Meet Ribbert the Frog! Ribbert is a Cajun frog from the Louisiana Bayou. He loves everything about his home, but especially the delicious food his mama makes! His favorites are gumbo and jambalaya. He loves listening to jazz and enjoys spending time with his friend Richie the Gator.

Materials You Need:
-Worsted-weight yarn (4-ply) in green and a small amount of black. (The U.K. equivalent is Aran, and AUS/NZ is 8 ply.) For my frog, I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in the color “Keylime”.
-G (4 mm) crochet hook
-12 mm black safety eyes
-Fiberfill (or your stuffing of choice)
-Bent tip tapestry needle
-Scissors
-Stitch marker
-Straight pins

Abbreviation Key:
Abbreviations are in U.S. terms.

-sc – single crochet
-st/sts – stitch(es)
-sl st – slip stitch
-dec – decrease (join the next 2 stitches together)
-inc – increase (2 single crochet in the next stitch)
-R1 – round 1
-rep – repeat
-** – repeat the group of instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated.
Note: All rounds are worked continuously (that is, vs. joined rounds.)