Crochet Your Own Cuddly Piglet in Adorable Overalls!

ByLina Morgen

Adorable Amigurumi Piglet Crochet Pattern

Create your own cute and cuddly piglet with this detailed amigurumi guide. This project is perfect for beginners and intermediate crocheters alike, resulting in a charming little companion that can be dressed in adorable overalls.

Materials Needed

  • Main Color Yarn: Light pink (approximately 0.5 skein of a cotton blend like Yarn Art Jeans).
  • Overalls Yarn: A small amount of your choice of color (Cotton Gold, Baby Cotton, or similar).
  • Accent Yarn: Bright pink (for the snout) and beige (for the hooves).
  • Crochet Hook: 2.0mm or 2.25mm.
  • Eyes: Safety eyes.
  • Other: Fiberfill stuffing, yarn needle, and optional colored pencils for blushing the cheeks.

Crochet Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • sc: single crochet
  • hdc: half double crochet
  • sl st: slip stitch
  • ch: chain
  • inc: increase (2 sc in one stitch)
  • dec: decrease (sc 2 together)
  • BLO: back loop only

Step-by-Step Pattern

The Head

Stuff the head as you work.

  • Round 1: Magic ring (or ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch) (6)
  • Round 2: 6 inc (12)
  • Round 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
  • Round 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
  • Round 5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
  • Round 6: (4 sc, inc) * 6 (36)
  • Round 7: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
  • Round 8: (6 sc, inc) * 6 (48)
  • Round 9: (7 sc, inc) * 6 (54)
  • Rounds 10-16: sc in each stitch (54)
  • Eyes: Place safety eyes between rounds 11 and 12, approximately 4 sc apart.
  • Round 17: (7 sc, dec) * 6 (48)
  • Round 18: (6 sc, dec) * 6 (42)
  • Round 19: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
  • Round 20: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
  • Round 21: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
  • Round 22: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

The Ears (Make 2)

  • Round 1: Magic ring (or ch 2, 4 sc in 2nd ch) (4)
  • Round 2: 4 inc (8)
  • Round 3: (3 sc, inc) * 2 (10)
  • Round 4: (4 sc, inc) * 2 (12)
  • Round 5: (3 sc, inc) * 3 (15)
  • Round 6: (4 sc, inc) * 3 (18)
  • Round 7: (5 sc, inc) * 3 (21)
  • Round 8: sc in each stitch (21)
  • Round 9: (5 sc, dec) * 3 (18)

Fold the piece in half and sew the bottom edge closed.

The Snout

Start with bright pink yarn.

  • Round 1: Magic ring (or ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch) (6)
  • Round 2: 6 inc (12)

Change to the main pink color.

  • Round 3: sc in each stitch BLO (12)
  • Round 4: sc in each stitch (12)

Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

The Arms (Make 2)

Start with beige yarn.

  • Round 1: Magic ring (or ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch) (6)
  • Round 2: (1 sc, inc) * 3 (9)
  • Round 3: sc in each stitch (9)

Change to the main pink color.

  • Rounds 4-11: sc in each stitch (9)

Fold the piece in half and sc across the opening (4 sc) to close it. Stuff lightly if desired.

The Legs and Body

Make two legs. Start with beige yarn. Stuff as you work.

  • Round 1: Magic ring (or ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch) (6)
  • Round 2: 6 inc (12)
  • Round 3: sc in each stitch BLO (12)
  • Round 4: sc in each stitch (12)

Change to the main pink color.

  • Round 5: (3 sc, inc) * 3 (15)
  • Rounds 6-11: sc in each stitch (15)

Fasten off the first leg. For the second leg, do not fasten off.

Joining and Finishing the Body

  • Round 12: Working from the second leg, sc 4, ch 3, join to the first leg. Sc 15 around the first leg, sc 3 on the chain, sc 15 around the second leg, sc 3 on the chain. Total: 36 sc.
  • Round 13: 14 sc, 5 inc, 17 sc (41)
  • Rounds 14-15: sc in each stitch (41)
  • Round 16: 39 sc, dec (40)
  • Round 17 (Tail): 38 sc, then for the tail: ch 6, inc in each ch, skip 1 stitch, 1 sc (40)
  • Round 18: (6 sc, dec) * 5 (35)
  • Round 19: sc in each stitch (35)
  • Round 20: (5 sc, dec) * 5 (30)
  • Rounds 21-22: sc in each stitch (30)
  • Round 23: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
  • Round 24: sc in each stitch (24)
  • Round 25: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
  • Round 26: 18 sc. During this round, position the arms at the sides and sc together with the body to attach them. (18)
  • Round 27: sc in each stitch (18)

Fasten off.

The Overalls

You can work these in rounds or back-and-forth rows for a more textured look.

Start by chaining 20 and joining with a slip stitch to the first chain to create a ring.

  • Round 1: ch 1, 19 sc, sl st (20)
  • Round 2: ch 1, 19 sc, sl st (20)
  • Round 3: ch 2, 19 hdc, sl st (20)
  • Round 4: ch 2, 19 hdc, sl st (20)

Fasten off. Make a second leg identical to the first, but do not fasten off.

Joining the legs: ch 4, sl st into the first leg.

  • Round 5: ch 2, 19 hdc on the leg, 4 sc on the chain, 20 sc on the other leg, 4 sc on the chain, sl st (48)
  • Round 6: ch 2, 47 hdc, sl st (48)
  • Round 7: ch 2, 47 hdc, sl st (48)
  • Round 8: ch 2, 45 hdc, ch 2 (hole for tail), sl st (48)
  • Round 9: ch 2, 47 hdc, sl st (48)
  • Round 10: ch 2, 5 hdc, dec, (6 hdc, dec) * 5, sl st (42)
  • Round 11: ch 2, 41 hdc, sl st (42)

Fasten off. Attach yarn to the center front, ch 1, and work 5 sc. Repeat this for 4-5 rows to create the bib. Sc around the entire perimeter of the overalls for a finished edge. Create two straps by chaining 19 and attaching them to the back in a cross pattern. An optional waist tie can be added with a simple chain.

Assembly

  1. Sew the head to the body securely.
  2. Attach the ears approximately 4-5 rows from the center of the head.
  3. Sew the snout to the center of the face.
  4. Optional: Use colored pencils or blush to add a soft pink glow to the cheeks and ears.
  5. Embroider eyebrows and nostrils on the snout to give your piglet personality.

Your adorable amigurumi piglet is now complete

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