK); blo – work through the back loop only;
- flo – work through the front loop only;
- puff – (work 3 unfinished hdc’s into the same stitch and crochet them off together); picot – crochet ch2 and connect the chain with a sl-st in the first ch.
- (sc, in)… times – repeat instructions in parenthesis the indicated number of times.
- Numbers in parenthesis at the end of a row or round indicate the stitch count after completion of the row or round.
SANTA COSTUME
JACKET
With red color crochet a chain of ch51. Crochet in rows.
1. row: start working from the 2-nd loop, sc in every st. (50)
2. row: 9 sc, ch 7 (skip 7 sts), 18 sc, ch7 (skip 7 sts), 9 sc (54)
3. row: sc in every st. (50)
4. row: 6 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc, 12 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc, 6 sc (54)
5. row: sc in every st. (54)
6 row: 7 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc, 14 sc, inc, 11 sc, inc, 7 sc (58)
7-11 rows (5 rows): sc in every st. (58)
Change yarn to fluffy white yarn, cut red yarn. 12 row: blo sc sc in every st (58)
13-14 rows (2 rows): sc in every st. (58)
Without cutting the yarn work on the side: sl-st along the side edge, ch1, turn, flo sc in every st., ch1, turn, sc in every st.
Without cutting the yarn work on the collar: sl-st along the neckline, ch3, turn, blo dc in every st., ch3, sl-st in the last st., turn, ch1, sl-st in every unused half loop.
Without cutting the yarn work on the other side: sl-st along the side edge, ch1, turn, flo sc in every st. Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends.
Sleeves
Attach the red yarn to the back of the sleeve’s opening. Work in spiral.
1 rnd: make 14 sc along the opening (14)
2-10 rnds (9 rounds): sc in every st. (14) Change yarn to white fluffy yarn.
11 rnd: sl-st in every st. (14)
12 rnd: (insert the hook under the back loops of white stitches and at the same time under the red sts of Round 10) – 1 sc in every st. (14)
13 rnd: 1 sc in every st. (14)
Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends.
PANTS
trouser-leg (make 2)
With white fluffy yarn crochet a chain of ch15, make sure that the chain is not twisted, connect the chain with sl-st and start crocheting the first round. Work in spiral.
1-2 rnds (2 rounds): sc in every st. (15) Change yarn to red.
3 rnd: blo sc in every st. (15)
4-16 rnds (13 rounds) 1 sc in every st. (15)
Fasten off and cut the yarn for the first trouser-leg.
Do not cut the yarn for the second trouser-leg, continue crocheting.
Insert the hook into the st. of the first trouser-leg, make sl-st, ch1. Beginning round 17at this stitch, work over the stitches of both trousers-legs. The beginning of round at the back.
17 rnd: (4 sc, inc) х 6 (36)
18 rnd: 1 sc in every st. (36)
19 rnd: (5 sc, inc) х 6 (42)
20 rnd: 1 sc in every st. (42)
21 rnd: 6 sc, inc, 27 sc, inc, 6 sc, inc (45)
22 rnd: 1 sc in every st. (45)
23 rnd: 7 sc, inc, 28 sc, inc, 7 sc, inc (48)
24-25 rnds (2 rounds) 1 sc in every st. (48) Change yarn to white fluffy yarn.
26 rnd: 1 sl-st in every st. (48)
27 rnd: (insert the hook under the back loops of white stitches and at the same time under the red sts of Round 25) – 1 sc in every st. (48)
28-29 rnds (2 rounds): 1 sc in every st. (48) Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends.
SANTA HAT
With red yarn. Work in spiral.
1. rnd: 6 sc in MR (6)
2. rnd: (1 sc, inc) х 3 (9)
3. rnd: (2 sc, inc) х 3 (12)
4. rnd: (5 sc, inc) х 2 (14)
5. rnd: (6 sc, inc) х 2 (16)
6. rnd: (7 sc, inc) х 2 (18)
7. rnd: (8 sc, inc) х 2 (20)
8. rnd: (9 sc, inc) х 2 (22)
9. rnd: (10 sc, inc) х 2 (24)
10. rnd: (11 sc, inc) х 2 (26)
11. rnd: (12 sc, inc) х 2 (28)
12. rnd: (13 sc, inc) х 2 (30)
13. rnd: (14 sc, inc) х 2 (32)
14. rnd: (15 sc, inc) х 2 (34)
15. rnd: (16 sc, inc) х 2 (36)
16. rnd: (17 sc, inc) х 2 (38)
17. rnd: (18 sc, inc) х 2 (40)
18. rnd: 1 sc in every st. (40)
Make 8 sc, to move the beginning of the round to back side of the hat. Change yarn to white fluffy yarn.
19 rnd: 1 sl-st in every st. (40)
20 rnd: (insert the hook under the back loops of white stitches and at the same time under the red sts) – 1 sc in every st. (40)
21 rnd: 1 sc in every st. (40)
Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends.
