Easy Crochet Christmas Turtle Tutorial For Home Decor & Gift

In this cozy and cheerful Crochet Christmas Turtle Tutorial, you'll learn to weave a little festive magic with yarn and a hook. The tutorial guides you through the process of making a charming crochet turtle decked out in a delightful Christmas theme.

Crochet Christmas Turtle Tutorial

Materials Needed:

Light green, dark green, beige, red, yellow, and other colored yarns for different turtle parts
Crochet hook (size not specified in the text)
Stitch marker
Safety eyes
Stuffing material
Needle and thread for sewing parts together
Pink yarn for blush

Making the Hat:

Create a magic ring.
Make 8 single crochet stitches into the magic ring, then pull to close and complete round 1.
For round 2, make an increase (2 single crochets) in each stitch around. Total of 8 increases.

Round 3:

Make 1 single crochet followed by an increase around.

Round 4:

One single crochet in each stitch around for a total of 24 stitches.

For Rounds 6 to 9:

Continue with one single crochet in each stitch for a total of 32 stitches per round.

Round 10:

Two single crochets followed by a decrease around.

Round 11:

One single crochet followed by a decrease around.

For Round 12:

One single crochet in each stitch around.

Attaching Safety Eyes:

Place the safety eyes between rounds 5 and 6, 13 stitches apart.
Secure the eyes in place as desired.
Stuff the head, then close it with 7 single crochets after skipping the last stitch.

Making the Turtle Fins:

Repeat the same process as the hat for both the hind and front fins, starting with a magic ring and single crochet increases.

For Making the Shell:

Start with a magic ring and follow a similar process of increasing stitches for several rounds.
Round 10: Work in front loop only.
Change color as indicated for the chosen turtle: white for Christmas turtle; yellow for gift box turtle.
Work in a double crochet, chain one, double crochet pattern around.

Making the Lower Shell:

Use the specified color for each turtle type.
Round up the back loops from the upper shell starting rounds with single crochet and gradually decreasing stitches as you work forward rounds till you close the shell.
Stuff the shell before fully closing.
Sew the head and fins to the shell.

Additional Elements:

Gift Box Turtle:

Straps are created by chaining 23, then making 22 single crochets back across. They are sewn onto the turtle to mimic a gift ribbon.
Christmas Tree Turtle: Top and middle layers of the tree are created in a similar increase pattern and color changes to white.
Create a star to top the Christmas tree.