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The Piglet Amigurumi Pattern

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

About This The Piglet Amigurumi Pattern

This pattern creates a charming piglet amigurumi using plush and cotton yarn options for different sizes. You will make a shaped head and body, ears, arms, legs and a small snout, plus an optional balloon accessory. Clear stitch-by-stitch rounds and assembly photos guide you through face tightening and finishing details.

The Piglet Amigurumi Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Includes materials for both plush and cotton versions and exact hook recommendations. Ideal for intermediate crocheters who enjoy shaping and sewn-on details.

Why You'll Love This The Piglet Amigurumi Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines soft plush textures with classic amigurumi shaping to create a cuddly, characterful piglet. I enjoy the way the color changes add charming stripes and personality to the body. The face tightening technique gives such a sweet expression and makes each finished toy unique. This pattern lets me play with different yarns to make toys at different sizes and feels rewarding every time I finish one.

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

Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to customize this piglet by changing colors — try pastel shades for a baby-themed toy or bold stripes for a playful look.

You can change the size by swapping yarn weight and hook size; using bulky plush yarn with a larger hook makes a cuddly large piglet, while thin cotton and a 2 mm hook creates a delicate mini.

I often swap the snout color or embroider freckles to give each piglet a unique personality that feels handmade and special.

For a sturdier, poseable version I sometimes add a short length of copper wire to the arms so they can be posed holding a tiny crochet prop.

If you want a keychain or bag charm, reduce the pattern by using thread-weight yarn and a 1.5-2 mm hook and leave a long tail for hanging.

I also experiment with eye options: safety eyes for a polished look or French-knot/embroidered eyes for a child-safe toy.

To make a themed set, crochet multiple piglets using different stripe patterns and attach tiny accessories, like a crocheted scarf or mini balloon.

Try altering the mouth curve or eyebrow placement when embroidering to give the piglet different expressions — a small change gives a whole new personality.

I sometimes use felt accents or stitched patches to make a playful outfit or add glittery beads for a festive version.

Don't be afraid to mix yarns: combine plush for the head with cotton for the body stripes for an interesting texture contrast that still works well together.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping stitch markers during rounds can make tracking increases and decreases confusing; place a marker at the start of each round and move it every round to stay accurate. ✗ Overstuffing the head before finishing face tightening causes distortion and makes shaping difficult; stuff gradually and leave the head slightly soft until tightening is complete. ✗ Pulling color-change tails too tight will pucker the fabric and make rounds uneven; change colors gently and weave or tie ends without pulling the last stitch too tight. ✗ Forgetting to count stitches after increases or decreases results in mis-shaped pieces; count your stitches frequently, especially after shaping rounds, to ensure correct stitch counts and shaping.

The Piglet Amigurumi Pattern

Make a sweet, huggable piglet amigurumi with this friendly crochet pattern. You will work plush and cotton yarns to create a soft, striped body, expressive face, and posable arms and legs. The pattern includes detailed step-by-step rounds, assembly and face-tightening instructions so you can finish a charming toy with professional-looking details. Perfect for gifting or a cosy craft project.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for The Piglet Amigurumi Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Plush yarn 120m/100g (Himalaya Dolphin Baby, YarnArt Dolce, etc.) - less than a ball of each color: Light pink (1) - 80319 (small amount)
  • 02
    Plush yarn 120m/100g - Pink (2) - 80314 (small amount)
  • 03
    Plush yarn 120m/100g - Crimson (3) - 80310 (small amount)
  • 04
    Alize Cotton Gold (for cotton toy) - color 149 for body and 33 for ears (consumption less than 50 g)
  • 05
    YarnArt Jeans (for cotton toy) - color 74 for head, legs, arms (consumption less than 50 g)
  • 06
    Red semi-cotton yarn for balloon (small amount)
  • 07
    Light semi-cotton or thin yarns for balloon thread wrapping (small amounts)

