Little Guinea Pig

This little Guinea Pig is totally one piece.

You will need:

• Crochet hook
• Yarn needle 
• Yarn (approx 20g or 60m)
• Black embroidery thread or 4mm safety eyes.
• 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 
• HDC - Half double crochet  
• SLST - Slip stitch 
• FO - finish off
• PC - Popcorn stitch 

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
• Stuff with filling as you work. 

Beginning at nose in brown yarn:

1. MC (4)

2. *Inc* (8)

3. 2sc, inc x4, 2sc (12)

4. 4sc, inc x4, 4sc (16)

5. 16sc (16)

6. 8sc, inc x4, 4sc (20)

7. *4sc, inc* (24)

8-9. 24sc (24) - Place eyes between rounds 6 and 7 

10. 11sc, [FLO - 2sc, 1hdc, 1dc], [FLO - 1dc, 1hdc, 2sc], 5sc, [FLO - 2sc, 1hdc, 1dc], [FLO - 1dc, 1hdc, 2sc], 4sc. (24) - The stitches in [ ] which make the ears are counted as one. 

11. 11sc, 1sc into each of the next 2 BLO left over from previous round, 5sc, 1sc into each of the next 2 BLO left over from previous round, 4sc (24)

12. *5sc, inc* (28)

13. 5sc, - change to white -, 1sc, inc, *6sc, inc*x3 (32) - This hides the colour change on the underside

14. 32sc (32) 

15. 2sc, FLO - PC (using 5dc), 5sc, FLO - PC (using 5dc), 23sc (32)

16-18. 32sc (32)

19. 16sc, *1sc, dec*x4, 4sc (28)

20-24. 28sc (28)

25. 10sc, - change to brown -, 18sc (28)

26-27. 28sc (28)

28. 20sc, inc, 3sc, inc, 3sc (30)

29. 30sc (30)

30. 2sc, inc, 1sc, inc, 11sc, inc, 1sc, inc, 11sc (34)

31-33. 34sc (34)

34. 10sc, FLO - PC (using 5dc), 5sc, FLO - PC (using 5dc), 17sc (34)

35. Skipping over the PC stitches in the previous round - *6sc, dec* (28)

36. *5sc, dec* (24)

37. *4sc, dec* (20)

38. *3sc, dec* (16)

39. *2sc, dec* (12)

40+. dec x3, FLO - PC (using 3dc), dec x2, decrease last st of this round and 1st stitch of next round together. 

FO close hole.