Crochet Small Amigurumi Turtle
Creating a Crochet Small Amigurumi Turtle is such a delightful project! These tiny turtles are not only adorable but also make charming little companions. The intricate details, from the shell design to its cute little eyes, truly bring this amigurumi toy to life. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced crocheter, crafting this tiny turtle will surely bring a smile to your face as you work on each stitch with care. Get ready to fill your day with crafting joy and create a lovely amigurumi turtle that's bound to bring happiness to anyone who sees it!
Pattern notes:
This pattern is made in the round, slip stitch to end each round
The ch 1 in each round does not count as a stitch
Plastic eyes are used in this example but you can opt to sew your own eyes for a more child friendly little turtle
You can find crochet tutorials on Youtube to help you learn how to make a magic ring or magic circle for this project. Alternatively, you can ch 4 and slst to make a circle.
Materials:
- CYC 4 yarn in two different colors (one for the shell and one for the body and head)
- 3.50 mm crochet hook
- Scissors
- Curved Needle
- Safety eyes (I used 6 mm safety eyes) – alternatively you can sew on eyes using black yarn
Abbreviations
- Ch – chain
- Sc – single crochet
- sc2tog – single crochet two together (alternatively you can do an invisible decrease)
- Hdc – Half double crochet
- Dc – double crochet
- Blo – back loop only
- Flo – Front loop only
Free crochet turtle pattern
Let’s start by making the Shell of the Turtle
Start with a magic ring (magic circle)
R1: Ch 1, 6 sc into circle, slip stitch (slst) into ch 1 to end the round. (6 st)
R2: Ch 1, 2 sc into each st, sl st into ch 1 (12 st)
R3: Ch 1, *sc, 2 sc. Repeat from * until last st, sl st into ch 1 (18 sc)
R4: Ch 1, *sc, sc, 2 sc. Repeat from * until last st, sl st into ch 1 (24 sc)
R5: Ch 1, sc in each st around, slst into ch 1 (24 Sts)
R6: Ch 1, sc flo in each st all around, slst into ch 1 (24 sts)
R7: Ch 1, sc in each st around, slst into ch 1 (24 Sts)
Fasten off and weave the tail in towards the centre of the dome
Body
Attach beige yarn to the back loop from R6
R1: Ch1, sc into the first st again, sc in each st around, slst into ch 1 (24 Sts) I like to flip the two green rows so I have the back loops exposed to work with
R2: Ch 1, sc in each st around, slst into ch 1 (24 Sts) this is how it looks like with the rows flipped back
R3: Ch 1, sc, sc, scflo – ch 4 – dc in 3rd ch from hook – hdc in 4th ch from hook, scflo, sc in next 3 sts, scflo – ch 4 – dc in 3rd ch from hook – hdc in 4th ch from hook, scflo, sc in next 5 sts, sc in next 3 sts, scflo – ch 4 – dc in 3rd ch from hook – hdc in 4th ch from hook, scflo, sc in next 2 sts, 3 hdc in flo of the last st, slst into ch 1 to end the round.
You can see here that you made two front legs, two back legs, and a little tail for the small turtle
R4: Ch 1, sc, sc, sc in the back loops under fin, sc in next 3 sts, sc in the back loops under fin, sc in next 5 sts, sc in the back loops under fin, sc in next 3 sts, sc in the back loops under fin, sc in next 2 sts, sc in back loop only of tail (24 sts)
R5: ch 1, *sc, sc, sc2tog. Repeat from * until end of the round, slst into ch 1. (18 sts)
R6: ch1, *sc sc2tog. Repeat from * until end of the round, slst into ch 1 (12 sts)
Fill the boat of the turtle with polyfil
R7: ch 1, sc2tog all around (6 sts) close the hole and fasten off
Almost there! We are now going to quickly make the Head of the turtle
Start with a magic ring
R1: Ch 1, 6 sc into circle, slip stitch (slst) into ch 1 to end the round. (6 st)
R2: Ch 1, 2 sc into each st, sl st into ch 1 (12 st)
You can adjust the size of the head to make it bigger by adding another increase row here. For this tutorial I am giving it a regular sized head.
R3-5: Ch 1, sc in each st around, slst into ch 1
Attach the eyes and fill with polyfil
R6: ch 1, *sc, sc2tog. Repeat from * until end of the round, slst into ch 1. (8sts)
Fasten off with a long tail
Using a curved needle, sew the head on to the body of the turtle.