Amigurumi tiny pig free crochet pattern

Amigurumi tiny pig free crochet pattern – Crochet your own Amigurumi tiny pig toy using this free crochet pattern. You can easily make it in under an hour using very little yarn and can be the perfect scrap buster project you’ve been looking for. It’s a tiny Amigurumi 4 legged pig which is great as a stocking stuffer, a Christmas tree ornament, or even a keychain. It can also be used as a bag or purse charm too.

If you liked this Amigurumi tiny Pig free crochet pattern, then you might also like my other free patterns.

Design Inspiration:

Most of my Amigurumi projects are inspired by animals. I like to make them look realistic at the same time maintain their cuteness and cuddly. My bub’s story books are sometimes the best inspiration for my Amigurumi projects. And this project was a result of one such story book called the “A Squash and a squeeze”. It’s a hilarious and fun read and has many farm animals in it. I absolutely love the illustrations, specially the pig and I couldn’t stop myself from crocheting one. My bub likes to hold this toy when we ready any book that have pigs in them.

There are usually so many Amigurumi patterns out there already that it’s quite challenging for your work to get noticed. So how do I try to make them stand out. By making realistic-ish looking versions of them and making 4 legged versions of the animals as they aren’t very common.

So let’s take a look at the Amigurumi tiny pig free crochet pattern.

 

 

Supplies:

  • ~25g/45m of any worsted weight yarn (4-Medium) in light pink colour. I have used Red Heart Super saver yarn in the colour Petal Pink
  • Small amount of any yarn medium weight (4-Medium) in black colour for the hooves. I have used Red Heart Super saver yarn in the colour black
  • Small amount of crochet thread in black colour OR Safety eyes
  • 2.75 crochet hook / suitable crochet hook (body)
  • 1.75 crochet hook / suitable crochet hook (legs, ears)
  • Large eye tapestry needle and scissors
  • Stitch markers (to mark the beginner of the round, optional)
  • 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 head, body, and tail of the pig are made in 1 piece. The legs are crocheted separately and sewed on to the body later.

Pattern Notes:

  • This project is made with worsted weight yarn, however there is no gauge required, so your can use any yarn with a suitable hook.
  • The Amigurumi tiny pig looks good when the stitches on the stem are tighter, the head can be crochet loose as it will give it a fuller look.
  • 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 size 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:

Body:

Use 2.75mm hook for the body.

MC

Rnd1: 6 sc in the circle [6]

Rnd2-3: 1 sc in each stitch around [6]

Rnd4: 6 inc [12] Rnd5: (sc 3, 1 inc) * 3 times [15]

Rnd6: sc 5, 5hdc inc, sc 5 [20]

Rnd7: 1 sc in each stitch around [20]

Rnd8: (sc 3, 1 dec)* 4 times [16]

Rnd9: 16 inc [32]

Rnd10-19: 1 sc in each stitch around [32]

Rnd20: (sc 2, 1 dec)* 8 times [24]

Rnd21: (sc 1, 1 dec)* 8 times [16]

Rnd22: 8 dec [8] Fasten off with a long tail. Thread the tail end into a tapestry needle and insert the needles in stitches and cinch the hole shut.

Pig Tail:

Use the long tail end we left when finishing the body and ch 8 and tie a knot at the end.

Legs (Make 4):

Use 1.75 mm hook for the legs.

With black yarn

MC

Rnd1: 4 sc in the circle [4]

Switch to pink yarn.

Rnd2-5: 4 sc in each stitch around [4]

Fasten off with a long tail to sew.

 

Ears:

Ch4, sc 1 in 2nd ch from hook, hdc 1, dc 1, 2 dc in the last stitch, working on the other side of the ch, dc 1 in the next stitch, hdc 1, sc 1 [8] Fasten off with a long tail to sew. Weave in the end underneath the stitches to bring the tail end to the base of ear. Sew the ears between Rnd 7 and Rnd 8 of the head.

Eyes:

Embroider the eyes between Rnd 5 and Rnd 6 of the head. Marking the eyes using pins before sewing them helps them keep symmetrical.

With that you’re all done!!!

I’d love to see your finished Amigurumi !! 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

Disclaimer:

This pattern is designed by Ranjitha of Asmi Handmade. A lot of time and effort has gone into this design, please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern with others, you may share this original blog post, but please do not copy and paste this on your website/blog. Please be respectful and DO NOT sell or distribute this pattern, however you may sell the finished product by giving design credits(on the finished product) to me, ‘Ranjitha of Asmi Handmade’ and provide a link to my site www.asmihandmade.com. I DO NOT grant permission for mass production or any kind of factory manufacturing of this design/finished product. Thank you for your consideration.