Duo of Peppas

By Teresa Alvarez (March 2014)

About copyright: It’s really something great when people like what I have designed.
You can sell the final item or whatever you like, but it would be nice to reference
where you found the pattern!
  

If there is anything you do not understand or there are any mistakes, please, send
me a message!

As you can see in the way I write, English is not my first language. So, you could
come across some mistakes and grammatical inconsistencies. Sorry and my
apologies!

This file describes how to crochet two Peppa pigs inspired dolls. One is big and the
other one is a smaller version. If any of the bodies isworked in blue it can be George,
Peppa’s brother.
These dolls are a gift for a workmate’s daughter. The girl loves Peppa and I hope she
likes them.

ABOUT YARN:
The yarn is Alaska from Katia (Spanish manufacturer). Yardage: 3.5 ounces (100 grams) and
126 yards (115 meters).

Number of skeins: 1 of each color: pink (skin), fuchsia (dress), red (dress), some black
(shoes).

ABOUT GAUGE:
It is not important, as far as you are consistent with your tension.

ABOUT HOOK:
4.5 mm hook (big Peppa)
3.25 mm hook (small Peppa)
Remember that when making amigurumis, stitches should be tight.

YOU WILL NEED:

 Yarn for the doll.

 Two pairs of eyes.
 Stuffing.
 Tapestry needle.

ABOUT CROCHET TERMS:

I’ve followed the US terminology.
Stitch: st
Chain: ch
Slip stitch: sl st
Single crochet: sc
FLO: Front Loop Only
BLO: Back Loop Only
Sc2tog: decreasing two sc (i.e., 2 st become 1)
Sc3tog: decreasing 3 sc (i.e. 3 stitches become 1)

NOTE: I’ve made all the decreases as invisible decreases

  

BIG PEPPA

PATTERN:
All the pattern is worked in spirals, so do not join at the end/beginning of a
row.

Tail
Using pink
Ch 7, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hk and in remaining sts.
Fasten off

Ears (make 2)
Using pink
Round 1: magic ring, 4sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook).
Round 2: [2sc in next st, sc in next st] repeat 2 times (6sts)
  

Round 3: sc in next st, sc in remaining sts (7sts)

Round 4: sc in next st, sc in remaining sts (8sts)
Round 5: sc in every st across (8sts)
Round 6: sc2tog, sc in remaining sts (7sts)
Fasten off

Legs (make 2)
Using fuchsia and working in BLO
Round 1: magic ring, 6sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook).
Round 2: [2sc in next st, sc in next st] repeat 3 times (9sts)
Round 3: sc2tog, sc in remaining sts (8sts)
Round 4: sc2tog, sc in remaining sts (7sts)
Round 5: sc2tog, hdc in next st, sl st in next 3 sts, hdc in next 2sts (6sts)
Round 6: hdc in next st, sl st in next 3 sts, hdc in next 2sts (6sts)
Round 7: sc in next 2 sts, change to PINK and work through both loops, sc in next 4
sts.
Round 8-13: sc in each st across. (6sts)
Fasten off
Legs are not stuffed.
  

Hands and arms (make 2)

Using pink

Fingers (3 for each arm)

Round 1: magic ring, 4sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook).
Round 2: sc in each st across (4sts)
Round 3: sc in next 2sts (4sts) we only crochet half round.
Fasten off (the third finger doesn’t need to be fastened off)
Arm
Round 0:Joining fingers:
  

There are 12 stitches in total, but we only need 6, so crochet along all the fingers, at
the end of the round you should have 6sts, two ways:
a) Working sc2tog.
b) Leaving some stitches without working.
Round 1-7: sc in each st across (6sts)
Fasten off
Arms are not stuffed.

Head
Using pink

Round 1: magic ring, 6sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook).

