Friday, 26 April 2013

Penny the Pig

My latest project are these cute little pigs.


The pattern is very easy. The body incl. snout and tail is made in one piece (see picture below).

Materials
2,5 mm hook
Cotton yarn (pink + black and white for the eyes)
Polyester fiberfill
Tapestry needle
Finished size: 16 cm long (excl. tail) and 12 cm tall.

Abbreviations 
sc: single crochet
dec: single crochet decrease
inc: 2 sc in sc

Head/Body
Start with the snout 
Rnd 1: 6 single crochet into magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: 2sc in each st around (12)
Rnd 3: (inc, 1sc) x6 (18)
Rnd 4: (inc, 2sc) x6 (24)
Rnd 5: (inc, 3sc) x6 (30)
Rnd 6: “1sc in each sc” (in the inner loop) (30)
Rnd 7-8: “1sc in each sc around” (30)
Rnd 9: (inc, 9sc) x3 (33)
Rnd 10: (inc, 10sc) x3 (36)
Rnd 11: (inc, 5sc) x6 (42)
Rnd 12: (inc, 2sc) x14 (56)
Rnd 13: (inc, 7sc) x7 (63)
Rnd 14: (inc, 8sc) x7 (70)
Rnd 15: (inc, 9sc) x7 (77)
Rnd 16: (inc, 10sc) x7 (84)
Rnd 17: (inc, 11sc) x7 (91)
Rnd 18: (inc, 12sc) x7 (98)
Rnd 19-50: 1sc in each sc around (98)
Rnd 51: (dec, 12sc) x7 (91)
Rnd 52: (dec, 11sc) x7 (84)
Rnd 53: (dec, 10sc) x7 (77)
Rnd 54: (dec, 9sc) x7 (70)
Rnd 55: (dec, 8sc) x7 (63)
Rnd 56: (dec, 7sc) x7 (56)
Rnd 57: (dec, 6sc) x7 (49) 
Rnd 58: (dec, 5sc) x7 (42) Stuff with poly fill.
Rnd 59: (dec, 4sc) x7 (35)
Rnd 60: (dec, 3sc) x7 (28)
Rnd 61: (dec, 2sc) x7 (21)
Rnd 62: (dec, 1sc) x7 (14)
Rnd 63: (dec) x7 (7) Start making the tail. 
Rnd 64-92: 1sc in each sc around (7) Insert pipe cleaner (10 cm). Close up.
Fasten off. Make a curl on the tail. 

Leg (Make four)
Rnd 1: 6 single crochet into magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: 2sc in each st around (12)
Rnd 3: (inc, 1sc) x6 (18) 
Rnd 4: (inc, 2sc) x6 (24)
Rnd 5: (inc, 3sc) x6 (30)
Rnd 6-10: “1sc in each sc around” (30)
Finish up, cut yarn leaving a tail long enough to attach to the body 

Ear (Make two)
Rnd 1: 4 single crochet into magic ring (4)
Rnd 2: (inc, 1sc) x2 (6)
Rnd 3: (inc, 2sc) x2 (8)
Rnd 4: (inc, 1sc) x4 (12)
Rnd 5: (inc, 2sc) x4 (16)
Rnd 6: (inc, 3sc) x4 (20)
Rnd 7: (inc, 4sc) x4 (24)
Rnd 8: (inc, 5sc) x4 (28)
Rnd 9: (inc, 6sc) x4 (32)
Rnd 10-12: Sc in each sc around (32)
Finish up, cut yarn leaving a tail long enough to attach to the body 

Eye (Make two)
White yarn Rnd 1: 6 single crochet into magic ring (6)
Rnd 2: 2sc in each sc around (12)
Rnd 3: (inc, 1sc) x6 (18)
Finish up, cut yarn leaving a tail long enough to attach on the body 

Pupil (Make two)
Black yarn Rnd1: 6 single crochet into magic ring (6 sts)
Rnd2: 2sc in each st around (12 sts)
Finish up, cut yarn leaving a tail long enough to attach on the eye 

Attach the legs and ears to the body.
Sew the pupils on the eyes and attach the above the snout.
Embroider eyelashes above the eyes and a red smiling mouth 2 rounds below the snout.

You´re done!! Enjoy your own little pig.

This pattern is an original pattern by Anja Nielsen, Crochet Fairy (April 2013). Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint it on your site. You may keep a copy for your own personal use but you may not sell or distribute it. Kindly inform and credit me if you want to sell items made from this pattern. 
Thank You.