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I walked into my bedroom the other day and found a crocheted frog knitting. I wasn't totally shocked, 'cause I'm the one who made her. The knitting part, though, was a bit of a surprise. She looked quite stunned when I quickly snapped a photo.
I crocheted Froggy Without A First Name as a Christmas present for Mom. It's a super easy pattern from a vintage MacCall's Christmas Knit & Crochet magazine. I'll be adding details over on my Ravelry project page — you know, the important stuff, like the hook sizes, an enlarged photo of the written pattern — stuff that'll make it easier if you want to make one too!
My mom's fondness for frogs might have had something to do with my obsessive habit of catching and cleaning 'em in a cereal bowl when I was little. I'm still really confused why there were so many frogs in our backyard. We lived in the outskirts of L.A. — not Louisiana!
The secrets out! I'm a natural blond.
By the way, if this long-limbed amphibian seems familiar to some of you: I made a black & white boy one a few Christmases back. I'm thinking next Christmas I'll crochet up some tadpoles.
I just love your frog! My daughter is terrified of frogs. She had a bad encounter with one when she was about three. I guess I should say she is terrified of REAL frogs, but she loves all other kind.
Posted by: cjaxon | 01/19/2011 at 05:48 AM
LOVE the personality my frog has! Made so beautifully!
To this day I still can't get over how you bathed the frogs...so glad I took the pics :) Love the Benji t-shirt too ;-) Fun memories.
Posted by: JoleneMarie | 01/19/2011 at 08:52 AM
Cute - the frog and the photos. The fact that you're also using a regular spoon to clean the frogs in your cereal bowl cracks me up. And I have to say that afghan makes a perfect photo backdrop!
Posted by: Tami | 01/19/2011 at 11:42 PM
The frog is adorable but it reminds me of that one I accidentally killed in my garage. Good thing there are photos of mini-Bella to distract me from that memory. You were so cute and SO BLONDE! WTF? I don't think of you being blonde! Or is it blond? I can't even spell it, that's how much in denial I am.
Posted by: Linda Woods | 01/20/2011 at 05:30 PM
Love the frog! My name means frog... :P
Posted by: Rana Wilson | 02/24/2011 at 12:25 AM
Carrie ~ Aw, poor Katie! I never did trust Kermit much. :(
Mom ~ I hope you didn't use that bowl for my Cheerios later.
Tami ~ I hope that spoon stayed outdoors. :-/
Linda ~ Yeah, I'm not joking when I say Clairol isn't a miracle cure for being blonde!
Rana ~ Thanks for dropping in! Hmmm...I've been stuck on what to name her, now I might have an answer. ;-)
Posted by: BellaKarma | 02/24/2011 at 04:21 AM