Small(er) Sea turtle (free crochet pattern)

 

You need

Dk yarn (two colours)

3mm hook

Filling

Safety eyes

Needle

 

These are just quick notes I made when crocheting this little turtle. It is a smaller version of my Sea Turtle. The pattern isn’t tested, so please tell me if you find any errors.

 

 

 

Head

With yellow yarn: Ch2, 6sc to 2nd ch from the hook.

• 2sc in each sc
• [2sc, 1sc] repeat to end
• [2sc, 1sc x2] repeat to end
• [2sc, 1sc x3] repeat to end.
• [2sc, 1sc x2] repeat 4 times, sc to end
• [2sc, 1sc x3] repeat 4 times, sc to end
• 1sc, [2sc, 1sc x3] repeat [_] 4 times, sc to end
• sc around three rows
• 1sc, [sc-dec, 1sc x3] repeat [_] 4 times, sc to end
• [sc-dec, 1sc x3] repeat 4 times, sc to end
• [sc-dec, 1sc x2] repeat 4 times, sc to end
• [sc-dec, 1sc x3] repeat around
• [sc-dec, 1sc x2] repeat around
• [sc-dec, 1sc x1] repeat around

 

Remember to insert the eyes before stuffing the head.

 

Body

With yellow yarn: Ch2, 6sc to 2nd ch from the hook.

• 2sc in each sc
• [2sc, 1sc] repeat to end
  
• [2sc, 1sc x2] repeat to end
• [2sc, 1sc x3] repeat to end.
• [2sc, 1sc x4] repeat to end
• sc around for 4 rows
• [sc-dec, 1sc x4] repeat around
• sc around for 3 rows
• [sc-dec, 1sc x3] repeat around
• sc around for 2 rounds
• [sc-dec, 1sc x2] repeat around
• sc around for 2 rounds
• [sc-dec, 1sc x2] repeat around
• sc around
• [sc-dec, 1sc] repeat around

Stuff the body and sew the body to the head firmly.

 

 

Legs:

With yellow yarn: Ch2, 6sc to 2nd ch from the hook.

1) 2sc in each sc

2) [2sc, 1sc] repeat to end

3) [2sc, 1sc x2] repeat to end

4) In BLO

5-6) Sc around

7) [sc-dec, 1sc] x6, sc to end.

8) [sc-dec] x 6, sc to end

Sc around 10 rows. Cut off yarn and pull through the stitch.

Stuff the legs and sew to the body.

 

Arms:

With yellow yarn: Ch2, 6sc to 2nd ch from the hook.

• 2sc in each sc
• In BLO
• Sc around
• [sc-dec, 1scx4] repeat around
• Sc around for 7 rows

Stuff the arms and sew to the body.

Shell

_scx_ just tells you how many scs you make to the next sc and how many times you repeat that amount of scs.

 With pink yarn: Ch5, 2sc to 2nd ch from the hook, 1 sc to next scx2, 4sc to next sc, 1scx2, 2sc to next sc.

• 2sc twice, 1scx2, 2scx4, 1scx2, 2sc twice.
• 1scx2, [2sc,1sc]x4, 1sc, [2sc,1sc]x4, 1sc
• 1scx2, [2sx,1scx2]x4, 1sc, [2sc, 1scx2]x4,1sc
• 1scx2,[2sc,1scx3]x4,1sc,[2sc,1scx3]x4,1sc
• sc around for 4 rows
• in BLO: 1scx2, [sc-dec,1scx3]x4, 1sc, [sc-dec, 1scx3]x4,1sc
• 1scx2,[sc-dec,1scx2]x4,1sc,[sc-dec,1scx2]x4, 1sc
• 1scx2,[sc-dec,1scx]x4,1sc,[sc-dec,1scx1]x4, 1sc

Cut yarn and bind off.

Join yarn to the beginning of the BLO-row and then do the FLO:

[1 slip stitch to next stitch, (sc,hdc,sc) to next stitch], repeat [_] for the whole row. Join the row with a slip stitch.

Stuff the shell and sew it to the body.