Introduction

Say hello to the Farmer’s Market Piglet: a pastel, 100%-crochet pig dressed in a red-and-white striped tee, mint culotte shorts, cream slip-on shoes with a thin red piping, and a raffia-look sun hat. The star accessory is a strawberry-shaped crossbody tote with tiny seed bumps and leafy flap. This original pattern is written from scratch to match the photo look exactly so your finished piece turns out the same.

Please note: I strive for accuracy in every pattern, but occasional errors can happen. Thank you for understanding and for enjoying my designs.

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Materials

• DK-weight 100% cotton yarn (approximate colors):
  1. C1 Blush pink (pig body, ears, snout, tail)
  2. C2 Cream (shoes; hat’s lighter stripe; tee white stripe)
  3. C3 Strawberry red (tee red stripe; bag body; shoe piping)
  4. C4 Mint green (culottes; bag leaf detail darker mint optional)
  5. C5 Wheat/golden beige (sun hat and bag strap)
  6. C6 Dark chocolate/brown (mouth, nostrils; eye option if crocheted)
  7. C7 Leaf green (bag leaves)
  8. C8 Lemon or butter (tiny strawberry seeds on bag)
• Hooks: 2.5 mm for amigurumi; 3.0 mm for hat brim and culottes hem (optional).
• Safety eyes: 8 mm black (or crochet circles).
• Stuffing, tapestry needle, stitch markers, scissors.
• Optional: a small pouch of cotton scraps or poly pellets for foot weight (encased in crochet only).

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Abbreviations (US Terms)

• MR – magic ring
• sc – single crochet
• inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
• dec – invisible decrease
• sl st – slip stitch
• ch – chain
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• tr – treble crochet
• BLO / FLO – back / front loop only
• sk – skip
• rep – repeat
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• Rnd – round
• Row – row
• RS – right side

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General Notes

• Work in a continuous spiral unless told to join.
• Stuff gradually and firmly.
• All accessories are 100% crochet (no wire, no beads).
• Keep floats neat when working stripes.

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The Pattern

Head (C1)

Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
Rnd 2: inc around [12]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc)×6 [18]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc)×6 [24]
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc)×6 [30]
Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc)×6 [36]
Rnd 7: (5 sc, inc)×6 [42]
Rnds 8–18: sc around [42]
— Place safety eyes between Rnds 13–14, 8 sts apart.
Rnd 19: (5 sc, dec)×6 [36]
Rnd 20: sc around [36]
Rnd 21: (4 sc, dec)×6 [30]
Rnd 22: (3 sc, dec)×6 [24] — start stuffing.
Rnd 23: (2 sc, dec)×6 [18]
Rnd 24: (sc, dec)×6 [12]
Rnd 25: sc around [12]; fasten off with a long tail for sewing to body later.

Snout (C1)
Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
Rnd 2: (sc, inc)×3 [9]
Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc)×3 [12]
Rnd 4–5: sc around [12]
Rnd 6: (sc, dec)×4 [8]; lightly stuff and sl st to finish, leaving a long tail.
Sew centered 1–2 rounds below the eye line. With C6, satin-stitch two small nostrils and a short mouth line.

Ears (make 2, C1)
Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
Rnd 2: (sc, inc)×3 [9]
Rnd 3: (2 sc, inc)×3 [12]
Rnd 4: (3 sc, inc)×3 [15]
Rnd 5–6: sc around [15]
Rnd 7: (3 sc, dec)×3 [12]; sl st, leave tail.
Flatten into rounded triangles (no stuffing) and sew high on the head, angled slightly forward.

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Body (C1)

Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
Rnd 2: inc around [12]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc)×6 [18]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc)×6 [24]
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc)×6 [30]
Rnd 6–8: sc around [30]
Rnd 9: (4 sc, inc)×6 [36]
Rnd 10: sc around [36]
Rnd 11: (4 sc, dec)×6 [30]
Rnd 12: (3 sc, dec)×6 [24] — natural waist for culottes.
Rnd 13: sc around [24]
Rnd 14: (2 sc, dec)×6 [18] — start stuffing.
Rnd 15: (sc, dec)×6 [12]
Rnd 16: dec around [6]; close.
Sew head to body with ladder stitches.

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Arms (make 2, C1)

Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
Rnd 2: (sc, inc)×3 [9]
Rnds 3–10: sc around [9]
Rnd 11: (2 sc, dec)×2, sc 1 [7]
Lightly stuff the hand end only; flatten top and whipstitch to body slightly forward and just below the neck.

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Legs & Shoes (make 2)

Shoe Sole (C2)
Rnd 1: ch 6; sc in 2nd ch, sc 3, 3 sc in last; on other side sc 3, inc in last [12]
Rnd 2: inc, sc 3, inc×3, sc 3, inc×2 [18]
Rnd 3: BLO sc around [18] — creates sole edge.

Shoe Upper (C2)
Rnd 4–5: sc around [18]
Rnd 6: (4 sc, dec)×3 [15]
Rnd 7: (3 sc, dec)×3 [12] — rounded toe formed.

Red Piping (C3)
Surface sl st around upper edge (on Rnd 6/7 ridge) for the thin piping.

Leg Tube (C1)
Rnd 8: join C1 at heel; sc around [12]
Rnds 9–12: sc around [12]
Rnd 13: (sc, dec)×4 [8]
Rnds 14–16: sc around [8]; fasten off with long tail.
Stuff feet and legs; sew legs parallel and flat under body.

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Curly Tail (C1)

Ch 14; 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; coil naturally. Stitch to center back, low.

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Clothing & Accessories

Striped Tee (C2 + C3)

Work in rounds from neckline; change colors every round for narrow stripes (carry yarn up inside neatly). Begin with C3 (red).

