Meet my chunky crochet turtle, a soft and cuddly amigurumi that works up quickly! This free pattern includes a step-by-step video tutorial and beginner-friendly instructions.
A Chunky Crochet Turtle Designed for a Special Baby Gift
The Sleeping Sea Creatures collection was made for my best friend’s first baby girl. It consists of three patterns: the chunky whale, chunky jellyfish, and finally, this beautiful and large chunky crochet turtle pattern. These cuddle-size stuffed animals are made with velvet yarn, and they are all happily sleeping! I hope you enjoy them and that they bring you as much joy as they brought me!
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How to Crochet a Chunky Crochet Turtle Video Tutorial Part 1
Follow along with this step-by-step video that shows exactly how to make the chunky turtle pattern written below. Need help with any part of the pattern? Just press play and crochet with me! Keep crocheting and move to Part 2!
Chunky Crochet Turtle Free Pattern
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Materials:
- 5mm crochet hook
- Two different colors of a chunky yarn. I used soft velvet yarn, suitable for crochet needle size 4mm to 6mm
- Stuffing material
- Scissors
- Sewing needle.
- Embroidery thread
- Or, you can use safety eyes! The position is at the end of this post.
Finish size
The finished crochet turtle measures approximately 12,5″ (32 cm) tall. However, the final size may vary depending on your stitch tension and the materials used.
Useful Crochet Tutorials
Before we start, I leave a link to all the stitches tutorials I used to complete this pattern. If you are a complete beginner or not familiar with some techniques, there is a blog post with step-by-step images with descriptions, and video tutorials.
Terms and abbreviations (US terms):
Single crochet (sc): insert the hook into the stitch, pull up a loop yarn over the needle, you will have two loops on the hook, yarn over the needle and pull it through the two loops.
Increase (inc): make two single crochet inside the same stitch.
Decrease (dec): Insert hook into front loop only of next two stitches, yarn under, pull through, you will have two loops on the hook. Yarn under and pull through both loops on the hook.
Front post half double crochet (FPhdc): Yarn over, insert hook in the whole between the posts from the front to the back of the work, bring the hook back to the front of the work, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull it through all the loops on the needle.
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Crochet Turtle Pattern Instructions
Start with the Head
With color A start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc Total 12sts
3 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
4 rnd (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
5 rnd (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
6 rnd (4sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 36sts
7 to 12 rnd 36sc
13 rnd (4sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
14 rnd (3sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
15 rnd (2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
- Stop here and add stuffing material.
16 rnd (1sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 12sts
- Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
Crochet the Front Flippers
With color A start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc Total 12sts
3 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
4 rnd (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
5 rnd 12sc (fold in half and crochet together one side to another)
- Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
- Make another one following the same instructions.
Crochet the Back Flippers
With color A start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc Total 12sts
3 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
4 rnd (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
5 rnd (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
6 rnd 15sc (fold in half and crochet together one side to another)
- Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
- Make another one following the same instructions.
Crochet the Tail
With color A start,
1 rnd 4sc in a magic ring
2 rnd (1inc, 1sc) repeat 2 times Total 6sts
3 rnd (1inc, 2sc) repeat 2 times Total 8sts
4 and 5 rnd 8sc
6 rnd 4sc (fold in half and crochet together one side to another)
- Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
Turtle Body
With color B start,
1 rnd 6sc in a magic ring
2 rnd 6inc Total 12sts
3 rnd (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
- Change to color A,
4 rnd (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
- Change back to color B,
5 rnd (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
6 rnd (4sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 36sts
7 rnd (5sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 42sts
- Change to color A,
8 rnd (6sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 48sts
- Change back to color B,
9 rnd (7sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 54sts
10 and 11 rnd 54sc
Chunky Crochet Turtle Video Tutorial Part 2
12 rnd 54FPhdc
- Change to color A, chain 1, and fasten off the color B,
13 rnd 54blsc in the round 11
NOTE:
- Chain 1 does not count as a stitch.
- For row 13, you will work in the remaining back loop of row 11.
14 rnd 52sc*
*In the next round, you will start crocheting the finished pieces together.
Starting with the tail. In the remaining 2 stitches left from the previous round start,
15 rnd 4sc crocheting together the tail (remember, here 2 stitches are from previous round), 5sc, 3sc (crocheting together the back paw), 5sc, 3sc (crocheting together the front paw), 18sc, 3sc (crocheting together the front paw), 5sc, 3sc (crocheting together the back paw), 5sc
16 rnd 54sc
17 rnd (7sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 48sts
18 rnd (6sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 42sts
19 rnd (5sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 36sts
20 rnd (4sc, 1decc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
21 rnd (3sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
22 rnd (2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
- Stop here for adding stuffing material.
23 rnd (1sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 12sts
- Cut the yarn and fasten it off.
Finishing your Crochet Turtle
- Sew the head (taking round 15) between rounds 13 to 15 of the body.
- Embroider the eye starting in round 4 of the head, taking 4 rounds in length.
Congratulations!!!
Your Chunky Crochet Turtle is ready!
I hope you enjoy this pattern, and if you have any questions or comments in general, leave them in the comment box below.
If this amigurumi whale pattern was clear and useful to you, consider subscribing to my YouTube channel. I plan to add a new free pattern and a new stitch tutorial to help you learn a bit more about this crochet toy world!
I will also share here my Ravelry shop, where you can find a bit more advanced crochet patterns. And, on Ravelry, there is a low-cost printable version of these free patterns you can see here.
See you next time!
Love,
Ana
FAQ for Chunky Turtle Free Amigurumi Pattern
For bulky or super bulky yarn, I recommend a 6.0 mm to 7.0 mm crochet hook, tight enough to avoid gaps but large enough to stay comfy. But I suggest you crochet the first 4 rounds and see which hook gives you tighter stitches.
It usually takes about 2–3 hours, depending on your speed, how chunky your yarn is and your crochet skills!
Yes, you can! It will just come out smaller and may look a bit different in texture, but it still works beautifully. Just remember to adjust your hook to the yarn weight.
Absolutely! The shapes are simple, and there are no complicated techniques. And I made sure to shoot a full step-by-step video tutorial. A great project for newer crocheters.
Yes! You can sell as many finished turtles as you like. Just kindly credit Little Crochet Farm as the original designer.
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