Create a playful and functional turtle coaster that flips up every time you keep something on it. This design features a textured shell base with a cute turtle head, limbs, and tail that give the coaster a lively character while still remaining practical for everyday use.

The shell is crocheted using two strands of yarn to create a thicker, sturdy base that protects surfaces from hot or cold drinks. The head and limbs are made separately with a smaller hook to add dimension and detail, including safety eyes and gentle shaping to give the turtle its personality.

Notes:
This pattern uses US terminology
Skill Level: Beginner
Square brackets indicate the pattern and the number of times it is repeated e.g. sc 1, inc x 6 means single crochet one stitch, increase in the next stitch. Repeat 6 times.
Rounded brackets ( ) indicate the number of stitches you should have after each round/row.

Materials:
Yarn – Weight-2 acrylic yarn in two colors (around 50 grams of each)
Hook – 3mm & 2.5mm hook
Scissors
Stitch Markers
5mm Safety Eyes
Hot Glue
Fiber Fill
You can use this pattern with any type of yarn with the recommended hook size.

Abbreviations:
mr - magic ring
st/sts – stitch/stitches
ch – chain
sk - skip
sc - single crochet
dc – double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
dec - decrease
inc – increase (two stitches in one space)
trc/tr - treble crochet
Special Stitches
Crab Stitch - Reverse Single Crochet
Chain 1 to start the row.
Twist the hook and insert it into the previous stitch to the right.
Grab the yarn with a “yarn under” and pull a loop up to the level of your work.
Yarn over and pull the yarn through both loops on your hook.
Invisible Decrease
Insert your hook into the front loop of the next stitch.
Insert your hook into the front loop of the following stitch.
Yarn over and pull through the first two loops on your hook.
Yarn over again and pull through the remaining two loops to complete the stitch.