Crocheted dolls: Pig and piglet

Piglet
Make in all one piece.
Foundation row: Using yarn C and G-6 (4mm) hook, beg at the snout, make 4ch.
Row 1: 2sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1sc in next ch, 2sc in last ch, turn (5 sc).
Row 2: 1ch, 2sc in first sc, 1sc in each sc to last sc, 2sc in last sc, turn (7 sc).
Rep last row 4 more times (15 sc).
Row 7: 1ch, 1sc in each of next 15sc, make 7ch for first front leg, turn.
Row 8: 1sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1sc in each of next 5ch, 1sc in each of next 15sc, make 7ch for 2nd front leg, turn.
Row 9: 1sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1sc in each of next 5ch, 1sc in each of next 21sc, turn (27 sc).
Row 10: 1ch, 1sc in each of next 27sc, turn.
Rep last row twice more.
Row 13: 1ch, 1sc in each of next 21sc, turn.
Row 14: 1ch, 1sc in each of next 15sc, turn.
Rep last row 3 times more.
Row 18: 1ch, 1sc in each of next 15sc, make 7ch for first back leg, turn.
Row 19: 1sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1sc in each of next 5ch, 1sc in each of next 15sc, make 7ch for 2nd back leg, turn.
Row 20: 1sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1sc in each of next 5ch, 1sc in each of next 21sc, turn (27 sc).
Row 21: 1ch, 1sc in each of next 27sc, turn.
Rep last row twice more.
Row 24: 1ch, 1sc in each of next 21sc, turn.
Row 25: 1ch, 1sc in each of next 15sc.
Fasten off.

Ears
Make 2 alike.
Foundation row: Using yarn C and G-6 (4mm) hook, beg at the base of the ear, make 6ch.
Row 1: 1sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1sc in each of next 4ch, turn (5 sc).
Row 2: 1ch, 1sc in each of next 5sc, turn.
Rep last row twice more.
Row 5: 1ch, skip first sc, 1sc in each of next 2sc, skip next sc, 1sc in last sc, turn (3 sc).
Row 6: 1ch, 1sc in each of next 3sc, turn.
Row 7: 1ch, skip first 2sc, 1sc in last sc.
Fasten off.

To finish
With RS facing and using matching yarn and backstitch throughout, fold in half across short row ends, sew around each leg, turn the legs out. Place body and head RS facing, sew along the bottom. Sew along the snout and under the chin, up to first pair of legs. Turn out. Stuff the legs a little, stuff the head and body, sew up the belly.
Using yarn C, make 10ch, join into a ring with a sl st in first ch, fasten off. Sew onto the edge of the snout.
Sew the ears in place with base edge sewn onto the top of the head.
Using yarn C, make 10ch, twist the length of crochet, fasten off. Sew one end onto the back of the piglet for the tail.
Using grey yarn, sew the eyes onto the head with straight stitches.

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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.