Purple Turtle Creations

Purple Turtle Creations I'm a very crafty Person Who is always making some thing new.I knit,crochet and sew.I'm always looking at learning new crafts. My main media is knitting.

I create unique hand made items in different medias.

I also did a Umbreon cross stitch card for My friend. I didn't add any Happy Birthday or anything on the front so She ha...
30/06/2026

I also did a Umbreon cross stitch card for My friend.
I didn't add any Happy Birthday or anything on the front so She has the choice to frame it.
I learnt I need better frames for cross stitching as no matter how much I ironed it You can still see where the hoop sat.

Umbreon cross stitch pattern:
Windowed card: PincushionCardShop on Etsy

I can post this now it's been received. I found the Witcher cross stitch and knew I had to make it for a friend but I de...
29/06/2026

I can post this now it's been received.

I found the Witcher cross stitch and knew I had to make it for a friend but I decided to take on the mammoth challenge of making it into a bag.
I found a Witcher Keyring and a wolf zip pull to add the extra touches.
Stitching the cross stitch was the easy part but I forgot to wash the main fabric beforehand so when rinsing off the water soluble fabric the main fabric warped.
So I cut out the middle circle of another piece and sandwiching it on top. Which worked until the denim fabric started fraying(must buy antifray stuff) Sewing over it wasn't enough to stop the fraying. So I distressed around the rest of the stitching to add 'character'
It was the first time I've done an inside zip pocket and strap.
I impressed Myself with how easy the strap was to make especially as My cutting board isn't very big so I had to fold the fabric into quarters.
Turtle Clone's response was that it is amazing and if Our didn't like it She would be in the bad books because of all the muttering She could hear through the wall while I was making it 😆
Safe to say I think it was received well as My friend went to go upstairs with only the bag and forgot about Her other presents 😆

Witcher cross stitch pattern: 1000sPatterns on Etsy
Witcher Keyring: PatchworkJewelStore on Etsy
Wolf zipper pull: TheNaturalNerd on Etsy
Bag pattern: So Sew Easy Roundabout bag from PrintorPlain on Etsy
Strap pattern:

Who guessed bat?When I got the fidget dragon pattern I noticed there was the bat pattern and just had to get it.What bet...
04/05/2026

Who guessed bat?

When I got the fidget dragon pattern I noticed there was the bat pattern and just had to get it.

What better place to take a picture than Whitby during Goth weekend. Unfortunately We went on the most wet and miserable day ever. The added spookyness was great but You can't even see the Abbey.
Throughout Our visit She spent Her time hiding in My pocket and eventually was given the name Lilith.

Pattern:

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Jiji has a new friend.Any guesses what They are?Come back Monday to find out if You are right
01/05/2026

Jiji has a new friend.

Any guesses what They are?

Come back Monday to find out if You are right

My Friends son turned 6 and so I knew I had to make Him something fun.I came across the pattern for this fidget dragon a...
30/04/2026

My Friends son turned 6 and so I knew I had to make Him something fun.
I came across the pattern for this fidget dragon and knew I just had to.
I asked My friend for His son's favourite colours and got to work.
I have to admit I struggled to read the pattern but there are plenty of links to videos which was a huge help.
Will definitely be making more.....especially as this is the small one and I may have bought the pattern for the bigger one. There's also loads of add-ons to add more fun details.

Pattern:

I have had this Stitch coat for ages. It's one of My favourites. The zip has been dodgy since day 1 but I learnt to deal...
28/04/2026

I have had this Stitch coat for ages. It's one of My favourites. The zip has been dodgy since day 1 but I learnt to deal with it until the zip pull broke.
I decided that I can easily replace it.
Could I have got a simple navy blue zip to replace it with.....of course.....did I.....well of course not.
No no no I had to find a sparkly new zip pull and just happened to find one that was Stitch. Then realising You can get zips with different coloured teeth I had to get the one that matched the zip pull. Then to complicate things even further I found matching zip stoppers and added Them to.
The first attempt at the zip stoppers didn't go to well and I had to try again. All was okay until I zipped up the zip to match the sides ready to sew and one the stoppers fell off so I had to re do it yet again.
It's not fantastic but it does the job and now My zip is really pretty ✨

Having moved house I have walls I can decorate.I decided to make this Mandala and although I'm proud of making it I'm no...
24/04/2026

Having moved house I have walls I can decorate.
I decided to make this Mandala and although I'm proud of making it I'm not sure on the colour. Simply because it didn't get as light as I had hoped on the edges so matches My walls too much.
This is currently in the 'to think about' pile

Pattern:
Yarn: Hobbii Sultan Pastello

As part of My mission to use up yarn I already have I decided to make some fingerless gloves out of the spare Grackle ya...
23/04/2026

As part of My mission to use up yarn I already have I decided to make some fingerless gloves out of the spare Grackle yarn and still have leftovers.

I have worn These gloves all through the Winter season. They have been put through Their paces and washed multiple times and still holding up great. The wool is still in great condition and the colours just as vibrant as when I received it.

Pattern:
Grackle yarn:
Black yarn:

Went on a bit of a sock making mission and made These using one the Sparkly Halloween sock yarns from Hobbii.Pattern: ...
22/04/2026

Went on a bit of a sock making mission and made These using one the Sparkly Halloween sock yarns from Hobbii.

Pattern:

Having made the socks with the Dark side of the Rainbow yarn I just had to ask if They would be open to making a custom...
21/04/2026

Having made the socks with the Dark side of the Rainbow yarn I just had to ask if They would be open to making a custom colour way.
Not only Were They happy to make this Blue/Turquoise/Purple version but They have now added this colour way to Their Website and called it Grackle. I will definitely be buying more in the future.
I'm absolutely in love with These socks

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