crochet turtles

My youngest son LOVES turtles! So this was designed with him in mind. I used: Simply DK in Red Rose (113), Blood Orange (119), Buttercup Yellow (122), Lime Green (128), Grass Green (129), Kingfisher Blue (134), Royal Blue (140), Pansy Purple (137) and Raspberry Pink (143) You can hook up these sweet polka dotted turtles using the yarn and the colors of your choice. Pattern is given in both numerical notation and a graph is included as well.This pattern can be worked with any weight yarn. This pattern can be increased in multiples of 40 stitches across and 14 rows up to make any size blanket.

• This pattern can be worked with any weight yarn and hook.
• Yarn amounts are for a blanket made with Paintbox Simply DK yarn, a 4.5mm Susan Bates Hook. Repeats are 4 turtles wide by 9 turtles high for a finished size of approximately 39 by 51 inches. 
• This pattern can be increased/decreased in multiples of 40 stitches across and 14 rows up to make any size blanket. 
• Personal tension varies! Please make a swatch (one full graph picture) with your desired yarn and hook to accurately determine your finished size and required yarn amounts. For reference, yardage amounts & finished size given are based on my own tension (an additional 10% has been added to the yarn amounts to help with varying tensions, but I can’t stress the importance of swatching your own!)