Monday, January 21, 2008

Turtle Power





TMNT

I haven’t put hook size or wool thickness
The size of the turtle will obviously depend on these 2 things
Worsted weight = G hook?
Dk = F hook? (this is what I used) each to their own LOL

Head & Body
Spiral Method
With the Mid Green, Make a Magic Ring
Rnd 1. 6 sc in ring in ring. 12 sts
Rnd 2. inc 6 times. 12 sts
Rnd 3. 1 sc, 1 inc around 18 sts
Rnd 4. 2 sc, 1 inc around 24 sts
Rnd 5. 3 sc, 1 inc around 30 sts
Rnd 6. 4 sc, 1 inc around 36 sts
Rnd 7. 5 sc, 1 inc around 42 sts
Rnd 8-9. sc
Rnd 10. 6 sc, 1 inc around 48 sts
Rnd 11-12. sc 48 sts
Rnd 13. 7 sc, 1 inc around 54 sts
Rnd 14. 8 sc, 1 inc around 60 sts
Rnd 15-18. sc60 sts
Rnd 19. sc 8, dec around 54 sts
Rnd 20. sc 7, dec around 48 sts
Rnd 21. sc 6, dec around 42 sts
Rnd 22. sc 5, dec around 36 sts
Rnd 23. sc 4, dec around 30 sts
Rnd 24. sc 3, dec around 24 sts
Rnd 25. sc 4, dec around 20 sts
Rnd 26. (1 sc, inc) around 30 sts
Rnd 27.(4 sc, inc) around 36 sts
Rnd 28-35. sc
Rnd 36. (3 sc, inc) around 45 sts
Rnd 37-45. sc
Rnd 46. sc 3, dec around 36 sts
Rnd 47. sc 4, dec around 30 sts
Start stuffing
Rnd 48. sc 3, dec around 24 sts
Rnd 49. sc 2, dec around 18 sts
Finish Stuffing
Rnd 50. sc 1, dec around 12 sts
Rnd 51. dec around
Long Tail Finish Off.

Arms
Spiral Method. Make 2
Using Mid Green, make a Magic Ring
Rnd 1. make 6 sc in ring. 6 sts
Rnd 2. inc to end 12 sts
Rnd 3. (2 sc, inc) to end 16 sts
Rnd 4-5. sc
Rnd 6. dec 1, sc 6 dec 1, sc 6
Rnd 7-21 sc
Stuff
Rnd 22. dec around
Long Tail Finish Off.
Sew hole shut. Sew to Body

Legs
Spiral Method. Make 2
With Mid Green, make a Magic Ring
Rnd 1. make 6 sc in ring
Rnd 2. inc around
Rnd 3. (sc 2, inc)
Rnd 4-18. sc
Rnd 19. inc • 5 times, sc 11
Rnd 20. inc 10 times, sc 11
Rnd 20. (1 sc, inc) 10 times , 11 sc.
Rnd 21. sc
Rnd 22. dec 16 times, sc to end
Stuff
Rnd 23. dec around. Join with a slst.
Finish Stuffing. Finish Off. Sew hole shut.
Sew to Body

Tummy Patch
Spiral Method
With the Caramel, Make a Magic Ring
Rnd 1. 6 sc in ring in ring. 6 sts
Rnd 2. inc 6 times. 12 sts
Rnd 3. 1 sc, 1 inc around 18 sts
Rnd 4. 2 sc, 1 inc around 24 sts
Rnd 5. 3 sc, 1 inc around 30 sts
Rnd 6. 4 sc, 1 inc around 36 sts
Rnd 7. 5 sc, 1 inc around 42 sts
Rnd 8. 6sc, 1 inc around 42 sts, slp st in last st
FO and leave long tail
Sew to front of body

Back Shell
Spiral Method
Underneath Piece:
With the Mid Brown, Make a Magic Ring
Rnd 1. 6 sc in ring in ring. 6 sts
Rnd 2. inc 6 times. 12 sts
Rnd 3. 1 sc, 1 inc around 18 sts
Rnd 4. 2 sc, 1 inc around 24 sts
Rnd 5. 3 sc, 1 inc around 30 sts
Rnd 6. 4 sc, 1 inc around 36 sts
Rnd 7. 5 sc, 1 inc around 42 sts
Rnd 8. 6sc, 1 inc around 42 sts, slp st in last st
FO and leave long tail

Top Piece
Spiral Method
With the Mid Brown, Make a Magic Ring
Rnd 1. 6 sc in ring in ring. 6 sts
Rnd 2. inc 6 times. 12 sts
Rnd 3. 1 sc, 1 inc around 18 sts
Rnd 4. 2 sc, 1 inc around 24 sts
Rnd 5. 3 sc, 1 inc around 30 sts
Rnd 6. 4 sc, 1 inc around 36 sts
Rnd 7. 5 sc, 1 inc around 42 sts
Rnd 8. 6sc, 1 inc around 42 sts
Rnds 9-11. sc

With wrong sides together, sc both pieces together, stuffing lightly as you go
FO and leave long tail
Sew to Back

Belt
With Dark Brown, ch 70
Work 3 rows sc
FO

Wrap belt around body (incl around back shell), and cross over
Glue round piece of felt with corresponding Turtle’s letter
(M, R, D or L)

Using felt for arm/leg bands and eye band,
M=Orange
L=Blue
R=Red
D=Purple (My Favourite!!)
Glue onto body and face as well as 2 wiggle eyes

1 comment:

Unknown said...

i crocheted the mask part and used safety eyes because glue on googly eyes are not safe for small children. i also used a g hook and red heart supersaver. its turning out to be almost as big as the child its for. hes going to love it.