Amigurumi mary river turtle free crochet

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Today, the new daily crochet pattern Amigurumi Mary River Turtle Free Crochet Pattern, I want to give you some information about this pattern;

Amigurumi mary river turtle free crochet

This quirky reptile lives in the Mary River in Australia, growing
its distinctive head of algae hair only in these waters. Doesn’t
it look like something from a fantasy film? This punky hairdo
isn’t the only odd thing about this species. These turtles have
two ways of breathing: as well as breathing in air like we do,
they can also take water into their cloaca tail opening and
extract oxygen straight from the water. The longest recorded
time a Mary River turtle spent under water is three whole
days – very impressive indeed!

Dimensions
23cm (9in) long
Yarns
Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK (100% cotton), 125m (137yds) per 50g
(1¾oz) ball:
Lilac: 1 x 50g (1¾oz) ball in Pale Lilac (shade 446)
Purple: 1 x 50g (1¾oz) ball in Pansy Purple (shade 448)
Lime: 1 x 50g (1¾oz) ball in Lime Green (shade 429)
Scraps of other green yarns
Hooks
3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook
Other tools and materials
Pair 8mm black safety eyes
Toy stuffing
Sewing pins
Sewing clips
Tapestry needle
FUN FACT
Only identified as a species in
1994, the Mary River turtle is one
of Australia’s largest freshwater
turtles. Their shells can grow to
nearly 50cm (20in) long.
Tension (gauge)
Tension is not critical for this project, but, if you want to match the
pattern shown here, make a small circular swatch using the chosen
yarn and hook (see Tools and materials: Tension swatch for the
swatch pattern).
When made in DK weight cotton with a 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook
the swatch should measure 3.5cm (1⅜in) across.
Project notes
This project uses slip stitches to
join in the individual pieces under
the big shell. Decorate your turtle’s
shell with embroidered patterns
and add as much green hair as you
like!
Head
Make 1 in Lilac yarn.
Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring. [6]
Round 2: Sc in all 6 sts. [6]
Round 3: (1sc, inc in next st) 6 times. [18]
Rounds 4–5: Sc in all 18 sts. [2 rounds]
Round 6: 3sc in next st, 5sc, 3sc in next st, 11sc. [22]
Round 7: 1sc, 3sc in next st, 7sc, 3sc in next st, 12sc. [26]
Round 8: 2sc, 3sc in next st, 9sc, 3sc in next st, 13sc. [30] (photo
1)

Rounds 9–16: Sc in all 30 sts. [8 rounds]
Round 17: (2sc, inv dec) 5 times, 10sc. [25]
Round 18: (1sc, inv dec) 5 times, 10sc. [20]
Add the safety eyes between Rounds 8 and 9, above the
decreases. Use the 10sc section from the last two rounds as a guide.
(photo 2)

Round 19: Inv dec 5 times, 10sc. [15]
Add stuffing to the head and top up as you work.
Rounds 20–24: Sc in all 15 sts. [5 rounds]
Round 25: Fold the edge flat and work 7sc through both layers to
close the edge. [7]
Fasten off. (photo 3)

Feet
Make 4 in Lilac yarn.
Round 1: 7sc in a magic ring. [7]
Round 2: Inc in all 7 sts. [14]
Round 3: (1sc, inc in next st) 7 times. [21]
Rounds 4–7: Sc in all 21 sts. [4 rounds]
Round 8: (inv dec, 5sc) 3 times. [18]
Round 9: (inv dec, 4sc) 3 times. [15]
Rounds 10–14: Sc in all 15 sts. [5 rounds]
Add a little bit of stuffing.
Round 15: Fold the edge flat and work 7sc through both layers to
close the edge. [7]
Fasten off. (photo 4)

