A New Year Piglet. Christmas tree toy. Free Crochet Pattern.

Materials:

Smooth yarn the same thickness (I have 100 g – 450 m)

 - color : pink, red, brown

white fluffy yarn

Piglet's height is about 6 cm

A hook for your yarn;

Filler;

Eyes – ready or bead;

Glue;

Needle.

Abbreviations:
ch – chain
st - stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in 1 st)
dec – decrease (single crochet two stitches together)
hdc – half double crochet
3 in 1 - 3 sc in 1 loop
(...) x N times – repeat instructions in brackets N times

Hoof.

Start with the brown yarn.
1 rnd. 6 sc in Magic Ring
2 rnd. 6 sc into the back loop only, change yarn to pink.
3 rnd. 6 sc
4 rnd. (2 sc, inc) х2 times = 8
Cut the thread. Knit the second leg, do not cut the thread.

Connect legs, knit the body.
5 rnd. 2 ch, along the right leg: 6 sc, 2 inc, along the chain: 2 sc, along the left leg: 2 inc, 6 sc = 24
6 rnd. Along the other side of the chain: 2 sc, 22 sc = 24

7 rnd. 1 sc, inc, 22 sc = 25
8-9 rnd. 25 sc
Fill the legs.
10 rnd. (dec, 3 sc) х 5 times = 20
11 rnd. 20 sc
12 rnd. (dec, 2 sc) х 5 times = 15
13 rnd. (1 sc, dec) х 5 times = 10
14 rnd. 6 sc, place a round marker here, it is new beginning of the round, in the middle of the neck, behind.

Head.
15 rnd. 10 inc = 20
16 rnd. (1 sc, inc) х 10 times = 30
17 rnd. 7 sc, (1 sc, inc) х 3 times, 4 sc, (inc, 1 sc) х 3 times, 7 sc = 36
18 rnd. 8 sc, (inc, 2 sc) х 3 times, 2 sc, (2 sc, inc) х3 times, 8 sc = 42
19-21 rnd. 42 sc,
Make 1 sc, transfer the marker.
22 rnd. 10 sc, (dec, 1 sc) х 3 times, 4 sc, (1 sc, dec) х 3 times, 10 sc = 36
23 rnd. 8 sc, (dec, 1 sc) х 3 times, 2 sc, (1 sc, dec) х 3 times, 8 sc = 30
24 rnd. 30 sc
25 rnd. (dec, 3 sc) х 6 times = 24
26 rnd. 24 sc
Add the filler.
27 rnd. (dec, 2 sc) х 6 times = 18
28 rnd. (1 sc, dec) х 6 times = 12
29 rnd. (dec) х 6 times = 6
Add the filler. Cut the thread, pull off the loops, hide the tip.

Top legs (Make 2)
Start with the brown yarn.
1 rnd. 6 sc in Magic Ring
2 rnd. 6 sc into the back loop only, change yarn to the pink.
3 rnd. 5 sc, inc = 7
4 – 7 rnd. 7 sc, pull off the loops.
Do not add the filler.

Snout
1 rnd. 4 ch, from the second loop from hook (3 in 1) х 3 times, along the other side of the chain 1 sc = 10
2 rnd. 1 sc, (3 in 1, 2 sc) х 3 times = 16
3 rnd. 16 sc into the back loop only
4 rnd. (2 sc, dec) х 4 times =12
Cut off, fasten. Add a little filler.

Mouth
5 ch, from the second loop from hook 1 sc, 2 inc, 1 sc = 6
Cut the thread.

Ears (Make 2)
1 rnd. 4 ch, from the second loop from hook:  inc, knit in one loop 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, next: inc, 1 ch, turn = 7
2 rnd. 3 sc, knit in one loop: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 sc, next: 3 sc = 9
Cut the thread.

Tail

1 rnd. 7 ch, from the second loop from hook:  6 sl st.

Cut the thread.

Sew the snout, mouth, ears to head. Glue the eyes. Embroider eyelids and snout. Sew the tail.
Sew top legs.

Tint snout, ears and mouth.

Hat
Start with fluffy yarn. 24 ch, close to the ring.
1 rnd. 24 sc
2 rnd. (4 sc, dec) х 4 times = 20, change yarn to red.

3 – 7 rnd. 20 sc
8 rnd. (dec, 3 sc) х 4 times = 16
9 – 11 rnd. 16 sc
12 rnd. (dec, 2 sc) х 4 times = 12
13 – 15 rnd. 12 sc
16 rnd. (dec, 1 sc) х 4 times = 8
17 – 19 rnd. 8 sc, change yarn to fluffy
20 rnd. (1 sc, inc) х 4 times = 12
21 - 22 rnd. 12 sc
23 rnd. 6 dec = 6
Cut the thread, pull off the loops.

Bend the hat, as in the photo, sew, fixing in this position.

Mitten
1 rnd. 8 ch, from the second loop from hook: 6 sc, 3 in 1, along the other side of the chain: 5 sc, inc = 16
2 rnd. inc, 5 sc, 3 inc, 5 sc, 2 inc = 22
3 rnd. 1 sc, inc, 5 sc, (1 sc, inc) х 3 times, 5 sc, (1 sc, inc) х 2 times = 28
4 rnd. (13 sc, inc) х 2 times = 30
5 – 10 rnd. 30 sc

11 rnd. 14 sc, 1 sl st, 4 ch, from the second loop from hook: 3 sc, next: 1 sl st, 14 sc = 33
12 rnd. 15 sc, along the chain: inc, 1 sc, inc, next: inc, 1 sc, inc, 15 sc = 40
13 rnd. 15 sc, inc, 8 sc, inc, 15 sc = 42

14 rnd. 20 sc, dec, 20 sc = 41
15 rnd. 18 sc, 3 dec, 17 sc = 38
16 rnd. 16 sc, 3 dec, 16 sc = 35
17 rnd. 15 sc, 3 dec, 14 sc = 32
18 rnd. (dec, 14 sc) х 2 times = 30
19 rnd. 30 sc, change yarn to fluffy
20 – 22 rnd. 30 sc
23 rnd. (4 sc, dec) х 5 times = 25
Cut the thread, hide the tip. Tie a string.

Dress up a pig in a hat, set down in mitten. You can hang on the Christmas tree.
Happy New Year!