How to Crochet Fruit Turtle Pouch (Watermelon and Orange Pouch)

Learn how to crochet a two-in-one fruit turtle pouch with a step-by-step tutorial from Littlespot for beginners. It’s designed to resemble a cute turtle amigurumi but with a shell that looks like a fruit slice and no added stuffing so that you can put your daily essentials. This project is great for intermediate crocheters and can become a good gift option.

You can crochet this turtle pouch in two versions: orange shell turtle pouch and watermelon turtle pouch. Luckily the pattern for crocheting both will be the same except for some embroidery and additional details like seeds and leaf.

The complete video guide can be watched at the end of this post and deeper insights about this amigurumi will be available just below.

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Skills Used: Chain stitch, single crochet, and the magic ring (or magic circle) to start your work seamlessly. Intermediate skills like color changes and sewing two pieces together are needed. No symbols are used in the subtitles so you can crochet follow written instructions very easily. Written on-screen pattern is also displayed which however uses abbreviations. Embroidery for seeds will also be a useful thing.

Guide Span: 20 Minutes Only

Personalization Tips: You might choose different yarn colors to mimic a favorite fruit like apple (if you don’t want embroidery seeds for watermelon), guava, etc. Add small face expressions to the turtle face. For added fun, consider attaching a small keychain ring or a strap to transform it into a portable accessory that can hang from a bag.

Crochet Fruit Turtle Pouch

The crochet turtle pouch from Littlespot is a very well-detailed guide for crocheting turtle pouch especially for beginners. As mentioned, it includes written pattern displaying on screen, English instructions and their display also. The tutor recommends using cotton yarn for its durability and easy care.

This pouch can be used to store small items like coins, jewelry, or even crochet hooks. You will simply start working in round for the shell and attach the parts like head and flaps in the end.

Supplies used

Following are the crochet supplies that the tutor recommends for crocheting these fruit turtle amigurumi:

5 ply milk cotton yarn
5mm plastic eyes
3.0mm hook
Scissors
Stitch marker
Needle

Abbreviations and Stitches

Following are the main crochet abbreviations and stitches used for crocheting this cute little turtle pouch:

ch: chain – Yarn over and pull through the loop on your hook.
sc: single crochet – Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, pull through both loops on hook.
st: stitch – Any individual loop where you work your next stitch.
sl st: slip stitch – Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through the stitch and the loop on your hook.
inc: increase – Crochet two stitches into the same stitch.
dec: decrease – Insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull through (two loops on hook), insert hook into next stitch again, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through all three loops on hook.