Sir Francis the Pig

Sir Francis the Pig ©2014 Primarily Patterns 1

Body Materials & Tools
15 yards worsted weight yarn
worked from nose
1 pair 6mm black safety eyes
Round 1: 6 sc in mglp, slst to join (6) stuffing
Round 2: ch1, in blo sc in each st around. Do (6) 3.5mm (E) crochet hook
not join. 2.25mm (B) crochet hook OR similar

Round 3: inc in each st around (12)

Round 4: sc in each st around (12)
Round 5: sc , ear, sk 1 st, 3 sc, ear, sk 1 st, 6 (12)
sc. Count skipped sts as part of this round.
Round 6: Working behind ears, [3 sc, inc] 3x (15) Abbreviations (US notation)
Round 7: [2 sc, inc] 5x (20) blo = back loop only
ch = chain
Round 8: 14 sc, cl, 3 sc, cl, sc (20) cl = cluster
Rounds 9-11: sc in each st around (20) dec = decrease
hdc = half double crochet
Round 12: 15 sc, cl, 3 sc, cl (20)
inc = increase
Insert eyes approximately one row in front of lp = loop
ears. mglp = magic loop
Round 13: [2 sc, dec] 5x (15) nxt = next
sc = single crochet
Round 14: sc in each st around (15) slst = slip stitch
Round 15: [sc, dec] 5x (10) st = stitch
Stuff, dec to close. With smaller hook, ch 6, 3 yo = yarn over
sc in 2nd st from hook, 3 sc in each of next 4 [] #x = repeat contents of brackets # times
ch sts. Cut yarn, leaving a few inches, and Special Stitches
sew up any remaining gap. Ear: ch 2, [sc, hdc, ch 1, slst in top of hdc,
hdc, sc] in 2nd st from hook.
Cluster: work 5 dc in same st, omitting last
yo and draw through of each. Yo, draw
through all 6 lps on hook.
Notes
● Worked in the round. Do not join rounds unless told to.
● Total stitches in the round are given in parentheses.
● Finished size: approximately 3” long plus curly tail .

Sir Francis the Pig ©2014 Primarily Patterns 2