I think my boys’ favourite part of Christmas dinner are the pigs in a
blanket—those crispy little sausages wrapped in golden bacon never last long on their plates! It’s become a bit of a festive tradition: the moment the tray hits the table, their eyes light up and the countdown to the last one begins.
Which is kind of ironic, really, because my youngest is absolutely smitten with piglets. He has a whole collection of plush pigs, and he once spent an entire summer trying to convince us to adopt one as a pet. He even named it in advance—“Chris P. Bacon,” in case you’re wondering.
So luckily, this particular piglet in a blanket isn’t the edible kind!

Yarn:
Stylecraft Special DK 100% acrylic
15g Blush (Light Pink)
5g Fondant (Dark Pink)
15g Grass Green
10g Matador (Red)
A small amount of black yarn for the eyes.

Needles:
3.5mm Straight needles

Other supplies:
Toy stuffing
Tapestry Needle
1 small button
Crochet hook to create a simple chain for the button.

Size:
11 cm

Abbreviations:
x times: Knit the instructions between the brackets x amount of times.
* ; rep from * to end: Repeat the ins11tructions between the * and ; until the end of the row.
st(s): stitch(es)
K: knit, if followed by a number, knit that amount of stitches
P: purl
St st: stocking stitch: alternate a row of knitting and a row of purling.
G st: garter stitch: knit every row
K2tog: knit two stitches together knitwise.
P2tog: purl two stitches together purlwise.
Kfb: knit in the front and back of the stitch, creating an increase.
Pfb: Purl in the front and back of the stitch, creating an increase.
YO: Yarn over
Ssk: Slip the next 2 sts on the LH onto the RH needle without knitting in. Insert the LH needle into the 2 slipped sts and knit them together.
Sl1: slip the next stitch from the left hand needle to the right hand needle without working it.
PSSO: pass the slipped stitch over the previously worked stitch.