George Pig Crochet Backpack

 

George Pig Crochet Backpack

 

Materials

 

Yarn (recommended for 5.0mm crochet)

Crochet hook (size 3.5mm) to knit backpack

Crochet hook (size 3mm) to knit George Pig

Eyes

Stitch Markers 

Yarn needle

Scissors

 

Instructions

Part 1

 Part 2

Colour blue

ROW 1: Make chain of 45.

ROWS 2 – 38: Go up with 1 chain, make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the chain. Repeat until the end of the rows.

Colour Change (green)

ROWS 39 – 65: Go up with 1 chain, make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows.

Colour Change (blue)

ROWS 66 – 103: Go up with 1 chain, make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows.

Make knit with green wool (2):

ROW 1: Make 20 chains, go up with 1 chain and make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the chain.

ROWS 2 – 3: Go up with 1 chain, make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row. Repeat until the end of the rows.

Repeat the same pattern on the other side.

Cord (2)

ROW 1: Make chain of 170.

ROW 2: Go up with 1 chain and make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the chain.

George Pig

Colour Light Pink

ROW 1: Magic ring of 10 single crochet. Directly knit 1 single crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

ROW 2: 1 increase for each stitch of the previous row. Directly knit 1 single crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

ROW 3: 1 single crochet and 1 increase until the end of the row. Directly knit 1 single crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

ROW 4: 2 single crochet and 1 increase until the end of the row. Directly knit 1 single crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

ROW 5: 3 single crochet and 1 increase until the end of the row. Directly knit 1 single crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

Nose 

ROW 6: 7 single crochet.

ROWS 7 – 10: Go up with 1 chain, keep making single crochet. Repeat until the end of the rows.

ROW 11: 5 Single crochet and 1 increase (x 4 times). Keep making single crochet until you finish the nose, then close with a slip stitch.

Cut the yarn.

Ears (2)

ROW 1: Chain of 4, go up with 1 chain, single crochet, triple increase (that is 3 single crochet in the same stitch) and keep making single crochet.

•    Sew the ears to the head and using a darker pink make single crochet all around, including the ears.  Close with a slip stitch.

•    Make 11 separation chains and sew at the other end of the nose’s tip. Cut the yarn. Then with a needle attach the chain to the nose.

•    With a needle pass yarn in the middle of the nose three times (inside the circle thus formed).

Eyes (2)

ROW 1: Magic ring of 6 single crochet in white colour.

ROW 2: With darker pink make 1 single crochet until the end of the row. Close with a slip stitch.

Make another eye repeating the same pattern.

Attach the black eye to the white area of the eye, right in the middle.

Cheek

Use a Darker Pink

ROW 1: Magic ring of 6 single crochet. Directly knit 1 single crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

ROW 2: Increases during the whole row and close with a slip stitch.

Mouth

Colour Pink

Make 1 chain of 10. Cut the yarn.

Building the head

Sew the eyes, the cheeks and the smile to the head.

Arms (2)

Colour Light Pink

1.            Chain of 10. Go up with 1 chain, make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the chain.

2.            2 separation chains. Cut the yarn.

3.            2 separation chains on the other side.

4.            Insert crochet in the middle (where the V is) and make 2 separation chains. Cut the yarn.

Make another arm repeating the same pattern.

George Pig’s clothes

Colour blue

ROW 1: Chain of 8. Go up with 1 chain, make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the chain.

ROWS 2 – 4: Go up with 1 chain, 1 single crochet in the same stitch, keep making single crochet and 1 increase (last stitch). Repeat until the end of the rows.

ROWS 5: Go up with 1 chain, 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row.

ROWS 6: Go up with 1 chain, 1 single crochet, keep making increases and when you are 2 stitches away make 2 single crochet.

Row of single crochet all around the knit.

·     Sew head to George Pig’s clothes

·     Sew arms to George Pig’s clothes

Crochet Sun

(Use crochet hook of size 3mm to knit  the sun)

ROW 1: Magic ring of 10 single crochet. Close row with a slip stitch.

ROW 2: 1 single crochet and 1 increase. Repeat until the end of the row. Close row with a slip stitch.

ROW 3: 1 single crochet and 1 increase. Repeat until the end of the row. Close row with a slip stitch.

Make chain of 6. Cut the yarn.

Miss 2 stitches of the previous row, insert crochet and make chain of 6. Cut the yarn. Repeat until the end of the row.

Ball

Colour white

ROW 1: Magic ring of 12 single crochet. Close row with a slip stitch.

 ROW 2: 1 increase for each stitch of the previous row. Close row with a slip stitch.

ROW 3: 1 single crochet and 1 increase until the end of the row. Close row with a slip stitch.

ROW 4: 2 single crochet and 1 increase until the end of the row. Close row with a slip stitch.

Coloured balls to sew to the ball (5)

ROW 1: Magic ring of 8 single crochet. Close row with a slip stitch.

Sew the coloured balls to the white ball and make 1 single crochet in grey, around the entire contour of the ball.

Assemble the backpack

1. Fold the knit at the top and bottom. Fold 6 rows and sew with yarn.

2. Fold the backpack knit. Put the green knit at each end of the backpack and sew the pieces from the back to the top where the knit was folded.

3. Insert the cord into each side of the backpack through the top where the knit was folded, and then insert the cord through each strap of the backpack.

Do the same for the other side.

4. Sew George Pig, the sun and the ball to the backpack.