Project 15/Turtwig

TURTWIG
OFFICIAL COLORS

NATIONAL TYPE WEIGHT HEIGHT

POKÉDEX NO.
22.5 lbs/ 1’04”/
387 Grass 10.2 kg 0.4 m

While in the sun, photosynthesis

takes place across the body of
this Pokémon, creating oxygen.
The shell on its back is actually
hardened soil, and the leaf on its
head wilts if it is thirsty. BODY PIECES (2X)
With yarn A.
MATERIALS RND 1: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6)

• 20 grams, Green Tea Heather (A), RND 2: 2 sc in each sc (12)

#24258 RND 3: [2 sc in next st, 1 sc] around (18)
5 grams, Doe (B), #24240 RND 4: [2 sc in next st, 2 sc] around (24)
5 grams, Canary (C), #25531
RND 5: [2 sc in next st, 3 sc] around (30)
1 gram, Black (D), #23729
(WeCrochet Palette Fingering) RND 6: [2 sc in next st, 4 sc] around (36)
RND 7: [2 sc in next st, 5 sc] around (42)
• US No. 7 Steel crochet hook (1.5 mm)
TEMPLATES RND 8: [2 sc in next st, 6 sc] around (48)
• Fiberfill
RND 9: [2 sc in next st, 7 sc] around (54)
Eyes
• Black, white, green and yellow felt
RND 10: [2 sc in next st, 8 sc] around (60)
• Black embroidery thread RND 11: [2 sc in next st, 9 sc] around (66)
RND 12: [2 sc in next st, 10 sc] around (72)
Finished size approximately RND 13: [2 sc in next st, 11 sc] around (78)
4 in high x 5.9 in long
RND 14: [2 sc in next st, 12 sc] around (84)
(10 cm x 15 cm)
RND 15: [2 sc in next st, 13 sc] around (90)
Leaf RNDS 16–19: 90 sc (90)
Special Instruction
BLO = back loop only Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew two pieces together, stuffing piece as
sewing progresses.

