this little piggy

SKILL LEVEL

Easy peasy

YOU WILL NEED

■ Any DK yarn in light pink, dark

pink, blue, white and black ■ A 4mm (US G/6) hook

NOTES

Square is worked in rounds with RS facing throughout. Ears and Nose are made separately and sewn to the Square at the end.

THIS LITTLE PIGGY SQUARE

Using light pink, make a magic loop.

Round 1 (RS) Ch3 (counts as a tr throughout), 11tr into loop, ss to top of beg ch-3. [12 sts]

Round 2 (RS) Ch3, tr in st at base of ch-3, 2tr in next 11sts, ss to top of beg ch-3. [24 sts]

Round 3 Ch3, tr in st at base of ch-3, tr in next st, (2tr in next st, tr in next st) 11 times, ss to top of beg ch-3. [36 sts]

Round 4 Ch3, tr in st at base of ch-3, tr in next 2 sts, (2tr in next st, tr in next 2sts) 11 times, ss to top of beg ch-3. [48 sts]

Fasten off.

Join blue in any st.

Round 5 Ch2 (counts as a htr), *dc in next 4 sts, htr in next 2 sts, tr in next st, 2dtr in next st, ch2, 2dtr in next st, tr in next st, htr in next 2 sts; rep from * 3 times more omitting final htr on last rep, ss top beg ch-2. [56 sts, 4 ch-2 sps]

Round 6 Ch3, *tr in each st to ch-2 sp, (2tr, ch2, 2tr) in ch-sp; rep from * around, ss to top of beg ch-3. [72 sts, 4 ch-2 sps] Fasten off.

EARS (MAKE 2)

Using dark pink, ch5.

Row 1 (RS) Dc in second ch from hook, dc in each ch to end, turn. [4 sts] Row 2 Ch1, 2dc in first st, dc in next 2 sts, 2dc in final st, turn. [6 sts]

Rows 3-4 Ch1, dc in each st across,

turn.

Row 5 Ch1, dc2tog, dc in next 2 sts, dc2tog, turn. [4 sts]

Row 6 Ch1, (dc2tog) twice, turn.

[2 sts] Row 7 Ch1, dc2tog, turn. [1 st] Row 8, Ch1, 1dc. Fasten off.

NOSE

Using dark pink, make a magic loop.

Round 1 (RS) Ch3, 11 tr into loop, ss to top of beg ch-3. [12 sts]

Fasten off. TO FINISH

Use the image as a guide when assembling your Square.

Sew the Ears and Nose to the Square.

Using black, embroider eyes between Rounds 2-3 and nostrils onto the Nose.

Using white, embroider a small st on each eye.