Frog face: Amigurumi Face Placement Planner

Ringed eyes above a broad smile

This frog study uses a thirty-position head and twelve rounds. It places two ringed eyes at stitches eleven and nineteen on round six. Each outer ring has a half-width of 0.85 stitch intervals and a half-height of 0.7 rounds, while each inner eye uses 0.35 for both dimensions. The pale third yarn slot outlines the larger rings and the dark second slot supplies the smaller marks. Those separate extents make the eyes legible without pretending that the planner grows projecting eye stalks.

Shape one continuous smile guide

The smile begins at position 13.5 on round 7.6 and ends at position 16.5 on the same round. Its quadratic control lies at center stitch fifteen on round 8.6. The actual curve stays between its endpoints and control envelope; the control is not a required needle insertion point or the measured lowest part of the curve. Lay a removable guide strand and couch it with small stitches, checking that its midpoint remains beneath the front center.

Use a comparison that preserves the head

This design deliberately omits a nose, philtrum and separate mammal mouth lobes. The broad curve is the complete lower expression. Check the eye circles and smile together on the stuffed form before securing any of them. Enlarging one ring alone can look like an eye-spacing change even when the centers have not moved. To compare sizes fairly, retain the center marks and make both ring trials with the same chosen yarn and similarly relaxed tension.

FAQ and correction notes

Are the eye rings crocheted separately?

No. They are embroidered outlines. Raised round eye components need their own counted construction and attachment plan.

Why does my smile have a sharp point?

You may have stitched through the curve control as a vertex. Remove the pointed segment and couch a smoothly laid strand instead.

Can the pale yarn disappear on a light head?

Yes. The SVG includes a fine dark boundary to keep light marks readable on screen. Make an actual contrast trial and save a revised yarn palette if the intended fabric loses the eye outlines.

Exact setup, compatible head reference and finishing

Open the Amigurumi Face Placement Planner and choose frog, circumference 30, height 12 and eye separation 8. The reference below assumes an existing single-crochet head with six stitches in a magic ring, then six evenly distributed increases on each round until 30 stitches. Work three even rounds, then six evenly distributed decreases per round until six remain; close those final loops with the tail. This optional arithmetic reference has 12 worked rounds. Its maximum-count band provides a reference for the eye line and nearby feature anchors. Fractional curve controls are guide locations; check their position on the actual curved surface rather than assuming every referenced level has the maximum circumference. Swatch and finish a physical head before assessing the actual fit.

The placement tool generates embroidery instructions, not that head construction. Use a tapestry needle and suitable contrasting yarn, transfer temporary landmarks, then follow the complete paths below. Round coordinates increase downward on this unwrapped face map. Fractional locations lie between markers. Short backstitches follow straight paths; curved strands are couched to the drawn guide. Secure each separate tail inside without pulling the surface inward. Review the chart-reading guide and keep the exact project JSON with your chosen trial. US and UK modes retain the same coordinates. No physical crochet or toy certification is implied by the calculated example.

1. frog placement trial on an existing head: mark front center stitch 15. Eyes are centered at stitches 11 and 19 on round 6; separation 8 stitch intervals (7 numbered positions strictly between). left-eye-ring: embroider an oval centered at (11, R6), half-width 0.85 stitch intervals and half-height 0.7 rounds; yarn slot 3. left-eye: embroider an oval centered at (11, R6), half-width 0.35 stitch intervals and half-height 0.35 rounds; yarn slot 2. right-eye-ring: embroider an oval centered at (19, R6), half-width 0.85 stitch intervals and half-height 0.7 rounds; yarn slot 3. right-eye: embroider an oval centered at (19, R6), half-width 0.35 stitch intervals and half-height 0.35 rounds; yarn slot 2. smile: couch a curve from (13.5, R7.6) through control (15, R8.6) to (16.5, R7.6); yarn slot 2. Fractional coordinates are between stitch or round markers; curve controls guide the shape and are not extra insertion points. Compare temporary threads on the stuffed head, then secure each separate strand inside without distorting the surface. This plan references 30 head positions; it does not make 30 new crochet stitches. [30 existing head reference positions]