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Pig Amigurumi Pattern

Pig Amigurumi Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Cute Companion

An adorable friend to cherish, handcrafted with love to bring comfort and joy for years to come.

About This Pig Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern teaches you how to crochet a soft pig amigurumi with distinct light and dark pink details. You will work the pieces in continuous spiral rounds and assemble the head, body, ears, nose, arms, legs and curly tail. Photos and clear shaping rounds make it easier to follow and finish.

Pig Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Ideal for intermediate crocheters who know basic increases and decreases. The finished pig is cuddly and makes a lovely handmade gift or nursery friend.

Why You'll Love This Pig Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it balances simple rounds with charming shaping to create a pig full of personality. I enjoy the mix of light and dark pink which gives the features nice contrast and definition. The ear construction and folded look are some of my favorite touches that bring real character to the face. I also appreciate that the pattern is broken into clear rounds and sections, so assembly feels manageable and rewarding.

Pig Amigurumi Pattern step 1 - construction progress Pig Amigurumi Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Pig Amigurumi Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Pig Amigurumi Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to customize this pig with different colors and yarn textures.

I often switch the light and dark pink to pastels or neutrals for a different look.

Try using a bulky yarn and a larger hook to make a chunky, cuddly version that finishes faster.

Make a tiny keychain version by using thinner yarn and a 1.75–2.0 mm hook for a pocket-sized pig.

I like to embroider small freckles or a smile for extra personality; try contrast thread for playful expressions.

Change eye size or use embroidered eyes for baby-safe toys if you are making this for a small child.

Add tiny crocheted props like a scarf or hat to turn your pig into a themed character or gift.

Experiment with position when sewing the limbs to create sitting or slightly leaning poses for variety.

I sometimes add a small weighted pellet in the base of the body for extra stability so the pig sits nicely on shelves.

For a seasonal twist, crochet the ears in a different color or make striped legs and arms to create a fun wardrobe effect.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers while working in a continuous spiral can cause you to lose the start of the round; place a marker or a scrap of yarn to mark the beginning of each round to keep count. ✗ Overstuffing the head or body makes shaping difficult and can distort the proportions; stuff gradually and test shape frequently, adding small amounts to achieve a smooth, even finish. ✗ Switching yarn colors without securing tails can result in loose ends and a messy transition; hide and weave tails neatly and use the seamless transition method described to avoid gaps. ✗ Forgetting to leave top rows of arms or legs unstuffed will make sewing them into the body awkward; leave the top 4 rows empty of stuffing as instructed to allow for easier joining and shaping.

Pig Amigurumi Pattern

Create an adorable crochet pig with this detailed amigurumi pattern. You will make a cute, poseable pig with a rounded head, snout, folded ears, arms, legs and a curly tail. Clear step-by-step rounds and helpful photos guide you through assembly and finishing touches so your pig looks polished and sweet.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Pig Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Lightweight cotton yarn (weight 3) - Light Pink (recommended amount: approximately 100g)
  • 02
    Lightweight cotton yarn (weight 3) - Dark Pink (recommended amount: approximately 50g)
  • 03
    Poly-Fil: Polyester fiberfill - small bag for stuffing

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Size B crochet hook (2.25 mm)
  • 02
    Large needle for sewing (yarn needle)
  • 03
    Two 12mm black safety eyes (use alternative for small children)
  • 04
    Scissors
  • 05
    Stitch markers or scrap yarn
  • 06
    Pins for assembly (optional)

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— Head :

Info :

Work with light pink yarn.

Round 1 :

6 sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

[ 1 sc, inc ] x 6 (18)

Round 4 :

[ 2 sc, inc ] x 6 (24)

Round 5 :

[ 3 sc, inc ] x 6 (30)

Round 6 :

[ 4 sc, inc ] x 6 (36)

Round 7 :

[ 5 sc, inc ] x 6 (42)

Round 8 :

[ 6 sc, inc ] x 6 (48)

Round 9 :

[ 7 sc, inc ] x 6 (54)

Round 10-17 :

54 sc (54)

Round 18 :

14 inc in front loop, 4 sc, 14 inc in front loop, 22 sc (82)

Round 19-20 :

82 sc (82)

Round 21 :

60 sc, dec, 18 sc, dec (80)

Round 22 :

60 sc, dec, 16 sc, dec (78)

Round 23 :

60 sc, dec, 14 sc, dec (76)

Round 24 :

60 sc, dec, 12 sc, dec (74)

Round 25 :

60 sc, dec, 10 sc, dec (72)

Round 26 :

[ 10 sc, dec ] x 6 (66)

Round 27 :

[ 2 sc, dec ] x 5, sc 12, [ dec, 2 sc ] x 8, dec (52)

Round 28 :

[ sc, dec ] x 6, sc 6, [ dec, sc ] x 8, dec x 2 (36)

Round 29 :

[ 4 sc, dec ] x 6 (30)

Round 30 :

[ 3 sc, dec ] x 6 (24)

Info :

Fasten the thread. Leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff the head tightly.

