How To Crochet Tiny Turtle Keychain Amigurumi for Beginners

In this post, we have come up with the tiny crochet turtle keychain tutorial to crochet a turtle amigurumi in a sitting pose and smiling expressions. This tutorial was originally presented by Crochet With Greta and is very easy to follow along. Crocheting this turtle will take no more than an hour thanks to the small size but repeated sewing is required.

This little turtle can be used as a keychain, a small gift, or a decorative item. Using a bulky weight of yarn and a larger crochet hook you can also crochet it in a large size perfect for cuddling and playing with.

The complete guide for crocheting this tiny turtle keychain will be available at the end of this post. For getting deeper insights into this quick project, you can read more below in this post.

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Skills Used: Making a magic ring, single crochets, and increases and decreases to shape the turtle’s head, body, and limbs. Additional skills include crocheting small oval shapes weaving their ends for the arms and legs and sewing these pieces together which may be a bit daunting.

Embroidery techniques are used for adding a smile, and precision in placement is emphasized for attaching safety eyes.

Guide Span: 33 Minutes Only

Personalization Tips: Popular colors that you can choose other than green and brown are dark green and light green, blue and brown, light blue and dark blue, yellow and green, etc. You can try various expressions for the face. Adjusting the size by using thicker yarn and larger hooks makes it suitable for playing with as mentioned.

Crochet Tiny Turtle Tutorial

Crocheting a turtle involves sewing several parts due to its body hidden in its shell. This crochet turtle amigurumi makes crocheting a turtle, specifically a tiny turtle very easy. You can crochet a whole set of these crochet turtles within just a few hours once you have learned the first one.

The tutorial also comes with on-screen written instructions for crocheting each step. Here is a quick overview of what the tutor teaches in the guide:

Step-by-Step Instructions: The head and body are crocheted using a magic ring, single crochets, increase, and decrease to form a rounded shape. Legs and arms are created as small cylindrical shapes and attached to the body. Assembly and stitching techniques are used to join the parts and add facial details, including a tiny embroidered mouth.
Finishing Touches: The turtle is stuffed for a plush look, and optional keychain attachments can be added to make it functional.

Stitch Guides

Below we have provided a list of all the crochet stitches that you have to use for crocheting this tiny turtle amigurumi. Quick guides are also available below:

Single Crochet (sc): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, and pull through both loops.
Increase (inc): Make two single crochet stitches into the same stitch.
Decrease (dec): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, pull through all three loops.
Slip Stitch (sl st): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, and pull through both the stitch and the loop on the hook.