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A sweet turtle to keep your pins safe and your heart happy!

Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate

Finished Size: Approximately 6.5 in (16.5 cm) long × 4 in (10 cm) wide × 2.5 in (6.5 cm) tall (excluding pins)

Yarn (Worsted Weight #4)
Sage Green – Shell, underside, legs, and tail
Cream – Head and neck
Dark Green – Shell divisions
Embroidery Floss or Yarn Scraps
White
Yellow
Lavender
Pink

Supplies

3.5 mm (E/4) crochet hook
10 mm safety eyes
Polyester fiberfill
Tapestry needle
Embroidery needle (optional)
Stitch marker
Floral-head pins

Abbreviations (US Terms)

ch – chain
MR – magic ring
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
inc – increase (2 sc in same stitch)
dec – invisible decrease
FO – fasten off
st(s) – stitch(es)

Pattern Notes

This pattern is written using US crochet terminology.
Work in continuous rounds unless otherwise stated.
Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of each round.
Stitch counts are shown in parentheses at the end of each round.

Special Technique – Invisible Decrease

Insert your hook through the front loop only of the next two stitches. Yarn over and pull through both front loops. Yarn over and complete the single crochet as usual.