#lockdownamichallenge - No 36 - Turtle

Yarn
Aldi So Crafty Knit & Purl Amigurumi Yarn - described on the box as "Light" - Equivalent to DK.

20g approx of Blue (MC) for Shell and Head.

10g approx of Pale Green (CC1) Flippers, Shell and Eye Highlight.
5g approx of Grey-Green (CC2) for Shell.
Small amount of Black(CC3) for face detail.

100% Cotton 25g = 57.5m

A cotton yarn works well for Ami as it gives good stitch definition and creates a firm structure so
body parts hold their shape well. Any cotton/cotton mix DK should give similar results.

Hook
3 mm

Other Supplies
Yarn needle, toy stuffing, stitch marker/waste yarn.

Tension
Tension is not critical for this project but stitches should be tight enough to avoid stuffing showing
through.

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Size
Approx 16.5cm (6.5in) from nose to tail.

Pattern Notes
Unless otherwise specified this pattern is worked in the amigurumi style, in a continuous spiral
without slip stitching or turning chains.

Use a stitch marker or waste yarn to keep track of the first stitch of each round.

If you do not want to make a Magic Ring you can start each piece by making a chain of 2 and then
work the first round into the second chain from the hook.

If you would like to start with a Magic Ring but don’t know how, you can find a Photo Tutorial at:
https://www.mycrochetchums.com/magic-ring-photo-tutorial.html

The Turtle is made of multiple separate pieces sewn together. Unless otherwise stated, finish each
piece by pulling the yarn through the last loop and leave a long tail for sewing. Any loose tails at the
end can be easily woven in.

Increasing and decreasing

The “invisible” techniques below are recommended to give your amigurumi a neat finish:

Invisible Increase: Work 1 dc in FLO of next st and 1 dc in both loops of same st.

Invisible decrease: Insert hook in FLO of the two stitches to be decreased, yrh, pull through both
front loops, yrh, draw through two loops on hook.

UK Crochet Terms - Abbreviations

This pattern is written using UK Crochet Terms - they are NOT the same as US ones - please
familiarise yourself with the UK terms to avoid your character’s shape distorting!

The “dc” abbreviation used in this pattern refers to UK double crochet. The equivalent stitch
in US terms is single crochet - if you are used to US patterns you need to work single crochet
everywhere this pattern says “dc”. If you work US dc (equivalent to UK Treble) the finished
item will be elongated and the stuffing will show through.

If you are used to working in US Crochet Terms you can find a conversion chart at: https://
www.mycrochetchums.com/ukus-crochet-terms.html

If you are unfamiliar with any of the terms used in this pattern, you can find a chart of the UK
Crochet terms used at: https://www.mycrochetchums.com/uk-abbreviations.html

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Underside of Body
Rnd 1: With MC and working into a magic ring, 6 dc. 6 sts
Rnd 2: 2 dc in each st around. 12 sts
Rnd 3: [1 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 18 sts
Rnd 4: [2 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 24 sts
Rnd 5: [3 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 30 sts
Rnd 6: [4 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 36 sts
Rnd 7: [5 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 42 sts
Rnd 8: [6 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 48 sts
Rnd 9: [7 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 54 sts

Fasten off.

Shell
Rnd 1: With MC and working into a magic ring, 6 dc. 6 sts
Rnd 2: 2 dc in each st around. 12 sts
Change to CC1.
Rnd 3: [1 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 18 sts
Rnd 4: [2 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 24 sts
Change to CC2.
Rnd 5: [3 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 30 sts
Rnd 6: [4 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 36 sts
Change to CC1.
Rnd 7: [5 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 42 sts
Rnd 8: Dc around.
Change to MC.
Rnd 9: Dc around.
Rnd 10: [6 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 48 sts

Pattern continues on next page.

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Shell pattern continued.

Change to CC1.
Rnds 11-12: Dc around.
Change to CC2.
Rnd 13: Dc around.
Rnd 14: [7 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 54 sts
Change to MC.
Rnd 15: Working in FLO for the whole Rnd, *[1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc] in next st, 1 sl st; rep from * around.
108 sts

Fasten off.

Head

Stuff as you go.

Rnd 1: With MC and working into a magic ring, 6 dc. 6 sts
Rnd 2: 2 dc in each st around. 12 sts
Rnd 3: [1 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 18 sts
Rnd 4: [2 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 24 sts
Rnd 5: [3 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 30 sts
Rnds 6-9: Dc around.
Rnd 10: [3 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 24 sts
Rnd 11: [2 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 18 sts
Rnd 12: [1 dc, 1 dc2tog] 6 times. 12 sts
Rnds 13-14: 2 dc in next st, 1 dc, 2 dc in next st, 2 dc, 1 dc2tog, 1 dc, 1 dc2tog, 2 dc. 12 sts
Rnd 15: [1 dc, 2 dc in next st] twice, 2 dc, [1 dc2tog, 1 dc] twice. 12 sts

Fasten off.

Flippers - make 4

Rnd 1: With CC1 and working into a magic ring, 6 dc. 6 sts
Rnd 2: 2 dc in each st around. 12 sts
Rnd 3: [1 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 18 sts
Rnd 4: [2 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 24 sts
Rnd 5: [3 dc, 2 dc in next st] 6 times. 30 sts
Rnd 6: Dc around.

Fasten off. Fold each in half, stuff lightly and sew the edges closed to create a half circle.

Eyes - make 2
Rnd 1: With CC3 and working into a magic ring, 4 dc, sl st in beg dc to join. 4 sts

Fasten off.

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Tail
Rnd 1: With CC2 and working into a magic ring, 4 dc. 4 sts
Rnd 2: [1 dc, 2 dc in next st] twice. 6 sts
Rnd 3: Dc around.
Rnd 4: [2 dc, 2 dc in next st] twice. 8 sts
Rnds 5-6: Dc around.

Fasten off.

Making Up

Using the photographs as a guide, pin the pieces together first, checking from all angles to make
sure you’re happy with the positioning, then use the long yarn tails or a length of yarn with a yarn
needle to stitch the pieces together.

Stuff the “bowl” of the Shell, sew the Underside of Body onto it, stitching into the unused back
loops of Rnd 14 of the shell.

Attach the Head onto the Shell so it is angled upwards, the bottom of the neck part of the Head
should sit roughly in line with Rnd 11 of the Shell. Position it so that it sits on top of where the
stripes change colour to conceal the step between colours.

Attach the four Flippers to the Underside of Body, with their curved edges facing towards the Head.

Attach the Tail to the Underside of the Body between the two back Flippers.

Sew the Eyes onto the front of the Head, about 5 stitches apart and sitting in the top half of the
Face, leaving room to embroider the Nose and Smile.

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Embroidered Details

Using the photos as a guide with a yarn needle, use CC3 to embroider the Mouth, MC to
embroider the Nose (do this by oversewing about 6 times over Rnd 1 of the Head to create a
bump) and lastly CC1 to embroider the angled single stitch highlight on each Eye.

All done!

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About mycrochetchums

I started mycrochetchums at the end of 2020 to give me something to focus on during lockdown
and to make creative use of a box of Aldi Amigurumi Yarn that was an impulse purchase I was
feeling guilty about!

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I’m loving creating these cute characters and sharpening my tech skills in the process as I
wrangle with managing a website and social media.

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Happy Crocheting!

Pia x

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