Make two variations of adorable turtle amigurumi using this crochet pattern. You can make a standard turtle in the classic green or brown colors, or mix it up by making a dessert turtle. Dessertle? It’s got all the normal turtle bits, except its shell happens to be a pie. Whichever one you decide to make (or what you end up calling it), these would make cute desk decorations or toys for children who aren’t quite ready to take care of the real deal yet.

Both turtles will be about 4 inches long from nose to tail when made worsted weight yarn and a size F (3.75mm) crochet hook. This is a beginner crochet pattern that uses US terminology and requires a small amount of sewing to attach the limbs. It doesn’t use much yarn or stuffing, so you could easily make a whole family of turtles using a few skeins of yarn in different colors.