Caretta Caretta Amigurumi Free Pattern
We are sharing a new and very cute amigurumi turtle recipe with you. You can knit cute turtle amigurumi free crochet pattern with pleasure.
Amigurumi Turtle Pattern
Materials & Tools
3.5 mm crochet hook (US E hook) (or a size that fits your yarn)
Needle
Stuffing
Scissors
Abbreviations
st = stitch
Sc = single crochet
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
Inc = Increase
Dec = Decrease
** = repeat instructions x times – or round out
( ) = the number in parentheses indicates the number of stitches at the end of the round
Notes
Do not join rounds, work in a continuous spiral.
Use a stitch marker or a piece of yarn to mark the end or the beginning of a round. Move the marker up after completing
each round.
All stitches are worked into both loops, unless stated otherwise in the pattern
Head
Rosa
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring (6 Sts)
Round 2: *Inc* (12 sts)
Round 3: *Sc 1, Inc* (18 sts)
Round 4: Sc 1, Inc,*Sc 2, Inc* 5x, Sc 1 (24 sts)
Round 5: *Sc 3, Inc* (30 sts)
Round 6: Sc 2, Inc, *Sc 4, Inc* 5x, Sc 2 (36 sts)
Round 7: *Sc 5, Inc* (42 sts)
Round 8: Sc 3, Inc, *Sc 6, Inc* 5x, Sc 3 (48 sts)
Round 9-14: *Sc 1 in each stitch* (48)
Round 15: Sc 3, *Dec, Sc 6* 5x, Dec, Sc 3 (42 sts)
Round 16: *Dec, Sc 5* (36 sts)
Round 17: Sc 2, *Dec, Sc 4* 5x, Dec, Sc 2 (30 sts)
Round 18: *Dec, Sc 3* (24 sts)
Round 19: Sc 5, *Dec, Sc 10* 1x, Dec, Sc 5 (22)
Make 1 sl st – only in first stitch. Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the head in place later. Fill head
Eyes
Make 2
Starting with black
Round 1: Sc 9 in magic ring (8)
Color change to white
Round 2: *Inc* (18 sts)
Make 1 sl st – only in first stitch. Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the eyes on the head – you can sew it on
before you join the head to the body
Legs
Rosa
Front legs – make 2
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring (6 sts)
Round 2: *Inc* (12 sts)
Round 3: *Sc 1, Inc* (18 sts)
Round 4: Sc 1, Inc,*Sc 2, Inc* 5x, Sc 1 (24 sts)
Round 5: *Sc 3, Inc* (30 sts)
Round 6: Sc 2, Inc, *Sc 4, Inc* 5x, Sc 2 (36 sts)
Round 7: *Sc 5, Inc* (42 sts)
Round 8: Sc 3, Inc, *Sc 6, Inc* 5x, Sc 3 (48 sts)
Round 9: *Sc 7, Inc* (54)
Fold the legs and make a half circle – crochet the two sides together with slip stitches (27 sts)
Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the legs in place later
Pull the end through the leg on one of them
Rosa
Back legs – make 2
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring (6 sts)
Round 2: *Sc 2 in each stitch* (12 sts)
Round 3: *Sc 1, Inc* (18 sts)
Round 4: Sc 1, Inc,*Sc 2, Inc* 5x, Sc 1 (24 sts)
Round 5: *Sc 3, Inc* (30 sts)
Round 6: Sc 2, Inc, *Sc 4, Inc]*5x, Sc 2 (36 sts)
Round 7: *Sc 5, Inc* (42 sts)
Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the legs in place later
Fold the legs and make a half circle – crochet the two sides together with slip stitches (21 sts)
Pull the end through the leg on one of them
Tail
Rosa
Round 1: Sc 3 in magic ring (3 sts)
Round 2: *Sc 2 in each stitch* (6 sts)
Round 3: *Sc 1, Inc* (9 sts)
Round 4-7: *Sc 1 in each stitch* (9 sts)
Make 1 sl st only in first stitch. Break yarn and leave enough yarn to sew the tail in place later
Shield
Gray
Round 1: Sc 6 in magic ring (6 sts)
Round 2: *Sc 2 in each stitch* (12 sts)
Round 3: *Sc 2 in each stitch* (24 sts)
Round 4: *Sc 1, Inc* (36 sts)
Round 5-6: *Sc 1 in each stitch* (36 sts)
Round 7: *Sc 2, Inc* (48 sts)
Round 8-10: *Sc 1 in each stitch* (48 sts)
Round 11: *Sc 3, Inc* (60 sts)
Round 12-13: *Sc 1 in each stitch* (60 sts)
Round 14: *Sc 4, Inc* (72 sts)
Round 15-16: *Sc 1 in each stitch* (72 sts)
Round 17: *Sc 5, Inc* (84 sts)
Round 18: *Sc 1 in each stitch* (84 sts)
Round 19: Sc 77 !in front loop only! (77)
The last 7 stitches is where the head is going to be – so don’t work into those
Break the yarn and weave in ends
Stomach
White
In the first round, work in all of the 84 stitches from round 18 in the shield. You also need to work into the 7 stitches
from round 18 of the shield we left unworked in round 19! In back loop only!
Go down into the first stitch from round 18 – here you attach your yarn.
Round 1: Sc 4, chain 7, skip 7 sts, Sc 17, chain 5, skip 5 sts, Sc 4, chain 3, skip 3 sts, Sc 4, chain 5, skip 5 sts, Sc 17, chain 7,
skip 7 sts, Sc 11 (84 sts)
Round 2: *Sc 1 in each stitch* (84 sts)
Round 3: Sc 5, *Dec, Sc 10* 6x, de, Sc 5 (77 sts)
Round 4: *Dec, Sc 9* (70 sts)
Round 5: *Dec, Sc 5* (60 sts)
Round 6:*Dec, Sc 8* (54 sts)
Join legs and tail in the holes we made in round 1 – tail i chain 3 space, back legs in chain 5 space, front legs in chain 7
space
Round 7: *Dec, Sc 7* (48 sts)
Round 8: Sc 3, *Dec, Sc 6*, 5x, Dec, Sc 3 (42 sts)
Round 9: *Dec, Sc 5* (36 sts)
Round 10: Sc 2, *Dec, Sc 4*, 5x, Dec, Sc 2 (30 sts)
Round 11: *Dec, Sc 3* (24 sts)
Round 12: Sc 1, *Dec, Sc 2*, 5x, Dec, Sc 1 (18 sts)
Round 13: *Dec, Sc 1* (12 sts)
Round 14: *Dec* (6 sts)
Break the yarn and weave in ends
Sew head in place in the 7 sts space we made in round 19 in the shield
Happy crocheting
