an original amigurumi pattern from bubbles and...

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An original amigurumi pattern from Bubbles And Bongo

Pippa Pig

Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/BubblesAndBongoOriginal pattern by: LittleAquaGirl (Instagram: @littleaquagirl) Copyright © BubblesAndBongo 2016. All rights reserved.

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Dear fellow crochet lover, First of all, thank you so much for purchasing this pattern! We are more than happy for you to gift or sell any items you produce from this pattern but request that you provide a link to our Etsy shop BubblesAndBongo and credit @littleaquagirl as the designer. Much love, time and effort have gone into designing this amigurumi creation and we would appreciate if you do not share, reproduce or sell this pattern either in its entirety or in parts. We would love to see your finished creation, so please do tag @littleaquagirl on Instagram! Never hesitate to contact us through our Etsy shop should you have any questions with regards to this pattern…we will do all we can to help you as best as we can! With love, Erinna (Instagram: @littleaquagirl)

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PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS: This pattern is written

using American terminology and is worked in continuous

rounds unless otherwise stated. The finished product

using the materials described in this pattern is ~4.5

inches / 11.5 cm tall.

SKILL LEVEL: Beginner

MATERIALS REQUIRED (descriptions in brackets

indicate those used in the pictured example):

1. Yarn (Drops Safran 4 ply in Light Pink (01), Medium

Pink (02), White (17), Light Ice Blue (50), Light

Purple (53), Yellow (10), Denim Blue (06))

2. Crochet hook in accordance with the yarn you use

(2.5 mm)

3. Polyester fibrefill

4. Black embroidery thread

5. Stitch markers, darning and embroidery needles

ABBREVIATIONS:

BLO = back loop only | ch = chain | dec = decrease |

FLO = front loop only | inc = increase | rnd = round |

sc = single crochet | sl st = slip stitch | st = stitch

A very quick guide to the stitches used in this pattern in

alphabetical order:

1. Chain (ch): Insert hook, yarn over, pull loop through

loop on hook.

2. Decrease (dec): I prefer to use the “invisible”

decrease. For this, insert hook into front loop of first

stitch (from the front and under). Repeat into front

loop of next stitch. Yarn over and pull loop through

both loops on hook.

3. Increase (inc): Work two single crochets into the

same stitch.

4. Magic ring: Wrap yarn around fingers to form a loop.

Insert hook through middle of loop. Pull working end

of yarn through ring and chain the required number

of stitches through. Pull the yarn ends to close the

loop.

5. Single crochet (sc): Insert hook, yarn over, pull loop

through stitch (there should be 2 loops on hook),

yarn over, pull loop through both loops on hook.

6. Slip stitch (st): Insert hook, yarn over, pull loop

through stitch and loop on hook.

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PIPPA PIG (Drops Safran 4 ply, 2.5 mm crochet hook)

HEAD (in Light Pink, Colour 01)

Starting from the top of the head

Rnd 1: Start 6 sc in a magic ring [6]

Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each st around [12]

Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, inc in next st) x 6 [18]

Rnd 4: (Sc in each of next 2 st, inc in next st) x 6 [24]






Rnd 10-17: Sc in each st around [54]

Rnd 18: (Sc in each of next 7 st, dec) x 6 [48]


Embroider eyes with black embroidery thread. Start the

inside corner of the eyes between Rnd 12 and 13 and

sew eyes as shown in Picture 1. The inside corners of

the two eyes should be 8 sts apart (Picture 2).




Start stuffing the head with polyester fibrefill.


Rnd 24: (Sc in next st, dec) x 6 [12]

Finish stuffing the head firmly with fibrefill.

Rnd 25: Dec x 6. Sl st in next st and fasten off leaving a

long tail [6]

After Rnd 25, thread the tail through a needle. Weave

the needle through the front loop of each of the 6 sts,

always going in the direction from the centre and under

the front loop. Pull the yarn tail and the hole should close.

Insert the needle through the middle of the hole and pull

through the head. Fasten off and weave the end in.

BODY (in Light Pink, Colour 01)

Starting from the bottom of the body



Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, inc in next st) x 6 [18]








Rnd 13: Sc in each st around [42]









Rnd 22: (Sc in each of next 2 st, dec) x 6. Sl st in next st

and fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing the

body to the head later [18]

Stuff the body firmly with fibrefill.

