Difficulty Level: Easy

Using this description, you can crochet the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello. Any yarn and a suitable hook will work for amigurumi. All turtles are crocheted the same way, only distinguished by the color of their bands.

The legs and body are crocheted as one piece. Everything else is done separately and then sewn on: head, arms, belly, shell.

Materials and Tools

• Yarn: light green, beige, dark green, brown (common colors for all toys)
• Yarn: blue (Leonardo), red (Raphael), orange (Michelangelo), purple (Donatello)
• Hook 2-3 mm
• 9 mm safety eyes for toys
• Stuffing for toys
• Stitch markers
• Needle for sewing parts
• Scissors

Legend

• KA — amigurumi ring
• ch — chain stitch
• sl st — slip stitch
• sc — single crochet
• hdc — half double crochet
• inc — increase
• dec — decrease
• (…) х n — repeat n times

Amigurumi Crochet Pattern for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

Head

1. Light green yarn, 6 sc in KA
2. (inc) х6 (12)
3. (sc 1, inc) х6 (18)
4. (sc 2, inc) x6 (24)
5. (sc 3, inc) х6 (30)
6. (sc 4, inc) х6 (36)
   7-11. 36 sc around
   12-14. Switch to character’s color, 36 sc
   15-16. Switch back to light green, 36 sc
   Insert safety eyes now, I placed them between rows 12 and 13, with 4 stitches between them.
7. (sc 4, dec) х6 (30)
8. (sc 3, dec) х6 (24)
9. (sc 2, dec) х6 (18)
10. (sc 1, dec) x6 (12)
    Finish stuffing the head.
11. (dec) x6 (6); sl st and fasten off; weave in the end.

(The head is the only part where you don’t need to leave a tail for sewing).

Legs (2 pieces)

1. Light green yarn, 8 sc in KA
2. (inc) x7, sc in last stitch (15)
3. Switch to character’s color, sc 15 (15)
4. Switch back to light green yarn, 15 sc; sl st, fasten off, leave a long tail

Body

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