Here’s one of my biggest patterns! (So far, at least) Sequoia the jumbo turtle. I really love this turtle because the legs are made to allow it to stand up, and the head does not tip the turtle over! The legs honestly are my favorite part about this pattern. They’re just so cute 🐢

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You can also find this pattern as well as three other turtles, on my etsy if you prefer to purchase it! It’s formatted, clearer photos (uploading them to the blog lessens quality) and free of watermarks 😊

NOTES

Pattern is written in US terms.

Follow the pattern as written. 

This pattern is worked in continuous rounds, do not slip stitch after each round.

Use a stitch marker to indicate the beginning of your round if desired

The designer is right handed and uses the yarn under technique.

ABBREVIATIONS

mc- magic circle

ch- chain

tr- treble crochet

dec- decrease

inc- increase

() x#- repeat

sc- single crochet

slst- slip stitch

( )- stitch count

F/O- fasten off

BLO- back loops only

FLO- front loops only

MATERIALS

HOOK- 3.5 mm • US size E

YARN- Sweet Snuggles Lite by Loops & Threads. Color: mint, coastal dot

NOTIONS-

Scissors

Stitch marker

Darning needle

OTHER-

Polyfil

30mm safety eyes

PATTERN

HEAD

make one.

In mint 

Round 1. 8 sc into mc (8)

Round 2.  (inc) x8 (16)

Round 3.  (1 sc, inc) x8 (24)

Round 4.  (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

Round 5. (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)

Round 6.  (5 sc, inc) x6 (42)

Round 7.  (6 sc, inc) x6 (48)

Round 8.  (7 sc, inc) x6 (54)

Rounds 9-12.  4 rounds of 54 sc

Insert safety eyes now in between rounds 6+7, 12/13 visible stitches apart. 

Round 13.  (4 sc, dec) x9 (45)

Round 14.  (3 sc, dec) x9 (36)

START STUFFING + SHAPING- continue to stuff + shape as you go 

Round 15.  (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)

Round 16.  (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)

Round 17. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)

Round 18. 18 sc

STUFF AND SHAPE THE HEAD WELL

You may need to sc a stitch or few to make sure the eyes are in the middle when closing the head, check to make sure the eyes line up correctly on each side. 

Last Step. Fold the head in half like a sandwich and: 9 sc closed (9) If needed, crochet until you are in line with the eye before closing.

F/O. Leave a long yarn tail to pin the head onto the shell later on. The head will be crocheted into the body later on. However, with this turtle because it is MUCH larger than my other turtle patterns- I’ve found that attaching cotton or acrylic yarn is stronger than using the sweet snuggles lite to sew the head to the shell later on. 

LEGS

make four.

In mint 

Round 1. 8 sc into mc (8)

Round 2.  (inc) x8 (16)

Round 3.  (1 sc, inc) x8 (24)

Round 4.  (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

Round 5. (4 sc, inc) x6 (36)

Rounds 6-7. 2 rounds of 36 sc

Round 8. (4 sc, dec) x6 (30)

Rounds 9-11. 3 rounds of 30 sc

Round 12. (3 sc, dec) x6 (24)

Lightly stuff + shape the leg now, do not stuff anymore going forward 

Round 13. (4 sc, dec) x4 (20)

Round 14. dec, 16 sc, dec (18)

Round 15. 18 sc

Last Step. Fold the leg in half like a sandwich and: 9 sc closed (9) 

F/O. Leave a short yarn tail. The legs will be crocheted into the body later on.

TAIL

make one.

In mint 

Round 1. 6 sc into mc (6)

Round 2. (inc) x6 (12)

Rounds 3-4. 2 rounds of 12 sc (24 sc total)

Round 5. (1 sc, inc) x6 (18)

Do not stuff 

Round 6. dec, 14 sc, dec (16)

Last Step. Fold the tail in half like a sandwich and: 8 sc closed (8) 

F/O. Leave a short yarn tail. The tail will be crocheted into the body later on.

