Little Yarn Friends • Crochet Pattern: Lil' Piggy Cupcake

Crochet Pattern: Lil’ Piggy Cupcake

Calling all cupcake and piggy lovers! You might not want to miss this. Make this Lil’ Piggy Cupcake as a treat for yourself, as a gift for your loved ones or as an additional sovenior to go along with a box of yummy cupcakes. This Lil’ Piggy Cupcake is approximately 10.5cm x 9.5cm, a good size to place on your desk, your car, anywhere! Hope you’ll enjoy this little treat of crochet and cupcake goodness. Don’t be shy to ask me any questions. I’ll love to read all your comments as well as to see pictures of your work(s) using my patterns. Feel free to share them on “Little Yarn Friends Facebook Page” or e-mail me at littleyarnfriends@gmail.com. Happy Crocheting!

Before we begin, you might want to click “Here” to read the story behind this creation as well as some work-in-progress pictures. It might help you in your assembling later.

If not, let’s begin!

Materials:

Yarn(s) - Pink, Dark Purple and Grayish Purple 8ply Acrylic Yarn.
Crochet Hook - Size 3.0mm.
Yarn Needle
Tapestry Needle
Purple Tapestry Thread.
Fiberfill
2 of 8mm Safety Eyes
Stitch Marker or Safety Pin
Small Piece of Pink Felt
Fabric Glue
1 Small Purple Ribbon (or other additional accessories)

Note: This pattern works in continuous rounds (instead of joined rounds).

Abbreviation:

MR - Magic Ring
sc - Single Crochet
hdc - Half Double Crochet
dc - Double Crochet
2 sc in next sc - Increase
dec 1 - Decrease
sl st - Slip Stitch
* * - Repeat Step
F/O - Fasten Off

Frosting:

Grayish-Purple Yarn.

Rnd 1: MR, sc 6 in MR. (6)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each stitch around. (12)

Rnd 3: *sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat around. (18)

Rnd 4: *sc 2, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat around. (24)

Rnd 5: *sc 3, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat around. (30)

Rnd 6: *2 sc in next sc, sc 4*, repeat around. (36)

Rnd 7: *2 sc in next sc, sc 5*, repeat around. (42)

Rnd 8: *sc 6, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat around. (48)

Rnd 9: *sc 7, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat around. (54)

Rnd 10: sc around. (54)

Rnd 11: *sc 1, (hdc,dc,hdc) on same stitch, sc 1 on next sc* repeat around.

sl st, F/O and weave in the end.

Cake:

Dark Purple Yarn.

Rnd 1-8: Same as Frosting pattern (refer to top).

Rnd 9-13: sc around. (48)

Rnd 14: *sc 7, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat around. (54)

Rnd 15: sc around. (54)

sl st, F/O and weave in the end.

Piggy Head:

Pink Yarn.

Rnd 1-7: Same as Cake pattern (refer to top).

Rnd 8-12: sc around. (42)

Rnd 13: *dec 1, sc 5*, repeat around. (36)

Rnd 14: *dec 1, sc 4*, repeat around. (30)

Rnd 15: *dec 1, sc 3*, repeat around. (24)

Insert the safety eyes.

Rnd 16: *dec 1, sc 2*, repeat around. (18)

Start stuffing fiberfill.

Rnd 17: *sc 1, dec 1*, repeat around. (12)

Add on fiberfill to stuff the entire head.

Rnd 18: *dec 1*, repeat around. (6)

F/O and leave long end for sewing to Frosting.

Piggy Ear(s): Make 2

Pink Yarn.

Rnd 1: MR, sc 3 in MR. (3)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each stitch around. (6)

Rnd 3: *sc 1, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat around. (9)

Rnd 4: *sc 2, 2 sc in next sc*, repeat around. (12)

Rnd 5: sc around. (12)

F/O and leave long end for sewing to Piggy Head.

Stuff fiberfill to ear, but do not over stuff.

Piggy Arms: Make 2

Pink Yarn.

Rnd 1: MR, sc 4 in MR. (4)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each stitch around. (8)

Rnd 3-5: sc around. (8)

F/O and leave long end for sewing to Piggy Head.

Stuff fiberfill to arms.

Assembling: (Refer to picture)

For the Piggy Nose, using the small piece of pink felt, cut an oval.
Use purple tapestry thread to embroider 2 vertical lines onto the pink oval felt.
Use fabric glue to stick Piggy Nose to Piggy Head.
Sew the Piggy Ears to Top of Piggy Head.
Sew the Piggy Arms to the side of the Piggy Head.
Sew the Piggy to the Frosting.
Sew 3/4 of the Cake to Frosting, stuff firmly and sew the rest.
Add on your own accessories to your piggy cupcake (e.g. Ribbon, Flower, Cherry)

And Congratulations, you’ve completed your Lil’ Piggy Cupcake!

This pattern is an original pattern by Rachel H of Little Yarn Friends (July 2012). Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint it on your site. You may keep a copy for your own personal use but you may not sell or distribute it. Kindly inform and credit Little Yarn Friends if you want to sell items made from this pattern. Thank You.