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook 3.25 mm (recommended for plush yarn)
  • 02
    Crochet hooks 3-4 mm (alternate for plush yarn)
  • 03
    Crochet hook 2 mm (for cotton toy details)
  • 04
    Crochet hook 2.5 mm (for semi-cotton yarn - balloon)
  • 05
    Crochet hook 1.75-2 mm (for semi-cotton thin yarn)
  • 06
    Crochet hook 1 mm (for thin yarn details)
  • 07
    Safety eyes ~8 mm (pair) or embroidered eyes for cotton piglet
  • 08
    Small piece of felt to fix the eyes
  • 09
    Yarn sewing needles
  • 10
    Stitch markers
  • 11
    Pins with large head
  • 12
    Scissors
  • 13
    Fiber filling / polyester stuffing
  • 14
    Synthetic/tooth thread for tightening and thread mount of paws (optional but stronger)
  • 15
    Superglue (for balloon thread/glue on wire)
  • 16
    Pliers (for wire)
  • 17
    Cutter
  • 18
    Copper wire D=2 mm (30 cm) for balloon or copper wire D=1.5 mm (15 cm) for small balloon

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— Head - Body :

Info :

*stuff while crocheting, don't stuff the head too tight so that to make face tightening easier

Info :

* start working with light pink yarn (1)

Round 1 :

6 SC in MR;

Round 2 :

6 INC (12);

Round 3 :

(SC, INC)*6 (18);

Round 4 :

(2 SC, INC)*6 (24);

Round 5-8 :

4 rounds of 24 SC;

Round 9 :

4 INC, 4 SC, 4 INC, 12 SC (32);

Round 10-14 :

5 rounds of 32 SC;

Info :

insert eyes between 8th and 9th rounds at a distance of 4 SC (between INCs, or embroider them with black thread);

Round 15 :

(6 SC, DEC)*4 (28);

Round 16 :

(5 SC, DEC)*4 (24);

Round 17 :

(6 SC, DEC)*3 (21);

Info :

*change color to crimson (3)

Round 18-19 :

2 rounds of 21 SC;

Round 20 :

(6 SC, INC)*3 (24);

Info :

*change color to pink (2)

Round 21 :

24 SS;

Info :

*don't pull the thread (of SS) too much, so that it will be easier to work next round. *work the last SS with the crimson thread (3)

Info :

*change color to crimson (3)

Round 22 :

BLO: 24 SC;

Round 23 :

(7 SC, INC)*3 (27);

Round 24 :

27 SC;

Info :

*change color to pink (2)

Round 25 :

27 SS;

Info :

*change color to crimson (3)

Round 26 :

BLO: (8 SC, INC)*3 (30);

Round 27 :

(9 SC, INC)*3 (33);

Round 28 :

(10 SC, INC)*3 (36);

Info :

*change color to pink (2)

Round 29 :

36 SS;

Info :

*change color to crimson (3)

Round 30 :

BLO: 36 SC;

Round 31-32 :

2 rounds of 36 SC;

Info :

*change color to pink (2)

Round 33 :

36 SS;

Info :

*change color to crimson (3)

Round 34 :

BLO: 36 SC;

Round 35 :

36 SC;

Round 36 :

(4 SC, DEC)*6 (30);

Info :

*change color to pink (2)

Round 37 :

30 SS;

Info :

- cut pink thread (2) and tie it with the main crimson thread;

Info :

*change color to crimson (3)

Round 38 :

BLO: (3 SC, DEC)*6 (24);

Round 39 :

24 SC;

Round 40 :

(2 SC, DEC)*6 (18);

Round 41 :

(SC, DEC)*6 (12);

Round 42 :

6 DEC;

Info :

- pull the hole down, fix the thread and hide the ending.

