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🧶 Materials & Tools
- YarnArt Dolce 779 or Himalaya Dolphin 353 (approx. 1.5 skeins)
- YarnArt Dolce 759 or Himalaya Dolphin 314 (main body color, approx. half skein)
- Himalaya Dolphin 310 (for stripes, small amount)
- YarnArt Dolce 769 (ears and nose, small amount)
- Black Iris thread (for mouth embroidery)
- Crochet hook: 4.5 mm
- 12 mm safety eyes
- Fiberfill stuffing (holofiber or similar)
- Yarn needle (for assembly and shaping)
- Scissors
👉 Finished size: approx. 45 cm
✂️ Abbreviations
dec: decrease (sc 2 stitches together)
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stitch
inc: increase (2 sc in same stitch)
Head:
We knit with YarnArt Dolce 779 or Himalaya Dolphin 353.
1. 6 sc into magic ring;
2.6 inc (12);
3. (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18);
4. (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24);
5. (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30);
6. (4 sc, inc) × 6 (36);
7.36 sc;
8. (5 sc, inc) × 6 (42);
9. – 12. 42 sc (4 rows);
Starting from the next row, we begin to knit the cheeks.
13. 6 sc, (inc, 1 sc) × 2, 5 inc (cheek), (1sc, inc) × 3 (place for patch), 1 sc, 5 inc (cheek), (1sc, inc) × 2, 11 sc (59);
14. 6 sc, (2 sc, inc) × 2, (1 sc, inc) × 5 (cheek), (2 sc, inc) × 3, 1 sc, (1 sc, inc) × 5 (cheek), (2 sc, inc) × 2, 11 sc (76);
At this stage, the head will look like this. This is fine.
15.76 sc;
16. 6 sc, (2 sc, dec) × 2, (1 sc, dec) × 5 (cheek), (2 sc, dec) × 3, 1 sc, (1 sc, dec) × 5 (cheek), (2 sc, dec) × 2, 11 sc (59);
17.59 sc;
18. 10 sc, dec, 9 sc, dec, 7 sc, dec, 10 sc, dec, 13 sc, dec (54);
19.54 sc;
20. (7 sc, dec) × 6 (48);
21.48 sc;
22. (6 sc, dec) × 6 (42);
23.42 sc;
24. (5 sc, dec) × 6 (36);
25. (4 sc, dec) × 6 (30);
26. (3 sc, dec) × 6 (24);
27.24 sc, sl-st
Leave the thread for sewing to the head.
We insert eyes between 11 and 12 rows at a distance of 5-6 sc. We fill the head with filler.
Ears:
We knit yarn YarnArt Dolce 769 color. We do not fill with filler.
1. 6 sc into magic ring;
2. 6 sc;
3. (1 sc, inc) × 3 (9);
4. (2 sc, inc) × 3 (12);
5. (3 sc, inc) × 3 (15);
6. (4 sc, inc) × 3 (18);
7. (5 sc, inc) × 3 (21);
8. (6 sc, inc) × 3 (24);
9. (7 sc, inc) × 3 (27);
10- 12. 27 sc (3 rows);
13. (7 sc, dec) × 3 (24);
14. (6 sc, dec) × 3 (21);
15. (5 sc, dec) × 3 (18);
16. (4 sc, dec) × 3 (15), sl-st
Leave the thread for sewing the ear to the head. We sew the ears between the 3rd and 6th rows of the head.
Piglet:
We start knitting with YarnArt Dolce 769 yarn.
1. 6 sc into magic ring;
2. 6 inc (12);
3. (3 sc, 3 sc in 1 st) × 3 (18).
Change the color of the yarn to the main one (color of the head).
4. – 5. 18 sc, sl-st
Leave the thread for sewing.
The nose is sewn between 12/13 and 17/18 rows.
Muzzle stretch:
We retreat from the patch down 2 rows. We will do 2 tightenings in the corners of the mouth. Distance between ties 8 sc.
I also made a tightening between the eyes, but you can just place them closer initially. I have a distance of 6 sc. Can do 5 sc.
We embroider the mouth with black Iris in 2 additions.
Body:
We begin to knit the body with YarnArt Dolce 759 or Himalaya Dolphin 314 yarn.
We knit stripes with Himalaya Dolphin 310 yarn.
1. 6 sc into magic ring;
2.6 inc (12);
3. (1 sc, inc) × 6 (18);
4. (2 sc, inc) × 6 (24);
5. (3 sc, inc) × 6 (30);
6. (4 sc, inc) × 6 (36);
7. (5 sc, inc) × 6 (42);
8. (6 sc, inc) × 6 (48);
9. (7 sc, inc) × 6 (54);
10. stripe 310 col. 54 sc;
11. – 14. 314 col. 54 sc (4 rows);
15. stripe 310 col. 54 sc;
16. – 19. 314 col. 54 sc (4 rows);
20. stripe 310 col. 54 sc;
21. – 22. 314 col. 54 sc (2 rows);
23. (7 sc, dec) × 2.7 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, (7 sc, dec) × 2.6 sc (48);
24.48 sc;
25. stripe 310 col. 48 sc;
26. 314 col. (6 sc, dec) × 6 (42);
27.42 sc;
28. (5 sc, dec) × 6 (36);
29.36 sc;
30. strip 310 colors (4 sc, dec) × 6 (30);
31. 314 col. 30 sc;
32. (3 sc, dec) × 6 (24);
33. 24 sc, sl-st Cut the thread.
The body is tightly stuffed with filler.
Arms:
We knit with the main color.
1. 6 sc into magic ring;
2. 6 inc (12);
3. (3 sc, inc) × 3 (15);
4 – 19.15 sc (16 rows);
20. (3 sc, dec) × 3 (12);
21.12 sc;
22. (2 sc, dec) × 3 (9);
23.9 sc.
Fill the handles with filler at the bottom tightly, at the top less tightly.
Fold the handle in half and knit the sides together for 5 sc. Leave the thread for sewing the handle to the body.
We sew the handles to the last row of the body.
Legs:
We knit with yarn of the main color. Tightly fill the foot with filler and then 1/3 of the legs. We do not stuff the top.
Dial 7ch
From 2 loops we knit 5 sc, 3 sc in 1 loop, on the second side of the chain – 4 sc, 1 inc (14).
2. inc, 4 sc, 3 inc, 4 sc, 2 inc (20);
3. 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) × 3, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) × 2 (26);
4. 2 sc, inc, 4 sc, (2 sc, inc) × 3, 4 sc, (2 sc, inc) × 2 (32);
5. – 7. 32 sc (3 rows);
8. 9 sc, 6 dec, 11 sc (26);
9. 4 sc, dec, 3 sc, 3 dec, 3 sc, dec, 6 sc (21);
10. 5 sc, 6 dec, 4 sc (15);
11.-14.15 sc;
15. (3 sc, dec) × 3 (12);
16. – 18. 12 sc (3 rows);
19. (2 sc, dec) × 3 (9);
20. – 21. 9 sc (2 rows);
22. Dec, 7 sc (8).
Fold the leg in half and connect the walls of the leg 4 sc. Leave the thread for sewing. We sew the legs between the 5th and 6th rows of the body.