This pattern is to make a knitted wild boar piglet to be used as a toy or decoration. When the piglets are very young, they are striped in shades of brown, like an English humbug sweet or candy, hence their nickname of Humbugs.

Knitted on 2.75 mm straight needles in 14 individual pieces, the seams help to give your humbug structure. The work is in stocking stitch. The knitting and sewing skills required are not extensive but there are many increases and decreases in this pattern that make the shaping of the animal that require attention to detail. This means the pattern is unsuitable for beginners unless they are very patient.

Materials
1 x 25 g golden brown 4 ply, e.g. Rowan alpaca classic in golden girl (114)
1 x 25 g dark brown 4 ply e.g. Rowan alpaca classic in sierra melange (117)
1 x 25 g cream or pale brown, e.g. Rowan alpaca classic in champagne (127)
Small oddment (<25 m) of dark grey, black or dark brown 4 ply e.g. Drops Flora dark grey (05)

2.75 mm straight needles
2.75 mm dpns optional, (if available)
waste yarn/spare needle or stitch holder
toy stuffing
eyes, 7.5 mm safety eyes or embroider them on
black stranded cotton embroidery thread for features or use black 4 ply wool
large and small tapestry needles
stitch markers or tiny scraps of waste yarn