Crochet Pattern for Angry Bird: Green Pig by Teresa Alvarez - Detailed Instructions and Materials List

Angry Bird: Green Pig

By Teresa Alvarez (November 2012)

About copyright: It's really something great when people like what I have designed. You can sell the final item or whatever you like, but it would be nice to reference where you found the pattern! If there is anything you do not understand or there are any mistakes, please, send me a message! As you can see in the way I write, English is not my first language. So, you could come across some mistakes and grammatical inconsistencies@. Sorry and my apologies! My children love Angry Birds. They are not so fond of green pigs, but ... they reckon they need one to throw birds at! It is fun and fast to crochet. I have use cotton yarn.

ABOUT YARN:

Any yarnwould do nicely. I've used cotton. Yarns such as DMC Natura pure cotton (50gr=155gr.) or Anchor Style Creativa Fino (50gr=125m)are good choices. ardage is 50 gr. = 130 meters.

ABOUT GAUGE:

It is not important, as far as you are consistent with your tension.

ABOUT HOOK:

It depends on the yarn. I've used a 2.75 mm hook. Remember that when making amigurumis, stitches should be tight.

YOU WILL NEED:

Yarn for the green pig: 1 green skein, some scraps in light green, green and white. ·Two black eyes. Stuffing. Tapestry needle.

ABOUTCROCHETTERMS:

I've followed the US terminology. Stitch: st Chain: ch Slip stitch: sl st Single crochet: sc FLO: Front Loop Only BLO: Back Loop Only Sc2tog: decreasing two sc (i.e., 2 st become 1) Sc3tog: decreasing 3 sc (i.e. 3 stitches become 1) Sc4tog: decreasing 4 sc (i.e. 4 stitches become 1) NOTE: I've made all the decreases as invisible decreases.

ABOUT THEPATTERN:

All the pattern is worked in spirals, so do not join at the end/beginning of a row. Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 6 st, (12 sts) Round 3: [2sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next st] repeat 6 times. Sl St in next st, fasten off (18 sts).

Ears (make 2)

Using main color (green)

Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 6 st, (12 sts) Round 3: [2sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next st] repeat 6 times. Sl St in next st, fasten off (18 sts). Round 4-6: sc in each st across (18 sts) Round 7: [sc2tog, sc in next 4sts] repeat 3 times (15 sts) Round 8: sc in each st across (15 st) Round 9: [sc2tog, sc in next 3sts] repeat 3 times (12 sts) Round 10: sc in each st across (12 st) Fasten off. Ears are not stuffed. The embellishments are sewn as in the photos.

Ears embellishments (make 2)

Using some green scraps

Chain 6, sl st in 2nd ch fro hook, sl st in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, 3 hdc in Iastch. Now using the other side of the base chain: hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in next st, sl st in last st. Fasten off and sew to ear. (If the embellishment is big, ch 5 and omit the hdc)

Nose Using light green

We are going to work both sides of the base chain. The first rows aren't work in Spirals. Round 1: Chain 5, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 2st, 3 sc in last chain.Now working in the unused loops of the base chain: sc in next 2 st, 1sc in what it was originally the 2nd chain from hook. Slip stitch. Do not turn. Round 2: ch, 3sc in st below (we have 3 sc in 1st row, we are working 3sc in the middle one), 1sc in next st, (sc and hdc in next st), (hdc and sc in next st), sc in next st, 3sc in next st, (now, we enter the second half of the row), sc in next 4 st, sl st. Round 3: ch, sc in next st, 3sc in next st, sc in next 3 st, (sc and hdc in next st), (hdc and sc in next st), sc in next 3 st, , 3sc in next st, sc in next 6st, sl st Round 4: working in BLO and in spiral, sc in each st across. Round 5-6: sc in each st across. Fasten off.

Big Nostril

Using the same green than in the ears embellishments

Chain 4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next st, sc in next st, 3 hdc in last ch. Now using the other side of the base chain: sc in next st, sl st in last st. Fasten off and sew to nose.

Small Nostril

Using the same green than in the ears embellishments

Chain 4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, sl st in next st, sc in next st, 3 hdc in last ch. Now using the other side of the base chain: sc in next st, sl st in last st. Fasten off and sew to nose.

Mouth

Using light green

Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 6 st, (12 sts) Round 3: [2sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next 3st] repeat 3 times. Sl St in next st, fasten off (15 sts). Do not stuff. Flatten and sew to the base of the nose.

Body (Using main color)

The body is worked from top to bottom. Using green. Increases can be placed as you like, but I prefer to have them at different locations in each row. It really doesn't matter!.

Round 1: magic ring, 6 sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook). Round 2: 2sc in next 6 st, (12 sts) Round 3: [1 sc in next st, 2sc in next stitch] repeat 6 times. (18 sts) Round 4: [2sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next 2st] repeat 6 times. (24 sts) Round 5: [1 sc in next 2st , 2sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next st] repeat 6 times. (30 sts) Round 6: [2sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next 4st] repeat 6 times. (36 sts) Round 7: [1 sc in next 2st , 2sc in next stitch, 1 sc in next 3st] repeat 6 times. (42 sts) Round 8: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 13st] repeat 3 times. (45 sts) Round 9: [ sc in next 7 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 7 sts] repeat 3 times (48 sts) Round 10: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 15st] repeat 3 times. (51 sts) Round 11: [ sc in next 7 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 9 sts] repeat 3 times (54 sts) Round 12: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 17st] repeat 3 times. (57 sts) Round 13: [sc in next 8 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 10 sts] repeat 3 times (60 sts) Round 14: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 19st] repeat 3 times. (63 sts) Round 15: [ sc in next 8 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 12 sts] repeat 3 times (66 sts) Round 16: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 10st] repeat 6 times. (72 sts) Round 17: [ sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 9 sts] repeat 6 times (78 sts) Round 18: sc in each st across (78 sts). Round 19: [2sc in next st, sc in next 12 sts] repeat 6 times (84 sts) Round 20-28: sc in each st across (84 sts). Round 29: [2sc in next st, sc in next 13 sts] repeat 6 times (90 sts) Round 30-31: sc in each st across (90 sts). (we begin the decreases)

Round 32: [sc2tog, sc in next 28 sts] repeat 3 times (87 sts) Round 33: [sc2tog, sc in next 27 sts] repeat 3 times (84 sts) Round 34: [sc2tog, sc in next 5 sts] repeat 12 times (72 sts) (from now on, we decrease 6 st per row) Round 35: [sc2tog, sc in next 10 sts] repeat 6 times (66 sts) Round 36: [sc in next 5 st, sc2tog, sc in next 4 sts] repeat 6 times (60 sts) Round 37: [sc2tog, sc in next 8 sts] repeat 6 times (54 sts) Round 38: [sc in next 3 st, sc2tog, sc in next 4 sts] repeat 6 times (48 sts) Round 39: [sc2tog, sc in next 6 sts] repeat 6 times (42 sts) Round 40: [sc in next 3 st, sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] repeat 6 times (36 sts) (This is a good point to sew the ears, eyes, nose and begin stuffing the pig) Important: ears are not centered at the head

Round 41: [sc2tog, sc in next 4 sts] repeat 6 times (30 sts) Round 42: [sc in next 1 st, sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] repeat 6 times (24 sts) Round 43: [sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] repeat 6 times (18 sts)