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AMIGURUMI PATTERN: LITTLE TURTLE WITH DECORATED SHELL Level: Intermediate Finished Size Approx: 15-18 cm Materials: Cotton or acrylic yarn in colors: Olive green (body) Light beige (shell base) Dark brown (decorative circles) Light pink (cheeks, optional) 2.5 mm crochet hook 8 mm safety eyes Yarn needle, scissors Fiberfill / stuffing Black embroidery thread for the smile and eyelashes ???? ABBREVIATIONS (US TERMS) mr: magic ring sc: single crochet inc: increase dec: decrease sl st: slip stitch ch: chain (…) x n: repeat instructions in parentheses n times ???? HEAD AND NECK (Olive green) 6 sc in mr (6) inc x 6 (12) (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18) (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24) (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30) (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36) 7-13. sc in each st around (36) (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30) (Note: Pattern original step 7 is a decrease row after row 13) (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24) (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18) (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12) 18-24. sc in each st around (12) \leftarrow this forms the long neck Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Stuff firmly.
???? BASE BODY (Olive green) 6 sc in mr (6) inc x 6 (12) (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18) (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24) (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30) (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36) (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42) (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48) sc in each st around (48) Fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew to the shell. Do not stuff yet. ???? LEGS x4 (Olive green) 6 sc in mr (6) inc x 6 (12) 3-6. sc in each st around (12) (2 sc, dec) x 3 (9) (Note: Pattern original step 3 is a decrease row here) 8-9. sc in each st around (9) Fasten off, stuff and sew. \rightarrow With beige yarn, embroider 2-3 little claws on each leg. ???? TAIL (Olive green) 5 sc in mr (5) sc in each st around (5) (1 sc, inc) x 2, 1 sc (7) Fasten off, sew to the back of the body. ???? SHELL (Light beige) 6 sc in mr (6) inc x 6 (12) (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18) (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24) (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30) (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36) (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42) (6 sc, inc) x 6 (48) (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54) sc in each st around (54) BLO: sc in each st around (54) (BLO: Back Loop Only) Through both loops: (1 sc, skip 1 st, 3 sc in the next st, skip 1 st) repeat to form the decorative shell edging peaks. Fasten off, leaving a long tail. Stuff with the body inside and join together. ???? DECORATIVE CIRCLES (Dark brown) x6 6 sc in mr (6) inc x 6 (12) (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18) Fasten off. Sew them scattered across the shell. ???? ASSEMBLY Sew the 4 legs to the base of the body in a cross shape. Attach the head/neck to the front. Sew the tail to the back. Place safety eyes between rounds 6 and 7 of the head. Embroider the smile and eyelashes with black thread. Embroider optional blush cheeks with light pink.