Materials and tools:
1) Sport 5 ply semi-cotton yarn
Alize Cotton Gold powder №161; beige №67
Yarn Art Jeans pink №69
2) Crocheting hook 2 mm.
3) Stuffing – hollofayber
4) A tapestry needle with a big eye to sew the details
5) Two black beads 8 mm in diameter.
6) Glue
7) A piece of pink felt
Abbreviations:
MG – magic ring;
st – stitch;
ch – chain;
sl st – slip stitch;
sc – single crochet;
hdc – half double crochet;
dc – double crochet;
inc – increase (crochet 2 stitches in one stitch);
dec – decrease (crochet 2 stitches together);
BLO – back loops only;
(sc, inc) х n – repeat those in brackets n times.
Size of the toy and notes
The height of the ready toy is approx. 11 cm. Skill level is easy.
LEGS AND ARMS (4 pcs)
With pink color
1 rnd: 7 sc in MR (7)
2 rnd: 1 sc in each st around (7)
Change the color to beige one
3-5 rnd: 3 rows – 1 sc in each st around (7)
Put a little bit stuffing in each detail.
For the arms fold the opening in half and crochet 3 sc grasping the both edges,
hide the end of a thread inside the arm.
For the legs leave a thread enough for sewing.
NOSE
With pink color
Crochet 4 ch
1 rnd: begin crocheting from the 2
nd loop from the hook: – inc, 1 sc, 4 sc in one
loop, 1 sc, inc (10)
2 rnd: 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, inc, 1 sc, further back loop only – 5 sc (12)
3 rnd: BLO – 7 sc. Don’t crochet this row until the end.
Leave a thread enough for sewing.
EARS (2 pcs)
With pink color
Crochet 2 ch
1 rnd: into the first loop 3 sc, ch 1, turn crocheting (3)
2 rnd: 1 sc in each st around, ch 1, turn crocheting (3)
3 rnd: 1 sc, 3 sc in one st, 1 sc, ch 1, turn crocheting (5)
4 rnd: 4 sc, 3 sc in the last st. Don’t cut the thread, crochet sc along two edges of
the ear, crocheting 3 sc in the corners. Leave a thread enough for sewing.
BODY
With beige color
1 rnd: 6 sc in MR
2 rnd: 6 inc (12)
3 rnd: (1 sc, inc) х 6 (18)
4 rnd: (2 sc, inc) х 6 (24)
5 rnd: (3 sc, inc) х 6 (30)
6 rnd: (4 sc, inc) х 6 (36)
7 rnd: (5 sc, inc) х 6 (42)
8-15 rnd: 8 rows – 1 sc in each st around (42)
16 rnd: 11 sc, 3 sc together with the arm, 14 sc, 3 sc together with the arm, 11 sc (42)
Fasten the safety eyes between the 11 and 12 rows.
The space between the eyes is 7 stitches.
17-26 rnd: 10 rows – 1 sc in each st around (42)
For the girl pig make the row 21 back loops only.
27 rnd: (5 sc, dec) х 6 (36)
28 rnd: (4 sc, dec) х 6 (30)
29 rnd: (3 sc, dec) х 6 (24)
30 rnd: (2 sc, dec) х 6 (18)
31 rnd: (1 sc, dec) х 6 (12)
32 rnd: 6 dec
Hide the end of a thread inside the detail
TAIL
With beige color
Crochet 14 ch
From the 2
nd loop from the hook crochet sl st in each st.
Leave a thread enough for sewing
ASSEMBLY AND DECORATION
Sew the nose between the 10 and 15 rows, put a little bit stuffing inside.
Glue the black half beads. Make the small stitches near the outer corners of the eyes with a white thread.
Sew the ears and legs.
Sew the tail, twist it into a roll and fix.
Using a hole punch, cut out circles of felt and glue as the cheeks.
Embroider eyebrows with pink yarn and nostrils with beige yarn.
BOW
In MR: ch 1, sc, hdc, dc, ch 3, sl st, ch 3, dc, hdc, sc, ch 1, sl st.
Tighten the ring. Leave a thread enough for sewing.
SCARF
Crochet 65 ch. begin crocheting from the 3
nd loop from the hook: hdc in each
loop. At the end of the row make ch 2 and sl st in the last loop.
Tie a scarf and fix it to the body with a tread.