This is a free no-sew amigurumi pattern, based on a turtle.

Difficulty: Beginner. There are no pieces to sew on. However, it requires you to change yarn colours for the top shell, but it's completely up to you, if you want to give the shell a solid colour.

Finished plush size: Approx. 15cm (from front of head to tip of fin)

You can use this plushie as a gift, but please do not distribute, sell or claim the pattern as your own. 

Once you've finished making the plushie, be sure to post this on social media, as long as you credit me! Good luck!

Abbreviations

Note: This pattern is done with the U.K. abbreviations. Please carefully check the list below.

U.K. Abbreviations	US/Canada Abbreviations
ss (slip stitch)	sl st (slip stitch)
dc (double crochet)	sc (single crochet)
htr (half treble)	hdc (half double crochet)

Other abbreviations

st, sts (stitches)

ch (chain)

inc (increase (make 2 stitches in one stitch))

dec (decrease)

yo (yarn over)

BLO (back loops only)

FLO (front loops only)

mr (magic ring)

FO (fasten off)

Materials

Crochet hook size: 3.00mm

Yarn colours:

• Spring Green (100g) x1
• Sage (100g) x1
• Saffron (100g) x1
• Bright Green (100g) x1
• Black (100g) x1 (for embroidery only)

Other materials required:

• Stitch marker
  
• Stuffing
• Tapestry needle (for embroidery)

Let's get started!

Note: Unless instructed otherwise, this pattern is mostly done in continuous rounds. I recommend you use a stitch marker, to keep track of where you start each round.

Fins (Make 4)

Start with spring green

Round 1: 8dc in mr (8 sts)

Round 2: [inc] x8 (16 sts)

Round 3: [dc, inc] x8 (24 sts)

Round 4: [dc, inc, dc] x8 (32 sts)

Ss in next st, ch

Round 5: Fold the piece in half, inc through both halves in the 1st aligning sts, dc together the next 14 sts, inc together the next st (18 sts)

FO, weave in tail

Tail

Start with spring green

Round 1: 4dc in mr (4 sts)

Round 2: [inc] x4 (8 sts)

Round 3: 8dc (8 sts)

Round 4: [dc, inc] x4 (12 sts)

Round 5: 12dc (12 sts)

Ss in next st, ch

Round 6: Fold the piece in half, dc through both halves in the 1st aligning sts, dc together the next 5 sts (6 sts)

FO, weave in tail

Head

Start with spring green

Round 1: 6dc in mr (6 sts)

Round 2: [inc] x6 (12 sts)

Round 3: [dc, inc] x6 (18 sts)

Round 4: [dc, inc, dc] x6 (24 sts)

Rounds 5-10 (6 rounds): 24dc (24 sts)

Round 11: [dc, dec, dc] x6 (18 sts)

Round 12: 18dc (18 sts)

Round 13: [dc, dec] x6 (12 sts)

Stuff at this point

Ss in next st, ch

Round 14: Fold the piece in half, dc through both halves in the 1st aligning sts, dc together the next 5 sts (6 sts)

FO, weave in tail

Top Shell

Note: You're required to change yarn colours for this piece. Always do this before finishing a particular st. For example, insert the hook in the st with the 1st yarn colour, yo, pull through, leaving 2 loops on the hook. Then yo with the 2nd yarn colour, and pull through the 2 loops.

Also, if you're changing yarn colours between small amounts of stitches, it's best not to cut the yarn. Doing this would be time consuming and the yarn could unravel (though, this is unlikely).

Start with sage

Round 1: 8dc in mr (8 sts)

Round 2: [inc] x8 (16 sts)

Round 3: [[dc, inc] with sage, [dc, inc] with saffron] x4 (24 sts)

Round 4: [3dc with sage, 3dc with saffron] x4 (24 sts)

Change to sage

Round 5: [dc, inc, dc] x8 (32 sts)

Round 6: 32dc (32 sts)

Change to saffron

Round 7: [[3dc, inc] with saffron, [3dc, inc] with sage] x4 (40 sts)

Round 8: [5dc with saffron, 5dc with sage] x4 (40 sts)

Round 9: [2dc, inc, 2dc] x8 (48 sts)

Round 10: 48dc (48 sts)

Round 11 (FLO): [ss, 2ch, htr] in next st, 47htr (48 sts)

Ss in 2nd ch, FO, weave in tail

Bottom Shell

With bright green, crochet in the back loops of round 10 of the top shell, whilst attaching the fins, the tail and the head with slip stitches. Make sure you insert the hook through the fins/tail/head before the top shell.

Round 1: dc in the 1st st of round 10 of the top shell, dc, attach the 1st fin in the next 2 sts, 2dc, attach the tail in the next 6 sts, 2dc, attach the 2nd fin in the next 2 sts, 10dc, attach the 3rd fin in the next 2 sts, 2dc, attach the head in the next 6 sts, 2dc, attach the 4th fin in the next 2 sts, 8dc (40 sts)

Round 2: [2dc, dec, 2dc] x8 (48 sts)

Round 3: [3dc, dec] x8 (32 sts)

Round 4: [dc, dec, dc] x8 (24 sts)

Stuff at this point

Round 5: [dc, dec] x8 (16 sts)

Round 6: [dec] x8 (8 sts)

FO, close the opening

Eyes

With black, embroider 2 dots on each side of the head on rounds 7-8. 5 sts should be in between

Congratulations! You've finished crocheting your no-sew turtle. Enjoy your new plush!

If you have any questions about this pattern, please don't hesitate to contact me. You can find my details, by clicking here.