Picture 1 Picture 2

Rnd 12

8 sts apart

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LEG (Start in Medium Pink, Colour 02) x 2

Starting from the bottom of the leg in Medium Pink

LEFT LEG



Rnd 3: (Sc in next st, inc) x 6 [18]

Rnd 4: (Sc in each of next 8 st, inc) x 2 [20]

Rnd 5: BLO. Sc in each st around [20]


Change to Light Pink, Colour 01






Stuff the foot firmly with fibrefill and only gently stuff the

remainder of the leg lightly.




After Rnd 14, sc in each of next 2 st (i.e. two extra sc).

Flatten the top of the leg. Sc across both sides of the leg

in each of the next 4 st to close the opening. Fasten off

leaving a long tail for sewing the leg to the body.

RIGHT LEG

Rnd 1-13: As for the Left Leg

Rnd 14: Sc in each of next 3 st, dec, sc in next st [5]

After Rnd 14, flatten the top of the leg. Sc across both

sides of the leg in each of the next 4 st to close the

opening. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing the leg

to the body.

ARM (Start in Medium Pink, Colour 02) x 2

Starting from the bottom of the arm in Medium Pink




Stuff the hand firmly with fibrefill and only gently stuff the

remainder of the arm lightly.

Rnd 6: (Sc in next st, dec) x 4 [8]



After Rnd 14, flatten the top of the arm. Sc across both

sides of the arm in each of the next 4 st to close the

opening. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing the arm

to the body.

SNOUT (Start in Medium Pink, Colour 02) Starting from the middle of the snout in Medium Pink

Ch 5 and stitches will now be worked around both sides

of the foundation chain.

Rnd 1: Start in the second ch from the hook, sc in each

of next 3 st, 3 sc in next st, sc in each of next 2 st,

inc in the starting ch [10]

Rnd 2: Inc in next st, sc in each of next 2 st, inc in each

of next 3 st, sc in each of next 2 st, inc in each of

next 2 st [16]

Rnd 3: Inc in next st, sc in each of next 3 st, (inc in next

st, sc in next st) x 3, sc in each of next 2 st, (inc

in next st, sc in next st) x 2 [22]

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Leave a long tail of the Medium Pink yarn to sew snout

onto head later.


Rnd 4: FLO. Sc in each st around. Sl st in next st and

fasten off. Weave the end of the Light Pink yarn

in [22]

INNER EAR (in Medium Pink, Colour 02) x 2 We will work the inner ear in Rows, starting from the tip

of the ear. Note that each ch does not contribute to the

final stitch count.

Ch 2

Row 1: Starting in the second ch from hook, 3 sc in the

ch [3]

Row 2: Ch 1, turn. Inc in next st, sc in next st, inc in next

st [5]

Row 3: Ch 1, turn. Sc in each of next 5 st [5]

Row 4: Ch 1, turn. Inc in next st, sc in each of next 3 st,

inc in next st [7]



inc in next st [9]



inc in next st [11]



inc in next st [13]

Fasten off and weave the tail into the back of inner ear.

In addition, weave in the starting yarn tail to the same

side. I recommend weaving the start and end tails into

the back side as indicated in Picture 3.

OUTER EAR (in Light Pink, Colour 01) x 2 We will work the outer ear in Rows, starting from the tip

of the ear. Note that each ch does not contribute to the

final stitch count.

Ch 2

Row 1-10: As for the inner ear.

Do not fasten off at this stage as we will now assemble

the ears. Do however, weave in the starting yarn tail to

the back side of the outer ear.

ASSEMBLY OF EARS

After Rnd 10 we will stitch each outer and inner ear

together.

To do this, place the back sides of the outer and inner

ears together (Picture 4).

Picture 3

“End” tail of inner ear

“Start” tail of ear

BACK SIDE

FRONT SIDE

Picture 4

FRONT SIDE

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Inc in the first st of Corner 1 (made by Row 10, Picture

5), sc in each of next 8 st along Edge 1 (made by Rows

2-9) of the triangle, 3 sc into the st of Corner 2 (made by

Row 1), sc in each of next 8 st along Edge 2 of the

triangle (made by Rows 2-9), inc into the st of Corner 3

(made by Row 10), sc in each of next 13 st along Edge 3

of the triangle.

Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing the ear to the

head.

TAIL (in Light Pink, Colour 01)

We will work the tail in Rows, starting from the base of

the tail.

Ch 17

Row 1: Into second ch from hook, (3 sc in next st) x 16

[48]

Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing the tail to the

body later.

