Turkey Crochet Pattern... for Free!

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Gobble, Gobble Turkey

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Skill Level: Easy

Materials Needed:
Size F crochet hook
Worsted weight yarn in turkey colors
2 Safety eyes (9mm) or black yarn for eyeballs...
Stuffing
Ribbon if you are going to turn your turkey into an ornament

Special Stitches: decreased single crochet (d.sc) - insert hook through st, yo, pull loop through st, insert hook through next st, yo, pull loop through st, yo, pull top loop through remaining loops on hook.

Feathers (make 4):
- ch 4, sl st 1st st to form a loop
- 8 sc into the loop - 8 sc
- sc each st around - 8 sc
- repeat last row 8 times - 8 sc
- fasten off

Body:
- (with yellow) ch 4, sl st 1st st to form a loop
- 8 sc into loop, changing colors to brown on last yo of 8th st, fasten off yellow - 8 sc

- (now in brown) sc each st around - 8 sc
- repeat last row 6 times - 8 sc
- add safety eyes to sides of head
- 2 sc into each st around - 16 sc
- sc each st around - 16 sc
- 2 sc into each st around - 32 sc
- sc each st around, ch 1 tn - 32 sc

YOU ARE NO LONGER WORKING IN THE ROUND!

- sc each st across row, ch 1, tn - 32 sc
- repeat last row 2 more times - 32 sc
- sc 1st 8 sts, (sc next 4 sts going through both the body sts, and the front 4 sts of feather), repeat 3 times with each remaining feather, sc last 8 sts, ch 1, tn - 32 sc

Your turkey should look like this right now.

- sc 1st 8 sts, (working in the remaining sts on the feathers only (4 sts per feather), sc next 16 sts), sc last 8 sts, ch 1, tn - 32 sc

- sc 1st 12 sts, (sc the next st including the matching st from 2 rows back, sc next 3 sts), repeat 2 more times, sc last 8 sts, ch 1, tn - 32 sc

That last row closes the gaps between the feathers...

- d.sc 1st 2 sts tog., sc next 2 sts, (d.sc next 2 sts tog., sc next 2 sts), repeat 6 times, ch 1, tn - 24 sc
- d.sc 1st 2 sts tog., (d.sc next 2 sts tog.), repeat 10 (4, 1) more times, ch 1, tn - 12 (6, 3) sc
- repeat last row using the numbers in parenthesis
- fold turkey in half so that bottom slit is lined up, going through front and back of slit sc 6 evenly across slit closing it up, color change to yellow on last yo of 6th st, stuff turkey (hahahahahaha!), sc 5 evenly across remainder of slit so that turkey is closed, ch, tn - 11 sc

- sc 5 into 1st st, skip next st, sl st next st, skip next st, sc 5 into last st - 10 sc
- fasten off

Comb:
- (with red) ch 6, tn
- 3 sc into 1st ch, skip next ch, sl st next ch, skip next ch, 5 sc into last ch - 6 sc
- fasten off and sew onto your turkey's head

Turkey Gobbler:
- (with red) ch 4, tn
- 3 sc into 1st ch, sl st next 2 sts - 3 sc
- fasten off and sew onto your turkey's head

You can either just love your little turkey or fasten a ribbon to him, so he can be displayed...

I decked my guy out with Knot By Gran'ma eyes...

Abbreviations:

ch – chain

sc – single crochet

sl st - slip stitch

st(s) – stitch(es)

d.sc – decreased single crochet

tog – together

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