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🐷 Small IGGY THE PIGGY Snuggler Crochet Pattern
Meet Iggy the Piggy — a small, squishy snuggler designed to cuddle! Tag me on Instagram and TikTok at @ruthless.crochet if you share your finished Iggy — I'd love to see them!
You are more than welcome to sell anything you've created using this pattern, just make sure you credit me as the pattern designer. The pattern is not to be copied, distributed, or resold in any format.
Terminology
The pattern uses US terminology and the piece is worked in continuous rounds, not separate rounds.
Materials
(Can be changed to suit different yarn sizes)
6.5mm & 8mm crochet hooks
Size 6 yarn (Bernat Blanket used) in White, Black, and Grey
Polyfill stuffing
Darning needle for sewing
16mm safety eyes
Abbreviations
MC = magic circle
ch = chain
Sc = single crochet
Inc = increase
Dec = decrease
CC = colour change
FLO = front loop only
BLO = back loop only
HDC = half double crochet
SLST = slip stitch
FO = fasten off
BBL = bobble stitch
Ears (Make 2)
Using 6.5mm hook
MC 4 [4]
(Sc 1, Inc 1) x2 [6]
(Sc 1, Inc 1) x3 [9]
(Sc 2, Inc 1) x3 [12]
(Sc 3, Inc 1) x3 [15]
FO — fold in half and Sc both sides as follows: Sc through both sides (x2), SC Dec in front, grab 1 stitch in back (x2), Sc through both sides (x2)
Head
Using White yarn + 6.5mm hook — working from back of head to nose
MC 6 [6]
Inc in each stitch around [12]
(Sc 1, Inc 1) x6 [18]
(Sc 2, Inc) x6 [24] STUFF5-6. Sc 24 x2 rounds [24 each round]
Sc 3, Sc 6 to attach ear, Sc 3, Sc 6 to attach ear, Sc 6 [24]
Sc 7, Dec 1, Sc 2, Dec 1, Sc 11 [22]
Sc 22 [22]
(Sc 2, Dec 1) x5, Sc 2 [17]
(Sc 3, Dec 1) x3, Sc 2 [14]
FLO 1413-14. Sc 14 x2 — ADD EYES to rows 10-11, 6-8 stitches apart
FLO Sc 14 STUFF
Back in row 15 BLO (Sc 2, Dec 1) x3, Sc 2 [11]
Sc 1, (Sc 1, Dec 1) x3 [7]
FO — close remaining stitches, hide tail in nose
Arms (Make 2)
Using Black yarn + 6.5mm hook
MC 8
BLO 8
SLST 8
CCW BLO (Sc 2, Dec 1) x2 [6]5-7. Sc 6 x3 rounds STUFF
FO — Sc 3 along top
Legs (Make 2)
Using Black yarn + 6.5mm hook
MC 8
Inc 2, Sc 2, Inc 2, Sc 2 [12]
BLO 12
Dec 6 [6]
Sc 6 STUFF
FO — Sc 3 along top
Body
Using Pink yarn + 8mm hook
SLST 8 in a circle onto the base of the head. With the head upside down and nose facing you, find the two most centered stitches — start on one side and return 2-3 stitches from the nose, approximately 3-4 stitches wide.
Sc 8
Inc 1 x8 [16]
HDC 10, attach arm with 3 Sc, HDC 3 [16]
HDC 2, attach arm with 3 Sc, HDC 11 [16]
HDC 1, (HDC 2, HDC Inc 1) x5 [21]6-7. HDC 21 [21]
(HDC 2, Dec 1) x5, HDC 1 [16]
HDC 15, in 16th stitch attach leg with Sc 1
Continue round: Sc 2, Sc 1, attach next leg with Sc 3, Sc 10 [16]
Sc Dec 8 [8]
Sc Dec 4 [4]
FO — sew remaining 4 stitches closed
Tail
Using Black yarn + 6.5mm hook
Yarn onto body directly, center 3 rounds from bottom
Chain 7
Turn in second chain from hook, Sc 3 in single stitch, fasten off and weave tail into the tail and through the body
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Congratulations on finishing your IGGY! 🐷 I hope you enjoyed making it as much as I did designing it. This pattern couldn't have been done without the help of my wonderful pattern testers — go show them some love on their socials!
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Jessica
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