Round 2: 2sc in next 6 st, (12 sts)
Round 3: [2sc in next st, 1sc in next st] repeat 6 times, sl st in next st (to soften
transitions, it is not compulsory) (18 sts)
Round 4: working in BLO, sc in each st across, sl st in next st (to soften transitions, it
is not compulsory) (18 sts)
Round 5-7: sc in each st across (18sts)
Round 8: shaping head, sc in next 8sts, 2sc in remaining 10sts (28sts)
Round 9: sc in next 9sts, the remaining sts: (2 (2sc in next st), 1 (1 sc in next st))
2112121212121212112
Round 10: sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in
remaining sts.
Round 11-13: sc in every st across
Round 14: sc in next 26 sts, ch 5 and skip 5 sts (neck), sc in next 8 sts.
Round 15: sc in next 26 sts, 5sc in the chain space (try to leave one loop of each ch
without working), sc in next 8 sts. (39sts)
Round 16: sc in next 21 sts, sc2tog, sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog, sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog,
sc in next 2 sts (36 sts)
Round 17: [sc2tog, sc in next 4sts] repeat 6 times (30sts)
Round 18: [sc2tog, sc in next 3sts] repeat 6 times (24sts)
Round 19: [sc2tog, sc in next 2sts] repeat 6 times (18sts)
(Stuff head as you go, embroider mouth, sew eyes and place eyes).
Round 20: [sc2tog, sc in next 1sts] repeat 6 times (12sts)
Round 21: [sc2tog] repeat 6 times (6sts)
Fasten off

Body
Using pink.
We join yarn at the neck opening, there are 10 sts, but we need 5 increases: so that’s
what we crochet in round 1: 15 sts.
  

Round 1:[sc in next st, 2sc in next st] repeat 5 times (15sts)
Round 2: working in BLO, 2sc in every st (30sts)
In round 3 and 4 we can attach the arms:
Round 3: sc in next 28 sts, working through both thicknesses (arm and body), sc in
next 2 sts (30sts)
Round 4: working through both thicknesses (arm and body), sc in next 2 sts. Two
increases evenly spaced in the round (32 sts)
Round 5: Two increases evenly spaced in the round (34 sts)
Round 6: Two increases evenly spaced in the round (36 sts)
Round 7: 3 increases evenly spaced in the round (39 sts)
Round 8-11: sc in every st across (39sts)
Round 12: [sc2tog, sc in next 11sts] repeat 3 times (36 sts)
  

Round 13: [sc in next st, sc2tog, sc in next 3st], repeat 6 times (30 sts)
Round 14: [sc2tog using invisible decrease, sc in next 3st], repeat 6 times (24 sts)
Round 15: [sc2tog using invisible decrease, sc in next 2st], repeat 6 times (18 sts)
Round 16: [sc2tog using invisible decrease, sc in next st], repeat 6 times (12 sts)
(Stuff as you go)
Round 17: [sc2tog using invisible decrease], repeat 6 times (6 sts)
Fasten off and weave ends.

Legs can be sewn at this point.

Dress
Using fuchia and working in BLO.
We join yarn at the unused loops of round 2 of the body.

Round 1:sc in every st across (15sts)

Round 2: [2sc in next st] repeat 15 times (30sts)
Round 3: [2sc in next st, sc in next 4sts] (36 sts) but … there is a twist in this round:
we need to make the holes for the arms, so there are 6 increases but when we
go near the arms, we skip 4 sts and make 4 chains and go on normally, this
will create the hole: it’s very useful to pass the chains below the arm.

Round 4: 3 increases evenly spaced and work 4sc in each of the 4ch (39sts)
Round 5: 3 increases evenly spaced (42sts)
Round 6-14: sc in every st across (42sts)
Round 15: sl st in next 5 sts (to soften the end)
Fasten off.
  

Finishing touches:
Sew tail and legs.
 
  

SMALL PEPPA

PATTERN:
All the pattern is worked in spirals, so do not join at the end/beginning of a
row.

I wanted smaller Peppa, so I change a bit the pattern and used a smaller hook.
This pattern is easily converted to crochet George: work all the body in blue.

Tail
Using pink
Ch 7, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hk and in remaining sts.
Fasten off
  

Ears (make 2)
Using pink
Round 1: magic ring, 4sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook).
Round 2: [2sc in next st, sc in next st] repeat 2 times (6sts)
Round 3: sc in next st, sc in remaining sts (7sts)
Round 4: sc2tog, sc in remaining sts (6sts)
Round 5: sc2tog, sc in remaining sts (5sts)
Fasten off
  

Legs (make 2)
Using black
Round 1: magic ring, 5sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook).
Round 2: [2sc in next st, sc in next st] repeat 2 times, sc in next st (7sts)
Round 3: 2sc in next st, sc in remaining sts (8sts)
Round 4: sc2tog, sc in remaining sts (7sts)
Round 5: sc2tog, sl st in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3sts (6sts)
Round 6: sl st in next 3 sts, hdc in next 3sts (6sts)
Round 7: sc in next st, change to PINK, sc2tog,sc in next 3 sts. (5sts)
Round 8-12: sc in each st across. (5sts)
Fasten off
Legs are not stuffed.
  

