Who doesn’t love a good pig?? With this free pattern you can crochet your own mini pig! This pattern works up quick and is super easy so you can make a whole army of mini pigs!
Mini Pig Free Crochet Pattern Notes
I made these little bad boys using continuous rounds. The legs are joined together to form the body, and the body leaves holes for you to attach the arms to. I used a 3.5 mm hook with medium weight yarn, and they worked up to be about 4.5 inches tall. Feel free to mix it up with different sizes of hooks and yarns to make an extra mini or not so mini pig!
Stitches and Abbreviations
Here are the crochet stitches and abbreviations used in this pattern. Click the link if you need a refresher on how to do them!
- magic ring – mr
- chain -ch
- single crochet – sc
- slip stitch – slst
- increase – inc
- decrease – dec
- back loops only – BLO
Any parts of the pattern written in brackets [ ] will tell you that this part needs to be repeated. It will be followed by an ‘x’ to let you know how many times it should be repeated.
Materials
- 3.5mm crochet hook
- scissors
- tapestry needle
- stitch marker
- yarn for body (I used leftover yarn in a medium weight)
- fiberfill for stuffing
- safety eyes
- fabric paint or embroidery thread for the nostrils
- hot glue gun
Mini Pig Free Crochet Pattern
Start with the legs, fasten off the first one but continue on to the body on the second one.
Legs
Make 2.
With pink yarn, create a magic ring.
Round 1: 6 sc in mr (6)
Rounds 2-4: sc around (6)
Fasten off the first leg. DO NOT fasten off the second leg. Instead, continue to the body. Stuff the legs firmly. I like to use the back of my crochet hook to really push the stuffing in there.
Body (continued from legs)
Round 5: ch 6, 6 sc around the first leg, 6 sc across ch, 6 sc around second leg, 6 sc across other side of ch (24)
Round 6: [3 sc, inc] x 6 (30)
Round 7: [2 sc, inc, 2sc] x 6 (36)
Rounds 8-14: sc around (36)
In the next round, you are going to be creating holes where the arms will be attached. If you crochet much tighter or looser than I do, you might need to adjust where you put the chains and skipped stitches. Simply crochet more or less single crochets at the beginning of the round to make sure that the arm holes are centered in front of the body.
Round 15: 9 sc, ch 3, skip 3 stitches, 6 sc, ch 3, skip 3 stitches, 15 sc (36)
Round 16: 9 sc, 3 sc in ch, 6 sc, 3 sc in ch, 15 sc (36)
Rounds 17-20: sc around (36)
Add safety eyes between rounds 18 and 19 about 5 stitches apart. Start stuffing the body firmly and continue stuffing along the way. Make sure to really stuff down into the legs.
Round 21: [2 sc, dec, 2 sc] x 6 (30)
Round 22: [3sc, dec] x 6 (24)
Round 23: [sc, dec, sc] x 6 (18)
Round 24: [dec, sc] x 6 (12)
Round 25: dec x 6 (6)
Fasten off. Make sure the body is stuffed firmly to the top. Use the tail to close the opening, and hide the end.
Arms
Make 2.
With the pink yarn, attach to the corner of the opening for the arm.
Round 1: 6 sc around the opening of the arm (6)
Rounds 2: sc around (6)
Round 3: sc around (6)
Fasten off. Push as much stuffing into the arm as you can. I use the back of my crochet hook to do this. Use the tail to pull the hole closed, and hide the end.
Ears
Make 2.
With pink yarn, create a magic ring.
Round 1: 4 sc in mr (4)
Round 2: inc, 3 sc (5)
Round 3: inc, 4 sc (6)
Round 4: inc, 5 sc (7)
Round 5: inc, 6 sc (8)
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Sew the ears to the top of the head, and then fold them in half.
Snout
With pink yarn, create a magic ring.
Round 1: 8 sc in mr (8)
Round 2: in BLO sc around (8)
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. If you are are going to embroider on the nostrils, now would be the best time to do it. Stuff the nose as much as possible, and then sew it beneath the eyes. If using fabric paint, make two little nostrils.
Tail
With pink yarn, chain 11. In 2nd ch from hook, sl st across (10)
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. It will naturally want to start curling a bit. Twist it to make it even curlier. Sew to the butt of the pig.
And there you have it! Your little piggy is done! Thank you for choosing this pattern, and please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. If you loved this mini pattern and want to make more, check out all my mini patterns here!
