Crochet Turkey

Head and body

Use an F/5-3.75mm hook and dark brown worsted weight yarn.

Do NOT join rounds. Work in a spiral instead.

Make slip knot then chain 2.

Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook. Catch in the tail as you go.

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around – 12 sc

Rnd 3: *Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from* around – 18 sc

Rnd 4: *Sc in each of next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from* around – 24 sc

Rnd 5: *Sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from* around – 30 sc

Rnds 6-9: Sc in each sc around

Rnd 10: *Sc in each of next 3 sc, sc2tog; rep from* around – 24 sc

Rnd 11: *Sc in each of next 2 sc, sc2tog; rep from* around – 18 sc

Rnd 12: *Sc in next sc, sc2tog; rep from* around – 12 sc

Rnd 13: Sc in each sc around

Stuff head firmly.

Rnd 14: *Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from* around – 18 sc

Rnd 15: Sc in each sc around

Rnd 16: *Sc in each of next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from* around – 24 sc

Rnd 17: Sc in each sc around

Rnd 18: *Sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from* around – 30 sc

Rnd 19: Sc in each sc around

Rnd 20: *Sc in each of next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from* around – 36 sc

Rnds 21-25: Sc in each sc around

Rnd 26: *Sc in each of next 4 sc, sc2tog; rep from* around – 30 sc

Rnd 27: *Sc in each of next 3 sc, sc2tog; rep from* around – 24 sc
Rnd 28: *Sc in each of next 2 sc, sc2tog; rep from* around – 18 sc

Rnd 29: *Sc in next sc, sc2tog; rep from* around – 12 sc

Stuff body firmly.

Rnd 30: Sc2tog around, sl st in next sc; fasten off leaving 12” yarn tail – 6sc.

Finish stuffing head and body. Thread yarn tail through yarn needle and weave through each stitch. Pull tightly to close opening. Knot yarn securely and thread yarn inside the body.

Tail

Do not join rounds.

Slip knot. Ch 3. 7 hdc in 3^rd chain from hook – 8 hdc

Rnd 2: working in back loops only. 2 hdc in each ch around – 16 hdc

Rnd 3: working in back loops only. 1 hdc in next hdc, 2 in next – 24 hdc

Sl st in next sc. Fasten off leaving long tail.

Feathers

Skip 4 stitches and attach red yarn with slip stitch through back loop only of the tail piece. Ch1, HDC in same loop. Hdc in next 2 stitches again in back loops only.

Row 2: Ch1 and turn. 2hdc in 1^st stitch through both loops. 1 hdc in next stitch, 2 hdc in next stitch, Ch 1 and turn – 6 hdc including the ch1

Rows 3-7: HDC in each stitch across, ch1 and turn

Row 8: hdc2tog, 1hd in next stitch, hdc2tog, ch1 and turn

Row 9: hdc2tog slip st in next stitch and fasten off.

For the next feather start in the next space on the main tail piece and attach the yarn through the back loop only. I did red then blue, yellow, green and orange.

After you have done all five feathers. Take the brown colour you used for the main tail piece and attach with a slip stitch through the front loop only 2 stitches before where the red/first feather starts. Sc in each front loop stitch around to 2 stitches after where the orange/last feather finishes. Slip stitch and fasten off. Sew tail on to body.

Beak

With yellow yarn, ch2.

Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook.

Rnds 2-5: Sc in each Sc around. At the end of rnd 5 sl st in next sc and fasten off.

For the snood, attach red yarn with slip stitch, sc in same stitch, sc in next stitch, ch 4, sc in 2^nd ch from hook, sc in next ch then sl st in next space on the beak and fasten off. Sew beak to face.

Wings (make 2)

With body colour, ch 2

Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2:  *Sc in each of next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * around – 8 sc

Rnd 3: sc in each sc around

Rnd 4: *Sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc; rep from * aroud – 10 sc

Rnds 5 and 6: Sc in each sc around, at the end of rnd 6, sl st in next sc, fasten off. Pinch rnd 6 closed flat and sew wings to body.

Feet (make 2)

With orange yarn.

Row 1: *Ch 3, dc in 1^st ch, ch 1, slip stitch in 1^st chain; rep from * 2 more times so you have 3 toes.

Row 2: ch 1, turn, 1 sc in the base of each of the 3 toes, ch 3

Row 3: 1 sc in each of the 3 sc across the foot, 3 sc in ch – 6 sc in a round

Rows 4-9: 1 sc in each sc around. Slip stitch and fasten off at the end of row 9. Sew feet to body.

Eyes

Using black yarn start with a magic ring, chain 1 then 5 sc in the ring. Pull up a loop of white yarn and slip stitch through the back loop only to join. Continuing with white, slip stitch again in same loop. Then go around the circle making two slip stitches in every back loop of the single crochets. Slip stitch through both loops of the first white slip stitch to join. Fasten off leaving enough black yarn for sewing. Sew the eyes to the head.