AMIGURUMI TURTLE FREE PATTERN

 

Designer: Vivir Vintage
Instagram: @vivir_vintage

Hello everyone…
One of the free amigurumi crochet patterns we will share today is the amigurumi turtle, whose photos and design belong to Vivir Vintage. You can learn how to crochet this turtle using the free amigurumi pattern. Thanks to Vivir Vintage (YouTube) for this cute turtle.

Below you will find some information about this pattern. Remember, if you have any problems, you can write to us and ask for help. You can follow our Pinterest account for free amigurumi patterns and great amigurumi ideas. Have fun…

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Materials

• 3.5 gauge light green cotton yarn
• 3.5 gauge coral cotton yarn
• 3.5 gauge light yellow cotton yarn
• 3.5 gauge acqua cotton yarn
• 3.5 gauge light pink cotton yarn
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Scissors
• 3.5 mm crochet hook
• Tapestry needle
• Embroidery needle
• 8 mm safety eyes

Abbreviations

• MR: Magic ring
• Sc: Single crochet
• Inc: Increase
• Dec: Decrease
• Ch: Chain
• Slst: Slip stitch
• Dc: Double crochet
• Hdc: Half double crochet

AMIGURUMI TURTLE CROCHET FREE PATTERN

Head

Light green cotton yarn.

1. Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2. Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
3. Rnd 3: (sc, inc) *6 (18)
4. Rnd 4: 3 sc, (sc, inc) *3, 3 sc (sc, inc) *3 (24)
5. Rnd 5: 3 sc, (2 sc, inc) *3, 3 sc (2 sc, inc) *3 (30)
6. Rnd 6-10: sc in all 30 stitches (30)
7. Rnd 11: 9 sc (sc, inc) *6, 9 sc (36)
8. Rnd 12-15: sc in all 36 stitches (36)

Place 2 pins: one in the first inc of rnd 11 and another in the last inc of rnd 11. We are going to use these pins to center the safety eyes on the turtle’s trunk.

Place safety eyes between rounds 10 and 11, leaving 6 stitches apart.

16. Rnd 16: dec, repeat 18 times (18)
17. Stuff with fiberfill.
18. Rnd 17: (sc, dec) *6 (12)
19. Rnd 18-24: sc in all 12 stitches (12)

Fasten off and leave tail for sewing. Stuff only the head with fiberfill.

Tail

Light green cotton yarn.

1. Rnd 1: 5 sc in MR (5)
2. Rnd 2: inc, 4 sc (6)

Fasten off and leave tail for sewing.

Upper Shell

Coral cotton yarn.

1. Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2. Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
3. Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) *6 (18)
4. Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) *6 (24)
5. Rnd 5: sc in all 24 stitches (24)
6. Rnd 6: 6 sc, (sc, inc) *3, 6 sc (sc, inc) *3 (30)
7. Rnd 7: sc in all 30 stitches (30)
8. Rnd 8: 6 sc, (2 sc, inc) *3, 6 sc (2 sc, inc) *3 (36)
9. Rnd 9: sc in all 36 stitches (36)
10. Rnd 10: 6 sc, (3 sc, inc) *3, 6 sc (3 sc, inc) *3 (42)
11. Rnd 11-13: sc in all 42 stitches (42)
12. Change color to light yellow.

Lower Shell

1. Rnd 14: BLO, 6 sc (3 sc, dec) *3, 6 sc (3 sc, dec) *3 (36)
2. Rnd 15: BLO, 6 sc (2 sc, dec) *3, 6 sc (2 sc, dec) *3 (30)
3. Rnd 16: BLO, 6 sc (sc, dec) *3, 6 sc (sc, dec) *3 (24)
4. Rnd 17: (2 sc, dec) *6 (18)
5. Rnd 18: (sc, dec) *6 (12)
6. Stuff shell with fiberfill.
7. Rnd 19: 6 dec (6)

Fasten off and hide thread.

Legs (Make 4)

Light yellow cotton yarn.

1. Rnd 1: 8 sc in MR (8)
2. Rnd 2: sc in all 8 stitches (8)
3. Change color to light green.
4. Rnd 3: BLO, sc in all 8 stitches (8)
5. Rnd 4: dec, 6 sc (7)
6. Rnd 5: sc in all 7 stitches (7)

Fasten off and leave thread for sewing. Stuff leg with a little bit of fiberfill.

Leaf (Make 2)

Light green cotton yarn.

In a MR: sc, sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc, sc. Fasten off and leave thread for sewing.

Flower (Make 3)

Light pink, acqua, and light yellow cotton yarn.

Chain 10, from 3rd chain from hook crochet: sc, sc, sc, hdc, hdc, hdc, dc, dc, dc, slst. Fasten off and leave thread for sewing.

Roll the chain from the sc to the dc and shape the flower. With tapestry needle, sew the flower so it will not open.

Shell Border

Light yellow cotton yarn.

FLO of rnd 13 crochet: 3 sc in first stitch, slst in second stitch, slst in third stitch. Repeat the sequence all around. Fasten off and hide thread.

Assembly

• Sew legs at the bottom of the shell.
• Sew flowers and leaves on the lower side of the shell.
• Sew the neck part of the head to the shell.
• With white cotton yarn, embroider the eye light.
• With light green cotton yarn, embroider eyelids.
• With 3 strands of black thread, make the eyebrows.

Your adorable amigurumi turtle is complete! We hope you enjoy making this cute little creature. Happy crocheting!