🐷 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

1. MC 4 [4]
2. (Sc 1, Inc 1) x2 [6]
3. (Sc 1, Inc 1) x3 [9]
4. (Sc 2, Inc 1) x3 [12]
5. (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

1. MC 6 [6]
2. Inc in each stitch around [12]
3. (Sc 1, Inc 1) x6 [18]
4. (Sc 2, Inc) x6 [24] STUFF
   5-6. Sc 24 x2 rounds [24 each round]
5. Sc 3, Sc 6 to attach ear, Sc 3, Sc 6 to attach ear, Sc 6 [24]
6. Sc 7, Dec 1, Sc 2, Dec 1, Sc 11 [22]
7. Sc 22 [22]
8. (Sc 2, Dec 1) x5, Sc 2 [17]
9. (Sc 3, Dec 1) x3, Sc 2 [14]
10. FLO 14
    13-14. Sc 14 x2 — ADD EYES to rows 10-11, 6-8 stitches apart
11. FLO Sc 14 STUFF
12. Back in row 15 BLO (Sc 2, Dec 1) x3, Sc 2 [11]
13. 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

1. MC 8
2. BLO 8
3. SLST 8
4. 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

1. MC 8
2. Inc 2, Sc 2, Inc 2, Sc 2 [12]
3. BLO 12
4. Dec 6 [6]
5. 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.

1. Sc 8
2. Inc 1 x8 [16]
3. HDC 10, attach arm with 3 Sc, HDC 3 [16]
4. HDC 2, attach arm with 3 Sc, HDC 11 [16]
5. HDC 1, (HDC 2, HDC Inc 1) x5 [21]
   6-7. HDC 21 [21]
6. (HDC 2, Dec 1) x5, HDC 1 [16]
7. HDC 15, in 16th stitch attach leg with Sc 1
8. Continue round: Sc 2, Sc 1, attach next leg with Sc 3, Sc 10 [16]
9. Sc Dec 8 [8]
10. Sc Dec 4 [4]

FO — sew remaining 4 stitches closed

Tail

Using Black yarn + 6.5mm hook

1. Yarn onto body directly, center 3 rounds from bottom
2. Chain 7
3. 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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I would love to see how yours turned out — please share and tag me on Instagram @ruthless.crochet

Jessica