Pompon
With white fluffy yarn.
1. rnd: 6 sc in MR (6)
2. rnd: 6 inc (12)
3. rnd: sc in every st. (12)
4. rnd: 6 dec (6)
Stuff lightly with fiberfill. Fasten off, leaving a yarn tail. Using needle weave the yarn tail through front loops and close the opening. Sew the pompon to the tip of the hat.
BOOTS (make 2)
With black yarn. Work in spiral. Crochet a chain of ch6.
1. rnd: start from the 2-nd loop from the hook, 4 sc, 5 sc in the last loop of the chain. Continue into the unused loops on the other side of the chain: 3 sc, inc (14)
2. rnd: inc, 3 sc, 5 inc, 3 sc, 2 inc (22)
3. rnd: blo sc in every st. (22)
4-5 rns (2 rounds): sc in every st. (22)
6. rnd: 5 sc, 5 dec, 7 sc (17)
7. rnd: 6 sc, dec of 3 sts, 8 sc (15)
8-10 rnds (3 rounds): sc in every st. (15) 11 rnd: sl-st in every st. (15)
Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends.
Attach the black thread into the first remaining front loop of round 3 and crochet 1 sl-st each into every leftover stitch. Fasten off and hide the yarn ends inside.
Embroider buckles on the boots with metallic floss thread.
BELT
Crochet a chain of ch56. Work around the chain.
Start from the 2-nd loop from the hook, 54 sc, 2 sc in the last loop of the chain, 54 sc on the other side of the chain, ch1, sl-st.
Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends.
Belt buckle
Crochet a chain of ch16.
Connect the chain into a ring with sl-st, ch1, (3 sc, 3 sc in one loop) repeat 4 times. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
Sew the buckle to the belt. Attach the belt using tailor pins.
BEARD
Crochet a chain of ch19. Work in rows.
1. rnd: start from the 3-rd loop from the hook (1 puff, ch1, skip 1 loop) repeat 8 times,1 puff, ch2, turn crocheting.
2. rnd: (1 puff under ch, ch1) repeat 8 times, 1 puff under the adjustment ch, ch2, turn crocheting.
3. rnd: (1 puff under ch, ch1) repeat 8 times, 1 puff under the adjustment ch.
Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends.
Mustache
Crochet a chain of ch20.
Start from the 3-rd loop from the hook (1 puff, ch1, skip 1 loop) repeat 4 times, 2 sl-st, ch1, skip 1 loop, (1 puff, ch1, skip 1 loop) repeat 3 times, 1 puff, ch2, sl-st.
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
Straps
Crochet a chain of ch35, fold beard in half and without cutting the yarn crochet both edges together with sl-st, crochet a chain of ch35. Cut the yarn shortly.
Nose
Use beige lace yarn and 1.5 mm hook size.
1. rnd: 6 sc in MR (6)
2. rnd: 6 inc (12)
3. rnd: sc in every st. (12)
4. rnd: (2 sc, dec) х 3 (9)
5. rnd: sc in every st. (9)
6. rnd: (1 sc, dec) х 3 (6)
Stuff lightly with fiberfill. Fasten off, leaving a yarn tail. Using needle weave the yarn tail through front loops and close the opening.
Sew the nose in the center of the mustache, then sew the mustache to the beard fixing the side puffs.
ELF COSTUME
STRIPED LEGGINGS
Striped leggings are made in the course of crocheting the body and legs of the frog.
For the body
Follow the pattern of the body, after the round 18 change the color to white. Alternate white and red to the end of the body: two rounds in white, one round in red.
For the legs
Start making the frog’s legs in white, alternate white and red (two rows in white, one row in red) until round 26. After round 26, change the color to green and make the paw.
T-SHIRT
With green yarn crochet a chain of ch46, make sure that the chain is not twisted and connect it into a ring with sl-st.
Work in rounds, connecting each round with sl-st.
1 rnd: 1 sc in every st (46)
2 rnd: 9 sc, ch7 (skip 6 sts), 16 sc, ch 7 (skip 6 sts), 9 sc (48)
3 rnd: 1 sc in every st (48)
4 rnd: 4 sc, inc, 13 sc, inc, 10 sc, inc, 13 sc, inc, 4 sc (52)
5 rnd: 1 sc in every st (52)
6 rnd: 5 sc, inc, 13 sc, inc, 12 sc, inc, 13 sc, inc, 5 sc (56)
7-9 rnds (3 rounds): 1 sc in every st (56)
10 rnd: 6 sc, inc, 13 sc, inc, 14 sc, inc, 13 sc, inc, 6 sc (60)
11-13 rnds (3 rounds): 1 sc in every st (60)
14 rnd: 1 sl-st in every st (60)
15 rnd: ch2, hdc in every st. of round 13 (60)
Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends.
