Autumn Turtle – Free Crochet Pattern
La versione italiana può essere trovata qui.
La version française peut être trouvée ici.
Traducción al español aquí. Las abreviaturas correspondientes en inglés están aquí.
Itt van a magyar fordítás. A megfelelő rövidítések angolul itt találhatók.
Traducerea în limba română este aici. Abrevierile corespondente în limba engleză sunt aici.
Once again, Elena Belova, the wonderful Russian creator, gives us this beautiful autumn turtle as a gift. You can of course follow the model on youtube … I managed to write it and so let’s enjoy and crochet together!

Materials:
- Yarn Art Jeans (55% cotton/45% polyacrylic) 160m/50g in the following colors: cream, green, light green, yellow, pink, brown, orange, yellow ocher
- Number of hook 1,25mm
- Lace in yellow and brown colors, 2.5 cm and 4 cm in diameter (length 60 cm from each)
- Colored plastic eyes 10 mm
- White felt
- Fake eyelashes
- Satin ribbon in yellow and green colors (width: 0.5cm; 1.5cm; 4cm and length 30 cm from each)
- Decorative ladybug and flowers
- Black thread for embroidery
- Brown, yellow and black thread for sewing
- Fiberfill for stuffing
- Glue
- Cardboard
- Red pencil for coloring the cheeks
Abbreviations:
The abbreviations you can find here.
HEAD and NECK
With cream color yarn
Hook 1,25
- 1. 6sc in MR
- 2. 6inc = 12
- 3. (1sc, inc)x6 = 18
- 4. (2sc, inc)x6 = 24
- 5. (3sc, inc)x6 = 30
- 6. (4sc, inc)x6 = 36
- 7. 36sc
- 8. (5sc, inc)x6 = 42
- 9-13. 42sc
- 14. FLO: 42inc = 84
- 15-26. 84sc
- 27. 42dec = 42
- 28. (5sc, dec)x6 = 36
- 29. (4sc, dec)x6 = 30
- 30. (3sc, dec)x6 = 24 Stuff the head!
- 31.-51. 24sc (21 rds) Stuff the neck lightly!
Fold and crochet: 12 sc. FO. Leave a long tail for sewing!
LEGS (make 4)
With cream color yarn
Hook 1,25
- 1. 6sc in MR
- 2. (1sc, inc)x3 = 9
- 3. (2sc, inc)x3 = 12
- 4. (1sc, inc)x6 = 18
- 5-10. 18sc (6 rds)
- 11. 9dec = 9
- 12-15. 9sc (4 rds) Stuff lightly!
Fold and crochet: 4 sc. FO. Leave a long tail for sewing!
TAIL
With cream color yarn
Hook 1,25
- 1. 6sc in MR
- 2. 6sc
- 3. (1sc, inc)x3 = 9
- 4. 9sc
- 5. (2sc, inc)x3 = 12
- 6. 12sc
- 7. (3sc, inc)x3 = 15
- 8. 15sc
- 9. (4sc, inc)x3 = 18
- 10. 18sc
- 11. (4sc, dec)x3 = 15
- 12. 15sc
- 13. (3sc, dec)x3 = 12 Stuff lightly!
Fold and crochet: 6 sc. FO. Leave a long tail for sewing!

NOSE
With pink color yarn
Hook 1,25
- 1. 6sc in MR
- 2. 6inc = 12
- 3-6. 12sc (4 rds) Stuff!
- 7. 6 dec = 6 Close the hole! FO. Leave a long tail for sewing!
PUMPKIN
With green color yarn
Hook 1,25
- 1. 6sc in MR
- 2. 6inc = 12
- 3. 12inc = 24
- 4. 24sc
- 5. (1sc, inc)x12 = 36
- 6. 36sc
- 7. (2sc, inc)x12 = 48
- 8. 48sc
- 9. (3sc, inc)x12 = 60
- 10. 60sc
- 11. (4sc, inc)x12 = 72
- 12. 72sc
- 13. (5sc, inc)x12 = 84
- 14. 84sc Cut two hard cardboard discs to the size of the base and glue them together.

