A tiny pink piglet with a round snout, large round body, short legs, a curly tail, and a cheerful expression with blush on the cheeks.

BeginnerUS TermsModular

A stylized, cute piglet approximately 5 inches tall. The body is a large sphere, the head smaller but proportionally large, with a smaller sphere for the snout. Legs are short cylinders. The tail is a small torus. Cheeks and nostrils are painted details on the head sphere.

Materials

Yarn

WORSTED · Acrylic · Blush · 70yd

WORSTED · Acrylic · Pink · 10yd

WORSTED · Acrylic · Rose · 10yd

Hook

6mm

Notions

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers

Gauge

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in (in single crochet)

Stitches Used

sc = single crochet
ch = chain
inc = increase
dec = decrease

Pattern

Body

R1Magic ring, 6 sc in ring, join. (6)(6 sts)
R2Inc in each st around, join. (12)(12 sts)
R3[sc 1, inc] x 6, join. (18)(18 sts)
R4[sc 2, inc] x 6, join. (24)(24 sts)
R5[sc 3, inc] x 6, join. (30)(30 sts)
R6[sc 4, inc] x 6, join. (36)(36 sts)
R7[sc 5, inc] x 6, join. (42)(42 sts)
R8[sc 6, inc] x 6, join. (48)(48 sts)
R9[sc 7, inc] x 6, join. (54)(54 sts)
R10Sc in each st around, join. (54)(54 sts)
R11Sc in each st around, join. (54)(54 sts)
R12Sc in each st around, join. (54)(54 sts)
R13Sc in each st around, join. (54)(54 sts)
R14[sc 7, dec] x 6, join. (48)(48 sts)
R15[sc 6, dec] x 6, join. (42)(42 sts)
R16[sc 5, dec] x 6, join. (36)(36 sts)
R17[sc 4, dec] x 6, join. (30)(30 sts)
R18[sc 3, dec] x 6, join. (24)(24 sts)
R19[sc 2, dec] x 6, join. (18)(18 sts)
R20[sc 1, dec] x 6, join. (12)(12 sts)
R21Dec in each pair of st around, join. (6)(6 sts)
R22Fasten off leaving a long tail. Weave the tail through the front loop of each of the remaining 6 st and pull tight to close. (0) If this piece is stuffed, stuff it before closing.(0 sts)

Head

R1Pick up 18 sc evenly around opening, join. (18)(18 sts)
R2[sc 2, inc] x 6, join. (24)(24 sts)
R3[sc 3, inc] x 6, join. (30)(30 sts)
R4Sc in each st around, join. (30)(30 sts)
R5Sc in each st around, join. (30)(30 sts)
R6Sc in each st around, join. (30)(30 sts)
R7Sc in each st around, join. (30)(30 sts)
R8[sc 3, dec] x 6, join. (24)(24 sts)
R9[sc 2, dec] x 6, join. (18)(18 sts)
R10[sc 1, dec] x 6, join. (12)(12 sts)
R11Dec in each pair of st around, join. (6)(6 sts)
R12Fasten off leaving a long tail. Weave the tail through the front loop of each of the remaining 6 st and pull tight to close. (0) If this piece is stuffed, stuff it before closing.(0 sts)

Snout

R1Pick up 13 sc evenly around opening, join. (13)(13 sts)
R2Sc in each st around, join. (13)(13 sts)
R3Work dec 6 times, sc in next 1 st, join. (7)(7 sts)
R4[sc 5, dec] x 1, join. (6)(6 sts)
R5Fasten off leaving a long tail. Weave the tail through the front loop of each of the remaining 6 st and pull tight to close. (0) If this piece is stuffed, stuff it before closing.(0 sts)

Right Ear / Left Ear (make 2)

R1Magic ring, 11 sc in ring, join. (11)(11 sts)
R2Work dec 5 times, sc in next 1 st, join. (6)(6 sts)
R3Sc in each st around, join. (6)(6 sts)
R4Fasten off leaving a long tail. Weave the tail through the front loop of each of the remaining 6 st and pull tight to close. (0) If this piece is stuffed, stuff it before closing. Leave a 12-inch tail for sewing.(0 sts)

Right Front Leg / Left Front Leg (make 2)

R1Magic ring, 6 sc in ring, join. (6)(6 sts)
R2Work inc 5 times, sc in next 1 st, join. (11)(11 sts)
R3Sc in each st around, join. (11)(11 sts)
R4Sc in each st around, join. (11)(11 sts)
R5Sc in each st around, join. (11)(11 sts)
R6Sc in each st around, join. (11) If this piece is stuffed, stuff it before closing. Leave a 12-inch tail for sewing.(11 sts)

Right Back Leg / Left Back Leg (make 2)

R1Magic ring, 6 sc in ring, join. (6)(6 sts)
R2Work inc 5 times, sc in next 1 st, join. (11)(11 sts)
R3Sc in each st around, join. (11)(11 sts)
R4Sc in each st around, join. (11)(11 sts)
R5Sc in each st around, join. (11)(11 sts)
R6Sc in each st around, join. (11) If this piece is stuffed, stuff it before closing. Leave a 12-inch tail for sewing.(11 sts)

Tail

R1Magic ring, 6 sc in ring, join. (6)(6 sts)
R2[sc 2, inc] x 2, join. (8)(8 sts)
R3Sc in each st around, join. (8) Leave a 12-inch tail for sewing.(8 sts)