Free Pigs in Blanket Crochet Pattern
My daughter’s take on Pigs in Blankets!!! What do you think?? I asked her for a homemade birthday gift and this is what she made for me (and a reindeer and a polar bear – love how chubby they are in their jumpers!). I do love a cute Free Crochet Ornament Project!
Please note: we wrote this pattern up in a “hurry” – as had so many requests about it! So we have NOT been able to pattern test it or check for typos – please let me know if you spot anything!!
The Polar Bear Crochet Pattern is already available too and as well as the Reindeer Crochet Ornament!
If you are knitter… and need a Knitted Pigs in Blanket Ornament Version, we have this too! Thanks to the wonderful Jenny Church you VERY QUICKLY came up with a pattern for us. WOW!
Supplies needed to make your Pigs in Blanket Crochet Ornament:
- DK yarn in desired colors – pink, dark pink for the pig
- DK yarn in pig blanket/ pig sweater colors – e.g. blue and white or red and green
- Scrap brown or black for nose detail
- Corresponding hooks
- Safety eyes (8mm used here)
- Stuffing (we like to upcycled old pillows that have been washed first)
- Yarn needle
- OPTIONAL: ribbon for hanging
As mentioned before – I reckon this little loaf piggy would look ADORABLE made from plush yarn too!
Also note: this pig crochet pattern DOES require a little sewing. Many people shy away from “sewing” crochet projects. However, sewing crochet projects tend to be far more versatile than no sew projects and require less clever stitches (e.g. the bobble stitch).. so it is worth bearing that in mind too! We encourage people to EMBRACE sewing!
Loaf Piggy Body:
In main body color (pink),
Rnd 1: 6sc into mc [6]
Rnd 2: 6inc [12]
Rnd 3: (1sc, inc) x6 [18]
Rnd 4: (2sc, inc) x6 [24]
Rnd 5 – Rnd 12: 24sc [24]
Rnd 11: (2sc, dec) x6 [18]
Place eyes between rnds 3&4, on each side of the mc (roughly 6 stitches apart).
Begin to stuff.
Rnd 12: (1sc, dec) x6 [12]
Rnd 13: 6dec [6]
Fasten off & seal hole.
Pig nose:
In dark pink for pig,
Rnd 1: Ch 4 [4]
Rnd 2: Skip 1st chain stitch, 3sc, now working on the other side of the chain, 3sc [6]
Fasten off & leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew the muzzle/nose directly between the two eyes. Using a piece of dark brown/black yarn, embroider a nose for the polar bear/ reindeer or two small stitches for the nostrils of the pig.
Pig’s Crochet Legs x4:
In main body color (pink)
Rnd 1: 6sc into mc [6]
Rnd 2 – Rnd 3: 6sc [6]
Fasten off & leave a long tail for sewing. Do not stuff the legs.
Front legs:
Sew the front of one of the legs between rnds 5&6 of the body and sew the back of the leg between rnds 7&8. Repeat this for the other front leg. The two front legs should be 3 stitches apart and in line with the eyes.
Back legs:
Sew the front of one of the legs between rnds 10&11 of the body and sew the back of the leg between rnds 12&13. Repeat for the other back leg. The two back legs should be 3 stitches apart and in line with the front legs.
Pig ears x2:
In main body color (pink),
Rnd 1: ch 4 [4]
Rnd 2: Skip 1st chain stitch, 1sc, 1hdc, 1dc [3]
Fasten off & leave a long tail for sewing. Sew the ears between rnds 5&6 of the body. The ears should be around 4 stitches apart and in line with the eyes.
Pig tail:
In main body color (pink),
Rnd 1: ch 4 [4]
Rnd 2: Skip 1st chain stitch, (3sc all into the same stitch) x3 [9]
Fasten off & leave a long tail for sewing. Sew the tail between rnds 14&15 of the body. The tail should be directly in line with the middle of the two ears.
Sweater:
In sweater color A,
Rnd 1: ch 30 [30]
Rnd 2: Join the two ends of the chain together with a sc to create a ring, 29sc [30]
Rnd 3: 1sc, ch 5, skip 3 stitches, 21sc, ch 5, skip 3 stitches, 2sc [30 (not including the chains)]
Rnd 4: 1slst, Change color to sweater color B, Ch 3, 3dc into the hole made last rnd with the ch 5 – this is going to be the first arm hole, ch 1, (2dc all into the next stitch), (ch 1, skip 1 stitch, 2dc all into the same stitch) x 10, ch 1, skip 1 stitch, 3dc into the loop made last rnd – this is the second arm hole, ch 1, skip 1 stitch, (2dc all into the same stitch), 1slst into the 3rd chain made in the ch 3 from the start of the rnd. [30 (not including the chains)]
Change color to sweater color A,
Rnd 5: 1sc into each of the dc stitches made last rnd – do not sc into the chains from last rnd [30]
Rnd 6: 30slst [30]
Fasten off & leave a long tail for sewing.
Sew together the two ends of the chain from rnd 1 together as neatly as possible – this is the front of the jumper. Weave away any loose ends.
You could add a bit of ribbon or yarn to the jumper and turn your adorable creation into an ornament!
I love that you can quickly and easily take the little crochet sweaters/ jumpers off and switch them around!
I reckon this chunky loaf pig would also look super lovely in plush yarn as a pig plushy… what do you think? Would you give it a go as a plush pig crochet pattern?
Check out more from this range of chonky ornaments. The Pigs in Blanket, also has a Polar Bear Crochet Ornament friend and Reindeer friend. They are of course the same pattern, plus the additional ear/ tail features!
More from my (of course FAB!) daughter:
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More great Christmas Crochet Ornaments here:
