Creating your own Crochet Ninja Turtle Amigurumi is an exciting and rewarding project for crochet enthusiasts of all skill levels.
To get started, gather your materials: a selection of yarn in green for the body, as well as additional colors for the turtle’s mask, belt, and accessories (such as red, blue, orange, or purple), stuffing for a soft and cuddly finish, safety eyes for a cute and realistic touch. Amigurumi patterns best free pattern.
Crochet Ninja Turtle Materials:
- Clover Soft Touch 2.00 mm hook.
- YarnArt Jeans yarn (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 160 m/50 g).
- Yarn colors: green, blue, gray, brown and light brown.
- Black eyes on a safe 8 mm fastening.
- Needle for sewing on parts.
- Filler (synthetic fluff or holofiber).
- Scissors.
- Marker or thread.
When using the specified materials, the toy will be about 15 cm tall.
You can use any materials at your discretion, but you must understand that changing the materials entails a change in the result.
Amigurumi Abbreviations:
MR – Amigurumi ring
SC – single crochet
CH – chain stitch
SL-ST – slip stitch
INC – increase (2 SC in one stitch)
DEC – decrease (2 SC knitted together)
DC – double crochet
HDC – half double crochet
(…)x n – repeat n times.
Crochet Ninja Turtle- Notes:
- Each piece starts with an amigurumi ring (magic ring).
- Knitting in a spiral, i.e. at the end of the row SL-ST should NOT be done (unless otherwise specified).
- Use a marker to keep track of the beginning of the row. Insert the marker into the last stitch of the row.
- The toy should be knitted tightly enough so that when the fabric is stretched, no holes are visible through which the filling would subsequently show through.
If the stitches are not tight, try using a smaller hook.
Crochet Ninja Turtle- Arms x2:
Green.
1. 6 SC in MR (6)
2. (2 SC, İNC)x2 (8)
3. – 7. 8 SC (8)
Continue with blue.
8. – 9. 8 SC (8)
Continue with green.
10. – 14. 8 SC (8) Do not stuff. This way the arm will not stick out too much after sewing to the body. Fold the piece in half and knit 4 SC through both sides of the arm. Leave a long thread for sewing.
Crochet Ninja Turtle- Head:
Green.
1. 6 SC in MR (6)
2. 6 İNC (12)
3. (1 SC, İNC)x6 (18)
4. (2 SC, İNC)x6 (24)
5. (3 SC, İNC)x6 (30)
6. (4 SC, İNC)x6 (36)
7. (5 SC, İNC)x6 (42)
8. (6 SC, İNC)x6 (48)
9. – 12. 48 SC (48) Continue in blue.
13. – 16. 48 SC (48) Continue with green.
17. (7 SC, İNC)x6 (54)
18. – 20. 54 SC (54)
21. (7 SC, DEC)x6 (48)
22. (6 SC, DEC)x6 (42)
23. (5 SC, DEC)x6 (36)
24. (4 SC, DEC)x6 (30)
Insert eyes between rows 14 and 15, 8 sts apart.
Stuff head.
25. (3 SC, DEC)x6 (24)
26. (2 SC, DEC)x6 (18)
27. (4 SC, DEC)x3 (15) Finish knitting. Cut and hide yarn.
Crochet Ninja Turtle- First leg:
Green color.
1. 6 SC in MR (6)
2. 6 İNC (12)
3. (1 SC, İNC)x6 (18)
4. 18 SC (18)
5. 6 SC, 4 DEC, 4 SC (14)
6. 6 SC, 2 DEC, 4 SC (12)
7. 12 SC (12)
Continue with blue.
8. – 9. 12 SC (12)
Continue with green.
10. 12 SC (12)
11. Work only 11 SC in this row. Cut and hide the thread.
Second leg and body:
Green.
1. 6 SC in MR (6)
2. 6 İNC (12)
3. (1 SC, İNC)x6 (18)
4. 18 SC (18)
5. 6 SC, 4 DEC, 4 SC (14)
6. 6 SC, 2 DEC, 4 SC (12)
7. 12 SC (12)
Continue with blue.
8. – 9. 12 SC (12)
Continue with green.
10. 12 SC (12)
11. 12 SC (12) Knit 5 more SC. Place a marker in the last loop.
Stuff the pieces. Next, the legs will be joined.
12. Cast on 3 CH, 12 SC along the first leg, 3 SC by 3 CH, 12 SC along the second leg.
Total 30 loops. *The beginning of the row should be on the back of the toy.
13. 9 SC, İNC, 14 SC, İNC, 5 SC (32) *İNC should be on the sides of the toy.
14. – 18. 32 SC (32)
19. 9 SC, DEC, 14 SC, DEC, 5 SC (30)
20. – 24. 30 SC (30)
25. (3 SC, DEC)x6 (24)
26. (2 SC, DEC)x6 (18)
27. (4 SC, DEC)x3 (15)
28. 15 SC (15) Finish knitting. Leave a thread for sewing.
Ribbon:
Light blue.
1. Cast on 55 CH, from 2nd loop from hook, 54 SC along CH (54)
2. – 3. CH, TURN, 54 SC (54) Leave a thread for sewing.
Front shell.
Light brown.
1. Cast on 8 CH, from 2nd loop from hook, 7 SC along CH (7)
2. – 7. CH, TURN, 7 SC (7)
8. CH, TURN, DEC, 3 SC, DEC (5)
9. CH, TURN, DEC, 1 SC, DEC (3) Work single crochet (SC) around shell
in the round. Finish crocheting, leave a thread for sewing.
Back shell:
Brown.
1. 6 SC in MR (6)
2. 6 İNC (12)
3. (3 SC, 3 İNC)x2 (18)
4. (6 SC, 3 İNC)x2 (24)
5. (9 SC, 3 İNC)x2 (30)
6. (12 SC, 3 İNC)x2 (36)
7. – 8. 36 SC (36) Leave a thread for sewing.
Icon:
Gray color.
1. 6 SC in MR (6)
2. 6 İNC (12) Leave a thread for sewing.
Embroider the first letter of the turtle’s name – L with black thread.
Belt:
Brown color. Cast on as many CH as needed to tie around the body and shells. I needed 50 CH. Next, knit HDC from the 2nd loop to the end along the CH.
1. 50 CH, from the 2nd loop from the hook, 49 HDC (49)
Leave a thread for sewing.
Crochet Ninja Turtle Assembly:
– Sew the head and arms to the body.
– Sew the front and back shell.
– Sew the waistband over the shells.
– Sew the ribbon to the back of the head.
– Sew the gray badge to the waistband.
