A sweet pair of pink piggies with bead eyes, big ears and curly tails: the girl in a red dress with a white frill and the boy in blue dungarees with buttons. Knit them in pink or cream with clothes in any colours – a cuddly gift for children and a cheerful Year of the Pig present.

An easy knitting pattern by Svetlana Zabelina with step-by-step instructions, tips and process photos. Both pigs are included.

This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.

LANGUAGE:

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The pattern is in English.

SKILL LEVEL:

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Easy

FINISHED SIZE:

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About 15 cm (6 inches) standing and 12 cm (4.7 inches) sitting.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

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Basic knitting stitches

Knitting flat on two needles or in rounds on double-pointed needles (both versions are in the pattern)

Basic sewing of knitted pieces

MATERIALS AND TOOLS:

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•    Any DK yarn (the toys shown are Nako Bambino): white 3 g; red, beige and blue 6 g each; pink 30 g; leftovers of bright pink. The girl’s dress is fingering yarn (Kartopu Super Perle).

•    4 black beads, 8 mm.

•    Buttons: 4 white 8 mm, 1 white 11–12 mm and 8 pink 11–12 mm.

•    Polyester stuffing.

•    Knitting needles 2 mm (US 0) and 2.5 mm (US 1).

ABOUT THIS PATTERN:

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All abbreviations are explained in the pattern.

25 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.