{"id":25113,"date":"2018-07-01T19:52:13","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T01:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/?p=25113"},"modified":"2018-07-01T22:58:11","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T04:58:11","slug":"amigurumi-turtle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allaboutami.com\/amigurumi-turtle\/","title":{"rendered":"Amigurumi Turtle"},"content":{"rendered":"
***This post is sponsored by Boye Yarn Crafts<\/a>!\u00a0 Please note that this is the step-by-step blog post for our amigurumi turtle- the free pattern<\/strong> can be found HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/em>!\u00a0\u00a0You can also purchase an\u00a0INEXPENSIVE AD-FREE PDF<\/b>\u00a0of this pattern on Etsy\u00a0HERE<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0Craftsy\u00a0HERE<\/b><\/a>!<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0This beautifully formatted PDF includes the step-by-step pictures and is a total of 5 pages including the cover page!\u00a0\u00a0You can also find the Turtle PDF in my new\u00a0Amigurumi PATTERN BUNDLE HERE<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n Two years ago, Boye Yarn Crafts<\/a> reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in designing an amigurumi pattern for their website.\u00a0 I happily accepted and was thrilled that I would be able to post the pattern on my blog as well!\u00a0 Ryan and I had always wanted to try designing a turtle and we wanted to steer clear of any of the zodiac animals since our tradition is to crochet each zodiac animal when it is their year (e.g. 2018 is the Year of the Dog<\/a>).\u00a0 After sketching our design, we settled upon using a favorite acrylic yarn of many: Vanna’s Choice by Lion Brand Yarn<\/a>.\u00a0 We went with a cream colour for the head, limbs and bottom of the shell; white for a tube that would go around the shell; and two shades of one colour for the shell (one darker and one lighter), for example dark and light green, or dark and light pink as pictured below.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We started off by crocheting the head- rather than using normal round safety eyes, we opted to use oval safety eyes<\/strong><\/a> for a different look!\u00a0 We also used pink brads<\/strong><\/a> for the rosy cheeks which give a very clean effect.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Using the lighter green yarn, I crocheted half a sphere for the shell.\u00a0 I then used the cream yarn to crochet the bottom of the shell.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n