crochet pattern “Piggy Splat”

Hi there! Today, we’ll crochet this jolly little pink piggy together.
His name is “Splat”, and he is rather pleased with himself and with life in general!
The snout of this little rascal can either be made from polymer clay, or crocheted, and its limbs are reinforced with wire inserts.

Materials and tools.

• Any suitable crochet thread in Piggy Pink (I used “Iris” by Gamma/ Visantia (10 g / 82 m [0.35 oz / 95 m]).
• A little bit of sewing thread or embroidery floss in Black for the eyebrows, and in White for the highlights under the eyes.
• Rip-resistant thread or floss for cinching (such as Iris crochet thread by Kirov Yarn Mills)
• Stuffing (polyester fiberfil).
• Crochet hook 0.75 mm [US steel hook 14].
• Insulated thin wire, 20 cm [8 inches] long.
• Glass toy eyes, diameter 2 mm. (I order them in bulk on Aliexpress.)
• A pea- sized amount of polymer modeling clay for the snout, plus a piece of parchment paper to place it on, and an oven to bake it in.
• Glue gel, “Moment” brand super glue, if not using sew-on eyes.
• Sewing needle for sewing parts together, scissors, small pincers.
• Round-nose pliers and flat-nose pliers.
• Dotting tool (with small ballpoint tip) from a nail design or mandala painting set.
• For blushing – oil pastel chalk, and a thin paintbrush with synthetic bristles; if desired, also acrylic paint for decorating the snout.
• Removable stitch marker, bent-open paper clip or waste yarn in a contrasting color to mark the beginning of the round, since this toy is worked in continuous spiral rounds.