There is something about a crochet pig that makes people smile before they even pick it up — those round pink cheeks, that neat little snout, and a tail that simply begs to be curled. Pigs are also wonderfully forgiving subjects for us crocheters: one main colour, a darker pink for details, and a shape that stays cute whether it ends up palm-sized or pillow-sized.
So here are twenty of my favourite pig projects for you, every one genuinely free and every one properly checked by me: chunky squishes, a ragdoll piggy, a baby lovey, a piggy bank hiding a tissue box, a hat in sizes from baby to adult, and even a pig with wings. I have noted the yarn, the size and the honest little details as we go — including the two listings where only part of the pattern is free, because you deserve to know before you fall in love.
1. The Giant Squish You Can Hug Like a Pillow
Tamara Kelly's Pig Squish is the pig I make when someone needs a proper cuddle. It is worked in super bulky chenille yarn, so the round body grows fast in half double crochet, and a separate belly panel carries the four little feet, which you place with stitch markers before sewing everything together. You can stuff it softly, or slip a twelve-inch pillow ball inside for that perfect squishy-pillow feel. The complete pattern, assembly included, is free on the Moogly blog, and it belongs to her much-loved Squish family, so it looks adorable lined up with the cow and lamb versions. In classic pink it is farm-nursery perfection; in cream it is pure cloud.
Pattern: Pig Squish by Tamara Kelly at Moogly — Get the free pattern
2. A Dapper Ragdoll Piggy in Flat Panels
If you adore the ragdoll style, the Dapper Piggy from Spin a Yarn Crochet is your pig. Instead of rounds, you crochet flat body panels in simple rows — the little legs are worked first and joined straight into the panel — then seam the two sides together and stuff as you go. Made with bulky yarn he stands about eleven and a half inches tall, and the designer notes you can shrink him down with worsted weight yarn and a 3.25 mm hook if you prefer a smaller piggy. The full pattern is free on her blog, with her usual clear stitch-by-stitch writing. Flat panels mean almost no shaping headaches, which makes this a relaxing weekend make.
Pattern: Dapper Piggy by Spin a Yarn Crochet — Get the free pattern
3. Perky Pig, All Chubby Cheeks and Curly Tail
Perky the pig from Cuddly Stitches Craft has the chubbiest cheeks on this whole list, and I mean that as the highest praise. The softie is built from separate head, body, arms and legs, with a properly curled tail sewn on last, and the blog post walks you through the assembly step by step — ears pinned between the marked rounds, snout stuffed as you sew it on, everything placed with photos to guide you. It is a traditional amigurumi construction, so if you enjoy the sewing-together stage, you will find this one deeply satisfying. The pattern is completely free on her blog. Worked in a soft pink with a slightly deeper pink snout, Perky looks like he just trotted out of a storybook.
Pattern: Perky Pig by Cuddly Stitches Craft — Get the free pattern
4. A Pig Lovey With a Sweet Shell Border
For the babies in your life, this pig lovey from Cuddly Stitches Craft pairs a gentle piggy head with a little blanket edged in pretty shells. The blanket finishes at about thirty-three centimetres square, worked in DK cotton with a small 2.75 mm hook, and the eyes are embroidered rather than plastic, which is exactly what you want for a newborn gift. The head is sewn to the blanket in two firm circles so little hands cannot pull it apart — a thoughtful detail I wish every lovey pattern included. It was first released as a mystery crochet along on her blog, where the complete pattern is now free. Pink and white is the classic pairing, but a grey blanket border looks beautiful too.
Pattern: Pig Lovey by Cuddly Stitches Craft — Get the free pattern
5. A Pocket-Sized Farm Piggy
Joey Diehl's Pig Pocket Pet is the third design in the Virkadia Farm Pocket Pets collection, and at four and a half inches tall it truly does fit in a pocket. It is rated intermediate, worked in worsted weight yarn with joined rounds, and there are sweet extras like embroidered blush lines beside the eyes and a two-tone snout. The pattern page is generous — full instructions, assembly photos and even a grey pig variation if pink is not your farm's colour. Everything is free right on the page, no downloads needed. Make the whole pocket farm set and line them up on a shelf; they are dangerously collectable.
Pattern: Pig Pocket Pet by Joey Diehl at Virkadia — Get the free pattern
6. Peaches, the Big Storybook Farm Pig
Peaches is the grande dame of this collection: almost twenty-two inches of pig, worked head-to-body in one piece in Red Heart Super Saver baby pink, with long legs, picot-edged ears and a curly tail. Now, an honest note from me — the free blog version at The Burgundy Basket is written as a simplified stitch-count chart, so you need to be comfortable reading amigurumi rounds from the numbers; the fuller version with extra photos and hints is a paid PDF in the designer's Etsy shop. The designer also asks that makes stay for personal use. If you are an experienced amigurumi maker, the free chart is genuinely all you need, and the finished pig is a showstopper. She is the seventh animal in Kristi's Farm Series, so there is a whole barnyard waiting if you fall for her.
