Watermelon turtles – amigurumi patterns

These sweet mother and baby watermelon turtles amigurumi will definitely make you smile!

To create them you will need:

• Yarn in 6 colours (pink, white, black, light-yellow, dark-green and light-green)
• Crochet hook suitable for your yarn
• Stuffing
• Sewing needle, scissors

Skill level: easy

Mother and baby watermelon turtles
Free amigurumi patterns

Abbreviations:
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = increase (two sc in one st)
dec = decrease (two st together)
ch = chain
[..] = total number of stitches

Mother turtle amigurumi pattern

Shell:
Start with pink yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in the next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in the next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 6: (sc in the next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 7: (sc in the next 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 8: (sc in the next 6 st, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
Rnd 9: (sc in the next 7 st, inc) repeat 6 times [54]
Rnd 10-12: sc in all 54 st (3 rounds) [54]
Change to white yarn
Rnd 13-14: sc in all 54 st (2 rounds) [54]
Continue crocheting alternating every 9 sc dark-green and light-green
Rnd 15-16: sc in all 54 st (2 rounds) [54]

Bottom of the shell:
Alternate dark and light green, change colour after every increase.
Don’t cut the yarn. On the photo below you can see the wrong side of the shell bottom.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in the next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in the next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 6: (sc in the next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 7: (sc in the next 5 st, inc) repeat 6 times [42]
Rnd 8: (sc in the next 6 st, inc) repeat 6 times [48]
Rnd 9: (sc in the next 7 st, inc) repeat 6 times [54]
Leave a long tail for sewing.

Head:
Crochet with light-yellow yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in the next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in the next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 6: (sc in the next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Rnd 7-11: sc in all 36 st (5 rounds) [36]
Rnd 12: (sc in the next 4 st, dec) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 13: (sc in the next 3 st, dec) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 14: (sc in the next 2 st, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 15: (sc in the next st, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 16-18: sc in all 12 st (3 rounds) [12]
Stuff, fold in half and sew the opening. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Fore legs (make 2):
Crochet with light-yellow yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in the next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in the next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 6: (sc in the next 4 st, inc) repeat 6 times [36]
Fold in half and crochet through both layers.
Stuff a little.
Rnd 7: 1 ch, sc in the next 18 st [18]
Leave a long tail for sewing.

Hind legs (make 2):
Crochet with light-yellow yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in the next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Fold in half and crochet through both layers.
Stuff a little.
Rnd 5: 1 ch, sc in the next 12 st [12]
Leave a long tail for sewing.

Tail:
Crochet with light-yellow yarn:
Rnd 1: 5 sc in a magic ring [5]
Rnd 2-5: sc in all 5 st (4 rounds) [5]
Leave a long tail for sewing.

Eyes (make 2):
Crochet eyes with white yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Leave a long tail for sewing.

Baby turtle amigurumi pattern

Shell:
Start with pink yarn.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in the next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in the next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Rnd 6-8: sc in all 30 st (3 rounds) [30]
Change to white yarn
Rnd 9: sc in next 30 st [30]
Continue crocheting alternating every 5 sc dark-green and light-green
Rnd 10: sc in next 30 st [30]

Bottom of the shell:
Alternate dark and light green, change colour after every increase.
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in the next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5: (sc in the next 3 st, inc) repeat 6 times [30]
Leave a long tail for sewing.

Head:
Crochet with light-yellow yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: (sc in the next 2 st, inc) repeat 6 times [24]
Rnd 5-8: sc in all 24 st (4 rounds) [24]
Rnd 9: (sc in the next 2 st, dec) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 10: (sc in the next st, dec) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 11-13: sc in all 12 st (3 rounds) [12]
Stuff, fold in half and sew the opening. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Fore legs (make 2):
Crochet with light-yellow yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: 18 sc in a magic ring [18]
Fold in half and crochet through both layers.
Stuff a little.
Rnd 5: 1 ch, sc in the next 9 st [9]
Leave a long tail for sewing.

Hind legs (make 2):
Crochet with light-yellow yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Rnd 3: (sc in the next st, inc) repeat 6 times [18]
Rnd 4: sc in all 18 st [18]
Fold in half and crochet through both layers.
Rnd 5: 1 ch, sc in the next 9 st [9]
Leave a long tail for sewing.

Tail:
Crochet with light-yellow yarn:
Rnd 1: 5 sc in a magic ring [5]
In the second st from the hook
Rnd 2: sc in all 4 st [4]
Leave a long tail for sewing.

Eyes (make 2):
Crochet eyes with white yarn:
Rnd 1: 6 sc in a magic ring [6]
Rnd 2: (inc) repeat 6 times [12]
Leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly:

• • Put the shell and the shell bottom so that the colours match.
  • Sew them together along the edges through both layers.

• • Embroider watermelon seeds with black yarn.

• • Stuff the head, sew eyes.
  • Embroider eyes and a smile with black yarn.

• Sew the head in such a way to hide the uneven transition from one colour to another.
• Sew legs and a tail.

Now your sweet amigurumi turtles are finished!

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