Change to orange color yarn!
- 15. BLO: 84sc
- 16. (1slst, 10hdc, 1slst)x 7 = 84
- 17. [1slst, (1hdc, inc-hdc)x 5, 1slst]x 7 = 119
- 18. (1slst, skip 1st, 13hdc, inc-hdc, 1slst)x 7 = 119
- 19-31. (1slst, skip 1st, 13hdc, inc-hdc, 1slst)x 7 = 119 (13 rds)
- 32. (1slst, skip 1st, 1sc, 11hdc, dec, 1slst)x 7 = 105
- 33. (1slst, skip 1st, 1sc, 9hdc, dec, 1slst)x 7 = 91
- 34. (1slst, skip 1st, 1sc, 7hdc, dec, 1slst)x 7 = 77 Put the discs inside. Start to stuff!
- 35. (1slst, skip 1st, 1sc, 5hdc, dec, 1slst)x 7 = 63
- 36. (1slst, skip 1st, 1sc, 3hdc, dec, 1slst)x 7 = 49
- 37. (1slst, skip 1st, 1sc, 1hdc, dec, 1slst)x 7 = 35
- 38. (1slst, skip 1st, dec, 1slst)x 7 = 21
Change to green color yarn!
- 39. 21sc
- 40. (1sc, dec)x7 = 14. Stuff all the pumpkin!
Tighten the opening with a needle!

STEM
With green color yarn
Hook 1,25
- 1. 6sc in MR
- 2. BLO: 6sc
- 3-6. 6sc (4 rds)
- 7. FLO: 6inc = 12
- 8. (1sc, inc)x 6 = 18
- 9. (2sc, inc)x 6 = 24 FO. Cut the thread! Glue on the pumpkin.

HAT
With brown color yarn
Hook 1,25
- 1. 6sc in MR
- 2. 6inc = 12
- 3. (1sc, inc)x6 = 18
- 4. (2sc, inc)x6 = 24
- 5. (3sc, inc)x6 = 30
- 6. (4sc, inc)x6 = 36
- 7. (5sc, inc)x6 = 42
- 8. (6sc, inc)x6 = 48
- 9. (7sc, inc)x6 = 54
- 10-16. 54sc
- 17. FLO: (5sc, inc)x9 = 63
- 18. 63sc
- 19. (6sc, inc)x9 = 72
- 20. 72sc
- 21. (7sc, inc)x9 = 81
- 22. 81sc
- 23. (8sc, inc)x9 = 90
- 24. 90sc
- 25. (9sc, inc)x9 = 99
- 26-27. 99sc
- 28. crab stitch in each stitch
FO. Cut the thread!
HATBAND
With yellow ocher color yarn
Hook 1,25
- 5ch and from the second ch from hook: 4sc, turn
- 2-55. 1cat, 4sc, turn (54 rds)
FO. Leave a tail for sewing to the hat.

ACORN
NUT
With yellow color yarn
- 1. 6sc in MR
- 2. 6inc = 12
- 3-8. 12sc
- 9. 6dec = 6 Stuff.
FO. Close the opening. Cut the yarn.
CUP OF SCALES
With brown color yarn
Hook 1,25
- 1. 8sc in MR
- 2. 8inc = 16
- 3-5. 16sc
FO. Leave a tail for sewing. Turn it upside down and sew it on the nut.
Make a few stitches with brown thread on the top of the nut.
LEAVES (make 3)
With green color yarn
Hook 1,25
- 1. 14ch and from the second ch from hook: 12sc, 3sc in the same ch, on the other side of the chain: 12sc = 27
- 2. 1slst, (in the same st: 1sc, 1hdc), inc-dc, 1slst, (in the same st: 1sc, 1hdc), inc-dc, inc-tr, 1slst, (in the same st: 1sc, 1hdc), inc-dc, inc-tr, 1slst, (in the same st: 1sc, 1hdc), (in the same st: 5dc), (in the same st: 1hdc, 1sc), 1slst, inc-tr, inc-dc, (in the same st: 1hdc, 1sc), 1slst, inc-tr, inc-dc, (in the same st: 1hdc, 1sc), 1slst, inc-dc, (in the same st: 1hdc, 1sc), 1slst, 1slst in the first st of row = 50

ASSEMBLY
1. Sew the head and neck on the pumpkin (see photo)

2. Sew the edge of pumpkin with brown lace. Sew the legs and the tail as in the photo.

3. Sew the hatband , the yellow lace, the leaves and the acorn to the hat as in the photo.

4. Cut two discs of white felt 2 cm in diameter. Glue the eyes and the eyelashes on the two discs as in the photo.

5. Sew the nose and glue the eyes above the nose as in the photo. Sew the hat on the head.

6. With black thread, sew the mouth with a wide smile. Sew the eyebrows. Color the cheeks with red pencil.

7. Sew a green satin ribbon 0.6 cm wide to the hat and tie it under the chin. Sew on the back, near the tail, a bow with two colors: green and yellow.