Pattern: Peaches the Piggy by Kristi Bergin-Smith at The Burgundy Basket — Get the free pattern
7. Three Little Pigs, Straight From the Storybook
Sharon Ojala's Three Little Pigs are five to six inches of pure nostalgia, worked in light pink worsted yarn with a 4 mm hook. Each little pig is built the same friendly way — snout first, set aside, then head and body — and Sharon links separate patterns for their outfits, so you can dress the trio differently just like the story. There are video tutorials in parts if you like to crochet along with someone. The complete pattern is free on her Amigurumi To Go blog. Tuck a set into a gift basket with the picture book and you have the sweetest present at the baby shower, guaranteed.
Pattern: Three Little Pigs by Sharon Ojala at Amigurumi To Go — Get the free pattern
8. Boinky the Baby Pig in Sparkly Pink
Some patterns are named by committee, and some are named by a daughter who looked at three thousand baby pig photos — Boinky is proudly the second kind. This simple baby piglet from Stitch11 is worked in a sparkly pink worsted yarn with a 3.75 mm hook and 12 mm safety eyes, and the shaping is kept beginner-friendly throughout. A tiny bit of black yarn gives him his nostrils, and that is honestly most of the fuss involved. The full pattern is free on the Stitch11 blog. Embroider the eyes instead of using safety eyes and Boinky becomes a safe first toy for the littlest pig fans.
Pattern: Boinky the Baby Pig by Stitch11 — Get the free pattern
9. The No-Sew Pig With Bobble Feet
No sewing at all — that is the promise of Ana's little pig at Little Crochet Farm, and she keeps it beautifully. The snout is shaped right into the head with darker pink half double crochets, the feet appear as bobble stitches worked into the body rounds, and a clever back-loop round hides the join so the body closes neatly underneath. Light pink and dark pink are the only colours you need, and the whole pig works up quickly enough for a last-minute gift. The complete pattern is free on her blog, with a video to help you along. If the words "sew on the ears" usually make you put a project down, this is your pig.
Pattern: No-Sew Crochet Pig by Ana at Little Crochet Farm — Get the free pattern
10. A Tiny No-Sew Pig in Pink and White
Ami Saigon's no-sew pig is a palm-sized cutie in pink with a white belly patch worked right into the rounds. The feet are popcorn stitches that pop out of the body as you crochet — no separate legs, no sewing marathon at the end — and the ears are tiny picot points with a little oval nose stitched on last. She uses a 2.5 mm hook and 6 mm safety eyes, so the finished pig stays small and neat. The full written pattern is free on the AmiSaigon site, and there is a companion video on their channel if you want company. Make a whole row of them in different pink shades for a market stall and watch them disappear.
Pattern: No-Sew Amigurumi Pig by Ami Saigon Patterns — Get the free pattern
11. A Classic Little Piglet for Beginners
Also from Ami Saigon, this little pig is the classic construction many of us learned on: a neat round head, two legs joined straight into the body, slim arms, and the simplest round ears. Everything is one soft pink, worked with a 2.5 mm hook, and the rounds are short and rhythmic, which makes it a lovely confidence-builder if amigurumi still feels new. The eyes sit between rounds seven and eight, and a touch of stuffing as you go keeps the shape plump. The complete pattern is free on their site. Once you have made one, the pattern lives in your fingers — expect to be asked for more.
Pattern: Little Pig by Ami Saigon Patterns — Get the free pattern
12. A Cuddly Plush Pig in Velvety Yarn
If you love plush yarn, Mariya Kushnir's pig is the one to try: she designed it for velvety Himalaya Dolphin Baby yarn with a 4 mm hook, so every stitch feels like stroking a marshmallow. The head and body are worked in one piece with real shaping at the cheeks, the big ears fold in half before sewing, and a separate muzzle gives that proper piggy profile. The original uses button eyes, but I would embroider them for little ones, as always. The pattern is shared free at Amigurum.com in an English translation by Amiguroom Toys. In dusty pink plush she looks like she wandered out of a boutique toy shop.
Pattern: Crochet Amigurumi Pig by Mariya Kushnir at Amigurum.com — Get the free pattern
13. The Tiniest Pig Keychain
Lucy Kate calls this the simplest and quickest of her three pig designs, and she is not exaggerating — the body runs head-to-tail in one piece and only the ears are sewn on. It uses about thirty grams of DK cotton yarn with a 2.5 mm hook, and my favourite detail is the tail: a little chain worked at the final round that curls into a loop all by itself. Add a couple of stitched nostrils in a darker pink if you like, pop on a keyring, and you have the sweetest bag charm. The complete pattern is free on her blog. She confesses her own keychain pig was claimed by her daughter within seconds, so perhaps make two.
Pattern: Amigurumi Pig Keychain by Lucy Kate Crochet — Get the free pattern
14. A One-Hour Pig in Chunky Blanket Yarn
Need a gift by tonight? Marcy's easy pig is designed to be finished in an hour or less, thanks to super bulky blanket yarn and an 8 mm hook. The feet are bobble stitches worked straight into the body rounds, so there is almost no assembly, and the big stitches are wonderfully forgiving for beginners. She suggests Bernat Blanket or a similar chunky chenille, with a strand of black yarn for the face details. The complete pattern is free on the Marcy Made blog. This is also a brilliant craft-fair pig — one skein, one hour, one very huggable piggy.