SHELL

Starting in coastal dot 

Round 1. 8 sc into mc (8)

Round 2. (inc) x8 (16)

Round 3. (1 sc, inc) x8 (24)

Round 4. (2 sc, inc) x8 (32)

Round 5. (3 sc, inc) x8 (40)

Round 6. (4 sc, inc) x8 (48)

Round 7. (5 sc, inc) x8 (56)

Round 8. (6 sc, inc) x8 (64)

Round 9. (7 sc, inc) x8 (72)

Round 10. (8 sc, inc) x8 (80)

Round 11. (9 sc, inc) x8 (88)

Rounds 12-21. 10 rounds of 88 sc

CC to mint & F/O coastal dot 

Round 22. BLO (whole round, mark the first FLO for later)- the yarn tail from closing the legs should be facing the front of the body, the yarn tail from the head & tail do not have to placed a specific way. 2 sc, crochet head into body with 9 sc, 4 sc, crochet first leg into body with 9 sc, 8 sc, crochet second leg into body with 9 sc, 6 sc, crochet tail into body with 8 sc, 6 sc, crochet third leg into body with 9 sc, 8 sc, crochet last leg into body with 9 sc, 1 sc (88) make sure the long tail from the head is out of the shell/body so you can sew the head in place later on

Round 23. (9 sc, dec) x8 (80)

Round 24. (8 sc, dec) x8 (72)

Round 25. (7 sc, dec) x8 (64)

Round 26. (6 sc, dec) x8 (56)

Stuff the shell and body well now, make sure it’s nice and round 

Round 27. (5 sc, dec) x8 (48)

Continue to stuff and shape 

Round 28. (4 sc, dec) x8 (40)

Round 29. (3 sc, dec) x8 (32)

Round 30. (2 sc, dec) x8 (24)

Continue to stuff and shape 

Round 31. (2 sc, dec) x6 (18)

Round 32. (1 sc, dec) x6 (12)

Round 33. (dec) x6 (6)

F/O. Close. Weave in ends. 

FINISHING DETAILS

In coastal dot

Round 1. in the FLO of round 22, with the shell facing you, slst into the 1^st sc of the round, ch3, 88 tr around LOOSELY. slst into the 1^st tr of the round  to join. Ch 1 and F/O. Weave in your ends. NOTE: if you prefer to do double crochet instead, this is fine. A tester said it showed the tail more for them! 

FINISHING DETAILS

PIN the head into place on the shell using the long yarn tail from the head. I do this between rounds 13-14 of the shell but feel free to pin the head in place where it looks best to you. Because the head of sequoia is very big, you may have to secure a little bit more by sewing. I use cotton yarn to do this. 

Congratulations! You finished making Sequoia the jumbo turtle!

I hope you enjoyed this pattern and found it easy to follow, I look forward to sharing more patterns with you, hope to see you soon! 🐢

Summer is creeping around the corner! And I wanted to share my mermaid crochet pattern! Bonus: it’s no sew 😉 🧜🏻‍♀️

If you enjoy this pattern, please give me a follow on social media and let me know what other free patterns you would love to see! Also, don’t forget to tag me in your creations. Happy crocheting!! 🧶

You can also purchase the instant download PDF version of this pattern on my etsy. I also have a baby mermaid pattern too- that has YouTube tutorials- it’s a smaller pattern than this one! Alright, let’s get to it!!

MATERIALS & TOOLS

-Premier yarns parfait chunky in the colors:

•skin color- skin color options in parfait chunky could be: shell, teddy bear, toffee, chocolate, mushroom, cream

•tail color & hair color

•top color

-Safety Eyes: 16mm

-Darning needle

-Scissors

-Polyfil

-3.5mm/4mm hook

ABBREVIATIONS

sc- single crochet

dec- decrease

inc- increase

mc- magic circle

sl st- slip stitch

F/O- finish off

BLO- back loops ONLY

How to read instructions:

The instructions written between * * and followed by x# will be repeated that many times. For example *inc* x12. You will increase 12 times.

!! PLEASE NOTE THAT IN ORDER FOR THE HAIR TO CURL YOU MUST USE A CHENILLE TYPE YARN. THE HAIR WILL NOT CURL BY ITSELF IN OTHER TYPES OF YARNS!!

This pattern is worked in continuous rounds. Do not slip stitch unless stated to do so. The pattern is written is US terminology. I am right handed and used the yarn under technique. 

• DO NOT publish or sell this pattern in any form, if you’re sharing a pattern with a friend please share my blog with them
• You may sell creations made from this pattern
• I love seeing my patterns created by others! Please tag me in your creations 🫶🏻

FREE NO SEW MERMAID CROCHET PATTERN

Arms

MAKE TWO

Shell:

1. 4 sc into mc (4)

2. *inc* x4 (8)

3-12. 10 rounds of 8 sc

—Do not stuff, fold in half

13. *dec* x2 to close by going through both sets of stitches (2)

—F/O and leave a short yarn tail

Fins

MAKE TWO.

