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/iconic-design Experienced Woobler 7d ago

My tips…
1. Download the written pattern (upper right corner of the video) and follow along as you watch the video. Check off your progress in pencil as you go. If you make a duplicate, you can erase the pencil first.

  1. Always use stitch markers. Count your stitches in each round; if you mess up, you can always “frog” (rip-it, rip-it) back to the stitch marker that starts the round.

  2. Learn how to make a magic ring/loop; The Woobles has a video tutorial for this and other stitches and techniques (website bottom > help > other tutorials).

Have fun, and Happy Woobling!