Tail
Make 1 in Lilac yarn.
Round 1: 5sc in a magic ring. [5]
Round 2: Sc in all 5 sts. [5]
Round 3: 2sc, inc in next st, 2sc. [6]
Round 4: 2sc, inc in next st, 3sc. [7]
Round 5: 3sc, inc in next st, 3sc. [8]
Round 6: 3sc, inc in next st, 4sc. [9]
Round 7: 4sc, inc in next st, 4sc. [10]
Round 8: 4sc, inc in next st, 5sc. [11]
Round 9: 5sc, inc in next st, 5sc. [12]
Round 10: 5sc, inc in next st, 6sc. [13]
Round 11: Sc in all 13 sts. [13]
Add toy stuffing.
Round 12: 3sc, fold the edge flat, work 6sc through both layers to
close the end. [6]
Fasten off. (photo 5)

Bottom shell
Make 1 in Purple yarn.
Round 1: 7sc in a magic ring. [7]
Round 2: Inc in all 7 sts. [14]
Round 3: (1sc, inc in next st) 7 times. [21]
Round 4: (2sc, inc in next st) 7 times. [28]
Round 5: (3sc, inc in next st) 7 times. [35]
Round 6: (4sc, inc in next st) 7 times. [42]
Round 7: (5sc, inc in next st) 7 times. [49]
Round 8: 24sc, 3sc in next st, 24sc. [51]
Round 9: 25sc, 3sc in next st, 25sc. [53]
Round 10: 26sc, 3sc in next st, 26sc. [55]
Round 11: 27sc, 3sc in next st, 27sc. [57]
Round 12: 28sc, 3sc in next st, 28sc. [59]
Fasten off, leaving a tail. (photo 6)

Top shell
Make 1 in Purple yarn.
Round 1: 6sc in a magic ring. [6]
Round 2: Inc in all 6 sts. [12]
Round 3: (1sc, inc in next st) 6 times. [18]
Round 4: (2sc, inc in next st) 6 times. [24]
Round 5: (3sc, inc in next st) 6 times. [30]
Round 6: (4sc, inc in next st) 6 times. [36]
Round 7: (5sc, inc in next st) 6 times. [42]
Round 8: (6sc, inc in next st) 6 times. [48]
Round 9: Inc in next st, 47sc. [49]
Round 10: 24sc, 3sc in next st, 24sc. [51]
Round 11: 25sc, 3sc in next st, 25sc. [53]
Round 12: 26sc, 3sc in next st, 26sc. [55]
Round 13: 27sc, 3sc in next st, 27sc. [57]
Round 14: 28sc, 3sc in next st, 26sc, skip last 2 sts. [57 + 2 skipped
sts] (photo 7)

Keep the yarn live and proceed to joining the shell halves and adding
in the other pieces. You could clip the pieces together with sewing
clips to stop them moving. (photo 8)

Round 15: 7slst through top shell, head and bottom shell, 2slst
through the shells. Join in first foot – 7slst through all layers, 4slst
through the shells. Join in next foot – 7slst through all layers, 3slst
though the shells. Join in tail – 6slst through all layers, 3slst through
the shells. Join in next foot – 7 slst through all layers, 4slst through
the shells. Add stuffing to the shell. Join in last foot – 7slst through all
layers, 2slst through the shells. [59] (photos 9 and 10)

Round 16: Working into the slip stitches along the top shell, 30sc,
3sc in next st, 28sc. [61] (photo 11)

Fasten off and weave in the ends.
Chin barbels
Make 1 in Lilac yarn.
Row 1: (ch3, start 2nd ch from hook, 2slst) 2 times. [2 barbels]
Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. (photo 12)

Final details
Embroider some nostrils in Lilac yarn: mark out two circles, then
wrap yarn around each circle to raise the edges. (photos 13 and 14)

Cut some small strands of Lime yarn and any extra mohair or other
textured green yarns and add them to the top of the head to make
the punk haircut. (photos 15 and 16)

Pinch the tip of each foot and embroider them with Purple yarn to
look like flippers. Secure the embroidered lines with a tiny claw at
each end. Make the claws by overlapping a couple of short stitches
over the same spot. (photos 17 and 18)