So, it’s no surprise that I love turtles. After the octopus, it’s my favorite marine animal. My daughter has a big pink stuffed turtle that she latched on to at the aquarium one day, and she snuggles it so much at bedtime! So I decided to make a small amigurumi turtle - but all the patterns I saw had you make the head and flippers separately, and then sew them on the shell. Well, I hate sewing and I didn’t want to do that, so I did a tiny turtle in the round. It’s just 7 rounds, and the head and tail and flippers are all worked “peninsula-style” (I don’t know if there’s an actual technical term for this) onto the main body!

It’s a super simple pattern, and works up in no time. Make 4 or 5 in different colors for an adorable baby’s mobile, or make two out of thread for earrings, or just one in #4 yarn for a quick keychain! It’s also a total stash buster, which is always a good thing!