Crochet Dapper Piggy Amigurumi Pattern: Craft Your Formal Friend!

Materials:

• Pink worsted weight yarn (for pig)
• Black worsted weight yarn (for hat, jacket, bow tie detail)
• Red worsted weight yarn (for hat band, bow tie)
• 6mm or 8mm safety eyes
• Crochet hook (e.g., 3.0mm or 3.5mm, suitable for your yarn weight)
• Polyester fiberfill for stuffing
• Yarn needle
• Stitch marker (optional, but recommended)
• Scissors

Abbreviations:

• MR: Magic Ring
• ch: chain
• sc: single crochet
• inc: increase (2 sc in one stitch)
• dec: decrease (sc 2 stitches together)
• sl st: slip stitch
• FO: Fasten off
• st(s): stitch(es)
• (…) x N: Repeat instructions in parentheses N times
• [N]: Total number of stitches in the round

Pattern Instructions:

Head & Body (Pink Yarn):

Work in continuous rounds, stuffing firmly as you go.

• R1: 6 sc in MR [6]
• R2: (inc) x 6 [12]
• R3: (sc, inc) x 6 [18]
• R4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 [24]
• R5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 [30]
• R6-10: sc around (5 rounds) [30]
• R11: (3 sc, dec) x 6 [24]
• R12: (2 sc, dec) x 6 [18]
• Insert safety eyes between R8 and R9, about 5 stitches apart. Start stuffing head firmly.
• R13: (sc, dec) x 6 [12]
• R14: sc around [12] (Neck transition)
• R15: (inc) x 12 [24] (Start body shaping)
• R16-20: sc around (5 rounds) [24]
• R21: (2 sc, dec) x 6 [18]
• R22: (sc, dec) x 6 [12]
• Stuff body firmly. FO, weave in tail.

Ears (Pink Yarn, make 2):

• R1: 4 sc in MR [4]
• R2: (sc, inc) x 2 [6]
• R3: (2 sc, inc) x 2 [8]
• R4: sc around [8]
• FO, leave long tail for sewing. Flatten and sew to head between R3 and R4 of head, slightly behind eyes.

Snout (Pink Yarn):

• R1: 6 sc in MR [6]
• R2: (inc) x 6 [12]
• FO, leave long tail for sewing. Sew to face below eyes. Embroider two small ‘nostrils’ with pink yarn or black embroidery floss.

Arms (Pink Yarn, make 2):

• R1: 6 sc in MR [6]
• R2-5: sc around (4 rounds) [6]
• FO, leave long tail for sewing. Lightly stuff. Attach to sides of body.

Legs (Pink Yarn, make 2):

• R1: 6 sc in MR [6]
• R2: (inc) x 6 [12]
• R3-5: sc around (3 rounds) [12]
• FO, leave long tail for sewing. Stuff firmly. Attach to bottom of body.

Top Hat (Black & Red Yarn):

Hat Top (Black):

• R1: 6 sc in MR [6]
• R2: (inc) x 6 [12]
• R3: (sc, inc) x 6 [18] (sl st, ch 1)

Hat Sides (Black & Red):

• R4: sc around in BLO [18]
• R5-7: sc around (3 rounds) [18]
• Change to Red yarn for R8.
• R8: sc around [18]
• Change to Black yarn for R9.
• R9: sc around [18] (sl st, ch 1)

Hat Brim (Black):

• R10: (2 sc, inc) x 6 in FLO [24]
• R11: (3 sc, inc) x 6 [30]
• FO, weave in tail. Sew to top of head.

Tuxedo Jacket (Black Yarn):

• Ch 25.
• Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across (24 sc). Ch 1, turn.
• Row 2-4: sc across (24 sc). Ch 1, turn.
• FO, leave long tail. Wrap around the pig’s body and stitch in place, leaving the front slightly open to mimic lapels.

Bow Tie (Red & Black Yarn):

Red Bow:

• Ch 6.
• Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across (5 sc). Ch 1, turn.
• Row 2-3: sc across (5 sc). Ch 1, turn.
• FO. Pinch in the middle to form a bow shape.

Black Center:

• Ch 4.
• Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across (3 sc).
• FO. Wrap around the pinched middle of the red bow and stitch to secure.
• Sew the finished bow tie to the pig’s neck, over the jacket.