Crochet Sea Turtle

What do you do when you order too much green colored blanket yarn?! You start stitching SEA TURTLES! I love using Bernat Blanket Yarn for crochet stuffies because it works up quickly and they turn out so soft and squishy. And isn’t it fitting that the shell color is named Deep Sea?! You can actually make several sea turtles from just two balls of Bernat Blanket Yarn. The turtle measures about 10 x 10 inches when laying flat and uses very simple repeating stitches. Let’s make one!

Materials:
– Bernat Blanket Yarn in Deap Sea and Smoky Green. Or choose any color from the Bernat Blanket line of yarn! You can make lots of turtles from just two balls. SHOP YARN HERE ON YARNSPIRATIONS.COM
– Size K Crochet Hook
– Poly-fil Fiber Stuffing
– Tapestry needle
– Two 12mm Black Safety Eyes

Colors in the picture below from left to right: smoky green, deep sea, go-go green (bernat blanket brights), misty green, misty jungle green (bernat baby blanket)

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Crochet Sea Turtle Pattern:

Top of Shell:
with deep sea green yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 3: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 4: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (30 SC)
Round 5: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1 (40 SC)
Round 6: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (40 SC)
Round 7: IN FRONT LOOPS ONLY, SC in each stitch around, join (40 SC)
fasten off, weave in ends. You will use the BACK LOOPS later.

Bottom of Shell:
with smoky green yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (20 SC)
Round 3: 2 SC in first, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (30 SC) 
Round 4: 2 SC in first, SC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 1 (40 SC)
Round 5: SC in each stitch around, join, fasten off leaving long tail. (40 SC)

Note: You will want to attach the head, flippers, and tail to the bottom shell before joining the top and bottom shells together.

Head:
with smoky green yarn
Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in first, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (15 SC)
Round 3-4: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (15 SC)
Round 5: SC Decrease, SC in next, repeat around, join, chain 1 (10 Sts)
Round 6-7: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1
Fasten off after round 7 and leave long tail.
Add safety eyes between round 3 and 4, about 5 stitches apart.
Stuff with poly-fil.

Tail:
Magic ring, chain 1 and make 4 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (4 SC)
Round 3: SC in each stitch, make 2 SC in the last stitch, join, fasten off leaving long tail (5 SC)
No need to stuff tail.
Pinch closed and stitch onto bottom of shell, opposite from head.

Flippers (make 4):
with smoky green yarn
Round 1: Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 8 SC in ring, join, chain 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, chain 1 (16 SC)
Round 3: SC in each stitch around, join, fasten off leaving long tail (16 SC)
Fold in half and pinch closed. No need to stuff with poly-fil. 
Use your tapestry needle to stitch the flipper closed.
Leave tail attached to then stitch all 4 of the flippers onto the bottom of the shell.

Tip: Lay out all your pieces along the bottom of shell before you stitch them on just to make sure they are positioned correctly.

When attaching the head/flippers/tail, try to work your needle at least one row below the edge of the shell. You will need the stitches from the last row later to attach to sew the bottom and top of shell together.

While this project isn’t no-sew, the inside of your bottom shell can be messy! Feel free to leave the ends a big long. They are going to be hidden inside the turtle.

Lay the top of shell and bottom shell together. They have the same amount of stitches so they should match up.

You are going to be working your tapestry needle in the unused back loops of Round 7 of your top shel and the top stitches of your bottom shell. Stuff with poly-fil as you go!

Belly up!

If you need more ideas for green Bernat Blanket Yarn, check out my jumbo Squish-a-Saurus!