What you will need
1. Cotton yarn for the body:
Meterage - 185 yards(169 meters)
Unit weight - 50 grams (1.76 ounces)
pink (approx. 20 grams)
melange multicolor (approx. 20 grams)
2. Cotton yarn for the eyes:
Meterage - 262 yards(240 meters)
Unit weight - 50 grams (1.76 ounces)
black (approx. 5 grams)
green (approx. 5 grams)
white (approx. 5 grams)
3. Crochet hook 5 steel (1.75mm)
4. Crochet hook 12 steel (1.25 mm)
5. Fiberfill for stuffing (approx. 25 grams)
6. Tapestry needle and scissors
7. Keyring or chain
Abbreviations
ch - chain
sl st - slip stitch
sc - single crochet
inc - increase
dec - decrease
* to * - repeat between stars
() - total stitches
US to UK Conversion Chart:
US sc = UK dc
Pig's legs
Using melange coloured yarn and a 5 steel (1.75mm) crochet hook.
- Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
- Rnd 3 - 7: 12 sc (12)
Pig's body
Continue with yarn of second leg.
2 ch attach with first leg, then:
- Rnd 8: 12 sc + 2 sc + 12 sc + 2 sc (28)
- Rnd 9: *1 sc + 1 inc* 14 times (42)
- Rnd 10 - 15: 42 sc (42)
- Rnd 16: *2 sc + 1 dec* 10 times + 2 sc (32)
- Rnd 17 - 18: 32 sc (32)
- Rnd 19: *1 sc + 1 dec* 10 times + 2 sc (22)
- Rnd 20 - 21: 22 sc (22)
- Rnd 22: *1 inc* 22 times (44)
- Rnd 23: *1 sc + 1 inc* 24 times (68)
- Rnd 23 - 25: 68 sc (68)
and fasten off.
Pig's Neck (the collar)
Using pink coloured yarn and a 5 steel (1.75mm) crochet hook.
Crocheting in back loops only.
Into 21th rnd of the body crochet 22 sc
Rnd 1 - 3: 22 sc (22)
Fasten off.
Head
Using pink coloured yarn, a 5 steel (1.75mm) crochet hook.
- Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: *1 inc* 6 times (12)
- Rnd 3: *1 sc + 1 inc* 6 times (18)
- Rnd 4: *2 sc + 1 inc* 6 times (24)
- Rnd 5: *3 sc + 1 inc* 6 times (30)
- Rnd 6: *4 sc + 1 inc* 6 times (36)
- Rnd 7: *5 sc + 1 inc* 6 times (42)
- Rnd 8 - 14: 42 sc (42)
- Rnd 15: *5 sc + 1 dec* 6 times (36)
- Rnd 16: *4 sc + 1 dec* 6 times (30)
- Rnd 17: *3 sc + 1 dec* 6 times (24)
- Rnd 18: *2 sc + 1 dec* 6 times (18) and stuff with fiberfill
- Rnd 19: *1 sc + 1 dec* 6 times (12)
Ears
Using pink coloured yarn, a 5 steel (1.75mm) crochet hook.
- Rnd 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring (4)
- Rnd 2: *1 sc + 1 inc* 2 times (6)
- Rnd 3: 6 sc (6)
- Rnd 4: *1 sc + 1 inc* 3 times (9)
- Rnd 5: *1 sc + 1 inc* 4 times (13)
Nose
Using pink coloured yarn
- Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2: *1 inc* 6 times (12)
- Rnd 3: 10 sc + 10 sc (20) sew 1 stich of eash nostrils together
- Rnd 4: 20 sc (20) Fasten off and leave enough yarn to attach the nose to the head. Stuff the nose.
Eyes
Using black, green and white coloured yarn, a 12 steel (1.25mm) crochet hook.
- Rnd 1 (black yarn): start 4 sc in a magic ring (4)
- Rnd 2 (green yarn): *1 inc* 4 times (8)
- Rnd 3 (white yarn): *1sc + 1 inc* 4 times (12)
Add pupils to the crocheted eyes. 2 stiches with white yarn into black magic ring.
Fasten of near the ring.
Arms
Using pink yarn, then melange, a 5 steel (1.75mm) crochet hook.
- Rnd 1 (pink yarn): start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
- Rnd 2 (pink yarn): *1 sc 1 inc* 3 times (9)
- Rnd 3 (pink yarn): 9 sc (9)
- Rnd 4 - 12 (melange yarn): 9 sc (9)
Fasten off and leave enough yarn to attach the arm to the body. Crochet second arm in similar way.
Tail
Using melange yarn, a 12 steel (1.25mm) crochet hook. Attach the yarn to the back.
- row 1: 5 ch +1 ch
- row 2: 5 sc and fasten off
Attach all details. Sew the chain or the keyring.
Your piglet is done =)
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