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OLIVE THE TORTOISE

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MATERIALS AND TOOLS NEEDED

 ARAN WEIGHT YARN (I USED PAINTBOX 100%
ACRYLIC IN PISTACHIO FOR OLIVE, VINTAGE PINK
FOR THE SHELL AND VANILLA CREAM FOR THE
TUMMY PATCH AND THE SHELL AND A STRAND OF
WHITE FOR THE EYES) HOWEVER YOU CAN USE
ANY YARN YOU LIKE JUST KEEP IN MIND YOUR
OLIVE WILL NOT BE THE SAME SIZE AS MINE
 BLACK COTTON THREAD
 6MM SAFTEY EYES
 TOY STUFFING
 A 3MM CROCHET HOOK
 STITCH MARKERS
 SIZZORS
 A SCRAP PIECE OF YARN AND A DARNING NEEDLE

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS

PATTERN
(USING US CROCHET TERMS)
 MR: MAGIC RING
 SC: SINGLE CROCHET
 DC: DOUBLE CROCHET
 CH: CHAIN
 Y/O: YARN OVER
 INC: INCREASE
 DEC: DECREASE
 SL ST: SLIP STITCH
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 ST/S: STICH/ES
 RND/S: ROUND/S
 FLO: FRONT LOOP ONLY
 BLO: BACK LOOP ONLY
 F/O: FASTEN OFF
 PIC: PICTURE
 TOG: TOGETHER
 NXT: NEXT
 [……..]X2: REPEAT THE PATTEN INSIDE THE
BRACKETS BY THE GIVEN NUMBER ( IN THIS
EXAMPLE YOU WOULD REPEAT THE PATTERN 2
TIMES)
 {..}: NUMBER IN THESE BRACKETS SHOWS THE
NUMBER OF STITCHES AT THE END OF THE ROUND
 _X_: REPEAT THE GIVEN STITCH IN THE NEXT
HOWEVER MANT MUMBER OF STITCHES SPECIFIED
FOR EXAMPLE (SCX4 WOULD MEAN TO SINGLE
CROCHET IN THE NEXT 4 STITCHES)

NOTES
 SIZE OF FINISHED OLIVE IS ROUGHLY 8.5” BUT THIS
WILL VARY DEPENDING ON YOUR CHOICE OF YARN
 PLACE A STITCH MARKER AT THE START OF THE
ROUND AND MOVE IT WITH EVERY NEW ROUND
 ALWAYS USE AN INVISABLE DECREASE
 I LIKE TO WEAVE MY YARN TAILS IN AND TIE THEM
FOR EXTRA SECURITY, I DO THIS BY WEAVING 2
YARN TAILS THROUGH THE SAME STITCH TYING
THEM TOGETHER AND THEN WEVING THEM IN
AGAIN THROUGH 2 DIFFERENT STITCHES THEN
CUTTING
 I PREFER TO USE THE YARN UNDER TECNIQUE FOR
AMIGURUMI (NOT THE FRILL ON THE SHELL) IT
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CREATES SLIGHTLY TIGHTER STICHES BUT YOU

DON’T HAVE TO DO THIS
 PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH ETSY IF YOU HAVE
ANY TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING ANY PART OF THIS
PATTERN AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO HELP

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HEAD+NECK
(IN GREEN)
1) MR – SCX6 {6}
2) [INC]X6 {12}
3) [SC, INC]X6 {18}
4) SC, INC, [SCX2, INC]X5, SC {24}
5) [SCX3, INC]X6 {30}
6) SCX2, INC, [SCX4, INC]X5, SCX2 {36}
7) [SCX5, INC]X6 {42}
8) SC AROUND {42}
9) SCX3, INC, [SCX6, INC]X5, SCX3 {48}
10-14) SC AROUND {48} USING YOUR SCRAP BIT OF
YARN LEAVE A MARKER AT THE START OF RND 14 FOR
REFERENCE WHEN PLACING THE EYES
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15) [SCX7, INC]X6 {54}

16) SCX4, INC, [SCX8, INC]X5, SCX4 {60}
17-18) SC AROUND {60}
19) [SC, DEC]X20 {40}
20- 21) SC AROUND {40}
ATTACH YOUR EYES COUNTING (holding the head
upside down IN THE DIRECTION YOU ARE CROCHETING
in) FROM THE MARKER YOU LEFT IN RND 14
1ST EYE: BETWEEN RNDS 14-15 COUNT 18 STS AND
ATTACH 1ST EYE BETWEEN STS 18-19
2ND EYE: BETWEEN RNDS 14-15 COUNT 26 STS AND
ATTACH 2ND EYE BETWEEN STS 26-2
PIC 1 PIC 2

