Crochet Sea Turtle Free Amigurumi Pattern

Good morning guys, hope you have a nice week. We have started a new week and today I bring you a very cute crochet turtle pattern. The turtle today is a sea turtle. I would say caretta caretta. The free crochet turtle pattern is great for beginners. Thanks to its easy explanation, you can do it by following the step by step instructions without difficulty. Thank you very much to the pattern designer for his beautiful explanation. The shell of the cute turtle is mint green and its body is off-white. However, you can work with any color yarn you want. Isn’t it a nice idea to make colorful sea turtles? So let’s get to work. You can visit our website for many more free crochet amigurumi animal patterns.

Crochet Sea Turtle Free Amigurumi Pattern

Designer: nandas_artwork

Materials

• 100% cotton yarn no 4:
– Mint green
– Off-white
– Black
• 12 mm safety eyes
• Stuffing
• 2.5 mm hook
• Sewing needle

Body

With mint green yarn:
R1. MR: 6 sc (6)
R2. 6 inc (12)
R3. (1sc,1inc)x6 (18)
R4. (2sc,1inc)x6 (24)
R5. (3sc,1inc)x6 (30)
R6. (4sc,1inc)x6 (36)
R7. 36 sc (36)
R8. (5sc,1inc)x6 (42)
R9. 42 sc (42)
R10. (6sc,1inc)x6 (48)
R11. 48 sc (48)
R12. (7sc,1inc)x6 (54)
R13-14. 54 sc (54)
R15. Color change to off-white, tbl: 54 sc (54)
R16. 54 sc (54)
R17. (7sc,1dec)x6 (48)
R18. 48 sc (48)
R19. (6sc,1dec)x6 (42)
R20. (5sc,1dec)x6 (36)
R21. (4sc,1dec)x6 (30)
R22. (3sc,1dec)x6 (24)
R23. (2sc,1dec)x6 (18)
R24. (1sc,1dec)x6 (12)

Start on loops from round 14: 54 sc (54)

Stuff the body and close it weaving the yarn.

Head

With off-white yarn:
R1. MR: 6 sc (6)
R2. 6 inc (12)
R3. (1sc,1inc)x6 (18)
R4. (2sc,1inc)x6 (24)
R5. (3sc,1inc)x6 (30)
R6. (4sc,1inc)x6 (36)
R7-13. 36 sc (36)
Insert the safety eyes on round 5, 10st apart.
R14. (4sc,1dec)x6 (30)
R15. (3sc,1dec)x6 (24)
R16. (2sc,1dec)x6 (18)
R17. (1sc,1dec)x6 (12)
Stuff the head and close it leaving a tail for sewing.

Front fins (X 2)

R1- MR: 6 sc (6)
R2- 6 inc (12)
R3- (1sc,1inc)x6 (18)
R4- (2sc,1inc)x6 (24)
R5- (3sc,1inc)x6 (30)
R6- (4sc,1inc)x6 (36)
Fold the circle in half.
R7- 17 sc on the round border.