Amigurumi Turtle Free Pattern

 

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One of the amigurumi free crochet patterns we will share today is an amigurumi turtle designed and photographed by BellArt. Learn how to crochet this cute turtle using a free amigurumi pattern. Thanks to BellArt for this adorable turtle.

Materials

• 3.5 mm crochet hook (US E hook) (or a size that fits your yarn)
• Needle
• Stuffing
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• st = stitch
• sc = single crochet
• ch = chain
• sl st = slip stitch
• inc = increase
• dec = decrease
• ** = repeat instructions x times – or round out
• ( ) = the number in parentheses indicates the number of stitches at the end of the round

Notes:

• Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
• Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end or the beginning of a round. Move the marker up after completing each round.
• All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern.

AMIGURUMI CUTE TURTLE CROCHET FREE PATTERN

Head

Pink

• Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring (6 sts)
• Round 2: *Inc* (12 sts)
• Round 3: *Sc 1, Inc* (18 sts)
• Round 4: Sc 1, Inc, *Sc 2, Inc* 5x, Sc 1 (24 sts)
• Round 5: *Sc 3, Inc* (30 sts)
• Round 6: Sc 2, Inc, *Sc 4, Inc* 5x, Sc 2 (36 sts)
• Round 7: *Sc 5, Inc* (42 sts)
• Round 8: Sc 3, Inc, *Sc 6, Inc* 5x, Sc 3 (48 sts)
• Round 9-14: *Sc 1 in each stitch* (48 sts)
• Round 15: Sc 3, *Dec, Sc 6* 5x, Dec, Sc 3 (42 sts)
• Round 16: *Dec, Sc 5* (36 sts)
• Round 17: Sc 2, *Dec, Sc 4* 5x, Dec, Sc 2 (30 sts)
• Round 18: *Dec, Sc 3* (24 sts)
• Round 19: Sc 5, *Dec, Sc 10* 1x, Dec, Sc 5 (22 sts)
• Make 1 sl st – only in the first stitch. Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the head in place later. Fill head.

Eyes (Make two)

Starting with black:

• Round 1: Sc 9 in magic ring (9 sts)
• Change color to white:
• Round 2: *Inc* (18 sts)
• Make 1 sl st – only in the first stitch. Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the eyes on the head – you can sew them on before you join the head to the body.

Legs

Pink

Front legs – make 2:

• Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring (6 sts)
• Round 2: *Inc* (12 sts)
• Round 3: *Sc 1, Inc* (18 sts)
• Round 4: Sc 1, Inc, *Sc 2, Inc* 5x, Sc 1 (24 sts)
• Round 5: *Sc 3, Inc* (30 sts)
• Round 6: Sc 2, Inc, *Sc 4, Inc* 5x, Sc 2 (36 sts)
• Round 7: *Sc 5, Inc* (42 sts)
• Round 8: Sc 3, Inc, *Sc 6, Inc* 5x, Sc 3 (48 sts)
• Round 9: *Sc 7, Inc* (54 sts)
• Fold the legs and make a half circle – crochet the two sides together with slip stitches (27 sts)
• Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the legs in place later. Pull the end through the leg on one of them.

Back legs – make 2:

• Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring (6 sts)
• Round 2: *Sc 2 in each stitch* (12 sts)
• Round 3: *Sc 1, Inc* (18 sts)
• Round 4: Sc 1, Inc, *Sc 2, Inc* 5x, Sc 1 (24 sts)
• Round 5: *Sc 3, Inc* (30 sts)
• Round 6: Sc 2, Inc, *Sc 4, Inc* 5x, Sc 2 (36 sts)
• Round 7: *Sc 5, Inc* (42 sts)
• Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the legs in place later. Fold the legs and make a half circle – crochet the two sides together with slip stitches (21 sts)
• Pull the end through the leg on one of them.

Tail

Pink

• Round 1: Sc 3 in magic ring (3 sts)
• Round 2: *Sc 2 in each stitch* (6 sts)
• Round 3: *Sc 1, Inc* (9 sts)
• Round 4-7: *Sc 1 in each stitch* (9 sts)
• Make 1 sl st only in the first stitch. Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the tail in place later.

Shield

Gray

• Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring (6 sts)
• Round 2: *Sc 2 in each stitch* (12 sts)
• Round 3: *Sc 2 in each stitch* (24 sts)
• Round 4: *Sc 1, Inc* (36 sts)
• Round 5-6: *Sc 1 in each stitch* (36 sts)
• Round 7: *Sc 2, Inc* (48 sts)
• Round 8-10: *Sc 1 in each stitch* (48 sts)
• Round 11: *Sc 3, Inc* (60 sts)
• Round 12-13: *Sc 1 in each stitch* (60 sts)
• Round 14: *Sc 4, Inc* (72 sts)
• Round 15-16: *Sc 1 in each stitch* (72 sts)
• Round 17: *Sc 5, Inc* (84 sts)
• Round 18: *Sc 1 in each stitch* (84 sts)
• Round 19: Sc 77 in front loop only (77 sts) – The last 7 stitches is where the head is going to be – so don’t work into those.
• Break the yarn and weave in ends.

Stomach

White

• In the first round, work into all of the 84 stitches from round 18 in the shield. You also need to work into the 7 stitches from round 18 of the shield we left unworked in round 19, in the back loop only!
• Go down into the first stitch from round 18 – here you attach your yarn.
• Round 1: Sc 4, chain 7, skip 7 sts, Sc 17, chain 5, skip 5 sts, Sc 4, chain 3, skip 3 sts, Sc 4, chain 5, skip 5 sts, Sc 17, chain 7, skip 7 sts, Sc 11 (84 sts)
• Round 2: *Sc 1 in each stitch* (84 sts)
• Round 3: Sc 5, *Dec, Sc 10* 6x, Dec, Sc 5 (77 sts)
• Round 4: *Dec, Sc 9* (70 sts)
• Round 5: *Dec, Sc 5* (60 sts)
• Round 6: *Dec, Sc 8* (54 sts)
• Join legs and tail in the holes we made in round 1 – tail in chain 3 space, back legs in chain 5 space, front legs in chain 7 space.
• Round 7: *Dec, Sc 7* (48 sts)
• Round 8: Sc 3, *Dec, Sc 6*, 5x, Dec, Sc 3 (42 sts)
• Round 9: *Dec, Sc 5* (36 sts)
• Round 10: Sc 2, *Dec, Sc 4*, 5x, Dec, Sc 2 (30 sts)
• Round 11: *Dec, Sc 3* (24 sts)
• Round 12: Sc 1, *Dec, Sc 2*, 5x, Dec, Sc 1 (18 sts)
• Round 13: *Dec, Sc 1* (12 sts)
• Round 14: *Dec* (6 sts)
• Break the yarn and weave in ends.
• Sew head in place in the 7 sts space we made in round 19 in the shield.