Crochet Cute Pig Beginner Tutorial | Cute Simple Animal Piglet Crochet Tutorial 🐷

Hello everyone! Welcome to V.O.I.V. First, let's learn how to hold the yarn the way we show in the video. Then we're going to make a magic loop. To help you see the details better, we've used khaki yarn for the demonstration. Next, work single crochet into that magic loop. We usually call single crochet SC for short. The flashing arrow shows the stitch you're currently working on. Once you make a SC, you'll see a little V shape on the side. To help us keep count, place a stitch marker right at that spot. This is also where you'll work the first stitch of the next round. Now, follow the stitch instructions in the video and continue with the remaining 5 single crochet stitches. The number in parentheses at the end of the round tells you how many V shapes you should have after finishing that round. After you finish, count from your stitch marker to check that you have 6 V shapes. Finally, pull the yarn tail tight to close the magic loop. And that's round 1 done! Next up, let's learn how to increase. We usually shorten it to ink. To make an ink, simply work 2 SC into the same V shape. After you finish that first single crochet, place a stitch marker in that same stitch. Then work 1 more single crochet into that same stitch. That completes 1 increase, and you'll see 2 V shapes side by side on your work. Now continue with the remaining 5 increases. When you're done, you'll have a total of 12 V shapes. Before we start round 3, let's take a moment to understand what the stitch notation means. It tells us, work 1 single crochet in the first stitch, then 1 increase in the second stitch. That's 1 repeat, and we need to do that 6 times. So first, work 1 single crochet in the first stitch. Then work 1 increase in the second stitch. That completes 1 repeat. Now go ahead and complete the other 5 repeats. Once you're done, follow the stitch instructions and continue with rounds 4 through 6. And here's what it looks like after you finish round 6. Now let's start round 7. First, work the first 3 single crochet stitches. As a reminder, blue text means change yarn here to match your project color. If your project's belly needs a different color yarn, please follow the stitch instructions in the video and the color change steps we're about to show. If your belly doesn't need a different color, simply ignore the color change notes from round 7 through 18 and just crochet as usual, following the stitch instructions. When you do need to switch yarns, here's what you do. On the last stitch before the change, don't complete it. Leave 2 loops on your hook. Then pick up the new yarn that matches the body color of your project and pull it through those 2 loops. That finishes the color change and also completes the last stitch of the previous round. On the very next stitch, make sure to crochet over both yarn tails to hide them inside your work. If you're a beginner, you might find that using this method makes the first stitch after the change a bit too loose, because it's tricky to control the tension. So after you finish that first stitch, give the 2 tails a gentle tug to tighten it up. That will make the V-stitch nice and neat. Then continue with the remaining 6 stitches in the new color. When you reach the last stitch of that colored section, leave it unfinished again and switch back to your original color using the same technique. Then continue with the remaining 26 single crochet stitches to finish this round. Now let's begin round 8. The color change for this round is the same as round 7. Once you finish that, follow the stitch instructions and continue with rounds 9 and 10. And here's what it looks like after completing round 10. Now let's begin round 11. First, work the first 5 stitches as shown in the stitch instructions. After that, let's learn how to decrease. We usually shorten that to DEC. Now let's work a decrease. Insert your hook through the front loops of the next 2 V-stitches, one after the other. Then work 1 single crochet. That completes 1 decrease. Now follow the stitch instructions and continue with the remaining stitches of this round. When that's done, move on to rounds 12-15 according to the pattern. And here's what it looks like after finishing round 15. Since the hands are attached using the stitches from rounds 16-18 of the body, we can't cut the yarn after finishing round 15. We need to make both hands first. Now work rounds 1-14 of the hands according to the pattern. If the tips of your hands don't need a different color, just ignore the color change notes in rounds 1-3 and crochet as usual, following the stitch instructions. Here's what they look like after completing round 14. Next, let's learn how to make a slip stitch and a chain stitch. We usually shorten them to SLST and CH. Now let's work a slip stitch. That's 1 slip stitch done. Next let's make a chain stitch. That's 1 chain stitch done. Then leave a long yarn tail and cut the yarn. Repeat the same process to make the other hand. Finally, stuff it with fiberfill to the desired firmness. Once both hands are done, let's learn how to attach them to the body. The flashing pink background in the stitch instructions means we're now working on that section. Now let's start working on round 17. Pay close attention to the attachment point in round 17. Make sure you insert your hook from the inside of the hand. Now follow the stitch instructions to complete rounds 1-3 of the feet. If the tips of your feet don't need a different color yarn, just ignore the color change notes in rounds 1-3 and crochet as usual, following the stitch instructions. Here's what they look like after finishing round 3. Next let's learn how to work in the back loop only. We usually shorten that to BLO. To work in BLO, you simply insert your hook through only the inner half of the V shape. That completes 1 single crochet worked in BLO. Now follow the stitch instructions and continue with the remaining stitches of this round. Once you're done, follow the instructions and complete rounds 5-9. And here's what they look like after round 9. Then turn your work over horizontally. Once that's done, let's learn the skip stitch. We usually shorten it to SK1ST. When you see SK1ST, that means skip one stitch. SK2ST means skip two stitches. So basically, the number after SK tells you how many stitches to skip. After finishing round 10, continue following the stitch instructions to complete rounds 11-15. After finishing round 15, work 16 single crochet stitches evenly around the edge of your piece. This will give it a much neater finish. Then leave a long yarn tail and cut the yarn. Make the other foot using the same method. Finally, stuff it with fiberfill to the desired firmness. Once you're done, let's learn how to attach the hands to the body. Finally, sew the feet onto the body, counting from the bottom, sew them to the left and right sides between rounds 5 and 10. If your project only requires changing the colors of the hands and feet, this is what it will look like when finished. Continue following the stitch instructions to complete round 19 of the body. Then follow the stitch instructions to complete rounds 1-22 of the head. This is what it looks like after completing round 22. Next, we'll attach the eyes. Attach the eyes between rounds 11 and 12 with an 8 stitch space between them. Since the stitches are worked quite tightly, use a crochet hook to enlarge the stitches at the eye placement points. Once finished, stuff the piece with an appropriate amount of fiberfill. Continue following the stitch instructions to complete rounds 23-25. This is what it looks like after completing round 25. Then cut the yarn, leaving a long tail. Thread a needle with the yarn tail, then weave it through the front loops of each stitch. Pull the yarn tight to close the remaining opening. Once finished, sew the head onto the top center of the body. Now let's start making the pig's nose. First, chain 5. Then start crocheting into the back of the chain. Then continue following the stitch instructions to complete the remaining stitches. Continue following the stitch instructions to complete rounds 2 and 3 of the nose. This is what it looks like after completing round 3. Once finished, sew the nose onto the head between rounds 11 and 18. This is what the nose looks like after sewing. Continue following the stitch instructions to complete rounds 1 through 8 of the ears. This is what it looks like after completing round 8. Then, sew the ears onto the head between rounds 3 and 12. This is what the ears look like after sewing. Next, we'll make the pig's tail. First, chain 15. Next, we'll learn how to make a half double crochet, which is usually abbreviated as HDC. Now, let's start making an HDC. That completes one HDC. Continue following the stitch instructions to finish the rest of this round. Finally, embroider the pig's nostrils, mouth, and cheeks, following the method shown in the video.