Chilly the Wooble Frog

Today I finished the Wooble named Chill-lieve in Yourself along with his Tiny Buckle Backpack. My ten-year old Grandson in Oklahoma loves these little critters and puts in his requests for Grandma to make them for him. This is the fourth in his collection after Strawberry the Axolotl (post for 1/22/24), Creeper (post for 10/15/25), and VAN (post for 2/6/26). The main body generally works up very quickly and then I stall and procrastinate making the appendages or accessories. This time I moved right ahead to do the belly and eyes on the frog.  He came out amusing and huggable. The backpack is tiny and easy, but fussy to do. After the bright turquoise and rich gold, the dull gray and black color combination was uninspiring. I dragged my feet to complete the Tiny Buckle Backpack. Once I started it, though, it was no big deal at all. I kicked my self for delaying — yes, kicked myself with those very same feet I had been dragging. Here are the frog and his accessory completed. They are both incredibly adorable.

The Chill-lieve in Yourself Bundle came in a series of packages. I worked from a tray to keep all the components organized and together. The illustrative teaching videos are excellent. I am right-handed but it is good to know that there is a left-handed learning option as well. For those with enough crochet background, there is a straight text pattern option to follow also, so your pace is not constrained to video speed. Though, as a perk, the videos themselves have selectable speed options. Another feature to be praised about these Woobles is their customer service.  I had trouble locating the directions for the backpack. I did not know that they were separate from the frog itself and needed a different designated password. I texted the customer service number provided in the kit; within an hour I got a reply! After a couple of exchanges over the next two hours, my issue was completely resolved. I was given a password to move forward, and I went merrily on my crocheting way. This occurred on a late Saturday evening — now that's service!

Here is the promotional photo for advertising the completed project on the left, next to my own version of Chilly on the right. The stitches attaching the belly look different, so I either misread the directions or the video described a technique for attachment other than the photo. When you cook up a recipe, it is alway gratifying if your creation looks like the picture. The same is true of needlecraft. Close enough and still cute... I am pleased. I also strongly believe Isaiah will love them.

VAN the Wooble

Those Woobles commercials are positively everywhere! Before these amigurumi crochet kits became so prolific though, my grandson Isaiah in Oklahoma developed a strong liking for them. The first one I made for him was a pink Strawberry the Axolotl, seen in my post dated 1/22/24. I also made him a green Creeper from the Minecraft game, seen in my post for 10/15/25. This past Christmas Isaiah researched the Wooble website and told me his five top choices. VAN was the  highest on his list and so I crocheted it for him.

The kits are a bit pricey but the contents and the excellent instructional videos are well worth it. The yarn is heavy enough so the working gage is large enough to see, and learn, especially for old grandma eyes. Neither does the yarn split, making it great for beginner and seasoned crocheters as well. I also love the special touch of a custom crochet hook with an easy grip handle with images dedicated to the figure being crocheted. The hook is shown in the foreground of the following image. Since I placed an order around Christmas time, the kit also came with a gift bag for giving. My grandson is going to be excited about this extra surprise. The back of the bag specifically says THE WOOBLES.

So much does Isaiah like the Woobles, he asked if he could learn to crochet. His mom enrolled him in a local class and he intently worked away, focusing hard to learn. I suspect watching a Wooble video would be even better and help him more.

Van is super cute, though I cannot explain the appeal. The two hemispheres were a cinch to make. The two-tone horn was a challenge. It was pretty small, made separately, and then sewn on. With this itty bitty horn, I learned a handy skill, how and when to change colors in a single crochet or an increase when working with two colors at once. Instructions were even detailed enough that I knew between which rows and how many stitches between points to embroider the facial features. 

Isaiah is 10½ years old, so I have a limited amount of time before he reaches those hard-to-please teen years. I have more of these kits to crochet for Isaiah. I plan to get to them quickly, before he loses interest. I need to indulge his wishes soon, while he still has them. Kids change so fast!

Background

In writing this post I began to realize the appeal of VAN. VAN is a guardian space robot from the planet BT. He acts as a protector of BT21, 24/7. Per the BT 21 planet characters website:

Hailing from Planet BT, Prince TATA dreams to spread love across the galaxy. Deciding that destiny is at hand, TATA summons guardian robot VAN to prepare for an interstellar journey to Earth. Shortly after arrival, the Prince concludes that the most effective means to win over the hearts of earthlings is to become a super, no... something much more ambitious. A UNIVERSTAR.

Other characters per that same website appear in the next image.  Gee, I wonder if a request will be rolling in for Grandma to crochet these other characters. BT is the planet. The suffix 21 stands for 21st century. This universe of characters is an offshoot of South Korean LineFriends. The Woobles recommended order of difficulty is: KOYA, RJ, SHOOKY, MANG, CHIMMY, TATA, COOKY, VAN, so apparently I did the hardest first.

I still have a backlog of Woobles to crochet from Isaiah's Christmas requests, so the characters of the BT21 planet and any associated galaxy will just have to wait.