Info :

Note: Do not sew the head to the body until the eyes have been fastened on securely.

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Place the black safety eyes between rows 14 and 15. The eyes should be about 7 stitches apart. Fasten the back of the safety eyes through the head securely.

— Nose :

Info :

Work with dark pink yarn.

Round 1 :

Chain 7. Starting in the second chain from hook, sc 12 all around the foundation chain (6 sc on one side, then continue to other side and sc 6 more). There will be two stitches in each chain when finished.

Round 2 :

12 inc (24)

Round 3 :

24 sc in back loop only (24)

Round 4 :

dec, 2 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 3 sc, dec, 4 sc (19)

Info :

Fasten the thread. Leave a long tail for sewing. Place a small amount of stuffing in the inside of the nose. Sew between and just under the eyes on rows 18-22 of the head.

— Ears Part 1: (x2) :

Info :

Work with dark pink yarn. (x2)

Round 1 :

3 sc in MR (3)

Round 2 :

[4 sc in the next stitch] x 3 times. (12)

Round 3 :

2 sc, [4 sc in next stitch, 3 sc] x 2, 4 sc in next stitch, sc (21)

Round 4 :

4 sc, [4 sc in next stitch, 6 sc] x 2, 4 sc in next stitch, 2 sc (30)

Info :

Fasten the thread.

— Ears Part 2: (x2) :

Info :

Work with light pink yarn. (x2)

Round 1 :

3 sc in MR (3)

Round 2 :

[4 sc in next stitch] x 3 times. (12)

Round 3 :

2 sc, [4 sc in next stitch, 3 sc] x 2, 4 sc in next stitch, sc (21)

Round 4 :

4 sc, [4 sc in next stitch, 6 sc] x 2, 4 sc in next stitch, 2 sc (30)

Round 5 :

6 sc, [4 sc in next stitch, 9 sc] x 2, 4 sc in next stitch, 3 sc (39)

Info :

After you make one light pink ear, leave the thread uncut and continue to crochet the light pink and a dark pink ear together using the instructions below.

Info :

Take the dark pink triangle and place it over the light pink triangle. Sc through both triangles all the way around. Because the light pink has more stitches (39) than the dark pink (30) you will need to skip three stitches on each side of the light pink triangle. I try to spread the skips out a little bit, but there is no wrong way to do this. Just make sure you go through each stitch of the dark pink ear and that the two ears are connected when finished.

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Sew the ears on the head between rows 7 and 13. Let there be about 12 stitches between the ears on row 7. Leave about 4 stitches of the bottom of the ear unattached to give it an "earlobe" look. Bend the top of the ear to give it a folded look.

— Body :

Info :

Work with light pink yarn.

Round 1 :

6 sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

[ 1 sc, inc ] x 6 (18)

Round 4 :

[ 2 sc, inc ] x 6 (24)

Round 5 :

[ 3 sc, inc ] x 6 (30)

Round 6 :

[ 4 sc, inc ] x 6 (36)

Round 7 :

[ 5 sc, inc ] x 6 (42)

Round 8 :

[ 6 sc, inc ] x 6 (48)

Round 9 :

[ 7 sc, inc ] x 6 (54)

Round 10 :

[ 8 sc, inc ] x 6 (60)

Round 11 :

[ 9 sc, inc ] x 6 (66)

Round 12 :

[ 10 sc, inc ] x 6 (72)

Round 13-14 :

72 sc (72)

Round 15 :

6 sc, inc, [ 11 sc, inc ] x 5, 5 sc (78)

Round 16-21 :

78 sc (78)

Round 22 :

[ 11 sc, dec ] x 6 (72)

Round 23 :

[ 10 sc, dec ] x 6 (66)

Round 24 :

66 sc (66)

Round 25 :

5 sc, dec, [ 9 sc, dec ] x 5, 4 sc (60)

Round 26 :

[ 8 sc, dec ] x 6 (54)

Round 27 :

4 sc, dec, [ 7 sc, dec ] x 5, 3 sc (48)

Round 28 :

48 sc (48)

Round 29 :

[ 6 sc, dec ] x 6 (42)

Round 30-32 :

42 sc (42)

Round 33 :

[ 5 sc, dec ] x 6 (36)

Round 34 :

[ 4 sc, dec ] x 6 (30)

Round 35 :

[ 3 sc, dec ] x 6 (24)

Info :

Fasten the thread securely and hide the tail in the body. Stuff the body tightly. Sew the head onto the body.

— Arms: (x2) :

Info :

Start with dark pink yarn.

Round 1 :

6 sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

12 inc (24)

Round 4 :

24 sc in back loop only (24)

Round 5 :

[ 4 sc, dec ] x 4 (20)

Info :

Switch to light pink yarn. For a seamless transition, put the hook into the next loop. Wrap the light pink thread around the hook and pull through. Wrap the light pink thread around the hook again and pull through the light pink and dark pink loops to finish the first stitch. Continue in light pink.

