A Pig of Fortune!

Here is Sam’s Christmas Stuffie 2008!

It is truly seamless except for the ears, lip & tail!

I made him on dpns with extra yarn I had remaining from his Boob-a-hedron… so this little piggy really did use less than half of a skein of the light pink.

Sigh. Why can’t we all make art for a living & still have insurance?

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The Pattern for the PIG

Yarn: Caron Simply Soft in pink, magenta & black
(Negligible stash-y amounts of magenta & black, about 175 yds of pink, or main color)

Needles: US 5 / 3.75 mm DPN

Gauge: Not important, but 4.5 sts & 6 rows = 1”

Supplies:
~Size F crochet hook
~Yarn Needle
~Poly Fiber-Fil
~Scissors


HEAD & BODY:
Row 1: Using MC yarn, Long Tail CO 8sts
Row 2: Sl1, Purl
Row 3: Sl1, M1, K6,M1, K1=10 sts
Row 4: Sl1, Purl
Row 5: Sl1, M1, K8, M1, K1=12 sts
Row 6: Sl1, Purl
Row 7: Sl1, Knit (at this time, work the intarsia for the nostrils: Sl1, K2 pink, K2 black, K2 pink, K2 black,K3 pink)
Row 8: Sl1, Purl (Sl1, P1 pink, P3 black, P2 pink, P3 black, P2 pink)
Row 9: Sl1, Knit (Sl1, K1 pink, K3 black, K2 pink, K3 black, K2 pink)
Row 10: Sl1, Purl (Sl1, P1 pink, P3 black, P2 pink, P3 black, P2 pink)
Row 11: Sl1, Knit (Sl1, K2 pink, K2 black, K2 pink, K2 black,K3 pink Break black yarn & weave in ends later.)
Row 13: Sl1, Purl
Row 14: Sl1, K2tog, K6, PSSO, K1=10 sts
Row 15: Sl1, Purl
Row 16: Sl1, K2tog, K4, PSSO, K1=8 sts
Row 17: Sl1, Purl
Row 18: Sl1, K7

While keeping the live sts on one dpn, Pick up 22 sts in slipped edge stitches for a total of 28 sts.
Row 19: Place marker at the beginning of row & knit 8 rows


Muzzle Increases:

Row 26: Knit to last 4 sts , Purl last 4 sts (this is the row of sts you'll use to sew on lip!)
Row 27: Purl 4sts, K to end of round
Row 28: Knit
Row 29: K1, M1, (K2, M1)*, K1= 44 sts
Row 30: Knit
Row 31: K9, M1, K2, M1, K3, (M1, K1, M1, K2)*six times, K1, M1, K2, M1, K9= 60 sts
Row 32: Knit
Row 33: K10, M1, K2, M1, K7, (M1, K2, M1, K3)*five times, K4, M1, K2, M1, K10= 74 sts
Row 34: Knit
Row 35: K11, M1, K2, M1, K23, M1, K2, M1, K23, M1, K2, M1, K11= 80 sts
Row 36: Knit
Row 37: K12, M1, K2, M1, K50, M1, K2, M1, K12= 84 sts
Row 38-40: Knit
Row 41: K12, PSSO, K2, K2Tog, K to 18 sts before marker, PSSO, K2, K2Tog, K12= 80 sts
Row 42: Knit (I placed some Purl stitches on top of his head where I wanted guides to sew on ears at this point, but please yourself...)
Row 43: K11, PSSO, K2, K2Tog, K to 17 sts before marker, PSSO, K2, K2Tog, K11= 76 sts
Row 44: Knit
Row 45: K10, PSSO, K2, K2Tog, K to 16 sts before marker, PSSO, K2, K2Tog, K10= 72 sts
Row 46-48: Knit
Row 49: K4 with MC, K8 with waste yarn (Just like placing an "afterthought thumb in a mitten!), Knit to 12 sts before marker, K8 with waste yarn, K4 with MC.
Row 50-57: Knit
Row 58: K4 with MC, K8 with waste yarn, Knit to 12 sts before marker, K8 with waste yarn, K4 with MC.
Row 59-61: Knit
Row 62: (K7, K2Tog)* = 64 sts
Row 63: Knit
Row 64: (K6, K2Tog)* = 56 sts
Row 65: Knit
Row 66: (K5, K2Tog)* = 48 sts
Row 67: Knit
Row 68: (K4, K2Tog)* = 40 sts
Row 69: Knit
Row 70: (K3, K2Tog)* = 32 sts
Row 71: Knit (I stuffed the body at this point...)
Row 72: (K2, K2Tog)* = 24 sts
Row 73: Knit
Row 74: (K1, K2Tog)* = 16 sts
Row 75: Knit
Row 76: (K2Tog)* = 8sts
~Break yarn & run through loops with a yarn needle, pull tight, stitch closed & bury end.


