This frog prince pattern (aka. Fabio Frog) is available for free download from Lion Brand Yarn. You need to sign up to see the free patterns, but they don't spam and there are hundreds (if not thousands) of free patterns.
This is a cool pattern and I like making a few toys here and there. Squish loves it, so its a plus in my book! Before creating this pattern, I would personally learn an invisible decrease because otherwise you end up with a frog like mine, where you can see the stuffing through the huge holes made by yanking 2 stitches together. BUT the stuffing doesn't (well hasn't so far) come out, and it's a very loved frog.
The crown was just adorable and very easy to whip up. Could make a frog in some other colours and make a king & queen frog. Or a prince & princess frog. Or a whole royal frog family.
You could weight the legs and bottom with poly pellets, but I would make a little fabric (muslin) sack to put them in so a) they don't come out.. b) so they don't pose a choking hazard by coming out.. c) they don't spread through the stuffing, leaving you with a slightly lumpy and weird feeling toy.
I made my frogs arms and legs alot longer and positioned the crown a bit further back, but its easily tweaked to how you want it.
As you can see from my photo, I suck a sewing on eyes. I just can't do it. Could've used safety eyes, but that meant another trip to the craft store (normally not a problem) but it gets a bit tedious when I am taking Squish, getting him in and out of his car seat and generally taking an hour and a half for what would normally be a 20 min there and back trip.
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner. The limbs can be a little fiddly. Need an increase and decrease. Need to be confident enough to ship stitch the limbs on after stuffing.
Time Taken: From start to finish including my stopping time... about a week. In reality... probably about 3-4 hours. Was my first toy and the extra time comes from stuffing and positiong limbs.
Recommendations: Learn an invisible decreasefirst.
Verdict: Good enough for a kids toy pattern. Would happily make a few as gifts but I don't see myself turning it into a home business!
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