Skill Level: Easy
Size: About 13 in. (33 cm) long
Materials
- Worsted weight yarn (size 6 super bulky)
- Color A: 1 ball
- Color B: 1 ball
- Color C: 1 ball
- Crochet hook size 7 mm
- Fiberfill stuffing
- One pair of black safety eyes (10 mm)
- Black embroidery floss
- Large-eyed blunt needle
Gauge: 10 sc and 10 rnds = about 4 in. (10 cm)
Stitch Explanation
sc2tog: (Insert hook in next st and draw up a loop) twice, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook (1 st decreased)
Technique Explanations
Magic Ring: Wrap yarn around index finger. Insert hook into ring on finger, yarn over and draw up a loop. Carefully slip ring from finger and work the sts of Rnd 1 into the ring.
Invisible Join: After working last st of rnd, drop loop from hook. Insert hook from WS to RS in first st of rnd and pull up a loop. Ch 1. From RS, continue with next instruction.
Notes
- Turtle is worked in 7 pieces: Head, Body, 2 Front Legs, 2 Back Legs, and Tail.
- All pieces are worked in joined rounds. Join each round with an invisible join.
- Body is worked in 3 sections: Top Shell, Under Shell, and Shell Border.
- Details are embroidered on Shell and Head.
- This piece is not a toy. Do not leave a child unattended with it.
Head
With A, make a magic ring.
Rnd 1: Work 6 sc in ring; invisible join.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around; invisible join. (12 sc)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around; invisible join. (18 sc)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, *sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around; invisible join. (24 sc)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in each st around; invisible join.
Rnd 6: Ch 1, *sc in next 4 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around; invisible join. (20 sc)
Rnd 7: Ch 1, *sc in next 3 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around; invisible join. (16 sc)
Insert safety eyes between Rnds 4 and 5, about 10 sts apart. Begin stuffing.
Rnd 8: Ch 1, sc in each st around; invisible join.
Rnd 9: Ch 1, *sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around; invisible join. (12 sc)
Rnds 10–12: Ch 1, sc in each st around; invisible join.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Finish stuffing.
Top Shell
With B, make a magic ring.
Rnd 1: Work 8 sc in ring; invisible join.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around; invisible join. (16 sc)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around; invisible join. (24 sc)
Rnd 4: Ch 1, *sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around; invisible join. (32 sc)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, *sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around; invisible join. (40 sc)
Rnd 6: Ch 1, *sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around; invisible join. (48 sc)
Rnd 7: Ch 1, *sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around; invisible join. (56 sc)
Rnd 8: Ch 1, *sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around; invisible join. (64 sc)
Rnds 9–12: Ch 1, sc in each st around; invisible join.
Fasten off.
Under Shell
Rnd 13: From RS, working in back loops only, draw up A in any st, ch 1, sc in each st around; invisible join.
Rnd 14: Ch 1, sc in next 29 sts, ch 6, skip next 6 sts, sc in next 29 sts; invisible join. (58 sc + 1 ch-6)
Rnd 15: Ch 1, (sc in 6 sts, sc2tog) 3 times, sc in 3 sts, sc2tog, sc in 6 ch, sc2tog, sc in 3 sts, (sc in 6 sts, sc2tog) 3 times; invisible join. (56 sc)
Rnd 16: Ch 1, *sc in 5 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around; invisible join. (48 sc)
Rnd 17: Ch 1, *sc in 4 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around; invisible join. (40 sc)
Begin stuffing.
Rnd 18: Ch 1, *sc in 3 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around; invisible join. (32 sc)
Rnd 19: Ch 1, *sc in 2 sts, sc2tog; rep from * around; invisible join. (24 sc)
Rnd 20: Ch 1, *sc in 1 st, sc2tog; rep from * around; invisible join. (16 sc)
Finish stuffing.
Rnd 21: Ch 1, *sc2tog; rep from * around; invisible join. (8 sc)
Fasten off, thread tail through last 8 sts, pull tight, and knot securely.
Shell Border
With RS facing, work in front loops of Rnd 12.
Rnd 1: With B, ch 1, *sc in 7 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around; invisible join. (72 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, *sc in 8 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around; invisible join. (80 sc)
Rnd 3 (WS): Ch 1, TURN, sl st in each st around; invisible join. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Front Legs (make 2)
With A, make a magic ring.
Rnd 1: Work 5 sc in ring; invisible join.
Rnds 2–4: Ch 1, sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st; invisible join. (8 sc in Rnd 4)
Rnds 5–7: Ch 1, 2 sc in next st, sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st; invisible join. (14 sc in Rnd 7)
Rnds 8–11: Ch 1, 2 sc in next st, sc in 4 sts, (sc2tog) twice, sc in 4 sts, 2 sc in next st; invisible join.
Rnd 12: Ch 1, sc in 5 sts, (sc2tog) twice, sc in 5 sts; invisible join. (12 sc)
Rnd 13: Ch 1, sc in 4 sts, (sc2tog) twice, sc in 4 sts; invisible join. (10 sc)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing. Do not stuff.
Back Legs (make 2)
With A, make a magic ring.
Rnd 1: Work 5 sc in ring; invisible join.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in 4 sts, 2 sc in last st; invisible join. (6 sc)
Rnds 3–5: Ch 1, 2 sc in next st, sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st; invisible join. (12 sc in Rnd 5)
Rnd 6: Ch 1, 2 sc in next st, sc in 3 sts, (sc2tog) twice, sc in 3 sts, 2 sc in next st; invisible join.
Rnds 7–10: Ch 1, sc in each st around; invisible join.
Fasten off, leaving long tail. Do not stuff.
Tail
With A, make a magic ring.
Rnd 1: Work 5 sc in ring; invisible join.
Rnds 2–4: Ch 1, sc in each st to last st, 2 sc in last st; invisible join. (8 sc in Rnd 4)
Fasten off, leaving long tail for sewing. Do not stuff.
Finishing
- Sew Head to neck opening of Body using tail.
- Embroider curves above and below safety eyes using A.
- Use black floss to embroider mouth and nostrils with straight stitches.
- With C, embroider short straight lines on top of Head.
- Sew Front Legs to sides between Rnds 14–16, about 5 sts from neck.
- Sew Back Legs to sides between Rnds 14–16, about 6 sts behind Front Legs.
- Sew Tail to back of Body, between Rnds 14–16, centered between Back Legs.
- Embroider Shell detailing using C in small back stitches.
- Weave in all ends.
