Crochet turtle free amigurumi pattern

Here you can find the free amigurumi pattern to make a cute crochet turtle. The turtle is easy and fast to crochet using only basic crochet stitches. Your finished toy size depends on your tension and materials.

Designer: Svetlana Bolotova

You will need:

YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m)
1.5-1.75 mm crochet hook
4 mm black beads for eyes
Colorful button for decoration
Sewing thread, needle and scissors
Fiberfill

Free amigurumi turtle pattern

Abbreviations:
R – row
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (2 sc together)
[…] – number of stitches you should have at the end of the row
(…) – repeat whatever is between the brackets the given number of times

Head
With main color:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
R 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
R 7-12: 36 sc (6 rows)
Insert safety eyes between R 7 and R 8 at the distance of 15 sc from each other.
R 13: (4 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
R 14: 30 sc
R 15: (3 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
R 16: (2 sc, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
R 17-18: 18 sc (2 rows)
R 19: (4 sc, dec) repeat 3 times [15]
R 20: Fold the top opening flat and 7 sc through both sides.
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Front legs (make 2)
With main color:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
R 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
R 7: Fold the leg flat and 18 sc through both sides.
R 8: (sl st, 1 ch) in every stitch to the end of row
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Hind legs (make 2)
With main color:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5: Fold the leg flat and 12 sc through both sides.
R 6: (sl st, 1 ch) in every stitch to the end of row
Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Shell bottom
With yellow color:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5: (1 sc, inc) repeat 12 times [36]
R 6: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Fasten off.

Shell
With purple color:
R 1: 6 sc in magic ring [6]
R 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
R 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
R 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
R 5: (3 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
R 6: (4 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
R 7: (5 sc, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
R 8-12: 42 sc (5 rows)
Fasten off and leave а long tail (about 70-80 cm (27-31″)).

Put the shell and the shell bottom together and crochet 42 sc through both parts around the edges. Put some stuffing inside the shell before you finish.