Amigurumi pig free crochet pattern – Version 2
Learn to make this Amigurumi pig – Ms. Piggie using the Amigurumi pig free crochet pattern – Version 2. I have another pattern for Mr. Piggie here. When I first made Mr. Piggie, I used worsted weight yarn and I had a certain size of the finished object in mind, but while making Ms. Piggie I used light weight yarn and the finished toy turned out way smaller that I’d expected. So
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Supplies:
- Approx 25g of any Light weight yarn (4-Medium) in light pink colour. I have used half a skein- 25g of Paton’s Astra yarn in the colour Deep Pink.
- Plastic safety eyes/Small amount of thin black thread/embroidery floss for the eyes
- 2.5mm crochet hook / suitable crochet hook
- Large eye tapestry needle and scissors
- Stitch markers (to mark the beginner of the round)
- Stuffing
Abbreviations:
- Ch – chain
- MC – Magic Circle
- Sl st – slip stitch
- sc – single crochet
- inc – 2 single crochet in the specified stitch (this is an increase)
- dec – sc2tog in the specified stitches (this is a decrease)
- [Number] – Stitch count at the end of the round
- sc [x] – If you see sc followed by a number x, then make 1 sc in the next x stitches
Skill Level:
Easy
Construction:
The legs, body and head of the pig is made in one piece, which means no sewing is involved until you are ready to make the remaining parts. The arms, ears and muzzle are crocheted separately and sewn later on.
Design Inspiration :
Sometime ago, a friend of mine saw the Amigurumi Pig I’d made and wanted me to make for his friend who had had a baby. That was my first attempt at making an Amigurumi pig and it turned out great. I’d used worsted weight yarn (4-Medium) for that project. But when I got the custom order I was out of that yarn and it wasn’t in stock at my nearest store. I liked the light weight yarn (3-Light) that was available in pink colour and decided to use it for the project. But when I used the original Amigurumi pig pattern with this yarn, the pig turned out to be quite small and that was not what I had in mind for the custom order. So I had to redesign the pattern to suit this light weight yarn. And since the had
Pattern Notes:
- This project is made with light weigh yarn (3- Light), however there is no gauge required, so your can use any yarn with a suitable hook.
- Ms. Piggie looks good when the stitches are tighter, so I’d recommend using 1 or 2 smaller size crochet hook that what your yarn calls for.
- WARNING: Embroider the eyes if using it as a toy for babies. French knots work great. Plastic safely eyes can be a choking hazard. If you want to add a face to the broccoli, I’d recommend French knots using thin black yarn/thread.
Generic Amigurumi Tips:
- Amigurumi always looks better when the stitches are tighter, this also prevents the stuffing from poking out. Use 1 or 2 sizes smaller hook than your yarn calls for.
- The look of the Amigurumi finished object depends a lot on how you stuff it. Don’t be impatient and stuff too much in one go. Do it in bits.
- Always pin the body parts together before you start sewing. Be it the limbs or the eyes, mouth, ears, antlers, horns, wings etc. Doesn’t matter even if they are really small parts, pinning them helps. They always turn out better when you do this. I say this from personal experience. 🙂
Pattern:
Legs: Make 2
MC
R1: 10 sc into the circle
R2: *(sc 1, 1 inc); repeat from * all around [15]
R3-17: 1 sc in each stitch round [15]
Cut yarn and weave in the ends 1 leg. Don’t cut yarn after making 2nd leg and continue below.
Body
While making the body we will be joining the 2 legs together to form a bigger round and will be working in continuous spiral from here on.
R18: ch3, join other leg using 1 sc, 14 sc on newly joined leg, 3 sc in the next 3 ch, 15 sc on the leg, 3 sc in next chains [36] Mark the next stitch as the new beginning of the round.
R19: sc 15 , 1 inc in the next 3 stitches, sc 15, 1 inc in the next 3 stitches [42]
R20-26: 1 sc in each stitch round [42]
This creates the belly of the dinosaur. Now we will join the other 2 legs.
R27: turn, join new leg using 1sc, 1 sc in the next 3 stitches of this leg together with the belly stitches, 1sc into the next 8 stitches of just the belly, join another leg using 1 sc, 1 sc in the next 3 stitches of this leg together with the belly stitches. [16]
R28: *(sc 5, 1 dec); repeat from all around 6 times [36]
R29: *(sc 4, 1 dec); repeat from all around 6 times [30]
R30: *(sc 3, 1 dec); repeat from all around 6 times [24]
R31: *(sc 2, 1 dec); repeat from all around 6 times [18]
R32: *(sc 1, 1 dec); repeat from all around 6 times [12]
Head:
R33: *(sc 1, 1 inc); repeat from all around 6 times [18]
R34: *(sc 2, 1 inc); repeat from all around 6 times [24]
R35: *(sc 3, 1 inc); repeat from all around 6 times [30]
R36: *(sc 4, 1 inc); repeat from all around 6 times [36]
R37: *(sc 5, 1 inc); repeat from all around 6 times [42]
R38: *(sc 6, 1 inc); repeat from all around 6 times [48]
R39: *(sc 7, 1 inc); repeat from all around 6 times [54]
R40-42: 1 sc in each stitch around [54]
R43: *(sc 7, 1 dec); repeat from all around 6 times [48]
R44: *(sc 6, 1 dec); repeat from all around 6 times [42]
R45: *(sc 5, 1 dec); repeat from all around 6 times [36]
R46: *(sc 4, 1 dec); repeat from all around 6 times [30]
R47: *(sc 3, 1 dec); repeat from all around 6 times [24]
R48: *(sc 2, 1 dec); repeat from all around 6 times [18]
R49: *(sc 1, 1 dec); repeat from all around 6 times [12]
R50: 6 dec all around [6]
Ears (Make 2):
MC
R1: 6 sc in the MC [6]
R2: 6 inc all around [12]
R3: *(sc 1, 1 inc); repeat from all around 6 times [18]
R4-6: 1 sc in each stitch around [18]
Fasten off with a long tail to sew. Pin them to the head before sewing them.
Arms (Make 2):
MC
R1: 10 sc in the MC [10]
R2-12: 1 sc in each stitch around [10]
Fasten off with a long tail to sew. Pin them to the body before sewing them.
Nose:
Ch4
R1: (sc 1, ch1, sc 1)in first ch, sc 1 in next chain, (sc 1, ch1, sc 1) in last ch, continuing in the round on the other side (sc 1, ch1, sc 1) in same ch , sc 1 in next ch, (sc 1, ch1, sc 1) in next ch
R2: 1 sc in each stitch around
Fasten off with a long tail to sew. Pin it to the face before sewing them.
With that you’re all done!!!
I call this pattern Ms. Piggie because for the 2 that I’ve made so far I dressed her up as a girl using accessories like Amigurumi dress and Amigurumi hat. The dress can be used for other dolls as well and can easily be customized. You can find the pattern to the Amigurumi doll dress HERE and the Amigurumi Hat HERE.
I’d love to see your finished Amigurumi Ms. Piggie!! Please share your pictures with me on Social Media – Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest. You can share it with me on the Asmi Facebook Page and use the #asmihandmade on Instagram. Don’t forget to pin this pattern to your Pinterest board. You can purchase an inexpensive printable PDF version of this pattern on my Etsy store. It has detailed instructions with step by step pictures in it to make it very easy to follow.
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Happy Crocheting
Ranjitha