Rnd 1: ch 56, join to ring [56]
Rnd 2 (C3): sc around [56]
Rnd 3 (C2): sc around [56]
Rnd 4 (C3): (sc 6, inc)×8 [64]
Rnd 5 (C2): sc around [64]
Rnd 6 (C3, divide for sleeves): sc 9, ch 4, sk 12 (sleeve), sc 22, ch 4, sk 12, sc 9 [48 incl. chains]
Rnds 7–10 (alternate colors each rnd): sc around, placing 2 sc in each underarm ch-4 on first of these rounds to close gaps → [56]. Stop when tee reaches natural waist.
Final round (C2): sl st loosely to finish hem; fasten off.
Sleeves (each, start with C3): pick up 24 sc evenly around armhole.
Rnd 1: sc around [24]
Rnd 2 (switch color): (sc 5, dec)×3 [21]
Rnd 3: (sc 6, dec)×2 + sc 5 [19]
Rnd 4: sc around; sl st to finish. Cuff should be narrow and short.

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Mint Culotte Shorts (C4)

Waistband to hem, in the round; split for legs.

Waistband
Rnd 1: ch 48, join [48]
Rnd 2: sc around [48]
Rnd 3: BLO sc around (makes a neat casing ridge) [48]

Body
Rnd 4: (sc 7, inc)×6 [54]
Rnds 5–6: sc around [54]
Rnd 7: (sc 8, inc)×6 [60]
Rnd 8: sc around [60]

Divide for Legs
Place a marker at join; count 30 sts around for the opposite side.
— Right Leg: Work sc over first 30 sts; join to first of this segment [30]. Rnds 1–5: sc around [30]. Rnd 6: FLO sc around (hem ridge); sl st and fasten off.
— Left Leg: Attach yarn to remaining 30 sts; repeat Rnds 1–6.
Optionally, switch to a 3.0 mm hook for the last round to relax the hem so it hangs straight.

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Sun Hat (C5; use 3.0 mm for brim)

Crown
Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
Rnd 2: inc around [12]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc)×6 [18]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc)×6 [24]
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc)×6 [30]
Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc)×6 [36]
Rnd 7–8: sc around [36]

Side Wall
Rnd 9: BLO sc around [36]
Rnd 10–11: sc around [36]

Brim (switch to 3.0 mm)
Rnd 12: (2 sc, inc)×12 [48]
Rnd 13: (3 sc, inc)×12 [60]
Rnd 14: (4 sc, inc)×12 [72]
Rnd 15: sc around [72]; sl st and fasten off.
Optional subtle “braid band”: surface sl st a spiral around the side wall using C2 for a woven straw effect.

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Strawberry Crossbody Bag

Berry Body (C3)
Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc [6]
Rnd 2: inc around [12]
Rnd 3: (sc, inc)×6 [18]
Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc)×6 [24]
Rnd 5: (3 sc, inc)×6 [30]
Rnd 6: sc around [30]
Rnd 7: (3 sc, dec)×6 [24]
Rnd 8: (2 sc, dec)×6 [18]
Rnd 9: (sc, dec)×6 [12]
Rnd 10: sc around [12]; fasten off. Lightly stuff if you want a 3D bag, or leave unstuffed to use as a tiny pocket.

Seeds (C8)
Embroider tiny straight stitches scattered on berry front, evenly spaced.

Leaf Flap (C7)
Row 1: ch 12; sc in 2nd ch and across [11].
Row 2: (sc, hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc, sc) across shaping 3 overlapping points (work decreases between points as needed) to create a leafy edge measuring the berry top.
Sew leaf edge to bag back; leave front as a flap.

Strap (C5)
Ch 80–90 (crossbody length); sl st back along chain for sturdiness. Stitch ends to opposite sides of the bag opening so it hangs at the right hip.

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Finishing Details

• Eyebrows (C6): two tiny upward curves above the eyes.
• Shoe line: if you want a second piping, add a fine surface line of C2 along the sole ridge.

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Assembly & Dressing Order

1. Put on striped tee first.
2. Slide on culotte shorts; make sure the hem sits below the knee line.
3. Attach arms if you left them off for dressing; angle slightly forward.
4. Put on shoes; confirm the red piping faces outward neatly.
5. Place sun hat low over the forehead; tack under brim at two points so ears peek out.
6. Hang the strawberry bag from left shoulder to right hip.

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Blocking, Styling & Care

• Light steam (hover only) to relax the hat brim and straighten culotte hems.
• Shape snout gently while warm to keep it round.
• Spot clean with a damp cloth; air dry.
• For standing photos on a wooden table, lean the piglet lightly against a crate or fruit basket.

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Troubleshooting

• Head wobble: Crochet a short neck peg (6 sc around × 4–5 rnds) and stitch between head and body.
• Tee tight at underarm: add +1 ch at each underarm when dividing and pick up an extra st on the next round.
• Brim flips up: add one more increase round before Rnd 15 or block lightly with steam.
• Shorts ride low: increase waistband chain by +2 and keep leg splits equal halves of total count.

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Quick Reference (Counts at a Glance)

• Head: max 42 sts; eyes between R13–14 (8 sts apart); close at 12.
• Snout: 12-st circumference, shallow cylinder.
• Ears: to 15 sts, unstuffed triangles.
• Body: max 36 → waist 24 → close at 6.
• Arms: 9-st tubes → taper to 7.
• Legs/Shoes: sole 18; leg tube 12 → 8.
• Tee: ring 56 → body 48–56 after underarms; sleeves start 24 → taper.
• Culottes: waist 48 → increase to 60; legs 30/30 with FLO hem.
• Hat: crown to 36; brim to 72.
• Bag: berry to 30 then tapered; strap ch 80–90.