Crocheted dolls: Pig and piglet

Ears
Make 2 alike.
Foundation row: Using yarn A and L-11 (8mm) hook, beg at the top of the ear, make 17ch.
Row 1: 1sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1sc in each of next 12ch, skip next ch, 1sc in last ch, turn (14 sc).
Row 2: 1ch, skip first sc, 1sc in each of next 11sc, skip next sc, 1sc in last sc, turn (12 sc).
Row 3: 1ch, skip first sc, 1sc in each of next 9sc, skip next sc, 1sc in last sc, turn (10 sc).
Row 4: 1ch, skip first sc 1sc in each of next 7sc, skip next sc, 1sc in last sc, turn (8 sc).
Row 5: 1ch, skip first sc, 1sc in each of next 5sc, skip next sc, 1sc in last sc, turn (6 sc).
Row 6: 1ch, skip first sc, 1sc in each of next 3sc, skip next sc, 1sc in last sc, turn (4 sc).
Fasten off.

Hind legs
Make 2 alike.
Foundation row: Using yarn MC and K-10-1/2 (6.5mm) hook, beg at the base of the trotter, make 2ch.
Rnd 1: 6sc in 2nd ch from hook.
Rnd 2: 2sc in each of next 6sc.
Rnd 3: 1sc in each of next 12sc, sl st in top of first sc (12 sc).
Join in yarn B to same place as sl st was worked.
Rnd 4: 1 tr in each of next 12sc (12 tr).
Rnd 5: 1tr in each of next 12tr, sl st in top of first tr.
Rnd 6: Join in yarn MC in same place as sl st was worked, 1sc in each of next 12tr (12 sc).
Rnd 7: 1sc in each of next 12sc.

Shape front of leg
Rnd 8: 1sc in each of next 3sc, [1sc in next sc, 2sc in next sc] 3 times, 1sc in each of next 3sc (15 sc).**
Rnd 9: 1sc in each of next 4sc, 2sc in each of next 7sc, 1sc in each of next 4sc (22 sc).
Rnd 10: 1sc in each of next 22sc.
Rep last rnd twice more.
Fasten off.

Forelegs
Make 2 alike.
Work as for hind leg up to **.
Rnd 9: 1sc in each of next 15sc.
Rep last rnd once more.
Fasten off.

To finish
Sew the ears in place with a decreasing row edge over-sewn onto the top of the head. Around the top edge of the snout, between rows 2 and 4, sew a backstitch line to shape the rim of the snout.
Sew four short rows of grey yarn together to create the eyes. Onto this, sew a French knot in a small length of cream yarn. Make 10ch in a short length of blue yarn and sew around the grey. Sew a mouth across the bottom of the snout using a length of dark brown yarn.
Sew on the spots with WS facing up.
Sew on the hind legs with front facing forward, leaving a gap for stuffing. Stuff the legs then sew up the gap. Sew on the forelegs with front facing you, stuff as before.

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Excerpted from Toys to Crochet: Dozens of Patterns for Dolls, Animals, Doll Clothes, and Accessories by Claire Garland. Copyright 2007 by Collins & Brown. Excerpted with permission from Potter Craft, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced except with permission in writing from the publisher.