Hands and arms (make 2)

Using pink
Arm
Round 1: magic ring, 6sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook).
Round 2-7: sc in each st across (5sts)
(Now we are working through both thicknesses to crochet the fingers):
Ch3 and sc in 2nd ch from hk and in next st, sl st through both thicknesses and
[ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from hk and in next 2st, sl st through both thicknesses] repeat 2
times.
Fasten off
Arms are not stuffed.
  

Head
Using pink

Round 1: magic ring, 5sc (alternatively, 2 ch and 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook).

Round 2: 2sc in next 5 st, (10 sts)
Round 3: [2sc in next st, 1sc in next st] repeat 5 times, sl st in next st (to soften
transitions, it is not compulsory) (15 sts)
Round 4: working in BLO, sc in each st across, sl st in next st (to soften transitions, it
is not compulsory) (15 sts)
Round 5-7: sc in each st across (15sts)
Round 8: shaping head, sc in next 5sts, 2sc in remaining 10sts (25sts)
Round 9: sc in next 7sts, [2sc in next st, sc in next 2sts] repeat 5 times, sc in next 3
sts (30sts)
Round 10: sc in next 7 sts, 2sc in next 2st, sc in next 5 sts, 2sc in next st, sc in next
6sts, 2sc in next 2sts, sc in next 7sts (35 sts).
Round 11-12: sc in every st across (35sts)
  

Round 14: sc in next 18 sts, ch 5 and skip 5 sts (neck), sc in next 12 sts.
Round 15: join ears, working through both thicknesses (ear and head) sc in next 2
sts, sc in next 3 sts, working through both thicknesses (ear and head) sc in
next 2 sts, sc in next 12 sts, 5sc in the chain space (try to leave one loop of
each ch without working), sc in next 11 sts. (35sts)
Round 16: [sc2tog, sc in next 4sts] repeat 6 times (30sts)
Round 17: [sc2tog, sc in next 3sts] repeat 6 times (24sts)
Round 18: [sc2tog, sc in next 2sts] repeat 6 times (18sts)
(Stuff head as you go, embroider mouth, sew eyes and place eyes).
Round 19: [sc2tog, sc in next 1sts] repeat 6 times (12sts)
Round 20: [sc2tog] repeat 6 times (6sts)
Fasten off

Dress/Body
Using red.

Round 1: sc in every st across (10 sts)

Round 2: 2sc in every st (20sts)
Round 3: [2sc in next st, sc in next 4sts] repeat 4 times (24 sts)
In round 4 we can attach the arms:
Round 4: working through both thicknesses (arm and body), sc in next 2 sts, sc in
next 9sts, working through both thicknesses (arm and body), sc in next 2 sts,
sc in next 11 sts (24sts)
Round 5: 3 increases evenly spaced in the round (27 sts)
Round 6: 3 increases evenly spaced in the round (30 sts)
Round 7: 3 increases evenly spaced in the round (33 sts)
Round 8: working in FLO, 3 increases evenly spaced in the round (36 sts)
Round 9: 9 increases evenly spaced in the round (38 sts)
Round 10: 9 increases evenly spaced in the round (40 sts)
Round 11: 9 increases evenly spaced in the round (42 sts)
Round 12: 9 increases evenly spaced in the round (44 sts)
Round 13: sl st in next 5 sts
Fasten off

Body
Using pink.
We join yarn at the unused loops of round 8 of the dress.

Round 1:sc in every st across (36sts)

Round 2: [sc2tog, sc in next 4sts] repeat 6 times (30sts)
Round 3: [sc2tog, sc in next 3sts] repeat 6 times (24sts)
Round 4: [sc2tog, sc in next 2sts] repeat 6 times (18sts)
(Stuff as you go, embroider mouth, sew eyes and place eyes).
Round 5: [sc2tog, sc in next 1sts] repeat 6 times (12sts)
Round 6: [sc2tog] repeat 6 times (6sts)
Fasten off

Finishing touches:
Sew tail and legs.