Where did "frog" come from?

[BarbaraJean]

I'm just wondering if anybody can tell me the origin of the term "frog". I had never heard it before coming to C'ville and haven't heard it anywhere else.

[theworm]

Ripp-it!

[BarbaraJean]

Oh! Cute!

[darski]

I was hoping that someone could tell us the story of the first woman who realized this and applied it to crochet or

[angieInCA]

I've heard it called frog or frogged all my life. I never even put it together with Rippppit till a couple of years ago I guess I just thought "to Frog" meant to tear or rip apart

[ErinLindsey]

both my grandmother's said "rip it" when referring to pulling out stitches, but I did find one of my paternal grandmother's patterns that had handwritten notes in it (not sure if it's her handwriting) that had crochet terms and their definitions written on it...and frogging was in the list, with a little frog drawn next to it. I got the feeling it was a note that had been passed to someone else in her crochet group she met with every week.

[Ladycrochat]

Ripp-it!

 

That is funny:lol ! I never knew where it came from either....thanks for clueing us in!

[knit1crochet2]

and anything you plan to frog goes into the "frog pond"! Read all this in the SNB books. I loved it!

[CarolL]

I didnt' know that either. Matter of fact I hadn't heard of that till I joined this group. Now I can tell my husband what it's about.

[Riohnna]

Lololololololololololol

[Lefthook]

Just read something in "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Knitting and Crocheting."

 

" 'Tink' refers to taking out stitches one at a time; 'tink' is 'knit' backwards. 'Frog' refers to ripping out large batches:2frog of knitting." (OK, I was in the knitting section. Sue me.)

[darski]

I did know about that as I have been known to hold pointy sticks and even to have to undo what I have done with said pointy sticks. therefore, tinking is a known entity.

 

Life in the frog pond can be really quite comfortable... all the good people are here all the time

[Nikkidear]

I took a class in quilting at the local adult school, and the teacher there used it too. It meant the same thing as it does here. I would love to know it real origins though.

[angieInCA]

I used to be a professional seamstress (many moons ago) and we call it frog too when we rip a seam or project apart.

[Addey]

LOL :lol too funny! I was trying to fall asleap last night and the very same question was running through my head. I thought there had to be a 'better' answer than ripp-it

[lindy]

I never knew what it meant either. Thanks for clearing that up!

[RoseRed]

I learn something new everyday.

[faedragon]

The term is also used, in the same context: frog = rip-it, rip-it, rip-it , by those who cross stitch, and find themselves taking 10 mins to frog 3 hours stitching. My other craft passion is cross-stitching. There have been times when I've spent just as much time frogging as creating........not a 'good thing".

[Kaggs]

I never thought of it that way before. I always thought it was an exclamation of annoyment, like darn.

"I frogged the stitches up again!"

[BarbaraJean]

There have been times when I've spent just as much time frogging as creating........not a 'good thing".

 

 

No- not a good thing.

[Addey]

I never thought of it that way before. I always thought it was an exclamation of annoyment, like darn.

"I frogged the stitches up again!"

 

Frogged it up! Hadn't thought of it that way!

[Ladycrochat]

Frog Pond! I love it!

[free2be]

I always thought it was because the project croaked:eek

[Burgandy]

I always thought it was because the project croaked:eek

lol! Croaked! Thats too funny! :lol

[secretstasher]

hahah i love it I am glad Barbarajean asked and put me outta worrying what frogged meant.