Hand Held Critters: Tiny Turtle

This is an old design I’ve finally taken the time to add to my shop!

Supplies-

• a pair of 6mm safety eyes (I recommend 6060 on Etsy)
• small amount of Aran or Worsted weight yarn in two colors
• yarn needle
• 4mm hook (or size needed to ensure tight stitching, see Tips below)
• Poly fiber fill stuffing (or stuffing of your choice)
• a wooden chop stick – it’s a fabulous stuffing tool

Stitches (US Terms)-

• Magic Ring
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• sl st – slip stich
• rep – repeat
• sc – single crochet
• inv dec – single crochet invisible decrease: Insert hook front-to-back into the front loop of next stitch, then insert it front-to-back into the front loop of the next stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop (through both front loops) and make your sc stitch as usual.
• BLO – back loop only
• FL – front loop