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HEAD
With yarn B
RND 1: Ch 2, 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook (4)
RND 2: 4 sc (4)
RND 3: 2 sc in next st, 3 sc (5)
RND 4: 5 sc (5)
RND 5: 2 sc in next st, 4 sc (6)
RND 6: 6 sc (6)
RND 7: [2 sc in next st, 1 sc] around (9)
RND 8: 9 sc (9)
RND 9: [2 sc in next st, 2 sc] around (12)
RND 10: 12 sc (12)
RND 11: [2 sc in next st, 3 sc] around (15)
RND 12: [2 sc in next st, 2 sc] around (20)
RND 13: [2 sc in next st, 3 sc] around (25)
RND 14: [2 sc in next st, 4 sc] around (30)
Begin colorwork section.
RND 15: [2 sc in next st B, 1 sc B, 1 sc A, 3 sc B]
around (35)
RND 16: [2 sc B, skip next st, 2 sc in next st A,
2 sc in next st A, 2 sc B] around (40)
RND 17: [1 sc B, skip next st, 2 sc in next st A,
2 sc A, 2 sc in next st A, 2 sc B] around (45)
RND 18: Skip next st, 2 sc in next st A, 4 sc A,
2 sc in next st A, 2 sc B] around (50)
RND 19: [2 sc in next st A, 6 sc A, 2 sc in next st
A, 1 sc B, skip next st] around (55)
BODY
Using yarn A only
RND 20: [2 sc in next st, 10 sc] around (60)
RND 21: [2 sc in next st, 9 sc] around (66)
RND 22: 24 sc, [2 sc in next st, 6 sc]
six times (72)
RND 23: 24 sc, [2 sc in next st, 7 sc]
six times (78)
RND 24: 24 sc, [2 sc in next st, 8 sc]
six times (84)
RND 25: 24 sc, [2 sc in next st, 9 sc]
six times (90)
Begin short rows.
SHORT ROW 26: 80 sc, leave remaining 10 sts
unworked, turn (80)
SHORT ROW 27: Ch 1 (does not count as a
st), 11 sc, [2 sc in next st, 3 sc] six times, 11 sc,
turn (52)
SHORT ROW 28: Ch 1, 52 sc, sc in unworked
10 sts from row 26, do not turn (62)
RND 29: 34 sc to start of short rows, 62 sc
across top of short rows (96)
RNDS 30–36: 96 sc (96)
RND 37: Skip 24 sts, ch 18 (neck opening
made), 72 sc (72)
RND 38: 1 sc in each ch, 24 sc, 24 sc in BLO
(beak base made), 24 sc (90)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
HEAD & CHIN
Pokémon Crochet 2
CHIN
With yarn C
ROW 1: Ch 2, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, turn (3)
ROW 2: Ch 1 (does not count as a st
throughout), 2 sc in each sc, turn (6)
ROW 3: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st, 1 sc] across,
turn (9)
ROW 4: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st, 2 sc] across,
turn (12)
ROW 5: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st, 3 sc] across, turn
(15)
ROW 6: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st, 4 sc] across,
turn (18)
ROW 7: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st, 5 sc] across,
turn (21)
ROW 8: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st, 6 sc] across, turn
(24)
ROW 9: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st, 7 sc] across, turn
(27)
ROW 10: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st, 8 sc] across,
turn (30)
Rotate and work across bottom edge
row-ends.
ROW 11: Ch 1, 20 sc across, turn (20)
ROW 12–22: Ch 1, 20 sc, turn (20)
Change to yarn A
ROWS 23–26: Ch 1, 20 sc, turn (20)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew chin to bottom of head with row 26 in line
with neck line.
Stuff head firmly.
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BEAK
With yarn A
ROW 1: Working in 24 FLO remaining from rnd
38 of head, sl st in 1st st, sc2tog over next
2 sts, 18 sc, sc2tog, sl st in last st, turn (22)
ROW 2: Ch 1 (does not count as a st
throughout), skip next st, sl st in next st,
sc2tog, 14 sc, sc2tog, sl st in next st, skip last
st, turn (18)
ROW 3: Ch 1, skip next st, sl st in next st,
sc2tog, 10 sc, sc2tog, sl st in next st, skip last
st, turn (14)
ROW 4: Ch 1, skip next st, sl st in next st,
sc2tog, 6 sc, sc2tog, sl st in next st, skip last
st, turn (10)
ROW 5: Ch 1, skip next st, sl st in next st,
sc2tog, 2 sc, sc2tog, sl st in next st, skip last
st, turn (6)
ROW 6: Ch 1, skip next st, sc2tog twice, skip
next st, turn (2)
ROW 7: Ch 1, sc2tog (1)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Sew side edges to head, weave in ends.
CHEEKS (2X)
With yarn C
ROW 1: Ch 2, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, turn (3)
ROW 2: Ch 1 (does not count as a st
throughout), 2 sc in each sc, turn (6)
ROW 3: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st, 1 sc] across,
turn (9)
ROW 4: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st, 2 sc] across,
turn (12)
ROW 5: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st, 3 sc] across,
turn (15)
CHEEK
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ROW 6: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st, 4 sc] across, turn
(18)
ROW 7: Ch 1, [2 sc in next st, 5 sc] across, do
not turn (21)
Rotate and work across bottom edge
row-ends.
ROW 8: Ch 1, 18 sc across bottom edge row
ends, do not turn (18)
Begin working in rounds.
RND 9: 39 sc (39)
RND 10: [2 sc in next st, 12 sc] around (42)
RND 11: [2 sc in next st, 13 sc] around (45)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
SHELL
With yarn B
RND 1: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6)
RND 2: 2 sc in each sc (12)
RND 3: [2 sc in next st, 1 sc] around (18)
RND 4: [2 sc in next st, 2 sc] around (24)
RND 5: [2 sc in next st, 3 sc] around (30)
RND 6: [2 sc in next st, 4 sc] around (36)
RND 7: [2 sc in next st, 5 sc] around (42)
RND 8: [2 sc in next st, 6 sc] around (48)
RND 9: [2 sc in next st, 7 sc] around (54)
RND 10: [2 sc in next st, 8 sc] around (60)
RND 11: [2 sc in next st, 9 sc] around (66)
RND 12: [2 sc in next st, 10 sc] around (72)
RND 13: [2 sc in next st, 11 sc] around (78)
SHELL
Change to yarn D
RND 14: [2 sc in next st, 12 sc] around (84)
RND 15: [2 sc in next st, 13 sc] around (90)
RNDS 16–19: 90 sc (90)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
SHELL STRIPE
With yarn D
ROW 1: Ch 24, sc in 2nd ch from hook, 22 sc,
turn (23)
ROWS 2–4: Ch 1, 23 sc, turn (23)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
HIND LEGS (2X)
With yarn C
RND 1: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6)
RND 2: 2 sc in each sc (12)
RND 3: [2 sc in next st, 1 sc] around (18)
RND 4: [2 sc in next st, 2 sc] around (24)
RND 5: Working in BLO 2 sc in next st, 23 sc (25)
Begin colorwork section.
RND 6: [2 sc C, 1 sc A, 2 sc C] around (25)
RND 7: [1 sc C, 3 sc A, 1 sc C] around (25)
RND 8: [1 sc C, 4 sc A] around (25)
Using yarn A only
RND 9: 25 sc (25)
RND 10: [2 sc in next st, 4 sc] around (30)
RNDS 11–12: 30 sc (30)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Stuff leg.
SHELL STRIPE
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FORELEGS (2X) ASSEMBLY

With yarn C. Refer to page 17 on sewing.
RNDS 1–5: Repeat Rnds 1–5 of hind leg. Sew shell to top of body.
RND 6: 25 sc (25) Sew cheeks to sides of face in line with chin seam,
stuffing as sewing progresses.
RNDS 7–9: Repeat rnds 6–8 of hind leg.
Sew head to body overlapping edge of shell with
RND 10: [2 sc in next st, 4 sc] around (30)
outline of neck.
RND 11: [2 sc in next st, 4 sc] around (36)
Sew shell stripe to middle of shell.
Using yarn A only, begin short rows.
Sew legs to bottom of body.
SHORT ROW 12: 15 sc, turn (15)
Sew tail to back of body under shell edge.
SHORT ROW 13: Ch 1, 15 sc, turn (15)
Sew green felt leaves to either side of top
RND 14: Ch 1, 15 sc, sc in remaining 21 sts (36) of head.
RND 15: 36 sc (36)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Stuff leg.

TAIL FACE
With yarn A Cut two eyes out of the yellow, black and white
RND 1: Ch 2, 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook (4) felt following the template. Glue the yellow felt to
Turtwig’s face at start of short rows. Add the black
RND 2: 2 sc in next st, 3 sc (5)
and white felt details to each eye.
RND 3: 2 sc in next st, 4 sc (6)
Add black and white details to eyes.
RND 4: 2 sc in next st, 5 sc (7)
Embroider nostrils between eyes using
RND 5: 2 sc in next st, 6 sc (8) black thread.
RND 6: 2 sc in next st, 7 sc (9)
RND 7: 2 sc in next st, 8 sc (10)
RND 8: 2 sc in next st, 9 sc (11)
RND 9: 2 sc in next st, 10 sc (12)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
Stuff tail.

FORELEG
HIND LEG TAIL

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