The Perfect Crochet Turtle for Christmas: Santa Turtle Crochet Pattern
It’s finally December, and along with all of the stress of coming up with Christmas presents for everyone you need to buy for, you also have the stress of perfectly decorating your house as well! While I cannot help you buy your Christmas presents, I can help you decorate your house!
I’ve recently published a pattern for Frankie the Spooky Pumpkin Turtle, which had me curious to see how many turtles I can turn into holiday-themed turtles. While I skipped Thanksgiving this year, I have designed one for Christmas!
Introducing my Santa Turtle! He’s a cute little addition that can be placed among any decorations for the holidays! While his legs and head are normal for a turtle, his shell is Santa’s belt! You can continue below for a free version of the pattern, or you can follow this link to help support me by purchasing the pattern!
SANTA TURTLE
By Savannah Wright
Materials
Worsted weight yarn in Green, Black, Red, and Grey
4.5mm crochet hook
Polyfill
Yarn needle
Scissors
Abbreviations
MRMagic Ring
decdecrease
incincrease
scsingle crochet
sl stslip stitch
ststitch
stsstitches
Pattern
For Shell
With Red Yarn
Rnd 1MR, sc 6 (6 sts)
Rnd 2: Inc each st (12 sts)
Rnd 3: *Sc, inc* 6 times (18 sts)
Rnd 4: *Inc, sc 2* 6 times (24 sts)
Rnd 5: *Sc 3, inc* 6 times (32 sts)
Rnd 6: *Inc, sc 4* 6 times (40 sts)
Rnds 7-8: Sc 40
Switch to Black. Sl st in same place as last red st
Rnds 9-11: Sc 40
Switch to Red. Sl st in same place as last black st
Rnd 12: Sc 40
Rnd 13: *Sc 4, dec* 6 times (32 sts)
Rnd 14: *Dec, sc 3* 6 times (24 sts)
Rnd 15: *Sc 2, dec* 6 times (18 sts)
Begin stuffing shell
Rnd 16: *Dec, sc* 6 times (12 sts)
Rnd 17: Dec 6 times (6 sts
Head
With Green yarn
Rnd 1: MR, sc 6 (6 sts)
Rnd 2: *Inc, sc, inc* 2 times (10 sts)
Rnd 3: *Inc, sc 3, inc* 2 times (14 sts)
Rnd 4: *Inc, sc 5, inc* 2 times (18 sts)
Rnds 5-8: Sc 18 (18 sts)
Rnd 9: Sc 2, dec 2, sc 12 (16 sts)
Place safety eyes between Rounds 7 & 8. One eye should be between sts 3 & 4, the other between sts 9 & 10
Rnd 10: *Sc 2, dec* 4 times (12 sts)
Stuff head
Rnd 11: Dec 6 times (6 sts)
Legs (Make 4)
With Green yarn
Rnd 1: MR, sc 4 (4 sts)
Rnd 2: Inc 4 times (8 sts)
Rnds 3-4: Sc 8 (8 sts)
Assembly
Attach head along Rounds 9 - 11 of the Shell
On the bottom of the Shell, attach legs on Rounds 15 & 16
With Grey yarn, on one side, sew along 4 stitches on bottom of black section, then up 3, then back across the top of black section, then down 3. Go back to the middle of the right side of the box and sew one stitch in.
Weave in all ends
And that’s the pattern! I hope you enjoy making your very own Santa Turtle! If you have any questions, feel free to leave them down below! Until the next post, Happy Crocheting!
