TMNT Crochet Pattern
Designed by Alejandro Leyva
Instagram: @nitos.crochet
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Materials:
Redheart Supersaver in: Spring Green, Bright Yellow, Café Latte
Redheart Supersaver Turtle Colors: Cherry Red, Blue, Medium
Purple, Pumpkin
Mainstays Yarn: Green
Stuffing: Polyester Fiber Fill
9mm Safety Eyes
Tools:
Crochet Hook Size F 3.75mm
Scissors
Stitch Markers
Tapestry Needles
Abbreviations (US Terms):
sc = Single Crochet Techniques Used:
hdc = Half Double Crochet Working in the round.
dc = Double Crochet Working in a chain.
treb = Treble Crochet Color changes.
inc = Increase Invisible decrease.
dec = Decrease
rnd = Round
mc = Magic Circle
fl = Front Loop
bl = Back Loop
st = Stitch
sl st = Slip Stitch
ch = Chain
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Head:
Starting with “Spring Green”:
rnd 1) 6 sc in mc (6st)
rnd 2) (inc)x6 (12st)
rnd 3) (1sc, inc)x6 (18st)
rnd 4) (2sc, inc)x6 (24st)
rnd 5) (3sc, inc)x6 (30st)
rnd 6) (4sc, inc)x6 (36st)
Change to “Turtle Color”
rnd 7-9) 3 rnds of sc (36st)
Change to “Spring Green”
rnd 10-12) 3 rnds of sc (36st)
rnd 13) (4sc, dec)x6 (30st)
rnd 14) (3sc, dec)x6 (24st)
TIP:
rnd 15) (2sc, dec)x6 (18st)
Add safety eyes btwn rnds
rnd 16) (1sc, dec)x6 (12st)
8 and 9 with 5 sts btwn
rnd 17) (dec)x6 (6st)
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Legs (Make 2):
Fasten off the first leg, but not the second. Will crochet the legs
together after finishing the second leg.
Starting with “Spring Green”:
rnd 1) 6 sc in mc (6st)
rnd 2) (inc)x6 (12st)
rnd 3) sc around (12st)
Change to “Turtle Color”
rnd 4-5) 2 rnds of sc (12st)
Change to “Spring Green”
rnd 6) sc around (12st)
Body:
Continue with “Spring Green”
rnd 7) After completing the second leg, insert the hook into the
next stitch and through one of the stitches on the first leg and sc
together. Then sc around (24st)
rnd 8) sc around (24st)
rnd 9) (10sc, dec)x2 (22st)
rnd 10-11) 2 rnds of sc (22st)
rnd 12) (9sc, dec)x2 (20st)
rnd 13) sc around (20st)
rnd 14) (8sc, dec)x2 (18st)
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Arms (Make 2):
Starting with “Spring Green”:
rnd 1) 6 sc in mc (6st)
rnd 2) (1sc, inc)x3 (9st)
Change to “Turtle Color”
rnd 3-4) 2 rnds of sc (9st)
Change to “Spring Green”
rnd 5) sc around (9st)
rnd 6) (1sc, dec)x3 (6st)
rnd 7) sc around (6st)
Belly:
With “Bright Yellow”:
rnd 1) 6 sc in mc (6st)
rnd 2) (inc)x6 (12st)
rnd 3) (1sc, inc)x6 (18st)
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Shell:
With “Green”:
rnd 1) 6 sc in mc (6st)
rnd 2) (inc)x6 (12st)
rnd 3) (1sc, inc)x6 (18st)
rnd 4) sc around (18st)
Belly Stripe:
With “Café Latte”
row 1) ch 43 and sc down the ch starting in the 2nd ch from the
hook (42st)
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Single crocheting the legs together (Rnd 7)
1. Insert the hook through the next stitch and then through the stitch
where you fastened off the first leg (pics 1-2)
2. Yarn over your hook and pull through both stitches you
originally went through (pic 3) yarn over and complete the single
crochet (pic 4) continue sc around the 23 remaining sts
3. What the end of rnd 7 looks like (pics 5-6)
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Sewing on the body and the arms:
Several reference pics about where the pieces should be sewed on.
Where I sew on the head (pic 1). Begin going through the head
then weave into the body and repeat around (pics 2-4). Where I sew
the arms on (pic 5). Go into the body first, then through both sts on
each side of the arm and repeat till closed (pics 6- 8) Completed
piece (pic 9).
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Sewing on the belly and the shell:
Reference where I begin sewing on the belly (pic 1).Then I insert
the hook into the loops behind the sts (pic 2) then back into the
previous st (pic 3). Continue around till fully secured (pic 4). The
shell gets sewn on in the same way (pics 5-7). I add a bit of stuffing
half way through (pic 8). Reference to final location (pic 9).
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Adding on the belly strip:
Weave in the ends of the belly strip into the sts in the back (pic 1).
Then tie it off with an overhand knot at the back (pic 2). What it
looks like from the front (pic 3).
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More reference pics:
Several pictures after finishing the plush.
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