WING (in White, Colour 17) x 2

The wing will be worked in rows. Note that the last ch of

each row does not contribute to the final stitch count. I

like to mark the first and last st of each row to help me

keep track of the stitches.

Starting from the bottom of the wing

Row 1: Ch 8 [8]

Row 2: Into 2nd ch from hook, sc in each of next 6 ch, sl

st in next ch, ch 1 [7]

Row 3: Turn. Into 2nd st from hook, sc in each of next 2

st, inc in next st, sc in each of next 4 st, ch 4 [11]

Row 4: Turn. Into 2nd ch from hook, sc in each of next 3

ch, sc in each of next 4 st, inc in next st, sc in

each of next 2 st, sl st in next st, ch 1 [12]


st, inc in next st, sc in each of next 9 st, ch 4 [16]





st, inc in next st, sc in each of next 14 st, ch 4

[21]




Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing the wing to the

body later.

HEADBAND (in Denim Blue, Colour 06)

We will work the headband in Rows.

Ch 56

Row 1: Into second ch from hook, sc in each of next 55

st [55]

Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing the headband on

the head later.

Picture 5

8 sc along Edge 1

Start here: Inc in

Corner 1

3 sc in Corner 2

Inc in Corner 3

8 sc along Edge 2

13 sc along Edge 3

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FLOWER (in Light Ice Blue, Colour 50; or Light Purple, Colour 53; or Yellow, Colour 10) x 4

Starting from the centre of the flower


Rnd 2: (Sl st in next st, ch 2, yarn over, insert hook into

same st, pull yarn through, yarn over, pull yarn

through two loops on hook, yarn over, insert

hook into same st, pull yarn through, yarn over,

pull yarn through two loops on hook, yarn over,

pull yarn through three loops on hook, ch 2, sl st

in same st) x 5, sl st in next st.

After Rnd 2, fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing

the flower onto the headband later.

ASSEMBLY

1. Sew the snout to the head. Using the medium pink

yarn tail left from Rnd 3 of the snout, sew the snout

over Rnd 13-18 of the head, in between the eyes

(Picture 6). Sew between Rnd 3 (medium pink) and

4 (light pink) of the snout as you want the light pink

rim of the snout to fold over forwards.

2. Sew the body to the head. I recommend positioning

the head to the way you like Pippa to look and mark

the outline of the body on the head with pins first so

that you have a guide when sewing. In this example,

I have attached the neck over Rnd 1 to 7 and slightly

tilted to one side (Picture 7). The pink pins mark the

front side of the head and the white pins mark the

back side of the head.

3. Sew the legs to the body. Attach the flat edge of

each leg over Rnd 6-8 of the body. I also sew two

extra st on each leg (as indicated by the black lines)

to keep the legs snug aginst the sides of Pippa’s

body (Picture 8). When attaching the legs, ensure

that Pippa sits evenly balanced.

4. Sew arms to between Rnd 21 and 22 of the body, 9

st apart in the front.

5. Sew ears to head. I like to first mark the position of

the corners of the ears on the head. Here, I have the

inner corners between Rnd 2 and 3 and the outer

corners between 12 and 13 (Picture 9). The base of

the ears will curve slightly. Once the ears are sewn

on, I just curl the tip of the ear forward slightly to

make Pippa’s ears look “folded over”.

Picture 7

Rnd 1

Rnd 7

Picture 8

Rnd 8

Rnd 6

extra st

Rnd 3

Rnd 12

Picture 9

Picture 6

Rnd 12

Rnd 18

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6. Sew wings to the back of Pippa’s body. Once again,

I mark the positions of the corners of the wings on

the body. The top corners sit between Rnd 19 and

20 of the body, 3 sts apart. The bottom corners sit

between Rnd 14 and 15, 8 sts apart (Picture 10).

7. Sew flowers to the middle of the headband. Once

the flowers are sewn on, I attach the headband just

under the ears (Picture 11) and around the head

with the flowers sitting slightly to one side of the

forehead. Sew the ends of the headband together.

8. Finally, sew Pippa’s little curly tail to the back of her

body between Rnd 7 and 8, centred between her

wings (Picture 12)

Your little Pippa Pig is all done!

We hope that you had fun making her and would

love for you to share your creation with us!! (see

how at the start of pattern)

Picture 10

Rnd 14

Rnd 20

Picture 11

Sew ends of headband

together here

Straight edge of wing is

sewn along this line

Picture 12

Rnd 8

3 sts apart

8 sts apart

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