8. Decorate with decorative flowers and a ladybug.


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merci pour ce génial tuto !
Love this thank you for sharing this darling pattern
Linda,linda.obrigada.
heel erg leuk
Love em
i previously asked for pattern in English i found it lol
ok 🙂
Bestaat deze in een Nederlandse beschrijving ?
Ik vind hem prachtig .
Hallo! Het spijt me dat ik nog niet in het Nederlands heb kunnen vertalen, maar dat zou ik graag doen.
Hallo,
Ik kijk er naar uit , zo een pracht exemplaar …. TOP .
DANK JE
GRT Suzanne
help! in rd 17 it says [1sl st,(1hdc,inc-hdc)x5 1sl st]x7 does it mean (1 sl st, then 1 hdc, reg increase then hdc, 5 times theb 1 sl st I have been stuck on this for 2 days and every way I do it doesn’t seem right
Hi Gail! You must make ***1slip stitch, 1hdc, (2 increases of hdc) – this sequence 5 times, 1slst and repeat *** for 7 times. At the end of the row you must have 119 stitches.
In the following rows be sure to skip a stitch. I hope I helped you. Forgive me for being late with the answer.
Thank you. I’ll try this.
I am still not getting these directions. Every time I have a lot more than 119 stitches. When I go into the ten stitches how many stitches am I supposed to have? If I do 2 hdc in all of the 10 st then I have 20 st.? I do not understand (2 increases of hdc) do 1hdc then another hdc in same stitch? I am really getting discouraged and ready to go onto another project
2 increases of hdc = 1 increase of hdc (2 hdc in the same stitch) + 1 increase of hdc .
Increase = 2hdc in the same stitch and 2 increases = 2hdc in the same stitch + 2hdc in the next stitch.
3 increases of hdc = 1 increase of hdc + 1 increase of hdc + 1 increase of hdc …. etc
Hi, Still having trouble. If the email I first gave isn’t working try gchampagne85@gmail.com
This is a REALLY CUTE pattern. Just found it and I’m going to save it to make later. Thank you for it 🥰
Hallo. Ich verstehe Runde 18 und 19 nicht. Ich kann nicht von Runde 17 mit 119 Maschen, in den anderen Runden mit weiteren Zunahmen auf 119 Maschen bleiben. Wie geht das?
Hi Mandy! You must make at 17th row: ***1slip stitch, 1hdc, (2 increases of hdc) – this sequence 5 times, 1slst and repeat *** for 7 times. At the end of the row you must have 119 stitches.
In the following rows (18, 19 etc) be sure to skip a stitch.
Kommt den in Runde 18 und 19 noch Zunahmen? Ganz verstehe ich es noch nicht.
Habe den Dreh jetzt raus bekommen. Danke. Schöne Anleitung. Gefällt mir.
Dokonalé,moc děkuji
Really cute pattern. What color yarn was used for the face/appendages of the more colorful turtle? Doesn’t look like cream. Also, could you recommend a yarn substitute?
Hi! The yarn used are Yarn Art Jeans (55% cotton / 45% polyacrylic) 160m / 50g. Instead of the cream color, you can use a light yellow if you want the color of the face as in the photo. Using the mentioned yarn, the turtle is 17 cm high (6.7 inches) and 13 cm wide (5.1 inches).
You can use any kind of thread, only acrylic or only cotton, but the dimensions will be different (with acrylic larger than the model and smaller with cotton).
These turtles are fabulous and my granddaughter would love them. I have never tried to knit something like this before so thankyou very much
You’re welcome 😀
How do I get the pattern of the turtles in English Carmen as l would love to try to make it for my granddaughter as she loves animals
You can save the pattern from your computer if you have Google Chrome by choosing to print in pdf.
Gibt es diese Anleitung auch auf Deutsch ?
Ich würde mich sehr darüber freuen.
Gesine
Leider kann ich kein Deutsch und habe nicht in diese Sprache übersetzt.
Um Ihnen zu antworten, habe ich Google-Übersetzung verwendet.
Awsome!👍👌
Finished the Turtle, i love it. Thanks for the transnationale,now i am going to make the unicorn. And for christmas i want to make the christmas turtle.
1pnx,1pnb em português?