Squiggles The Turtle

Pattern written so there is minimal sewing. The only items needing to be sewn is the shell, front shell plate and head.

**Skills required**: crocheting in the round, magic ring, chain, single crochet, half double crochet, invisible increase and decrease, slip stitch. Face shaping.

**Materials used**:

Loops and Thread Sweet Snuggles lite - Bernat Blanket Sparkle (for contrast colour on shell) Yardage: (MC) approx 327 yards (CC) approx 70 yards

Safety eyes: 20 mm

Size: 20.5 inches

scrap yarn for eye detail

PolyFil

Stitchmarkers

Scissors

Tapestry needle

**Testers Used**:

Worsted weight yarn: 5 mm hook, Yardage: Turtle 103 yards, Shell MC: approx 82 CC: 94 yards Safety eyes: 16mm

Bernat Velvet Yarn: 4 mm hook, yardage: approx 210 yards (MC)

60 yards (CC) Length: 12 Inches Eyes: 16 mm Tester had to up hook size to 5mm for front shell plate and large shell.

Bernat Blanket Yarn: Tester 1: used *8 mm hook, Length: approx 24 inches Safety Eyes: 35mm

Tester 2: Hook: 5mm, Safety eyes: 20mm, Length: 21 inches

*When using bernat blanket yarn, use a larger hook size like 8mm if you feel your head is shaping like a peak instead of nicely rounded, up your hook size.

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