After about a 3-month break from Mei Li of AmiguruMei, she is back to contribute another super cute amigurumi pattern, the Amigurumi Pig called Princess P (P for Peanut).
Princess P, the amigurumi pig has a rosy chick and she likes to wear her favorite ballerina skirts, not forgetting her little princess crown. This stuffed pig is a sweet, well-mannered little girl. She loves ice cream but mommy has just put her on a month-long diet. How nice it would be if she had a friend or two…
This piggy amigurumi Princess P is about 5″ high if crochet with sport weight or baby yarn. Bulkier yarn will give a slightly bigger doll size, vice versa, the lighter yarn will give a smaller size. You may refer to this post to find a suitable yarn size and its corresponding hook size for amigurumi. Read this post for general amigurumi knowledge.
Amigurumi Pig Crochet Pattern
Princess P
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I hope you have fun and enjoy making this crochet pig amigurumi. Please show us your version of Princess P the cutest stuffed pig of all.
Happy crochet!
Amigurumi Pig Crochet Pattern
Amigurumi Pig, Princess P, is about 5″ tall. She has a rosy chick. She likes to wear her favorite ballerina skirts and her little princess crown. Princess P (short for Peanut) is a sweet, well-mannered little girl. She loves ice cream but mommy has just put her on a month-long diet. How nice it would be if she had a friend or two.
Get the free crochet pattern and tutorial to make your own stuffed pig, Princess P, the amigurumi Pig.
Contributed by: Lee Mei Li of AmiguruMEI
Materials
- Acrylic yarn in beige, cream, coffee-brown, pastel yellow and sea green
- Crochet thread in black
- 2 x 4mm blue brads
- Pink felt
Tools
- 3mm hook
- Darning needle
- Polyester fiberfill
Instructions
Abbreviations
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
dc: double crochet
inc: increase, 2 single crochet into 1 stitch
inv dec: invisible decrease
AMIGURUMI PIG CROCHET PATTERN
Head
With beige yarn:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {24}.
Round 5: [Inc, sc 3] around {30}.
Round 6: [Inc, sc 4] around {36}.
Round 7: [Inc, sc 5] around {42}.
Round 8: [Inc, sc 6] around {48}.
Round 9: [Inc, sc 7] around {54}.
Round 10-19 (10 rounds altogether): Sc around {54}.
Round 20: [Inv dec, sc 7] around {48}.
Round 21: [Inv dec, sc 6] around {42}.
Round 22: [Inv dec, sc 5] around {36}.
Round 23: [Inv dec, sc 4] around {30}.
Round 24: [Inv dec, sc 3] around {24}.
Round 25: [Inv dec, sc 2] around {18}.
Stuff head.
Round 26: [Inv dec, sc 1] around {12}.
Round 27: [Inv dec] around {6}.
Fasten off and leave a long tail to make eye indentations.
Eye indentations
Using the long tail end from the head, bring it up off-center to a spot below Round 13. Make a horizontal backstitch and bring the yarn back down to the bottom of the head. Gently tug to create an indentation. Repeat on the other side. There should be 9 stitches in between. Bring yarn to the bottom of the head and trim excess.
Snout
With beige yarn:
Round 1: Sc 5 in magic ring {5}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {10}.
Round 3: Sc around in back loop only {10}.
Clean faster off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Ears
Make 2 with beige yarn:
Round 1: Sc 3 in magic ring {3}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {6}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {9}.
Round 4: [Inc, sc 2] around {12}.
Round 5-6 (2 rounds altogether): Sc around {12}.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Arms
Make 2 starting with coffee-brown yarn:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2-6 (5 rounds altogether): Change to beige yarn. Sc around {6}.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Legs
Make 2 starting with coffee-brown yarn:
Round 1: Sc 7 in magic ring {7}.
Round 2-4 (3 rounds altogether): Change to beige yarn. Sc around {7}.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Stuff lightly.
Body
With sea green yarn:
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring {6}.
Round 2: [Inc] around {12}.
Round 3: [Inc, sc 1] around {18}.
Round 4-11 (8 rounds altogether): Sc around {18}.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.
Stuff body.
Skirt
You will be surface-crocheting (counter-clockwise) onto the body. To start, turn the body piece upside down. With cream yarn on your hook:
Round 1: Sc 19{19}. (this will fall below Round 5 of the body piece)
Round 2: Sl st to first st. Continue sc around {19}.
Round 3: *4 hdc, sl st in next st, repeat from * 9 more times.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Crown
With pastel yellow yarn:
Round 1: Ch 19 {19}.
Round 2: Sl st to first st. Continue sc around {19}.
Round 3: Sc around {19}.
Round 4: *Sc in the next 4 sc, ch 1, turn, sc2together, sc 1, ch 1, turn, sc2together, ss to next st, repeat from * 3 more times.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing. Weave in other excess yarn ends.
HOW TO ASSEMBLE
- Crochet all parts of Princess P by following the crochet patterns given.
- Sew snout onto head below Round 14.
Glue on blue brads for the eyes, below Round 15. They should be about 3-4 stitches away from the nose.
With black crochet thread, sew on the nostrils and eyelids with backstitches.
Pin pieces into place before sewing.
- Turn body piece upside down. Surface-crochet the skirt directly onto the body piece.
- The skirt should have pretty frills like this.
- Sew body onto the head.
Sew on arms and legs.
Sew on ears and crown.
Cut two pink felt circles and glue them onto the cheeks.
Make different poses for Princess P, if you like.
Princess P with her beloved ice creamm.
Hi, may I know where did you get the toy filling in Penang? Is there another way except buying from Etsy? Thanks! 😀
Hi Yeen, Do you mean the fiber-filling? I used filling from pillow, you can get it in major departmental store. Get the refill pack for a cheaper price.
Hi Bel!
It’s Mei of Amigurumei. To do surface crochet, you basically attach a new strand of yarn onto your hook, much like how you would start if you’re crochething a scarf. With the yarn on the hook, you will be crocheting directly into the body piece, by going in one of the holes of the body’s single crochet and coming out in another. Continue along until you’ve basically crocheted all around to meet your first stitch, then slip stitch to that. For the following, you may continue crocheting as normal using the first circle of surface crochet stitches you made on the body. Hope this helps! 🙂
Hi,
Could you explain how do you surface crochet the skirt to the body? I can’t get the first stitch going 🙁
Thank you!
Its okay, i will buy the exact yarn that you use 🙂 i will send it to indonesia 🙂
All of the crochet you use the 2.3 mm hook? And may i know the height of the doll?
Thanks,
Best regards
pauline
Most of the amigurumi patterns used 2.3mm but you can use 3mm too. The piggy is about 5″ tall.
hi, may i know what brand do you use for the yarn? because i found hard to find the similar yarn and the small one 🙁 thanks so much 🙂
best regards,
Pauline
Hi Pauline, it is a local brand yarn. You can find similar in Lionbrand and other brand, look up for sport weight or fingering baby yarn in acrylic materials.
Hi.. I found some safety eyes here. their service is good too! 🙂
Great!!! I bought from Cotton House too but didn’t know they have safety eyes!!!
Hi.. May I ask where you get the safety in eyes in Penang? thanks!
It is hard to find the safety eyes in Penang. I bought them from Etsy (online store). Princess P is using brad pins, you may try to get them from major stationery and art supply shop.