1/4Piglet Link (Zelda) Charm
Original design by @小笛酷酷干
'Piglet Link' from Zelda as a soft gummy-body charm — an orange piggy body in a blue tunic with ears, horn, hair strands and a tiny hat, translated from the designer's handwritten notes.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Hook
- 2.5mm
- Time
- 3-4 hours
Materials
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Stitches used: MR, sc, inc, dec, hdc, dc, sl st, ch
Piglet Link (Zelda) Gummy Charm — Handwritten Pattern Head & body (orange, gummy style) Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR (5) Rnd 2: Inc around (10) Rnd 3: *Sc, inc* ×5 (15) Rnd 4: *Sc, inc, sc* ×5 (20) Rnds 5-7: Sc around (20) Rnd 8: Dec ×10 (10); change to blue Rnd 9: Sc, inc, bobble, inc, sc, inc, bobble, inc, sc, inc — work the bobbles in brown (snout/cheek bumps) Rnd 10: 15 sc (brown section per arrows) Rnd 11: 4 sc, bobble, 3 sc, bobble, 6 sc — bobbles in brown Rnd 12: *Sc, dec* ×5. Stuff, close. Tail: Ch 3; from 2nd ch: sl st, sc. Ears: Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR; Rnd 2: inc ×5 (10); Rnd 3: *sc, inc, sc* ×5. Hair strands / band: Rows 1-8: ch 8 loops; Row 9: ch 9 (sl st, 2 sc, sl st, sl st, 3 sc); Rows 10-13: ch 4-5, sl st along the whole chain; Row 14: ch 9 (sl st, 2 sc, sl st, sl st, 3 sc). Hat (work loosely): increase rounds up to Rnd 5: *3 sc, inc* ×5 (25); Rnds 6-7: 25 sc; brim: sc, inc, 3 dc, ch 12, 3 dc + inc, sc — insert the needle through one chain when sewing. Snout (2-ply): Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR; Rnd 2: dc-inc, (ch, sl st) in next st, ch, dc-inc, ch, sl st (nostril bumps; annotations mark 'next st' vs 'same st'). Horn (2-ply): Rnd 1: 5 sc; Rnd 2: inc, 2 sc, inc, sc (7); Rnd 3: 7 sc; Rnd 4: inc, 2 sc, inc, sc, inc, sc (10); Rnd 5: 10 sc. Eye covers (2-ply): Rnd 1: 5 sc; Rnd 2: 10 sc (make 2).
Notes
Handwritten pattern photographed from paper for 'piglet Link' (Zelda soft-gummy body). From the post: 2.5 mm hook, MengXiaoYa yarn, pattern credit @钩了个豆. Several handwritten tokens are ambiguous (arrows, corrections); rounds above follow the clearest reading and the 小象-style bobble/gummy construction. Double-check R9-R11 bobble placement against the photos when making.
Frequently asked questions
The source is handwritten — how reliable is the translation?
Most rounds are clear, but a few arrows and corrections around rounds 9-11 (bobble placement) are ambiguous. The translation follows the standard gummy-body construction; compare against the finished photos as you go.
What makes the snout bumps?
Round 9 alternates increases with brown bobbles, and round 11 repeats two more bobbles — the same cheek-bump trick used in gummy elephants and similar charms.
How is the hair made?
Chain loops (ch 8-9) with slip stitches back down, worked in rows; two longer strands get small sc details at the ends.
