I’m very excited to share this free crochet pattern for a super cute piggy with a little fir tree. It takes a little bit of time to create a very cute gift. You can use whatever sized yarn and matching hook to change the size of your piggy. It´s a perfect New Year´s gift for friends, coworkers or relatives. So, grab your hook, heat up a cup of hot cocoa or coffee and let’s make this little fluffy buddy together.
SUPPLIES
cotton yarn (e.g. Schachenmayr Catania 125m/50g) in the following colors: rose, beige, red and green, Schachenmayr Tabby yarn in rose or any color you choose, crochet hook 3 mm, black beads, scissors, yarn needle, Fiberfil stuffing.
SKILL LEVEL
Easy
SIZE
The ready amigurumi is approx. 10 cm long, can be made bigger or smaller depending on the yarn and hook you use.
SKILLS YOU NEED
chain, single crochet, double crochet, half double crochet, slip stitch, increase, decrease
ABBREVIATIONS
Ch =chain
St = stitch
Sc = single crochet
Sl st = slip stitch
dec = decrease stitch (two single crochets together)
inc = increase stitch (two single crochets in the one stitch)
Dc = double crochet
Hdc = half double crochet
Tc = tripple crochet
Rnd = Round
* = repeat instructions for the times indicated
(...) = total amount of stitches
TIPS
- Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
- Use a stitch marker or piece of yarn to keep track of the last stitch in each round
- All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.
- When filling with polyester stuffing, pull apart each large chunk into many smaller chunks. This ensures an even distribution of firmness within the amigurumi
- Amigurumi can be made in any desired colors.
Seamless way of changing color when working in the round
Pick up the new color at the end of the round: inset your hook into the stitch, yarn over the new color and pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook to complete the stitch.
To make a magic ring
- Loop the thread twice around your middle finger
- Put the hook under both loops, pull the yarn under the loops and hook the thread again
- Pull the thread through the new loop. The first crochet stitch is ready!
- Repeat the needed number of times.
- Pull the inner threads to tighten the ring.
SHIFT STITCH
Sometimes during a work of the spiral amigurumi, you need to keep the work symmetrically. As work tends to twist to the right you need to adjust the position of the marker periodically (beginning of the round).
Shift stitch is an extra stitch you work at the end of a round to make your work look symmetrical. If you notice that the marker moves right, you need to work one extra stitch at the end of the round and move marker for one stitch (now 2nd stitch of the round becomes first). This is the shift stitch.
The shift stitch is not included in the round description. To check if it’s time to work shift stitch fold your work in half and check if marker still goes straight or use a yarn that marks a straight line.
You may think this is an increase, but it isn’t. This way you don’t increase or decrease the number of stitches. The stitches count remains the same.
INSTRUCTIONS
The piggy consists of several parts which you crochet separately and then sew them together.
BODY and HEAD
Work with Schachenmayr Tabby yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into a Magic Ring
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: *single crochet in next st, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Round 5: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches)
Round 6: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (36 stitches)
Round 7: *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (42 stitches)
Rounds 8-19: single crochet in each of next 42 stitches
Round 20: *dec, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)
Round 21: *dec, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 22: *dec, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
Stuff the body firmly.
Round 23: *dec, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Round 24: *dec, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Round 25: *decrease* 6 times.
Bind off. Weave in yarn ends.
EAR (2x)
Use Schachenmayr Tabby yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: increase 6 times (12 stitches)
Round 3: single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, double crochet in each of next 2 stitches, tc in the next stitch, double crochet in each of next 2 stitches, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches
Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing ears to the head.
LEG (4x)
Start using Schachenmayr Catania yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: single crochet in each of next 6 stitches
Round 3: *increase, single crochet in next stitch* (9 stitches)
Change the yarn to Schachenmayr Tabby.
Rounds 4-7: single crochet in each of next 9 stitches
Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing legs to the body.
SNOUT
Work using Schachenmayr Catania yarn.
Round 1: chain 4 stitches
Round 2: single crochet in the second stitch from hook and in the next stitch, 3 single crochets in the next stitch, working in the other side of foundation chain: single crochet in the next stitch, increase
Round 3: increase, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, 3 single crochets in the next stitch, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase
Round 4: increase, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, 3 single crochets in next stitch, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase twice
Round 5: increase, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase 4 times, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase twice
Round 6: *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* twice, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, *single crochet in the next stitch, increase* 4 times, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, single crochet in the next stitch, increase (30 stitches)
Round 7 (working into the back loop): single crochet in each of next stitches till the end of the round
Rounds 8-9: single crochet in each of next 30 stitches
Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing legs to the head of your piggy.
TAIL
Work using Schachenmayr Catania yarn.
Chain 15 stitches, single crochet into each of next stitch until the end of the row. Bind off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
ASSEMBLY
Sew tail to the body of your piggy.
Sew snout onto the head.
Place the ears in their right place. Using the yarn left sew them to the head. Be sure to step back and take a look to make sure ears are even.
Legs are attached to the body now. Thread a needle on one of the yarn tails left from the legs and sew them to the body of your piggy.
Place the eyes in their right place and sew them to the head of the piggy. Embroider mouth with black yarn. Proceed to the smile if desired. You can also add eyebrows. Weave in all ends.
HAT
Start crocheting using red color yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Round 2: single crochet in each of next 6 stitches
Round 3: *single crochet in next stitch, increase* (9 stitches)
Round 4: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (12 stitches)
Round 5: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (15 stitches)
Round 6: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 7: *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (21 stitches)
Round 8: single crochet in each of next 21 stitches
Change the yarn color to white
Round 9: single crochet in each of next 21 stitches
Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.
FIR TREE
Crochet with green color yarn.
Round 1: 6 single crochets into Magic Ring
Rounds 2-3: single crochet in each of next 6 stitches
Round 4: *single crochet in next stitch, increase* (9 stitches)
Round 5: single crochet in each of next 9 stitches
Round 6: *single crochet in each of next 2 stitches, increase* (12 stitches)
Round 7: single crochet in each of next 12 stitches
Round 8: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (15 stitches)
Rounds 9-10: single crochet in each of next 15 stitches
Round 11: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (18 stitches)
Round 12: single crochet in each of next 18 stitches
Round 13: *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (21 stitches)
Round 14: single crochet in each of next 21 stitches
Round 15: *single crochet in each of next 6 stitches, increase* (24 stitches)
Round 16: single crochet in each of next 24 stitches
Round 17: *single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, increase* (30 stitches)
Round 18: *single crochet in each of next 4 stitches, increase* (36 stitches)
Round 19: single crochet in each of next 36 stitches
Round 20: *single crochet in each of next 5 stitches, increase* (42 stitches)
Round 21: single crochet in each of next 42 stitches
Round 22: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 5 stitches* (36 stitches)
Round 23: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 4 stitches* (30 stitches)
Round 24: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 3 stitches* (24 stitches)
Round 25: *decrease, single crochet in each of next 2 stitches* (18 stitches)
Stuff the fir tree firmly.
Round 26: *decrease, single crochet in the next stitch* (12 stitches)
Round 27: *decrease*, repeat 6 times.
Bind off. Hide yarn ends.
RUFFLE
Row 1: Make ca 50 cm long crochet chain.
Row 2: single crochet in the next stitch, *picot, (chain 3, slip stitch in the first chain), chain 1 stitch, skip the next stitch, single crochet in the next stitch*, repeat from* to* till the end of row.
Bind off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew ruffles to the hat with distance of 2-3 rows. Decorate it as desired.
Happy crocheting!
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