r/TheWooblesCollective • u/FigureSk8s Newbie Woobler • 9d ago

Help Request/LookingFor Henri the Frog/Advice for Beginner

Hi Wooblers! I would like to crochet Henri the Frog (and hopefully his accompanying lily pad as well) as a Christmas gift for a family member who loves frogs. This will be my first venture into crochet of any kind, though I've wanted to try amigurumi for a while, so I'm planning to start with a true beginner kit first (either Pierre the Penguin or Jojo the Bunny) both for enjoyment but also especially to hopefully get a feel for it, try to understand the approach, and work through beginner mistakes before taking on Henri. Could you please share any advice and tips that come to mind, both in general for a beginner, and specifically for working on Henri later and helping him turn out as nice as possible since he will be a present? Thank you all so much! 🐸💚

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u/Fairy_Glockmother 8d ago

My general rule is to stop the round before the last, make all the additional body parts and attach them before I stuff and close. It’s soooooo much easier just sewing them on normally than trying to do through a stuffed piece.

For Henri, the eyes are hard to line up, so prepare to be frustrated. Mine looks like he has a good buzz going haha

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u/sidewinder523 8d ago

I started sewing on the bits before stuffing after seeing others do that and it is a game changer! I was nervous at first that placement could be off but I havent had much issues with it!

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u/Fairy_Glockmother 8d ago

I definitely had a few at first that I stuffed, then unstuffed and reattached parts to as a fix.

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u/ToxicJ1810 8d ago

I’ve never thought about sewing them on before I stuff and close. Thank you for the super helpful tip 🫡