TAIL:
Row 1: Using MC, Long Tail CO 10.
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: Sl1, (M1, K1)* to end.
Row 4: Purl
Row 5: Sl1, (M1, K1)* to end.
Row 6 BO in Purl
~Use cast on or Bound off tail to sew onto body. I sewed mine onto the 8 st closure of body...)

LIP:
Row 1: Using MC yarn, Long Tail CO 8sts
Row 2: Sl1, Purl
Row 3: Sl1, M1, K6,M1, K1=10 sts
Row 4: Sl1, Purl
Row 5: Sl1, M1, K8, M1, K1=12 sts
Row 6: Sl1, Purl
Row 7: Sl1, K10, P1
Row 8: Sl1, K10, P1
Break yarn, switch to CC (magenta)
Row 9: Sl1, Knit
Row 10: Sl1, Purl
Row 11: Sl1, K2Tog, K6, PSSO, K1 =10 sts
Row 12: Sl1, Purl
Row 13: Sl1, K2Tog, K4, PSSO, K1 =8 sts
Row 14: Sl1, Purl
Row 15: BO in Knit

~Fold at Middle RS out
~Single crochet together using slipped stitches as guide using MC yarn (pink). Leave long tail for finishing (tail will sew on lip using purl bump sts as a guide.)

EARS:

Row 1: Using MC yarn, Long Tail CO 4sts
Row 2: Sl1, Purl
Row 3: Sl1, Knit
Row 4: Sl1. Purl
Row 5: Sl1, M1, K2, M1, K1= 6 sts
Row 6: Sl1, Purl
Row 7: Sl1, M1, K4, M1, K1= 8 sts
Row 8: Sl1, Purl
Row 9: Sl1, M1, K6, M1, K1= 10 sts
Row 10: Sl1, Purl
Row 11: Sl1, M1, K8, M1, K1= 12 sts
Row 12: Sl1, Purl
Row 13: Sl1, Knit
Row 14: Sl1, Purl
Row 15: Sl1, K10, P1
Row 16: Sl1, K10, P1
~Break yarn, switch to CC (magenta)
Row 17: Sl1, Knit
Row 18: Sl1, Purl
Row 19: Sl1, Knit
Row 20: Sl1, Purl
Row 21: Sl1, K2Tog, K6, PSSO, K1 = 10 sts
Row 22: Sl1, Purl
Row 23: Sl1, K2Tog, K4, PSSO, K1 = 8 sts
Row 24: Sl1, Purl
Row 25: Sl1, K2Tog, K2, PSSO, K1 = 6 sts
Row 26: Sl1, Purl
Row 21: Sl1, K2Tog, , PSSO, K1 = 4 sts
Row 22: Sl1, Purl
Row 23: Sl1, Knit
Row 24: BO in Purl

~Fold at Middle RS out
~Single crochet together using slipped stitches as guide with MC (pink). Leave long tail for finishing (tail will sew on ears to purl bump guides, CC color facing front as shown.)

LEGS:

~Work legs one at a time as you would an afterthought thumb to a mitten. Leave a long tail to close up the inevitable gaps which happen at the "corners" of the pick up.

~Carefully remove waste yarn & Place 4 sts each on 4 dpns. =16 sts
Row 1: Pick up 1 sts on body on each dpn to tighten =20 sts
Row 2-9: knit in the round
Row 10: Break MC yarn & switch to black, Knit 1 round
~Divide sts 10/10 to create split hoof

First Half of Hoof:
Row 1: K10, CO6, divide over 3 dpns (5/6/5)
Row 2: K 1 round
Row 3: (K2, K2Tog)* = 12 sts
Row 4: K1 round
Row 5: (K1, K2Tog)* = 8 sts
Break yarn & pull end through loop to close, pull tight, tie off & bury end

Second Half of Hoof:
Row 1: Leave a long tail, K10, CO6, divide over 3 dpns (5/6/5)
Row 2: K 1 round
Row 3: (K2, K2Tog)* = 12 sts
Row 4: K1 round
Row 5: (K1, K2Tog)* = 8 sts
Break yarn & pull end through loop to close, pull tight, tie off & bury end

~ Stuff Leg & use tail to stitch Co edges together to create cloven hoofies!