Get ready to channel your inner artist as you crochet a much-loved character with our simple-to-follow Crochet Peppa Pig Tutorial! Perfect for both beginning enthusiasts and seasoned crocheters, this tutorial provides clear, step-by-step instructions to help you make a delightful Peppa Pig figure.
Crochet Peppa Pig
Materials:
- Crochet hook number 2
- Thick needle
- Thin needle
- Scissors
- Pliers (optional)
- Marker
- Pins
- Small beads or pearls (approximately the size of the pins)
- Two pipe cleaners
- Yarn in white, black, pink, dark pink or intense pink, red, and yellow
- Dark pink yarn for the dress (optional)
Abbreviations:
- Ch: Chain
- Sc: Single crochet
- Inc: Increase (make two single crochets in the same stitch)
- Dec: Decrease (skip the next stitch and crochet two single crochets in the following stitch)
- Sl St: Slip stitch
Body:
Head:
Magic ring of 6 sc (Round 1)
- Inc in all stitches (Round 2, 12 sc)
- Sc, inc x 6 (Round 3, 18 sc)
- 2 sc, inc x 6 (Round 4, 24 sc)
- 3 sc, inc x 6 (Round 5, 30 sc)
- 4 sc, inc x 6 (Round 6, 36 sc)
- Sc in the back loop of all stitches (Rounds 7-11)
- 11 sc, inc x 3 (Round 12, 39 sc)
- Sc around (Round 13)
- 12 sc, inc x 3 (Round 14, 42 sc)
- Inc x 6, sc to marker (Round 15, 48 sc)
- Sc around (Round 16)
- Sc, inc x 6, sc to marker (Round 17, 54 sc)
- Sc around (Round 18)
- 2 sc, inc x 6, sc to marker (Round 19, 60 sc)
- Sc around (Rounds 20-32)
- 8 sc, dec x 6 (Round 33, 54 sc)
- 7 sc, dec x 6 (Round 34, 48 sc)
- 6 sc, dec x 6 (Round 35, 42 sc)
- 5 sc, dec x 6 (Round 36, 36 sc)
- 4 sc, dec x 6 (Round 37, 30 sc)
- Stuff the head and neck well
- 3 sc, dec x 6 (Round 38, 24 sc)
- 2 sc, dec x 6 (Round 39, 18 sc)
- Sc, dec x 6 (Round 40, 12 sc)
- Dec in all stitches (Round 41, 6 sc)
- Leave a tail for sewing and hiding
Body:
Ch 8, triple inc in the second ch, 5 sc, 4 triple inc in the last ch, 6 sc (Round 1, 18 sc)
- Inc x 3, 5 sc, inc x 4, 6 sc (Round 2, 25 sc)
- Sc in the back loop of all stitches (Rounds 3-5)
- 6 sc, dec x 6, 7 sc (Round 6, 19 sc)
- Cut a piece of plastic to form the sole of the shoe
- 2 sc, dec x 7, 3 sc (Round 7, 12 sc)
- Change color to pink
- Sc in the back loop of all stitches (Rounds 8-14)
- Stuff the body with pipe cleaners and stuffing
- Sl st in the last stitch of one leg, cut the yarn, and weave in the end
- Continue crocheting the other leg
- Join the two legs with 3 ch, sc in the first ch, 3 inc, 12 sc, 3 inc, 12 sc (Round 15, 36 sc)
- 5 sc, inc x 6 (Round 16, 42 sc)
- 6 sc, inc x 6 (Round 17, 48 sc)
- 7 sc, inc x 6 (Round 18, 54 sc)
- Sc around (Rounds 19-25)
- 7 sc, dec x 6 (Round 26, 48 sc)
- Sc around (Round 27)
- 6 sc, dec x 6 (Round 28, 42 sc)
- Sc around (Round 29)
- 5 sc, dec x 6 (Round 30, 36 sc)
- Sc around (Round 31)
- 4 sc, dec x 6 (Round 32, 30 sc)
- Sc around (Round 33)
- 3 sc, dec x 6 (Round 34, 24 sc)
- Sc around (Round 35)
- Leave a tail for sewing with the head
Arms:
Magic ring of 5 sc (Round 1)
- Inc in all stitches (Round 2, 10 sc)
- Sc around (Rounds 3-14)
- Stuff the arm slightly
- Join the arm to the body with 5 sc, turn, and crochet the fingers: 3 ch, 2 dc in the first ch, sl st in the next ch, 3 ch, 2 dc in the first ch, sl st in the next ch, 3 ch, 2 dc in the first ch (Round 15)
- Weave in the ends
Sewing:
Sew the head to the body
- Sew the arms to the body
- Embroider the eyes, nose, and mouth with black yarn
- Attach the pipe cleaners to the bottom of the legs for feet
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