No Sew / One Piece Pig

This Pig is completely no sew. The only place where you need a needle is to finish off and close the piece, but no pieces are sewn on.

If you have any question or corrections please let me know as I will greatly appreciate any feedback! Also if you do try out this pattern, please post a picture as I will love to see your recreations.

You will need:

• 3mm crochet hook (Can use 4mm if preferred)
• Yarn needle 
• Yarn (approx 30g or 85m)
• Soft toy filling

More information and tips

Stitches and abbreviations used:

(I am from England but use US crochet terms)

• MC - Magic circle/ring (sc unless otherwise specified)
• Ch - Chain 
• SC - Single crochet 
• Inc - Increase stitch (2 single crochets into one stitch)
• Dec - Decrease stitch (single crochet 2 stitches together)
• DC - Double crochet 
• ST - Stitch 
• FLO - Front loop only 
• BLO - Back loop only 
• SLST - Slip stitch 
• FO - finish off

Other things to note....

• This is worked in continuous rounds. It is helpful to use a stitch marker to keep track
• The number in ( ) at the end of each round indicates the total stitch count for that round
• *  * indicates repeated series of stitches
• Use invisible decreases for a neater finished product
• Stitches in [ ]  are worked into one stitch

Legs x4:

1. MC (6)
2. *inc* (12)
3. BLO - 12sc (12)
4. *1sc, dec* (8)
5. 8sc (8)
6. 8sc (8)
7. 8sc (8)
8. 8sc (8)
9. FO - You do not need a long yarn tail here

Ears x2:

1. MC (4)
2. *inc, sc* (6)
3. *inc, 2sc* (8)
4. *inc, 3sc* (10)
5. *dec, 3sc* (8)
6. fold flat and 4sc through both sides to close the ears. FO

Body:

1. MC (6)
2. inc x2, sc, inc x2, sc (10)
3. sc, inc x2, 3sc, inc x2, 2sc (14)
4. BLO - 14sc (14)
5. 14sc (14)
6. 14sc (14)
7. FLO - inc x3, 10sc, inc (18)
8. inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, 7sc, inc, sc, inc, sc (24)
9. inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, sc, inc, 13sc, inc, sc, inc, sc (30)
10. 30sc (30)
11. 30sc (30)
12. 30sc (30)
13. 29sc, attach ear with 1sc through round 6 of the ear and the last st of this round (30)
14. 3sc to finish attaching the 1st ear, 5sc, 4sc to attach the second ear, 18sc (30)

    

    Round 13 & 14 (attaching the ear)

15. 30sc (30)
16. *3sc, dec* (24)
17. *dec, sc* x5, 6sc, dec, sc (18)
18. *1sc, dec* (12)
19. 6sc, inc x6 (18)
20. 6sc, *1sc, inc* x6 (24)
21. *3sc, inc* (30)
22. 13sc, *1sc, inc* x6, 5sc (36)
23. 36sc (36)
24. 36sc (36)
25. 18sc, 4sc through the inside of the 1st leg and body, 2sc onto body, 4sc through inside of 2nd leg and body, 8sc (36)  - See Elephant pattern for pictures of this 
26. 18sc, 4sc through outside of the 1st leg, 2sc onto body, 4sc through outside of 2nd leg, 8sc (36)
27. 36sc (36)
28. 36sc (36)
29. 36sc (36)
30. 36sc (36)
31. 36sc (36)
32. 36sc (36)
33. 36sc (36)
34. 36sc (36)
35. 21sc, 4sc through the inside of the 3rd leg and body, 2sc onto body, 4sc through inside of 4th leg and body, 5sc (36)
36. 21sc, 4sc through outside of the 3rd leg, 2sc onto body, 4sc through outside of 4th leg, 5sc (36)
37. 36sc (36)
38. 36sc (36)
39. *4sc, dec* (30)
40. *3sc, dec* (24)
41. *2sc, dec* (18)
42. *1sc, dec* (12)
43. *dec* (6)
44. FO and close hole leaving a long yarn tail 

Tail:

Move the yarn tail left over from the body into the required position. 

ch 19, turn, skip the 1st chain, *1sc, dec* repeated until the end is reached, then hide yarn tail into body.