Free Newborn Turtle Prop Shell Pattern

Newborn Turtle Prop Pattern

Materials

-5.5 crochet hook

Needle to weave in ends

Lincraft Cozy Wool
Colour 1: Green - DyeLot 0137C/22418920
Colour 2: Brown- Dye lot 0137C/22418913

Dimensions: 18cm Wide and 16cm high

Turtle Shell

Pentagons - make 7 – Using 2 strands of wool
(Colour 1)4ch join in a sl st
Round 1: 2ch,  2tr into ring, 3 ch;*3tr into ring, 3ch*,repeat 4 times; sl st. To join sl st to chain space

Round 2: ( 3tr, 2ch, 3tr) in each 3ch space; sl st to join in 2^nd chain

(Colour 2)Round 3: 2ch, dc in each chain except for 1dc, 1ch, 1dc in each of the 2ch space on the corners of your pentagon.
Join motifs as pictured below ( Picture to follow)

Join with Colour 2 at any point and 2 chain. hdc into each stitch around shell with 2 hdc at each pentagon pointed edge. sl st to join in 2^nd chain

 Join with Colour 1 at any point and 2 chain, hdc into each stitch around shell with 2 hdc at each pentagon pointed edge. sl st to join in 2^nd chain.

Hat  - Using Colour1 create a hat that you like to match the shell.