Piper the Pig: Free Amigurumi Pattern

March 8th, 2020 | 8 Comments | by Nea

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About the pattern

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Size: 15.5cm tall & 17.5cm wide with ears, 14.5cm tall & wide without ears.

Difficulty: Experienced

Notes: This pattern is written in English, US crochet terminology and SI units are used throughout. I use a smaller hook size than the yarn calls for to get tighter stitches. Piper is crocheted top down in continuous rounds. All measurements are approximate & will vary with your yarn & tension.

Materials & Tools

• – Yarn calling for 4.5mm hook in 2 colors, e.g. Adlibris Cotton 8/9 / Adlibris Cotton Aran
• – Pig color: 110g/165m
• – Snout accent color: <1g/2m
• – A 3.5mm crochet hook
• – Stuffing
• – Stitch markers
• – Scissors
• – Yarn needle
• – A pair of 12mm safety eyes

Abbreviations & Stitches used

• R# – Row/round number #
• P# – Picture number #
• N – Note/instruction
• T – Tip
• yo – Yarn over
• pt – Pull through
• st(s) – Stitch(es)
• ch(s) – Chain(s)
• lp(s) – Loop(s)
• sk # – Skip # sts
• mr – Magic ring/circle/loop
• ss – Slip stitch
• sc(s) – Single crochet(s)
• inc – Increase, 2 scs in same st
• dec – Decrease, sc 2 sts together
• idec – Invisible sc decrease (normal decrease works too)
• flo – Front loops only
• blo – Back loops only
• A – Pig color
• B – Snout accent color

The Pattern – Piper the Pig

Ears (2)

R1 6 sc in a mr (6)

R2 [sc, inc, sc]×2 (8)

R3 [inc, 3 sc]×2 (10)

R4 [2 sc, inc, 2 sc]×2 (12)

R5 [inc, 3 sc]×3 (15)

R6 [2 sc, inc, 2 sc]×3 (18)

R7 [inc, 5 sc]×3 (21)

R8 [3 sc, inc, 3 sc]×3 (24)

R9 [inc, 7 sc]×3 (27)

R10 27 sc (27)

R11 [idec, 7 sc]×3 (24)

R12 [sc, idec, sc]×6 (18)

N Ss in next st. Leaving a long yarn tail, cut yarn, yo & pt lp on hook completely, pull to create a knot.

Snout

R1 6 sc in a mr (6)

R2 6 inc (12)

R3 [sc, 4 inc, sc]×2 (20)

R4 [4 sc, 2 inc, 4 sc]×2 (24)

R5-7 24 sc (24)

N Ss in next st. Leaving a long yarn tail, cut yarn, yo & pt lp on hook completely, pull to create a knot.

N Using B yarn, embroider 2 lines on snout.

Tail

R1 ch 13, sk 1 ch, 12 inc (24)

N Leaving a long yarn tail, cut yarn, yo & pt lp on hook completely, pull to create a knot.

Body

R1 6 sc in a mr (6)

R2 6 inc (12)

R3 [inc, sc]×6 (18)

R4 [sc, inc, sc]×6 (24)

R5 [inc, 3 sc]×6 (30)

R6 [2 sc, inc, 2 sc]×6 (36)

R7 [inc, 5 sc]×6 (42)

R8 [3 sc, inc, 3 sc]×6 (48)

R9 [inc, 7 sc]×6 (54)

R10 [4 sc, inc, 4 sc]×6 (60)

R11 [inc, 9 sc]×6 (66)

R12 [5 sc, inc, 5 sc]×6 (72)

R13 [inc, 17]×4 (76)

R14 [9 sc, inc, 9 sc]×4 (80)

R15 [inc, 39 sc]×2 (82)

R16 [20 sc, inc, 20 sc]×2 (84)

R17 [inc, 41 sc]×2 (86)

R18 [21 sc, inc, 21 sc]×2 (88)

R19-30 88 sc (88)

R31 [idec, 42 sc]×2 (86)

R32 [21 sc, idec. 20 sc]×2 (84)

R33 [idec, 19 sc]×4 (80)

R34 [4 sc, idec, 4 sc]×8 (72)

R35-36 72 sc (72)

R37 [inc, sc, inc, 15 sc]×4 (80)

R38 [sc, inc, sc, inc, 16 sc]×4 (88)

R39 [2 sc, inc & mark second sc, sc, inc & mark first sc, 17 sc]×4 P1-2 (96)

R39.5 to move end of row, 3 sc, remove marker from next st, sc & mark new st, sc, end of row should now be between 2 markers P3 (96)

N Make sure st count is correct & markers are evenly spaced with 1 & 21 sts between. Stuff & shape continuously from here.

R40 without moving markers, [ss, ch 4, sk 21, ss, sc]×4 P4 (28)

N Insert eyes between R15 & R16 with 12 sts between symmetrically above a pair of leg openings. P5

R41 working in blo of chs & in both lps of all other sts from R40, [dec, 2 sc, dec, sc]×4 P6-7 (20)

R42 [2 idec, sc]×4 (12)

R43 6 idec (6)

N Make sure body is stuffed & shaped to your liking as it is harder to stuff & shape from the legs. Ss in next st. Leaving a yarn tail for closing, cut yarn & pull out of last st. Weave yarn tail around flo of remaining sts (6), pull to close, then bury it inside the body. P8-9

Legs (4)

T Crochet the legs in anti-clockwise order.

R1 put a slipknot on the hook & sc in middle left ch P10, sc in next ch, sc in marked sc from R39/39.5 & remove marker P11, 21 sc, sc in marked sc from R39/39.5 & remove marker, sc in each of remaining 2 chs (27)

R2 [3 sc, idec, 4 sc]×3 (24)

R3 [sc, idec, sc]×6 (18)

N If on last leg, make sure body is stuffed & shaped to your liking before continuing.

N Stuff & shape continuously from here.

R4 [idec, sc]×6 (12)

R5 6 idec (6)

N Make sure leg is stuffed & shaped to your liking. Ss in next st. Leaving a yarn tail for closing, cut yarn & pull out of last st. Weave yarn tail around flo of remaining sts (6), pull to close, then bury it inside the leg.

Assembly

N Stuff & sew snout onto face, sew ears onto head, sew tail onto back of body. P13-14

All done!

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