Year of the Pig Applique Crochet Pattern

Happy Lunar New Year! I have never celebrated Lunar New Year but it looks like so much fun and I always love finding out what the animal of the year will be. The Lunar Animal of 2019 is the pig, the last animal in the Chinese zodiac wheel. Those born under the year of the pig are said to be compassionate, generous, and diligent.

Today, I’m going to be sharing the pattern on how to make those piggies! You can get really creative with this pattern and use the pig decal for multiple different projects. For example, you can make a brooch, a coaster, or you can make a pig garland!

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Supplies
– H/5.00 mm crochet hook (my favorite hook)
– Pale pink worsted-weight yarn
– Slanted tapestry needle (I use these)
– Black felt
– Fabric glue (this is my favorite)
– Scissors

Aberrations
ch(s) – chains
st(s) – stitch(es)
slst – slip stitch (same as join)
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
flo – front loop only
blo – back loop only
cc – color change
dec – decrease (same as sc2tog) (single two st together)
inc – increase (make 2sc in a single st)
RS – right side/front side
WS – wrong side/back side
(x_) – repeat (_) amount of times
[x_] – repeat everything inside the [_] times amount of times

Crochet Level
Beginner

Pattern Notes
The pattern is written in US terms
If you have any problems with this pattern, feel free to contact me so I can help you

FACE
With H hook and yarn
Round 1: magic circle, sc 8 sts. Total = 8 sts
Round 2: 2sc in each st all around. Total = 16 sts
Round 3: [2sc in next st, sc 1 st](x8). Total = 24 sts
Round 4: [2sc in next st, sc 2 sts](x8). Total = 32 sts
Round 5: [2sc in next st, sc 3 sts](x8). Total = 40 sts
Round 6: sc 40 sts. Total 40 sts
Don’t cut off!
slst and move to the first ear

EARS (MAKE 2)
*Sk 5 sts and insert your hook for the second ear.
Row 1: sc 4 sts, turn. Total = 4 sts
Row 2: ch 1, sc 4 sts, turn. Total = 4 sts
Row 3: dec 2 sts. Total = 2 sts
Cut off and weave loose yarn ends

NOSE
Row 1: ch 6 sts. Total = 5 sts
Row 2: turn and crochet on the opposite side of the row you were just working on, slst to first st. Total = 10 sts
Cut off and leave a long tail for sewing

ASSEMBLY
Attach the nose to the center of the pig’s face by sewing. Cut out two black circles to use as eyes and glue with no-sew glue. To keep the parts for curling, you can either block the pieces or cut out some pieces with felt and glue them to the back of each piece.

Were you born in the year of the pig?