Ninja turtle free pattern

 

This pattern has instructions for making the turtle Leonardо. To make the other turtles, you just need to change the colors to the one you want.

Materials:

• 2.00 mm crochet hook.
• YarnArt Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50g/160m), colors: green, blue, gray, brown, light brown.
• 8 mm black safety eyes.
• Toys filler.
• Scissors.
• Tapestry needle.
• Pins.
• Stitch marker.

Approx. 15 cm (about 5.9 inches) tall using the materials stated in the pattern. You may use any size yarn for this amigurumi, just make sure to use the hook size suggestion on the yarn label. Use safety eyes that are a suitable size for the yarn you are using.

Abbreviations:

• MR - magic ring
• sc - single crochet
• ch - chain stitch
• sl st - slip stitch
• inc - increase
• dec - invisible decrease
• dc - double crochet
• hdc - half double crochet
• (...)х n - repeat instructions in brackets n times
• R - round

Notes:

• Crochet continuously in a spiral, unless otherwise specified. No need to close each row with a slip stitch.
• Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round.
• Tightly and gradually fill all the details of the toy in the process of crocheting.

Arm x2:

Crochet with green.

• 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
• 2. (2 sc, inc)x2 (8)
• 3 - 7. 8 sc (8)
• Continue with blue.
• 8 - 9. 8 sc (8)
• Continue with green.
• 10 - 14. 8 sc (8)

Do not stuff the arms. Press the opening with your fingers, align 4 stitches side by side, and work 1 sc through both sides (4 sc). Fasten off. Leave a long yarn tail to sew.

Head:

Crochet with green yarn.

• 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
• 2. 6 inc (12)
• 3. (1 sc, inc)x6 (18)
• 4. (2 sc, inc)x6 (24)
• 5. (3 sc, inc)x6 (30)
• 6. (4 sc, inc)x6 (36)
• 7. (5 sc, inc)x6 (42)
• 8. (6 sc, inc)x6 (48)
• 9 - 12. 48 sc (48)
• Continue with blue.
• 13 - 16. 48 sc (48)
• Continue with green.
• 17. (7 sc, inc)x6 (54)
• 18 - 20. 54 sc (54)
• 21. (7 sc, dec)x6 (48)
• 22. (6 sc, dec)x6 (42)
• 23. (5 sc, dec)x6 (36)
• 24. (4 sc, dec)x6 (30)

Place safety eyes between rounds 14 & 15, 8 st apart. Start to stuff the head.

• 25. (3 sc, dec)x6 (24)
• 26. (2 sc, dec)x6 (18)
• 27. (4 sc, dec)x3 (15)

Fasten off. Cut the yarn. Stuff the legs, body, and head firmly, stuffing as you go.

Leg 1:

Start with green yarn.

• 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
• 2. 6 inc (12)
• 3. (1 sc, inc)x6 (18)
• 4. 18 sc (18)
• 5. 6 sc, 4 dec, 4 sc (14)
• 6. 6 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc (12)
• 7. 12 sc (12)
• Continue with blue.
• 8 - 9. 12 sc (12)
• Continue with green.
• 10. 12 sc (12)
• 11. 11 sc. Fasten off. Cut the yarn.

Leg 2 + body:

Start with green yarn.

• 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
• 2. 6 inc (12)
• 3. (1 sc, inc)x6 (18)
• 4. 18 sc (18)
• 5. 6 sc, 4 dec, 4 sc (14)
• 6. 6 sc, 2 dec, 4 sc (12)
• 7. 12 sc (12)
• Continue with blue.
• 8 - 9. 12 sc (12)
• Continue with green.
• 10 - 12. 12 sc (12)

Do not cut the yarn. Crochet 5 sc. Move the marker to the last loop. Stuff the legs.

• 12. ch 3, 12 sc, 3 sc, 12 sc (30)
• 13. 9 sc, inc, 14 sc, inc, 5 sc (32)
• 14 - 18. 32 sc (32)
• 19. 9 sc, dec, 14 sc, dec, 5 sc (30)
• 20 - 24. 30 sc (30)
• 25. (3 sc, dec)x6 (24)
• 26. (2 sc, dec)x6 (18)
• 27. (4 sc, dec)x3 (15)
• 28. 15 sc (15)

Leave a long yarn to sew. Stuff the body firmly.

Ribbon:

Using blue.

• 1. ch 55, start from 2nd chain from hook, 54 sc (54)
• 2 - 3. ch 1, turn, 54 sc (54)

Fasten off. Leave a long yarn to sew.

Front of Turtle Shell:

Using light brown.

• 1. ch 8, start from 2nd chain from hook, 7 sc (7)
• 2 - 7. ch 1, turn, 7 sc (7)
• 8. ch 1, turn, dec, 3 sc, dec (5)
• 9. ch 1, turn, dec, 1 sc, dec (3)

Do not cut the yarn. Sc evenly around the front of the turtle shell, putting 2 sc in the corners to help turn. Fasten off. Leave a long yarn to sew.

Back of Turtle Shell:

Using brown.

• 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
• 2. 6 inc (12)
• 3. (3 sc, 3 inc)x2 (18)
• 4. (6 sc, 4. (6 sc, 3 inc)x2 (24)
• 5. (9 sc, 3 inc)x2 (30)
• 6. (12 sc, 3 inc)x2 (36)
• 7 - 8. 36 sc (36)

Fasten off. Leave a long yarn to sew.

Belt Buckle:

Using gray.

• 1. 6 sc in MR (6)
• 2. 6 inc (12)

Fasten off. Leave a long yarn to sew.

With black embroidery thread, embroider a letter on the belt buckle (L, R, D, or M) and tie off the ends behind it. Sew the belt buckle onto the front of the belt.

Belt:

Using brown. Crochet as many ch as needed (approximately ch 50).

• 1. ch 50, start from 2nd chain from hook, 49 hdc (49)

Fasten off. Leave a long yarn to sew.

Finishing:

• Sew the head to the body.
• Sew the arms to the body symmetrically.
• Sew the front of the turtle shell onto the body.
• Sew the turtle shell onto the back of the body.
• Sew on the belt around the turtle.
• Cut a piece of mask-colored yarn and use it to sew the ribbon onto the head.