Pattern: Easy Pig by Marcy Made — Get the free pattern
15. A Piggy Bank That Starts as a Tissue Box
This might be the cleverest pig on the list: Nicki's piggy bank is a crochet cover that slips over an ordinary tissue box, turning it into a savings bank with a coin slot in the top panel. You crochet the box cover, a top panel with a neat chain-gap slot, four little legs, two ears, an oval stuffed nose, and a tail made by working two half doubles into every chain so it springs into a curl. Safety eyes become the nostrils, which makes me laugh every time I see it. The full pattern is free at Nicki's Homemade Crafts. It is a wonderful first-savings gift for kids, and a very satisfying upcycle.
Pattern: Crochet Piggy Bank Tissue Box by Nicki’s Homemade Crafts — Get the free pattern
16. A Pig Hat From Baby to Adult
Melissa Hassler's pig hat is worked top-down in double crochet with an I-9 hook, and it comes in four sizes so the whole family can match — baby through adult. The hat itself is simple; the personality arrives afterwards, with a crocheted snout, nostrils, eyes, ears and one adorable little hair curl sewn on top. The pattern is written in US terms and is completely free on the Lovable Loops blog. For babies, embroider the eyes rather than sewing on buttons, and it doubles as the cutest photo prop imaginable. Halloween, farm parties, or just a Tuesday that needs improving — this hat delivers.
Pattern: Crochet Pig Hat by Melissa Hassler at Lovable Loops — Get the free pattern
17. A Flat Pig Appliqué for Blankets and Cards
Kerri's pig is a flat appliqué, worked in cotton with clever treble and double-treble shaping that forms the ears right into the head — no separate pieces at all. You will want two pinks plus small amounts of white and black for the details, and she provides the pattern in both US and UK terminology, with a video tutorial if you like to watch first. Appliqués are the hardest-working little motifs in crochet: stitch one to a baby blanket, a card, a tote bag or a string of bunting and everything turns farmyard-sweet. The pattern is free on Kerri's Crochet. Make a whole sounder of pigs in different pinks for a nursery wall hanging.
Pattern: Crochet Pig Appliqué by Kerri’s Crochet — Get the free pattern
18. A Pig Face Granny Square
Granny square lovers, your pig is here. This dimensional square starts with a round pig face in half double crochet, squares it off with double crochet corners, then adds two little 3D ears and a separate nose appliqué with embroidered eyes. The sample uses DK yarn and a 3 mm hook, and the written rounds are free on the GrannySquare.me page, with a video if you want to follow along stitch by stitch. One square makes a coaster or a pocket; a dozen make the farm blanket of your dreams. Try the face in a paler pink against a sage green square for a really pretty, modern farmhouse look.
Pattern: Pig Granny Square by GrannySquare.me — Get the free pattern
19. When Pigs Fly: The Winged Pig
We could not leave out the flying pig, could we? Shannon Murphee's Aerial Pig starts at the nose and works backwards in rounds, finishing with little feet, a curled tail and the all-important wings, which are built up in rows with pretty feathered edges. It is an older pattern shared under a Creative Commons licence at AllFreeCrafts, written for worsted weight yarn and an F hook, and the instructions have that charming vintage brevity — you will want to read them through once before starting. Hang your finished pig from a loop of ribbon in a craft room window, and let her supervise your making. Impossible things, happening every day.
Pattern: Aerial Pig (When Pigs Fly) by Shannon Murphee at AllFreeCrafts — Get the free pattern
20. A Valentine Pig C2C Graph for Blanket Makers
We finish with something different: a corner-to-corner pig blanket design by Ariana Wimsett at Magic Yarn Pixels, where a smiling pig sits in fresh pink, orange and green. The chart is a generous 100 squares wide by 80 high, and you can work it as classic C2C, mini C2C or tapestry crochet. Now the honest part — only the graph is free here, and it unlocks with a free email sign-up on her site; the written row-by-row pattern is a separate paid PDF in her shops. If you are an experienced graphgan maker who reads charts happily, the free graph genuinely is enough, and the finished blanket is a gorgeous Valentine or nursery gift. Personal use only, as the designer requests.
Pattern: Valentines Farm Pig Love C2C Graph by Ariana Wimsett at Magic Yarn Pixels — Get the free pattern
Conclusion
And that is twenty pigs, my friend — squishes and loveys, pocket pets and plushies, a bank, a hat, an appliqué, and one pig who can fly. If you are in a hurry, the one-hour chunky pig and the tiny keychain will save the day; if you want a heirloom, Peaches and the Pig Squish are waiting for your hook. Almost every pattern here needs just pink yarn and patience, which makes this the happiest stash-busting collection I have put together in a while.
Now tell me — which pig is trotting onto your hook first, the flying one or the one-hour wonder? I read every comment, and I cannot wait to see your makes!
