Let’s start working on this easy pattern its very fun to make and simple, and it will be suitable for beginners.
Do you have children who love handmade toys or maybe a fan of pigs? Here you can find what you are searching for!
The body, legs, and head are made in one piece, then the snout, ears, tail, and arms are made and then assembled at the end. Also, you can find instructions about how to make the beret.
This tutorial uses simple crochet stitches like single crochet, how to increase and decrease in this stitch and how to work in front & back loops only.
Pattern by: Mumigurumi
Materials
- Scheepjes Softfun Yarn
- 3mm crochet hook
- 9mm safety eyes and a bit of white felt
- Black lightweight yarn for decorating
- Polyester fiberfill for stuffing
- Tapestry needle
- Stitch markers
- A piece of aluminum wire fir the tail
Abbreviations
St – stitch
Ch – chain
Sl st – slip stitch
Sc – single crochet
Inc – increase
Dec – decrease
BLO – back loop only
FLO – front loop only
Body
Round 1: 8 sc in magic ring (8)
Round 2-5: sc around (8)
Fasten off. Make the 2nd leg the same way. Do not fasten off.
Round 6: with the 2nd leg on your hook 4 ch and join the 1st leg with sl st. Now sc around the 1st leg (8 sc) and work 1 sc in each stitch along the chain (4 sc). Then 8 sc around the second leg and 4 sc along the chain again.
Round 7: (2 sc, inc) * 8 (32)
Round 8: (3 sc, inc) * 8 (40)
Round 9: (4 sc, inc) * 8 (48)
Round 10: sc around (48)
Round 11: (5 sc, inc) * 8 (56)
Round 12-20: sc around (52)
Round 21: (12 sc, dec) * 4 (52)
Round 22: sc around (52)
Round 23: (11 sc, dec) * 4 (48)
Round 24: sc around (48)
Round 25: (10 sc, dec) * 4 (44)
Round 26: sc around (44)
Round 27: (9 sc, dec) * 4 (40)
Round 28: sc around (40)
Attach safety eyes with white felt (cut two small circles) approximately between rounds 25-27.
Round 29: (8 sc, dec) * 4 (36)
Round 30: sc around (36)
Round 31: 94 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
Round 32: (3 sc. dec) * 6 (24)
Round 33: (2 sc. dec) * 6 (18)
Round 34: (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
Round 35: 6 dec
Stuff firmly. Fasten off and weave the ends.
Snout
Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
Round 4-5: sc around BLO (18)
Round 6-8: sc around (18)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff slightly and push the top part inside.
Arms x2
Round 1: 8 sc in magic ring (8)
Round 2-9: sc around (8)
Stuff very slightly and fasten off.
Ears x2
Round 1: 4 sc in magic ring (4)
Round 2: (1 sc, inc) * 2 (6)
Round 3: (2 sc, inc) * 2 (8)
Round 4: (1 sc, inc) *4 (12)
Round 5: (2 sc, inc) * 4 (16)
Round 6: (3 sc, inc) * 4 (20)
Round 7: (4 sc, inc) * 4 (24)
Round 8: (5 sc, inc) * 4 (28)
Fold in half and crochet through both layers. Fasten off. Leave a long tail for sewing.
Tail
Round 1: 4 sc in magic ring (4)
Round 2-15: sc around (4)
Don’t stuff. No need to turn inside out.
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Cut a piece of wire and place it inside, so you can twist the tail for a funny look.
Beret
Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Round 2: 6 inc (12)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
Round 5: 93 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
Round 6: sc around in FLO (30)
Fasten off and turn it inside out.
