MATERIALS ​Yarn: Cream, Yellow, Green, Brown, Red, White ​Hook: 3.5mm (E) ​Safety Eyes, Polyfill Stuffing ​Nose/Cheek Thread ​HEAD (Cream Yarn) ​R1: 6 sc in MR (6) ​R2: 6 inc (12) ​R3: [1 sc, inc] x6 (18) ​R4: [2 sc, inc] x6 (24) ​R5-9: sc in each st (24) ​Add Safety Eyes (between R6-7, 6 st apart) ​R10: [2 sc, dec] x6 (18) (Stuff head) ​R11: [1 sc, dec] x6 (12) ​R12: 6 dec (6). Fasten off. ​LIMBS (Cream Yarn, Make 4) ​R1: 6 sc in MR (6) ​R2: [1 sc, inc] x3 (9) ​R3-7: sc in each st (9). Flatten, sew closed.

TURTLE BODY BASE (Cream Yarn) ​R1: 6 sc in MR (6) ​R2: 6 inc (12) ​R3: [1 sc, inc] x6 (18) ​R4: [2 sc, inc] x6 (24) ​R5: [3 sc, inc] x6 (30) ​R6-9: sc in each st (30) (Stuff base) ​R10: [3 sc, dec] x6 (24) ​R11: [2 sc, dec] x6 (18) (Sew limbs around edges). ​COTTAGE SHELL (Yellow Yarn, worked over base) ​R1: 6 sc in MR (6) ​R2: 6 inc (12) ​R3: [1 sc, inc] x6 (18) ​R4: [2 sc, inc] x6 (24) ​R5: [3 sc, inc] x6 (30) ​R6: [4 sc, inc] x6 (36) ​R7-11: sc in each st (36) (Cottage shape) ​R12: Change to Green yarn. (FLO) [Dc, Ch 1, Dc, skip 1 st] repeat around for ruffled edge. Use Back Loops (BLO) of R12 to continue building internal cottage top. ​Fasten off and sew to Turtle Body Base. ​APPLIQUES ​Sunflower: (Brown Center, Yellow Petals) ​Center: 6 sc MR, 6 inc (12). ​Petals: (Yellow yarn) attach to center st, [Ch 2, Dc, Ch 2, sl st] in same st, st, sl st in next. Repeat around. Make 2-3. ​Strawberries: (Red & Green) ​Red: 6 sc in MR, fasten off. ​Green: sew tiny green knot on top. Make 2-3. ​Door: (Brown yarn) ​Ch 6, R1: sc in 2nd ch and across (5 sc). R2: 5 sc. Fasten off. Sew to cottage. ​Tiny Flowers: (White & Yellow) ​(White) 5 sc in MR. ​(Yellow) Knot center. Make many. ​ASSEMBLY ​Sew Head to front of Turtle Body. Sew all appliques to Shell. (Flowers on the moss, strawberries near the door, etc.) Add pink blush thread and sew smile. Secure all loose ends.