Tail color:

1. 5 sc into mc (5)

2. inc, 2 sc, inc, 1 sc (7)

3. 7 sc

4. inc, 3 sc, inc, 2 sc (9)

5. *2 sc, inc* x3 (12)

6. 12 sc

7.*2 sc, dec* x3 (9)

8. *1 sc, dec* x3 (6)

—fasten off the first fin, not thesecond fin

9. Connect the second fin to the first fin with a sc, continue to sc around both fins (12)

Tail & Body

Continue in tail color:

10. *dec* x6 (6)

— close up the hole between the fins

11. 6 sc

12. *1 sc, inc* x3 (9)

13. *2 sc, inc* x3 (12)

14. *1 sc, inc* x6 (18)

15-17. 3 rounds of 18 sc

18. *2 sc, inc* x6 (24)

19-21. 3 rounds of 24 sc

—start stuffing and shaping the tail

—before color changing to skin color you will sc as many stitches as needed IN TAIL COLOR to get your color change to the back of the doll, the number needed will vary depending on how your work spirals. For my case, this was 4 sc.

Color change to skin color:

22. 20 sc (24) —remember, I previously used 4 sc to get the color change to the back of my mermaid. 4+20= 24. AGAIN: this number will VARY

23. 24 sc

—stuff and shape

24. *2 sc, dec* x6 (18)

—before color changing to top color you will sc as many stitches as needed IN SKIN COLOR to get your color change to the back of the doll, the number needed will vary depending on how your work spirals. For my case, this was 6 sc.

Body continued:

Color change to top color:

25. 12 sc —remember, I previously used 6 sc to get the color change to the back of my mermaid. 6+12=18. AGAIN: this number will VARY

26-27. 2 rounds of 18 sc

—stuff and shape

—before color changing to skin color you will continue the next step for as many stitches as needed IN TOP COLOR to get your color change to the back of the mermaid, the number needed will vary depending on how your work spirals. You will be doing: *1 sc, dec* x6 (12) For my case, to get the color change in the back I had to do: 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc (5)

Color change to skin color:

28. dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec (12) —remember, I previously used (1 sc, dec, 1 sc, dec, 1 sc) to get the color change to the back of my mermaid. 5+7=12. AGAIN: this number will VARY

29. 1 sc, connect arm with 2 sc, 5 sc, connect arm with 2 sc, 2 sc (12)

—STUFF

—you may have to adjust arm placement

Head

30. *inc* x12 (24)

31. *3 sc, inc* x6 (30)

32-35. 4 rounds of 30 sc

—for the next round before color changing to hair color you will continue the next step for as many stitches as needed IN SKIN COLOR to get your color change to the back of the mermaid, the number needed will vary depending on how your work spirals. For my case, to get the color change in the back I had to do: 11 sc

Color change to hair color:

36. 19 sc (30) —remember, I previously used 11 sc to get the color change to the back of my mermaid. 11+19=30. AGAIN: this number will VARY

37. 30 sc

38. In the BLO *3 sc, dec* x6 (24)

–eyes between rounds 34 & 35- FIVE visible stitches apart

39. *2 sc, dec*x6 (18)

—start stuffing and CONTINUE to stuff and shape

40.*1 sc, dec* x6 (12)

41. *dec* x6 (6)

—close the hole shut

Connecting the hair

In hair color:

1. Slip Stitch into the FRONT LOOPS of the round we previously were crocheting into the BLO in. RIGHT ABOVE THE LEFT EYE

2. After slip stitching, pull up a long loop, the hair will “curl” naturally IF using chenille yarn

3. Slip stitch into the very next stitch and pull up a long loop again. REPEAT this around the head: slip stitch & pulling up long loops. At the BACK of the head: do 2 hair strands per front loop

Hair continued & nose

4. Fill in the back of the head completely. Then when you get back to the front of the mermaid: pull very LONG loops to create bangs

5. Secure the bangs to the side of the head with the hair strands that are already on the side and then stitch on a nose in between the eyes. Covering 3 stitches.

CONGRATULATIONS! YOU FINISHED YOUR MERMAID!

I hope you enjoyed this pattern and found it easy to follow. I look forward to sharing more patterns with you, hope to see you soon!

Hello friends! Here’s a free NO SEW crochet pattern, I know everyone seems to really gravitate towards the low sew patterns these days, and I felt like baby elephant was the perfect pattern to share with you all to crochet! She’s a fairly small and quick make 🧶

If you’d like to purchase this pattern, I have a copy of it in my archive etsy store for $1.50! Prices in my archive etsy shop NEVER change 😉

Alright, now let’s get to it!!

NOTES

• Pattern is written in US terms.
  
