Tiny Mutant Ninja Turtle

I wanted to make some amigurumi tiny mutant ninja turtles. I found these really cool ones on Craftster: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles amigurumis for my daughter, but they were too large for what I wanted, so I made up my own. This is what I got. I had fun making these little ones, so I’m posting a small tutorial on how I made them. I work everything on the round, and use a magic ring to start almost everything. If you don’t know how to make a magic ring, here is a great tutorial from PlanetJune.

Mark the beginning of the rows with a piece of contrasting color yarn. The numbers in parenthesis are the number of stitches you'll have at the end of each row.

I’ve tested this pattern a few times, but if there’s a mistake or something that doesn’t quite work let me know so I can fix it.

You can also find this pattern on Ravelry.

Here is a list of the abbreviations I used:

ch: chain

sl st: slip stitch

st: single crochet

hdc: half double crochet

dc: double crochet

Here is a page where there are tutorials for each of these stitches

1: ch 5

2: st in 2nd from hook, st in next 2, st 3 in next. Continue on the other side of the ch, st in next 2, st 2 in next (10)

3: st 2 in first, st in next 2, st 2 in next 3, st in next 2, st 2 in next 2 (16)

4: st 2 in first, st in next 4, st 2 in next, st in next 2, st 2 in next, st in next 4, st 2 in next, st in next 2 (20)

5: st 2 in first, st in next 6, st 3 in next, st in next 3, st 3 in next, st in next 7, st 3 in next, sl st, finish. Leave tail for sewing (27)

1: st 5 in magic ring (5)

2: st 2 in each around (10)

3: st in first, st 3 in next, st in next 2, st 3 in next, st in next 2, st 3 in next, st in next 2 (16)

4: st in first 2, st 2 in next, st in next 4, st 2 in next, st in next 4, st 2 in next, st in next 3 (19)

5: st in each around (19)

6: st 3 in first, st in next 7, st 3 in next, st in next 5, st 3 in next, st in next 4 (25)

7: st in each around (25)

8: st 2 in first, st in next 5, st 2 in next, st in next 5, st 2 in next, st in next 7, st 2 in next, st in next 4. Sl st, finish. Leave tail for sewing. (29)

make 2

1: st 4 in magic ring (4)

2: st 2 in each around (8)

3-7: st in each (8) Finish. Leave tail for sewing

make 2, I used a smaller hook to make them slightly smaller than the legs

1: st 4 in magic ring (4)

2: st 2 in each (8)

3-7: st in each (8)

8: hdc, dc, dc, hdc, st, sl st, finish. Leave tail for sewing

1: st 5 in magic ring (5)

2: st 2 in each (10)

3: st around (10)

4: (St in next, st 2 in next) around (15)

5: St around (15)

6: (St in next 2, st 2 in next) around (20)

7: St around (20)

8: (St in next 3, st 2 in next) around (25)

9-12: st around (25)

13: (st in next 3, dec over next 2) around (20)

14: (st in next 2, dec over next 2) around (15)

15: (St in next, dec over next 2) around (10) Stuff.

16: (Dec over next 2) around (5). Sl st, finish

you can make it longer or shorter if you want. You could make the head first so you can measure the length of the mask

1: ch 46

2: st in 2nd st from hook and in next 44. sl st, finish (45)

1: st 6 in magic ring (6)

2: St 2 in each (12)

3: (St in next, st 2 in next) around (18)

4: (St in next 2, st 2 in next) around(24)

5-9: st around (24)

10: (St in next 2, dec over next 2) around (18)

11: (St in next, dec over next 2) around (12) Attach mask and eyes, embroider mouth, stuff.

12: (dec over next 2) around (6). Sl st, finish. Leave tail for sewing

Pin all the parts together to make sure everything is in place then sew.

You can also make a tiny Splinter to go with the turtles