— Ear :

Info :

*pink yarn (2)

Info :

*don't stuff

Round 1 :

3 SC in MR;

Round 2 :

3 INC (6);

Round 3 :

6 SC;

Round 4 :

(SC, INC)*3 (9);

Round 5 :

(2 SC, INC)*3 (12);

Round 6 :

(3 SC, INC)*3 (15);

Round 7 :

(4 SC, INC)*3 (18);

Round 8 :

18 SC;

Round 9 :

(4 SC, DEC)*3 (15);

Round 10 :

(3 SC, DEC)*3 (12);

Round 11 :

(2 SC, DEC)*3 (9);

Info :

- fold in half and crochet 4 SS together;

Info :

- fix the thread and cut it.

— Arm :

Info :

* light pink yarn (1)

Info :

* don't stuff

Round 1 :

3 SC in MR;

Round 2 :

3 INC (6);

Round 3-4 :

2 rounds of 6 SC;

Round 5 :

DEC, 4 SC (5);

Round 6 :

INC, 4 SC (6);

Round 7 :

INC, 5 SC (7);

Round 8-14 :

7 rounds of 7 SC;

Round 15 :

3 DEC, don't work in the last St (4);

Info :

- pull the hole down, fix the thread and hide the ending.

— Leg :

Info :

* light pink yarn(1)

Round 0 :

Chain 6;

Round 1 :

start in the 2nd chain from the hook 4 SC, 3 SC into the last chain from the hook, on the other side: 3 SC, INC (12);

Round 2-3 :

2 rounds of 12 SC;

Round 4 :

3 SC, 3 DEC, 3 SC (9);

Round 5 :

2 SC, 3 DEC, SC (6);

Info :

- stuff the foot, don't stuff further;

Round 6-8 :

3 rounds of 6 SC;

Round 9 :

DEC, 4 SC (5);

Info :

- probably, you need to work additional SC, so that the foot to be positioned directly forward;

Info :

- fold detail in half and crochet it together 2 SC;

— Snout :

Info :

*start with pink yarn (2)

Round 1 :

3 SC in MR;

Round 2 :

INC, 3 SC in the same St, INC (7);

Info :

*change color to light pink

Round 3 :

7 BPSC;

Info :

- SS, fix the thread, leave a long ending to sew.

— Assembly :

Info :

Face tightening:

Step 1 :

mark 4 points under the eyes 5 rounds lower the eye at a distance of 5-6 SC between two internal points;

Step 2 :

take a strong thread of main yarn color and a long needle; insert it in the 1st point and withdraw it on the side of the eye;

Step 3 :

insert the needle in the point from the other side of the eye;

Step 4 :

withdraw the needle at the bottom, near the 1st point;

Step 5 :

stretch the thread well; tie several knots and hide endings inside; repeat the steps on the other side;

Step 6 :

then do a horizontal eye if needed (see the photo);

Step 7 :

Attach the snout:

Step 8 :

attach the snout to the face in the position shown in the photos and sew securely.

Step 9 :

Embroider the smile: mark 4 points as it is shown in the photo; insert needle under the face and withdraw it on back side; stretch the thread under the pins;

Step 10 :

fix two bottom points with thread (if needed); embroider horizontal stitches in the corners of the smile;

Step 11 :

Embroider the eyebrows as shown in photos; you can embroider additionally black eyelids;

Step 12 :

Attach the ears: position ears on the top of the head and sew them in place, checking symmetry with pins;

Step 13 :

Attach the arms (thread mount): try on the arms, choose the appropriate position;

Step 14 :

insert a long needle through the body in the place of mounting the 1st arm and withdraw it in the place of mounting the 2nd arm;

Step 15 :

insert the needle through the arm, step aside 1-2 SC on the front side;

Step 16 :

turn back through the same hole to the initial ending and put the 2nd arm on the needle;

Step 17 :

stretch the thread very well and tie the thread endings, hide them in the body through the same (initial) hole, so a knot can hide inside;

Step 18 :

if a knot doesn't hide, it means that you hid the endings not in the same hole; re-do the mounting.