ADD EYE DETAIL, I ADDED WHITE FLECKS AND BLACK

EYELASH DETAIL - PICS 1-2
22) [SCX2, DEC]X10 {30} START TO STUFF AND

CONTINUE AS YOU CROCHET

23) [DEC]X15 {15}
24) FLO – SC AROUND {15}
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25) SC AROUND {15}

26) [SCX4, INC]X6 {18}
F/O DO NOT CLOSE THE HOLE, STUFF THE HEAD AND
NECK WELL

ARMS
(MAKE 2 IN GREEN)
1) MR – SCX6 {6}
2) [INC]X6 {12}
3) [SC, INC]X6 {18}
4) BLO – SC AROUND {18}
5-6) SC AROUND {18}
7) [SC, DEC]X6 {12}
8-18) SC AROUND {12} STUFF THE HAND AREA WELL
AND A LITTLE BIT OF STUFFING IN THE LOWER PART OF
THE ARM, DON’T STUFF THE MIDDLE OR TOP OF THE
ARM
SC IN THE NXT ST, FLATTEN THE OPENING AND SC
ACROSS THE TOP THROUGH BOTH LAYERS TO CLOSE
THE HOLE {6} F/O LEAVING A TAIL – PICS 3-4
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PIC 3 PIC 4

LEGS
(MAKE 2 IN GREEN)
1) MR – SCX6 {6}
2) [INC]X6 {12}
3) [SC, INC]X6 {18}
4) SC, INC, [SCX2]X5, SC {24}
5) BLO – SC AROUND {24}
6-7) SC AROUND {24}
8) SC, DEC, [SCX2, DEC]X5, SC {18}
9-14) SC AROUND {18}
15) [SC, DEC]X6 {12}
16-20) SC AROUND {12} STUFF THE FOOT AREA WELL
AND A LITTLE BIT OF STUFFING IN THE LOWER PART OF
THE LEG, DON’T STUFF THE MIDDLE OR TOP PART OF
THE LEG
SC IN THE NXT ST, AS YOU DID WITH THE ARMS,
FLATTEN THE OPENING AND SC ACROSS THE TOP
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THROUGH BOTH LAYERS TO CLOSE THE HOLE {6} F/O

LEAVING A TAIL – SEE PIC 3 OF ARM AND PIC 5
PIC 5

BODY
(IN GREEN, WE WILL ATTACH THE ARMS AND LEGS AS
WE CROCHET THE BODY)
1) MR – SCX6 {6}
2) [INC]X6 {12}
3) [SC, INC]X6 {18}
4) sC, inc, [scx2, inc]x5, sc {24}
5) [scx3, inc]x6 {30}
6) scx2, inc, [scx4, inc]x5, scx2 {36}

7) [scx5, inc]x6 {42}

8) scx3, inc, [scx6, inc]x5. Scx3 {48}
WE WILL ATTACH THE LEGS IN THE NXT RND
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9) scx6 (ATTACH 1st leg – SCX6 THROUGH LEG AND

BODY), SCX16, (ATTACH 2ND LEG – SCX6 THROUGH LEG
AND BODY), SCX14 {48} – PICS 6-10
PIC 6 PIC 7 PIC 8

PIC 9 PIC 10
10-13) SC AROUND {48}
14) SCX3, DEC, [SCX6, DEC]X5, SCX3 {42}
15-16) SC AROUND {42}
17) [SCX5, DEC]X6 {36}
18) SC AROUND {36}
19) SCX2, DEC, [SCX4, DEC]X5, SCX2 {30}
20-21) SC AROUND {30} START TO STUFF THE BODY

22) [SCX3, DEC]X6 {24}

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23) SC AROUND {24}

24) SC, DEC [SCX2, DEC]X5, SC {18}
WE WILL ATTACH THE ARMS IN THE NXT RND AS WE
DID WITH THE LEGS
25) SC, (ATTACH 1ST ARM – SCX6), SCX4, (ATTACH 2ND
ARM – SCX6), SC {18}
STUFF BODY WELL AND ADD MORE STUFFING TO THE
NECK AREA AS YOU ATTACH THE HEAD – PIC 11
PIC 11 PIC 12 PIC 13

LINE THE STS ON THE NECK UP WITH THE STS ON THE

BODY MAKING SURE THE HEAD IS STRAIGHT, USE A ST
MARKER TO SECURE AND SEW AROUND – PICS 12-17
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PIC 14 PIC 15 PIC 16

PIC 17

TUMMY PATCH
(IN CREAM)
1) MR – SCX6 {6}
2) [INC]X6 {12}
3) SCX3, [INC]X6, SCX3 {18}
4) SCX6, [INC]X6, SCX6 {24}
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5) [SCX3, INC]X6 {30}

