This turtle pattern is designed to be a minimum to no sew pattern.
All parts of the turtle are crocheted separately and then joined to the body. In the end you just have to sew in the loose tail.
The finished turtle measures
The pattern is written in US terminology
The pattern is beginner friendly, but you do need to know your basic stitches and techniques such as single crochet, half double crochet, increase, decrease and weaving in the end
The pattern is made in continuous rounds unless otherwise stated
The size of turtle will vary depending on the size of hook and yarn used
Use a stitch marker at the beginning of each round for convenience
The numbers within parentheses at the end of each round are the total number of stitches for that round e.g (8), (16) etc
Safety eyes are not recommended for children under the age of 3 due to choking hazards

MATERIALS:
Weight 7 yarn. I used Mainstays Velvet yarn
8mm Crochet Hook
2x 20mm Safety Eyes. I used black but you can use colored glitter eyes as well
Polyfil
Scissors
Tapestry Needle

Yarn amount:
main color 350gm, contrast color 300gm
Polyfil amount:
270gm