A Turtle crochet pattern

 

Today I would like to send you a turtle crochet pattern, this product I find very cute, now let me start.

Tools and materials

Cotton yarn - size 8/4, in the following colors:

Light green Green Light grey Black

Scissors

Hook number 2.5

Sewing needle Fiber fill

Abbreviations

mr - magic ring

sc - single crochet in US (double crochet in UK) 

inc - increase (2 single crochet in one stitch) 

dec - decrease

FLO - crochet in the front loops only

Head

Use light green color yarn.

1. 6sc in mr (6)

2. inc x 6 (12)

3. '1sc, inc' x 6 (18)

4. '2sc, inc' x 6 (24)

5. '3sc, inc' x 6 (30)

6. '4sc, inc' x 6 (36) 

7. '5sc, inc' x 6 (42) 

8. - 12. sc around (42)

13. '5sc, dec' x 6 (36)

14. '4sc, dec' x 6 (30)

15. '3sc, dec' x 6 (24)

16. '2sc, dec' x 6 (18)

17. - 22. sc around (18)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Fill the head firmly, leaving the neck empty.

Top shell

Use green color yarn.

1. 6sc in mr (6) 

2. inc x 6 (12)

3. '1sc, inc' x 6 (18)

4. '2sc, inc' x 6 (24)

5. '3sc, inc' x 6 (30)

6. '4sc, inc' x 6 (36)

7. '5sc, inc' x 6 (42)

8. '6sc, inc' x 6 (48)

9. '7sc, inc' x 6 (54)

10. '8sc, inc' x 6 (60)

11. '9sc, inc' x 6 (66)

12. '10sc, inc' x 6 (72)

13-14. sc around (72)

15. FLO! sc around (72)

Fasten off, leaving a short tail.

Bottom shell

Use light grey color yarn.

1. 6sc in mr (6) 

2. inc x 6 (12)

3. '1sc, inc' x 6 (18)

4. '2sc, inc' x 6 (24)

5. '3sc, inc' x 6 (30)

6. '4sc, inc' x 6 (36)

7. '5sc, inc' x 6 (42)

8. '6sc, inc' x 6 (48)

9. '7sc, inc' x 6 (54)

10. '8sc, inc' x 6 (60)

11. '9sc, inc' x 6 (66)

12. '10sc, inc' x 6 (72)

Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Fins

Use light green color yarn. Make 4 fins.

1. 6sc in mr (6) 

2. inc x 6 (12)

3. '1sc, inc' x 6 (18)

4. '2sc, inc' x 6 (24)

5. '3sc, inc' x 6 (30)

6. '4sc, inc' x 6 (36)

7. '5sc, inc' x 6 (42)

8. Fold the circle in half, ch1, sc together both layers, so you

have half circle.

Fasten off, weave in the yarn.

Do not stuff the fins.

Assembly

Sew together the top and bottom shells together on the back loops of R15 of the top shell. As you sw 

them together add the

fins and head between the shells.

Fill the body with fiberfill before closing.

Leave 10sc between the back and front fins.

Leave 6sc between the front fins and the head.

Sew the back of head to the top shell around R8 and/or R9. Using black color yarn, embroider the eyes 

between R6 and R7, 4sc in lenght.

Embroider the mouth between R9 and R10, 5sc in lenght.