• The pattern is worked in continuous rounds, do not slip stitch after each round.
  
• If desired, use a stitch marker to indicate the
  beginning of your round.
  
• Asterisks (* *) indicate repeats.
  
• The designer is right handed and uses the yarn under technique.

PLEASE READ:

•DO NOT publish or sell this pattern in any form, if you’re sharing a pattern with a friend please share my blog with them

•You may sell creations made from this pattern

•I love seeing my patterns created by others! Please tag me in your creations

ABBREVIATIONS

mc- magic circle

dec- decrease (I use the invisible decrease method)

inc- increase

* *- asterisks indicate repeats

sc- single crochet

( )- repeat

f/o- fasten off

MATERIALS

HOOK

3.5 mm

YARN

Weight 6- Bulky Weight

Premier Yarns Parfait Chunky

Colors

Baby Blue

NOTIONS

Scissors

Stitch marker

Darning needle

16 mm safety eyes

OTHER

Polyfil

GAUGE

Gauge is not important. Be sure to use a hook that corresponds with the yarn weight of your choice.

FINAL SIZE

approximately 6”

ARMS

make two.

in pale blue

Round 1. 6 sc into mc (6)

Round 2-5. 4 rounds of 6 sc

Do not stuff.

Round 6. Fold the arm in half, like a sandwich, and close with: 3 sc

F/O. Leave a short yarn tail, you’ll crochet into the body later on.

TRUNK

in pale blue

Round 1. 4 sc into mc (4)

Round 2. 4 sc

Round 3. inc, inc, 2 sc (6)

Rounds 4-5. 2 rounds of 6 sc

Round 6. inc, inc, 4 sc (8)

Rounds 7-9. 3 rounds of 8 sc

Do not stuff.

Round 10. fold the trunk in half, like a sandwich, and

close with: 4 sc

F/O. Leave a short yarn tail, the trunk will be crocheted into the head later on.

EARS

make two

in pale blue

Round 1. 6 sc into mc (6)

Round 2. *inc* x6 (12)

Round 3. *1 sc, inc* x6 (18)

Round 4. *2 sc, inc* x6 (24)

Round 5. 24 sc

Round 6. fold the ears in half and sc 2.

F/O. Leave short yarn tail. Ears will be crocheted into the head.

LEGS

make two

in pale blue

Round 1. 6 sc into mc (6)

Round 2. *inc* x6 (12)

Rounds 3-5. 3 rounds of 12 sc

F/O first leg. Leave a long tail to close gap between the legs.

Do not fasten off the second leg.

CONNECTING LEGS

Round 6

Step 1. connect second leg to first leg with 1 sc

Step 2. 11 sc around first leg

Step 3. 12 sc around second leg

(24 stitches)

BODY

continue in pale blue

Rounds 7-9. 3 rounds of 24 sc

Sew the gap closed in between the legs.

Start stuffing the legs and body now.

Round 10. *2 sc, dec* x6 (18)

stuff

Rounds 11-12. 2 rounds of 18 sc

stuff

Round 13. *1 sc, dec* x6 (12)

Crochet the arms into the next round. Due to stuffing techniques and tension this may have to be adjusted to get your arms centered.

Round 14. 3 sc on body, 3 sc with an arm, 3 sc on body, 3 sc with an arm (12)

stuff

HEAD

Round 15. *inc* x12 (24)

Round 16. *3 sc, inc* x6 (30)

Rounds 17-18. 2 rounds of 30 sc

Crochet the trunk into the next round. Due to stuffing techniques and tension this may have to be adjusted to get your trunk centered.

Round 19. 19 sc, crochet the trunk into the head with: 4 sc, 7 sc (30)

Round 20. 30 sc

Place safety eyes between rounds 19 & 20, evenly placed in between the trunk.

Round 21. *3 sc, dec* x6 (24)

Round 22. *2 sc, dec* x6 (18)

Crochet the ears into the next round. Placement may have to be adjusted.

Round 23. 2 sc with an ear, 6 sc, 2 sc with an ear, 8 sc (18)

Start stuffing and shaping the head and continue to stuff after each round.

Round 24. *1 sc, dec* x6 (12)

Round 25. *dec* x6 (6)

F/O. Close the head. Weave in ends.

ATTACHING HAIR

Slip stitch into the top of the head, chain 6, slip stitch back into the head and repeat these steps 2 more times.

CONGRATULATIONS! you’ve finished you’re no sew baby elephant!

I hope you enjoyed this pattern and found it easy to follow. I look forward to sharing more patterns with you all!