Free sea turtle keychain crochet pattern for you. To make such a small crochet sea turtle, our designer uses a 2 mm hook and Yarnart jeans yarn. This crochet mini turtle keychain will be 9 cm in size when completed. All parts of this crochet sea turtle keychain are made separately. Shell, head, claws. You will also need 5 mm eyes. Or you can make them with different beads or black yarn.
– Yarn Art Jeans (green, brown)
– Hook number 2
– Eyes on a safe fastening with a diameter of 5 mm
– Needle
– Marker
– Filler (holofiber, synthetic fluff)
Abbreviations:
MR- magic ring
ch- chain
sc- single crochet
inc- increase
dec- decrease
slst- slip stitch
Green yarn:
1. 6sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (3 sc, inc)* 3 (15)
4-6. 15 sc
5. (3 sc, dec)*3 (12)
6. 6 dec (6)
7. 6 sc
Insert eyes between rows 4 and 5 at a distance of 4 sc.
Stuff. Fold the piece and crochet along the edge of the sc for both parts (2 sc). Or sew with a needle, it will be neater. Fasten the thread and cut.
Front paws (2 parts):
Green yarn:
1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc)*6 (18)
Do not stuff. Fold the piece in half, join the edges of the piece with sc. Fasten the thread and cut.
Hind legs (2 parts):
1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
Do not stuff. Fold the piece in half, join the edges of the piece with sc. Fasten the thread and cut.
Tummy:
Green yarn:
1. 6 sc in MR
2. 6 inc (12)
3. (1 sc, inc)* 6 (18)
4. 1 sc, inc (2 sc, inc)*5, 1 sc (24)
5. (3 sc, inc)*6 (30)
6. 2 sc, inc (4 sc, inc)*5, 2 sc (36)
7. In this row, we crochet the paws and head. We start with the back one: 4 sc, 1 sc together with the back paw, 9 sc, 2 sc together with the front paw, 2 sc, 2 sc together with the head, 2 sc, 2 sc together with the front paw, 9 sc, 1 sc together with the back paw, 2 sc. When crocheting the head and paws, look at your turtle so that everything is even and symmetrical. Cut and secure the thread.
Fold the shell with the body and crochet both edges with sc. Stuff as you join.
Your turtle is ready!
