Pocket Guinea Pig – Free Pattern
📚 Before You Begin
- This pattern is written in US English.
- You may sell the finished product, but please tag @sourscud if you post the finished product online.
- Do not copy, sell, or repost this pattern.
🧵 Materials
- Yarn of your choosing (you will need 2 colours)
- Crochet hook
- Safety Eyes
- Tools: Tapestry needle, Scissors, Stuffing, Stitch marker.
🔑 Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
| mr | magic ring (or use the 2 ch method) |
| sc | single crochet |
| inc | increase (two sc in the same stitch) |
| dec | decrease |
| FLO | sc using the front loop only |
| BLO | sc using the back loop only |
| BBO | bobble stitch (6 loops on hook) |
| FO | fasten off |
| sts | the amount of stitches you should have each row |
| sl st | slip stitch |
| cc | colour change |
| ch | chain |
| ( ) | in a single stitch |
I. Pattern (Head and Body)
(The entire piece is worked in continuous rounds, integrating legs and color changes.)
| Round | Pattern | Stitches [sts] |
| R1 | Start with brown: 8 sc in MR | [8 sts] |
| R2 | (sc, inc) x 4 | [12 sts] |
| R3 | 2 sc, inc, 2 sc, cc to white, inc, cc to brown, (2 sc, inc) x 2 | [16 sts] |
| R4 | 5 sc, cc to white, 4 sc, cc to brown, 5 sc, cc to white, 2 sc | [16 sts] |
| R5 | 2 sc, cc to brown, 3 sc, (FLO sc, ch 1, sl st in FLO), cc to white, 3 sc, cc to brown, (FLO sc, ch 1, sl st in FLO), 4 sc, cc to white, 2 sc | [16 sts] |
| NOTE: Add eyes between rows 3-4, around 4 visible stitches apart. | ||
| R6 | 5 sc, BLO 3 sc, BLO 3 sc, 6 sc | [16 sts] |
| R7 | 14 sc, BBO, sc | [16 sts] |
| R8 | sc, cc to brown, BBO, 13 sc, cc to white, sc | [16 sts] |
| R9 | sc, cc to brown, 14 sc, cc to white, sc | [16 sts] |
| NOTE: Start Stuffing | ||
| R10 | 7 sc, cc to brown, 2 sc, cc to white, 7 sc | [16 sts] |
| R11 | 6 sc, cc to brown, 4 sc, cc to white, 4 sc, cc to brown, BBO, sc | [16 sts] |
| NOTE: You may cut the white yarn. | ||
| R12 | sc, BBO, 14 sc | [16 sts] |
| R13 | (sc, dec) x 5, sc | [11 sts] |
| NOTE: Finish Stuffing | ||
| R14 | 5 dec, sl st | [5 sts] |
| FO and weave in ends. |
The crocheting instructions for the feet/paws are integrated within R5, R6 (using FLO/BLO), R7, R8, R11, and R12 via the bobble stitch (BBO) and the chain/slip stitch technique in R5.
Congratulations on completing your pocket guinea pig!
