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Turtle
Turtle
Turtle
Angelina says:
MATERIALS
ABBREVIATIONS
st – stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2sc into stitch)
dec – decrease (sc 2 stitches together)
Head and neck
HEAD
use beige yarn
Placement of eyes
**Using my picture as a guide, position your safety eyes and attach the backings at this point. Also start stuffing the
head. If you wait until the end, the neck opening will be too small to comfortably stuff the head and it will definitely be
too small to attach the backings to the eyes! The head should be stuffed until it is nice and firm but you do not need to
stuff the neck at all.**
Shell
underside of shell
SHELL
The shell is constructed from the top down.
use Kelly Green yarn
**Stuff the shell at this point and make sure it is nice and firm before you fasten off your stitches at the end.**
Almost there…
FOOT (make 4)
TAIL
For my turtle, I made 3 different size polka dots and placed them randomly on the shell.
ASSEMBLY
You have already stuffed your turtle’s head and body at this point. Now it is time to attach the two together! First, sew
the neck opening closed. Using the above pictures as guides, position the head and neck against the body and pin it into
place. You will need to sew the entire back of the neck onto the shell to maintain the upright posture of the head. If
you only sew the bottom of the neck in place, the head will be top-heavy and will just fall forward.
After the head is attached to the body, you are ready to attach the feet. Pin each foot in place and make sure they are all
symmetrical. One by one, sew each foot to the underside of the shell. Be patient and neat in making your stitches! You
want everything to come out smooth and nice!
One more leg to go…
Next, attach the tail to the back. You are done with your basic turtle!!
View of tail
You can now add your own creative designs and touches! Sew on polka dots, felt embellishments, tie ribbons, bows,
etc….!