Crochet Ninja Turtle (TMNT) Amigurumi Pattern

Today's adorable crochet pattern teaches you how to craft your favorite ninja turtle using simple crochet techniques. You'll need Red Heart Super Saver yarn in various colors, plastic safety eyes, and a size 4.25 mm crochet hook. The finished turtle features bright, colorful masks and belts, a cute yellow stomach patch, and a detailed shell. Perfect for beginners, this crochet amigurumi ornament pattern involves crafting the head, body, arms, legs, and assembling them all together. It's a great project for fans of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and makes a delightful handmade gift!

Why Love This Pattern?

1. Creative Design: This pattern allows you to crochet an adorable ninja turtle, capturing the fun and nostalgic essence of the classic characters.
2. Detailed Instructions: The YouTube video provides step-by-step guidance, making it accessible for both beginners and more experienced crocheters.
3. Customizable Colors: Utilize different shades of "Red Heart Super Saver" yarn to create any of the ninja turtles. Choose from colors like spring green for the body and customize the masks with hot red, blue, aubergine, or pumpkin.
4. Skill Building: This project involves key crochet techniques such as magic circles, single crochets, increases, and decreases, making it a great way to practice and refine your skills.
5. Compact Materials List: You only need a few materials like plastic safety eyes, a yarn needle, and a size 4.25 mm crochet hook, making it an inexpensive project to undertake.
6. Gift Potential: The finished product is a perfect, handmade gift for children or fans of the ninja turtles.

Detailed Crochet Ninja Turtle Pattern

Materials:

• Yarn:
  • Spring Green (Red Heart Super Saver)
  • Hot Red (Red Heart Super Saver) for Raphael's mask
  • Blue (Red Heart Super Saver)
  • Aubergine (Red Heart with Love) for purple
  • Pumpkin (Red Heart Super Saver) for orange
  • Paddy Green (Red Heart Super Saver) for the shell
  • Daffodil (Red Heart with Love) for the yellow stomach patch
  • Coffee (Red Heart Super Saver) for the belt
• 12 mm Plastic Safety Eyes
• Yarn needle
• Size 4.25 mm crochet hook (Size G hook)
• Fiberfill stuffing

Abbreviations:

• sc: single crochet
• inc: increase
• dec: decrease
• BLO: back loops only
• st: stitch

Head:

1. Using spring green, make a magic circle.
2. Round 1: Chain 1, 6 sc in the magic circle. Pull tight. (6)
3. Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around. (12)
4. Round 3: [1 sc, inc] around. (18)
5. Round 4: [2 sc, inc] around. (24)
6. Change to mask color (hot red for Raphael).
7. Rounds 5-6: 1 sc in each stitch around. (24)
8. Change back to spring green.
9. Rounds 7-8: 1 sc in each stitch around. (24)
10. Round 9: [2 sc, dec] around. (18)
11. Attach safety eyes 6 rows down, 5 spaces apart.
12. Round 10: [1 sc, dec] around. (12)
13. Round 11: dec around. (6)
14. Finish with slip stitch and chain 1. Break yarn, leaving a tail for sewing. Stuff the head.\

Body:

1. Using spring green, make a magic circle.
2. Round 1: 6 sc in the magic circle. (6)
3. Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around. (12)
4. Round 3: [1 sc, inc] around. (18)
5. Rounds 4-10: 1 sc in each stitch around. (18)
6. Round 11: [1 sc, dec] around. (12)
7. Round 12: dec around. (6)
8. Finish with slip stitch and chain 1. Break yarn, leaving a tail for sewing. Stuff the body.

Arms (make 2):

1. Using spring green, make a magic circle.
2. Round 1: 7 sc in the magic circle. (7)
3. Rounds 2-7: 1 sc in each stitch around. (7)
4. Finish with slip stitch and chain 1. Break yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Legs (make 2):

1. Using spring green, make a magic circle.
2. Round 1: 8 sc in the magic circle. (8)
3. Rounds 2-5: 1 sc in each stitch around. (8)
4. Finish with slip stitch and chain 1. Break yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Ties (make 2):

1. Using the mask color, make a magic circle.
2. 1 sc in the magic circle. Pull closed. Chain 1, turn.
3. Row 1: 3 sc in the stitch. Chain 1, turn.
4. Row 2-3: 3 sc, chain 1, turn.
5. Row 4: Dec over 3 stitches. Chain 2.
6. In the second chain from the hook, 3 sc. Chain 1, turn.
7. Row 5-6: 3 sc, chain 1, turn.
8. Row 7: Dec over 3 stitches. Chain 1, turn.
9. Finish with slip stitch, chain 1, leave long tail for sewing.

Stomach Patch:

1. Using yellow, make a magic circle.
2. Round 1: 3 sc in the magic circle. Pull tight. Chain 1, turn.
3. Row 1-2: 3 sc in each row, chain 1, turn.
4. Row 3: [Inc, 1 sc, inc]. (5)
5. Row 4: 1 sc, [1 hdc, 1 sc], 1 sl st, [1 sc, 1 hdc], 1 sc, sl st, chain 1.
6. Break yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.

Shell:

1. Using paddy green, make a magic circle.
2. Round 1: 6 sc in the magic circle. (6)
3. Round 2: [2 sc in next st] twice, 1 sc, [2 sc in next st] twice, 1 sc. (10)
4. Round 3: 1 sc, [2 sc in next st] twice, 3 sc, [2 sc in next st] twice, 2 sc. (14)
5. Round 4: [2 sc, inc, 3 sc, inc] around. (18)
6. Round 5: 1 sc in each stitch around. (18)
7. Finish with slip stitch, chain 1. Break yarn, leave enough for sewing

Belt:

1. Using coffee brown, chain 18.
2. Break yarn, leaving a tail for sewing.
3. Sew the chain around the body above the first row of sc.

Assembly:

1. Sew the tie onto the head along the mask join line.
2. Attach the head to the body aligning the eyes opposite the joins.
3. Sew the arms right after the increase row on the body.
4. Sew the legs right above the decrease row on the body.
5. Attach the stomach patch centered on the body.
6. Line up the shell with the flat part under the head, sew and stuff lightly as you go.
7. Ensure all attachments are secure and no holes are present.

That's it! Your crocheted Ninja Turtle is complete!

@AcaciaCopley