Round 6 :

[ 3 sc, dec ] x 4 (16)

Round 7-11 :

16 sc (16)

Round 12 :

[ 6 sc, dec ] x 2 (14)

Round 13-17 :

14 sc (14)

Round 18 :

[ 5 sc, dec ] x 2 (12)

Round 19-21 :

12 sc (12)

Info :

Fasten the thread. Leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff lightly and do not stuff all the way. Leave the top 4 rows of the arm empty of stuffing. Sew where the head and body of the pig meet at a 45 degree angle. Leave about 10 stitches in between the arms at the top, front side of the pig.

— Legs (x2) :

Info :

Start with dark pink yarn.

Round 1 :

6 sc in MR (6)

Round 2 :

6 inc (12)

Round 3 :

12 inc (24)

Round 4 :

[ sc, inc ] x 12 (36)

Round 5 :

36 sc back loop only (36)

Round 6 :

[ 4 sc, dec ] x 6 (30)

Round 7 :

[ 3 sc, dec ] x 6 (24)

Info :

Switch to light pink yarn. For a seamless transition, put the hook into the next loop. Wrap the light pink thread around the hook and pull through. Wrap the light pink thread around the hook again and pull through the light pink and dark pink loops to finish the first stitch. Continue in light pink.

Round 8 :

[ 10 sc, dec ] x 2 (22)

Round 9-10 :

22 sc (22)

Round 11 :

[ 9 sc, dec ] x 2 (20)

Round 12-13 :

20 sc (20)

Round 14 :

[ 8 sc, dec ] x 2 (18)

Round 15-19 :

18 sc (18)

Info :

Leave a long tail for sewing. Stuff lightly and do not stuff all the way. Leave the top 4 rows of the leg empty of stuffing. Sew on the bottom of the pig.

— Tail :

Info :

Start with dark pink yarn.

Round 1 :

Chain 16

Round 2 :

Starting in the second chain from hook, 4 sc in each chain for the next 13 chains. Then make 2 sc in the second to last chain, and then sl st in the last chain and tie off.

Info :

You can leave a long tail to sew it onto the pig there. I personally like that end of the tail to be the end that pokes out. I fastened off the thread and then sewed the other end of the tail to the pig. It is up to you!

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Sew on rows 11-13 on the back of the pig.

— Assembly & Finishing :

Info :

Sew the nose between and just under the eyes on rows 18-22 of the head. Use the long tail from the nose to secure in place and hide thread ends.

Info :

Sew ears on the head between rows 7 and 13 with about 12 stitches between the ears on row 7. Bend and fold ears to create the earlobe and folded look before securing.

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Sew arms where head and body meet at a 45 degree angle, leaving about 10 stitches between the arms at the top front side of the pig. Leave top 4 rows of arm/leg empty of stuffing to facilitate sewing.

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Sew legs to the bottom of the body to allow the pig to sit. Sew tail onto back rows 11-13. Weave in all ends and hide tails inside stuffing for a clean finish.

Assembly Instructions

  • Attach the head to the body by aligning the base of the head with the neck opening of the body and sew securely using the long tail from the head, hiding the tail inside the stuffing as you stitch.
  • Position and fasten the nose between and just under the eyes on rows 18-22 of the head, using a long tail from the nose to stitch and secure it neatly.
  • Sew the ears onto the head between rows 7 and 13, spacing them about 12 stitches apart on row 7 and leaving about 4 bottom stitches unattached to create an earlobe effect.
  • Attach the arms on either side of the body at a 45 degree angle where the head and body meet, leaving about 10 stitches between the arms at the top front side and sewing through unstuffed rows for secure placement.
  • Sew the legs to the bottom of the body so the pig can sit evenly, and sew the tail onto rows 11-13 on the back of the pig.

Important Notes

  • 💡This pattern is worked in a continuous spiral; use a stitch marker or a scrap of yarn to mark the beginning of each round.
  • 💡Do not use safety eyes for toys intended for small children; embroider eyes instead to avoid choking hazards.
  • 💡Leave the top 4 rows of arms and legs empty of stuffing to make sewing them into the body easier and neater.
  • 💡Stuff firmly but not too tightly to maintain smooth shaping and avoid distorting the stitches.

This little pig is designed to be irresistibly cute and cozy, perfect for gifts or nursery decor. 🧶 Sew the pieces with care and enjoy the charming folded ears and plump snout. Happy crocheting and enjoy your handmade companion! 🐷✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished amigurumi is approximately 20-25 cm tall when using lightweight cotton yarn (weight 3) and the recommended 2.25 mm hook; exact size will vary with tension and yarn choice.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can change yarn weight, but this will affect the final size and stitch counts; use an appropriate hook for your yarn and adjust stuffing and placement of features accordingly.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate and assumes familiarity with single crochet, increases, decreases, working in the round, and joining pieces.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project in 5-7 hours, though time may vary based on experience, speed, and the number of breaks and assembly time.