Hello everyone! I'm back again and excited to share with you another minimal-effort animal granny square to add to the collection. This time it's a cute little piggy with adjustable ears. You can make this easy and quick square with the ears folded or laid out flat as you see in the pictures. The square base is the same as my other granny square, which is a simple circle inside a square. Once you finish that, you only need to crochet the eyes, ears, and the nose/nostrils piece and sew them on. I hope you enjoy this little project as much as I did, and let me know what you think of it.
- Skill level: Intermediate.
- Instructions style: written pattern + chart.
- Crochet terminology: US.
- Customization: the ears can be laid out flat or folded and sewn.
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Materials:
- Yarn: any cotton yarn in the following colors and quantities: beige (one skein), light pink (one skein), pink (one skein), and a few yards (meters) of black yarn. Suggested yarn: D.M.C Happy Cotton, 0.7 oz (20 g), 47 yards (43 m).
- Crochet hooks, sizes D/3 (3 mm).
- Tapestry needle.
Measurements of the square: 6" x 6" (15 cm x 15 cm) approx.
Gauge: 22 sts and 12 round = 4"x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in double crochet.
Yardage: 57- 60 yards (52- 55 m) approx.
Crochet terms (US):
- ch: chain.
- chs: chains.
- st: stitch.
- sts: stitches.
- sl st: slip stitch.
- sc: single crochet.
- hdc: half double crochet.
- dc: double crochet.
- tr: treble crochet.
- sc2tog: single crochet 2 sts together.
- sc3tog: single crochet 3 sts together.
Granny square base:
Note: ch 1 and ch 3 at the beginning of rounds count as sc and dc respectively.
With the light pink yarn, make a magic circle, then work as follows:
Round 1: ch 1 into the magic circle, sc 7, sl st into the first ch. (8 sts)
Round 2: ch 1 and sc in the first st, sc 2 in each st, sl st into the first ch. (16 sts)
Round 3: ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc in st, *dc 2 in st, dc in st, repeat from * to end, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3. (24 sts)
Round 4: repeat row 3. (36 sts)
Round 5: ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc in st twice, *dc 2 in st, dc in st twice, repeat from * to end, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3. (48 sts)
Round 6: ch 3 and dc in the first st, dc in st three times, *dc 2 in st, dc in st three times, repeat from * to end, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3. (60 sts)
Cut off light pink yarn and weave in loose ends. With beige yarn make a knot, then at the eighth st after the end of last round work as follows:
Round 7: (ch 4, tr, ch 2, tr 2) in the first st, *tr in st, dc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, sc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, dc in st twice, tr in st, (tr 2, ch 2, tr 2) in st, repeat from * 3 times, tr in st, dc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, sc in st twice, hdc in st 3 times, dc in st twice, tr in st, sl st into the fourth ch of the first ch4.
Round 8:ch 3 in the first st, dc in st, *(dc, tr, ch 2, tr, dc) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to next ch 2 space, repeat from * 3 times, (dc, tr, ch 2, tr, dc) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to last st, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3.
Rounds 9 and 10: ch 3 in the first st, dc in each st to the first ch 2 space, *(dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to next ch 2 space, repeat from * 3 times, (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in ch 2 space, dc in each st to last st, sl st into the third ch of the first ch 3.
Cut off beige yarn and weave in loose ends.
The nostrils:
With pink yarn make 6 chs, work as follows:
Round 1: sc 4 in second ch from hook, sc in each ch to last ch, sc 5 in last ch, sc into other side of each ch to end, sl st to first ch.
Round 2: ch 2, sc 2 in st, hdc 2 in st twice, hdc in st, sc in st, sl st in st, sc in st, hdc in st, hdc 2 in st twice, sc 2 in st, hdc in st, dc in st, tr in st, dc in st, hdc in st, sl st to the 2nd ch of the first ch 2. Cut yarn, leaving a 8" (20 cm) yarn tail to sew the nostrils in place.
Ear (make two):
With pink yarn make 7 chs. Leave a 4" (10 cm) yarn tail to sew ears in place, then work as follows:
Row 1: sc in second ch from hook and each ch to end. (6 sts)
Rows 2 and 3: ch 1, sc in each st to last st, sc 2 in sc. (8 sts)
Row 4: ch 1, sc in each st to end. (8 sts)
Rows 5- 7: ch 1, sc in each st to last st, sc2tog. (5 sts)
Row 8: ch 1, sc2tog, sc, sc2tog. (3 sts)
Row 9: sc3tog, cut yarn, weave in loose end.
Eye (make two):
With black yarn, make a magic circle, ch 1 and sc 5 into it, sl st in the first ch, cut yarn, leaving enough yarn to sew eye in place.
Assembly:
- Sew ears on the line of the piggy head as shown in picture.
- Sew the nostrils in place.
- Sew eyes in place.
- Weave in loose ends.
Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.
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