How to Crochet Pizza Turtle Amigurumi

Looking for a unique amigurumi turtle idea? Learn how to crochet a cute Pizza Turtle amigurumi inspired by the Ninja Turtles, known for their love of pizza. This project features vibrant colours like lemon-lime, school bus yellow, and cherry red, creating an appealing pizza shell for a turtle.

It also detailed touches like pepperoni. The use of velvety soft yarn not only gives the softness and volume but also quick completion.

This post will provide you with the tutorial plus the necessary guides for beginners so that they may follow along easily.

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Skill Level: Beginner. This pattern is best if you already know basic crochet skills basic crochet stitches, sewing, and some basic embroidery. Also, make sure you know the colour changes and invisible join techniques. The step-by-step instructions are clear, and the instructor takes time to explain important techniques such as the magic ring and back loop only crochet.

Video Span: The video is made specifically for beginners so detailed 56 minutes.

Personalization Tips: Using embroidery or raised bobble stitch, you can show off other details like vegetables. However, the best way will be to attach the vegetable appliques separately just like the meat. You can also try a small version of a crochet pizza turtle by using worsted or DK-weight yarn. The Pizza Turtle can be used as a toy, a decorative piece, or a quirky gift.

Crochet Pizza Turtle Amigurumi Tutorial

In the below crochet turtle amigurumi tutorial, the tutor uses a combination of simple stitches (like single crochet) with creative assembly techniques, such as the pinning and sewing of various parts of the body. The instructor also provides tips on yarn changes and how to handle stuffing to shape the turtle correctly.

The playful pizza theme, inspired by Ninja Turtles, adds a fun twist to the project. The tutorial encourages creativity, offering the option to customize the toppings or even transform the turtle into a different style, like a sweet pie or egg tart turtle.

Starting with the Shell: The turtle's shell starts with a magic ring, working single crochets and then increasing in subsequent rounds. This increase continues through rounds until reaching the desired size of 36 stitches.
Adding the Crust: After crocheting the base shell, the crust is formed by working into the back loops only from previous rounds. The tutorial emphasizes using a slip stitch to seamlessly transition to the crust colour and continuing with single crochet rounds for texture.
Creating the Turtle's Head: The head is started using a similar technique of single crochets in the round, followed by gradual decreases to form the head shape. Safety eyes are inserted between rounds two and three, with approximately four stitches in between for the correct spacing.
Crocheting the Legs and Tail: The legs and tail are made with magic rings and small rounds of single crochet stitches. Each piece is worked separately and attached to the body later. The tutorial provides flexibility to add stuffing to the legs, depending on the desired thickness.
Assembling the Pizza Turtle: After completing all parts, the tutorial demonstrates how to pin and sew the legs, head, and tail onto the shell. The limbs are placed under the shell's crust for a secure attachment.
Decorating with Pepperoni and Toppings: The final step involves making small pepperoni circles using red yarn and attaching them to the shell. Extra toppings like green and brown yarn are added to represent vegetables or mushrooms, giving the turtle a fun, pizza-like appearance.
Important Highlights
- Magic Ring: The base for most parts, including the shell and head, is made with a magic ring to form a tight and seamless start.
- Back Loop Only (BLO) Technique: Working in the back loops only creates a textured crust around the shell's edge.
  Pepperoni and Toppings: Decorative pieces like pepperoni circles and additional yarn "toppings" bring the pizza theme to life.