Sleeves
Attach the green yarn to the back of the sleeve’s opening. Work in spiral. 1 rnd: make 13 sc along the opening (13)
2-6 rnds (5 rounds): sc in every st (13)
7 rnd: sl-st in every st (13)
8 rnd: ch2, hdc in every st. of round 5 (13)
Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends.
Collar
Attach white yarn to the back of the neckline.
1 rnd: 4 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 6 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 5 sc, dec, 4 sc (40)
2 rnd: sl-st in every st (40)
3 rnd: turn T-shirt 180 degrees, ch1, BLO (1 sc, 1 hdc, in one st. (1 dc, picot, 1 dc), 1 hdc) repeat 10 times. Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends.
HAT
With green color.
1 rnd: 6 in MR (6)
2 rnd: (2 sc, inc) х 2 (8)
3 rnd: (3 sc, inc) х 2 (10)
4 rnd: (4 sc, inc) х 2 (12)
5 rnd: (5 sc, inc) х 2 (14)
6 rnd: (6 sc, inc) х 2 (16)
7 rnd: (7 sc, inc) х 2 (18)
8 rnd: (8 sc, inc) х 2 (20)
9 rnd: (9 sc, inc) х 2 (22)
10 rnd: (10 sc, inc) х 2 (24)
11 rnd: (11 sc, inc) х 2 (26)
12 rnd: (12 sc, inc) х 2 (28)
13 rnd: (13 sc, inc) х 2 (30)
14 rnd: (14 sc, inc) х 2 (32)
15 rnd: (15 sc, inc) х 2 (34)
16 rnd: (16 sc, inc) х 2 (36)
17 rnd: (17 sc, inc) х 2 (38)
18 rnd: (18 sc, inc) х 2 (40)
Make 8 sc, to move the beginning of the round to back side of the hat. Change yarn to white.
19 rnd: sc in every st. (40)
20 rnd: 1 sl-st in every st. (40)
21 rnd: turn hat 180 degrees (tip up), ch2, blo hdc in every st. (40)
Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends
Pompon
With red yarn.
1 rnd: 6 sc in MR (6)
2 rnd: 6 inc (12)
3 rnd: sc in every st. (12)
4 rnd: (2 sc, dec) х 3 (9)
5 rnd: (1 sc, dec) х 3 (9)
Stuff lightly with fiberfill. Fasten off, leaving a yarn tail. Using needle weave the yarn tail through front loops and close the opening. Sew the pompon to the tip of the hat.
EARS (make 2)
Use beige lace yarn and 1.5 mm hook size.
1 rnd: 5 sc in MR (5)
2 rnd: sc in every st. (5)
3 rnd: 4 sc, inc (6)
4 rnd: (1 sc, inc) х 3 (9)
5-6 rnds (2 rounds): sc in every st. (9)
7 rnd: (2 sc, inc) х 3 (12)
8 rnd: sc in every st. (12)
9 rnd: (3 sc, inc) х 3 (15)
10 rnd: sc in every st. (15)
11 rnd: (3 sc, dec) х 3 (12)
12 rnd: sc in every st. (12)
13 rnd: (2 sc, dec) х 3 (9)
Fold the ear in half and single crochet edges together.
Fold in half again and connect the corners together with sl-st. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Sew the ears to the hat.
BOOTS (make 2)
With red yarn.
Crochet a chain of ch20 + ch1 for height adjustment. Work in rows.
1 row: 20 sc, ch1, turn (20)
2 row: skip 1 st., 17 sc, dec, ch1, turn (18)
3 row: skip 1 st., 15 sc, dec, ch1, turn (16)
4 row: skip 1 st., 13 sc, dec, ch1, turn (14)
5 row: skip 1 st., 11 sc, dec (12)
Insert the hook in the opposite corner and work in spiral. 6-8 rnds (3 rounds): sc in every st. (12)
9 rnd: (2 sc, dec) х3 (9)
10 rnd sc in every st. (9)
11 rnd: dec, 7 sc (8)
12 rnd: dec, 6 sc (7)
13 rnd: dec, 5 sc (6)
14 rnd: dec, 4 sc (5)
Fasten off, leaving a yarn tail. Using needle weave the yarn tail through front loops and close the opening. Sew the bells to the tip of the boots.
Sew the back hole halfway. Attach green yarn to the lapels and crochet it with sl-st, making a picot in the corner sts.
BELT
Crochet a chain of ch56.
Start from the 2-nd loop from the hook, 55 sc, ch1, sl-st. Fasten off and weave in the yarn ends.
Belt buckle
Crochet a chain of ch12.
Connect the chain into a ring with sl-st, ch1, (2 sc, 3 sc in one loop) repeat 4 times. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
Sew the buckle to the belt. Attach the belt using tailor pins.
Finished!
