Hungry Froggy Baby Bib
by Karen Gielen

Pattern Notes:

CO1: Cast on 1 by e-wrapping the next empty peg to left/right.
When casting on stitches, do not knit these stitches until the next row.
The EW stitch is used whenever the pattern says to knit.

How to make a center pull bobbin:
Hold index finger and middle finger together, hold pinky and ring finger together; spread them to form a "V" between the middle and ring finger. With approx. 1/8 yard of yarn, place one end of yarn in palm of hand and begin winding yarn in a figure 8 starting over the top of the index finger, wrapping towards the inside of the ring finger and under the pinky, in towards the middle finger and back over the top of the index finger. Continue to wind until you have a tail that is approx. 1". Wind this piece around the center of the figure 8 and secure.

Visit the following links for detailed instructions on performing the embroidery stitch used in this design:
Back Stitch: http://www.americanfolkarts.com/StitchesBack.htm
Satin Stitch: http://www.overthemoondesigns.com/StitchesSatin.htm

The ‘right’ side of your piece will be facing away from you as you work the main part of the pattern.

The ridges above the eyes are worked separately.

Tongue - with pink yarn crochet cast on 2sts from right to left
R1: P, CO1, turn (3 stitches)
R2: K, CO1, turn (4 stitches)
R3: P, CO1, turn (5 stitches)
R4: K
R5: P
Rep rows 4 & 5 [8] times for a total of 12 ridges
Remove stitches from loom and place on a stitch holder with working yarn still attached. With working yarn single crochet a border around the tongue. Clip working yarn and weave in ends (live stitches will remain on stitch holder). With a small amount of black yarn, using the satin stitch, embroider the fly body onto the tongue piece. With a small amount of white yarn, create a figure 8, position the figure 8 over the fly body and stitch the wings in place. Set tongue piece aside.

Frog Face- with green yarn crochet cast on 15sts from right to left.
R1: P, CO1, turn
R2: K, Co1, turn
Rep rows 1 & 2 [8] more times (33sts on loom).
Secure last cast on with a single purl before continuing.
Place stitches from pegs 13-17 (counting from right to left) temporarily on a piece of scrap yarn or stitch holder. Remove the tongue from the stitch holder slipping piece between the loom (right side facing inside of loom) and the frog face. Place tongue stitches onto pegs 13-17 place frog face stitches back onto loom on pass 13-17 and knit off tongue and frog stitches together. Continue to work in garter stitch for 35 more rows.

There is a chart provided below of the eyes. You may simply follow the written out directions or mark pegs 5&10 to mark the area of the first eye and pegs 24&30 to mark the placement of the second eye. Then simply follow the chart between those marked areas. The chart will be worked from the bottom up!!

Colorwork for eyes:
MC=Green
C2=Black
C3=White

R1: K6 MC, K2 C2, K17 MC, K2 C2, K6 MC
R2: P6 MC, K2 C2, P17 MC, K2 C2, P6 MC
R3: K5 MC, K4 C2, K15 MC, K4 C2, K5 MC
R4: P5 MC, K4 C2, P15 MC, K4 C2, P5 MC
R5: K4 MC, K2 C3, K2 C2, K2 C3, K13 MC, K2 C3, K2 C2, K2 C3, K4 MC
R6: P4 MC, K2 C3, K2 C2, K2 C3, P13 MC, K2 C3, K2 C2, K2 C3, P4 MC
R7: K4 MC, K6 C3, K13 MC, K6 C3, K4 MC
R8: P4 MC, K6 C3, P13 MC, K6 C3, P4 MC
R9: K4 MC, K6 C3, K13 MC, K6 C3, K4 MC
R10: P4 MC, K6 C3, P13 MC, K6 C3, P4 MC
R11: K5 MC, K4 C3, K15 MC, K4 C3, K5 MC
R12: P5 MC, K4 C3, P15 MC, K4 C3, P5 MC
R13: K2TOG MC, K4 MC, K2 C3, K17 MC, K2 C3, K4 MC, SSK MC
R14: P5 MC, K2 C3, P17 MC, K2 C3, P5 MC

R15: K2TOG, K9, turn
R16: P2TOG, P6, SSP
R17: K2TOG,K4, SSK, turn
R18: P2TOG, P2, SSP
R19: K2, SSK
On the last three remaining stitches for the right eye begin making an I-cord. End the I-cord when it measure approx. 8 1/2 inches. Clip working yarn and weave in tail.

Attach working yarn to point where right eye was removed and bind off 9sts.Place the last loop created from the bind off onto the loop to the left (these two stitches will be knitted together).

R21: K9, SSK
R22: P2TOG, P6, SSP
R23: K2TOG, K4, SSK
R24: P2TOG, P2, SSP
R25: K2TOG, K2
On the last three remaining stitches for the left eye begin making an I-cord. End the I-cord when it measure approx. 8 1/2 inches. Clip working yarn and weave in tail.

Finishing:
Weave in all ends except the black yarn. Thread the black yarn through a tapestry needle and poke through to the right side of the fabric at the outside edge of the black color work for the pupils. Fill in the pupils with the black thread, rounding them out using the satin stitch.

Secure another piece of black thread through the bumps on the back of the bib in the lower portion of the frog face. Poke through to the front of the fabric. Following the instructions for the backstitch, stitch the frog's mouth. Single crochet a border all around the bib in green. Weave in any remaining ends.

About Designer:

Karen Gielen has been designing as long as she can remember. She has worked as a graphic artist for over 15 years and has a passion for anything creative. Her latest fascination is of course the knitting loom. When she doesn't have looms in hand, Karen Gielen can be found caring for her husband, two sons, and four daughters in Avon, Minnesota. She also spends much of her time learning all about and caring for her new furry friends -- her five alpacas! She blogs at Cre8tivjscorner

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