6) SCX2, INC, [SCX4, INC]X5, SCX2 {36}
7) [SCX5, INC]X6 {42}
8) SCX8, SL STX2
F/O LEAVING A LONG TAIL TO SEW PATCH TO BODY,
COMPLEATE AN INVISIBLE FINISH (INSERT NEEDLE INTO
THE ST THAT IS 2 STS AWAY FROM THE SL ST YOU JUST

COMPLETED AND PULL THROUGH, THEN INSERT

NEEDLE INTO THE BACK LOOP OF THE SL ST YOU JUST

COMPLETED AND GENTLY PULL THROUGH) – PICS 18-21

PIC 18 PIC 19 PIC 20

PIC 21 PIC 22
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SEW TUMMY PATCH TO THE FRONT OF THE BODY – PIC

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SHELL

(THE SHELL IS CROCHETED USING TWO COLOURS,

WHEN MAKING AN INCREASE USING TWO COLOURS IT
WILL BE WRITTEN AS SO *INC CR-SC+P-SC*)
P=PINK CR= CREAM)

1) STARTING IN PINK MR – SCX6 {6}

2) [P-INC, *INC CR-SC+P-SC*]X6 {12} – PIC 23-25
PIC 23 PIC 24 PIC 25

3) [P-SC, INC]X6 {18}

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4) P-SC, [*INC CR-SC+P-SC*, P-SCX2, INC, SCX2]X2,

*INC CR-SC+P-SC*, P-SCX2, INC, SC {24} - PIC 26
PIC 26

5) [P-SCX3, INC]X6 {30}

6) P-SCX2, [*INC CR-SC+P-SC*, P-SC4]X5, *INC CR-
SC+P-SC*, P-SCX2 {36} – PIC 27
PIC 27

7) [P-SCX5, INC]X6 {42}

8) CR-SC, P-SCX2, INC, [P-SCX3, CR-SC, P-SCX2, INC]X5,
P-SCX3 {48} – PIC 28
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PIC 28

DROP THE CREAM FOR NOW

9) [P-SC7, INC]X6 {54}
10) P-SC AROUND {54}
11) P-BLO SC AROUND {54} F/O WITH THE PINK NOW

LEAVING A TAIL AND CROCHET OVER IT TO SECURE

12) [CR-SC, DEC]X18 {36} - PIC 29

PIC 29

13) SCX2, DEC [SCX4, DEC]X5, SCX2 {30}

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14) [SCX3, DEC]X6 {24}

15) SC, DEC, [SCX2, DEC]X5, SC {18} STUFF WELL –
PIC 30
PIC 30

16) [SC, DEC]X6 {12]

17) [SC, DEC]X6 {8}

f/o LEAVING A LONG TAIL FOR SEWING TO THE BACK OF

OLIVE, WEAVE TAIL THROUGH FRONT LOOPS OF THE
LAST RND STARTING BY INSERTING THE NEEDLE FROM
THE INSIDE OF THE HOLE TO THE OUTSIDE THEN
CONTINUE ALTERNATING IN AND OUT AND PULL TIGHT
TO CLOSE THE HOLE – PICS 31-34
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PIC 31 PIC 32 PIC 33

PIC 34

THE FRILL
(IN PINK)
ATTACH PINK YARN TO THE FRONT LOOP OF RND 11,
CH3, 2DC INTO THE SAME ST, 3DC INTO THE NXT ST,
CONTINUE TO DO 3DC IN EACH ST AROUND THE SHELL
– PICS 35-37
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PIC 35 PIC 36 PIC 37

F/O, SEW THE 2 ENDS TOG, WEAVE IN THE ENDS, THEN
SEW TO THE BACK OF OLIVE – PICS 38-46

PIC 38 PIC 39 PIC

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PIC 41 PIC 42 PIC

43
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PIC 44 PIC 45 PIC

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THERE YOU HAVE IT YOUR VERY OWN OLIVE THE
TORTOISE, I’D LIKE TO THANK YOY FOR PURCHASING
THIS PATTERN AND I HOPE YOU HAD AS MUCH FUN
MAKING HER AS I DID CREATING HER

PLEASE DO NOT REDISTRIBUTE THIS PATTERN, ALTER IT

OR CLAIM IT AS YOUR OWN IN ANY WAY, YOU MAY SELL

FINISHED TOYS YOU MAKE FROM THIS PATTERN BUT

PLEASE CREDIT LAYLA’S LOOPY LOOPS AS THE
ORIGINAL DESIGNER. THANK YOU X

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