Amigurumi Lying/standing Pig by the Crafty Potato

Hey guys its The Crafty Potato. Here is my first amigurmi!! How does he look? I'm a huge pig fan and he is perfect! He has adjustable legs so he can lie down or he can stand up he can also sit. Ok let's start!

Step 1: What You Need..

Whatever color you want your pig to be

a secondary color for the ears

black yarn

scissors

F-3.75 crochet hook

Minor crochet skills

Crochet needle

Step 2: The Body

This is sooo simple ,it is a ball..

So if i get 10 views ill make a video on how to do basic amigurmi things like magic circles, stchs, crochet slang, and basic balls, arms, legs, and a whole bunch more. Anyway back to the project.

Row 1: 6 stchs in magic circle

Row 2: 2 sc in each stitch

Row 3: inc, sc, inc, sc continue till end

Row 4: 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, inc, 2 sc continue till end

Row 5: 3 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc, 3 sc continue till end

Row 6: 4 sc, inc, 4 sc, inc, 4 sc continue till end

Row 7: by now it should start to look like an octagon but that is fine, 5 sc, inc, 5 sc, inc, 5 sc continue till end

Row 8-12: sc in each stitch

Row 13: This is a decreasing row. dec, sc, dec, sc continue till end

Row 14: repeat row 13

Row 15: stuff the ball, sls in ever other stch until the ball is closed. tie it off

Step 3: The Legs

Start with 7 stchs in the magic circle then sc in each stich till it is to your desired length. Make 4.

Step 4: The Tail and Facial Features

The tail:

chain 6 and sew on to body

The facial features:

snout: 5 in magic ring, sc until desired size, sew onto face. knot a knot and sew it onto snout make 2

ears: choose a color, chain 6, sls in first stch, sc 6 times in circle, tie off ,make 2

eyes: sew a simple line or a button onto the face. Be creative with it, give him a winky face if you want.