Step 19 :

Attach the legs: sew them on one line at the bottom.

— Balloon :

Info :

* in this crochet pattern I use the 2nd set of materials

Info :

materials: a bit of plush yarn; a bit of light semi-cotton yarn; hook 3,5-4 mm for plush yarn; hook 1,75-2 mm for semi-cotton yarn; copper wire D=2mm 30 cm; a bit of semi-cotton yarn; a bit of light thin yarn; hook 2,5-3 mm for semi-cotton yarn; hook 1 mm for thin yarn; copper wire D=1,5mm 15 cm; stitch markers; fiber filling; superglue; pliers; cutter; scissors.

Info :

* that's better to use COPPER wire than aluminum one, because it's stronger

Info :

*red semi-cotton yarn, hook 2,5 mm *stuff while crocheting

Round 1 :

6 SC in MR;

Round 2 :

6 INC (12);

Round 3 :

(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 7-11 :

5 rounds of 36 SC;

Round 12 :

(10 SC, DEC)*3 (33);

Round 13 :

(9 SC, DEC)*3 (30);

Round 14 :

(8 SC, DEC)*3 (27);

Round 15 :

(7 SC, DEC)*3 (24);

Round 16 :

(6 SC, DEC)*3 (21);

Round 17 :

(5 SC, DEC)*3 (18);

Round 18 :

(4 SC, DEC)*3 (15);

Round 19 :

(3 SC, DEC)*3 (12);

Round 20 :

(2 SC, DEC)*3 (9);

Round 21 :

(SC, DEC)*3 (6);

Round 22 :

6 INC (12);

Round 23 :

(SC, INC)*6 (18);

Info :

- SS, fix the thread, leave long ending to fix the wire.

Info :

«Balloon thread»: - spread the glue on the wire ending and wind thin cotton thread in two directions;

Assembly Instructions

  • Mark 4 points under the eyes five rounds lower and space internal points about 5-6 SC apart before face tightening, then use a strong thread to form the facial indentation.
  • Use a long needle and main yarn color to pass through the head at the marked points, draw the thread through and tie securely, stretching well and hiding knots inside the head.
  • Attach the snout to the center of the face and sew securely; use pins to position the snout before stitching.
  • Embroider the smile by marking four guide points, inserting the needle under the face and withdrawing on the back side, stretching the thread under pins and securing with knots.
  • Mount the arms using a thread-mount: pass a long needle through the body from the first arm position to the second, thread the arms onto the needle, pull tight and tie the thread endings, hiding them inside the body.
  • Sew the legs evenly on one line at the bottom of the body so the toy stands and the feet align correctly.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers to keep track of round starts and shaping sections for more consistent results.
  • 💡Do not overstuff the head before face tightening; stuff gradually and leave a bit soft until shaping is complete.
  • 💡When changing colors, avoid pulling the last stitch too tight to make the next round easier to work and to keep rounds even.
  • 💡Pin parts in place before sewing to ensure correct alignment and symmetry while attaching ears, arms and snout.

This cute piglet pattern brings a soft, huggable friend to life with plush and cotton yarn options. Create one as a cozy gift or a handmade keepsake to brighten any shelf. Enjoy the shaping and face-tightening steps that give your piglet so much personality. 🐷🧶

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

When using Himalaya Dolphin Baby plush yarn and the recommended hook, the finished plush version measures about 28-30 cm (11.5") tall; using cotton yarns with a smaller hook gives a 15-17 cm (6.5") version.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarns but the final size will change; reduce or increase hook size appropriate to the yarn weight and adjust stuffing and eye size accordingly.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate and assumes you know basic amigurumi techniques such as magic ring, single crochet, increases, decreases, and back post single crochet; it also includes assembly and face-tightening steps.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this piglet in about 5-7 hours, depending on yarn choice, experience and whether you make the balloon accessory.