Crochet Adorable Turkey

Crocheting an adorable turkey can be such a fun and rewarding project! Incorporating rich fall colors and working up those cute little details like the feathers and beak adds extra charm to your creation. You can personalize it with different yarn textures or mix up the colors to give it your unique touch. Plus, imagine the joy on someone's face when they receive such a thoughtful handmade gift. Whether you're a crochet enthusiast or just looking to try something new, crafting a cute turkey can be a delightful way to spread some creativity and cheer this season. Happy crocheting!

Tom Turkey

Size: approximately 4 inches tall

Materials:

• Worsted Weight Yarn. I used Red Heart Super Saver in Brown, Yellow, Vibrant Orange and Red
• Size G Hook
• Stitch marker (I use a small piece of a contrasting color yarn)
• 4 mm Wiggle Eyes – 2
• Small amount of fiberfill

Gauge: Not important

Abbreviations: sc = single crochet, ch = chain, st = stitch, sl st = slip stitch

Body Back

Notes: Rounds are worked in continuous spirals, do not join. Do not turn at the end of each round.

1. With brown, ch 2
2. 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Mark first st for beginning of round and move marker up for each round.
3. 2 sc in each sc – 16
4. In back loops only, sc in each sc – 16 (Crocheting in the back loops leaves a round of loops for you to join the red feathers to.)
5. Finish off.

Body Front

Notes: Rounds are worked in continuous spirals, do not join. Do not turn at the end of each round.

1. With brown, ch 2
2. 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Mark first st for beginning of round and move marker up for each round.
3. 2 sc in each sc – 16
4. In back loops only, sc in each sc – 16
5. For this round grab the front of the body and sew halves together with sc’s, in the back loop of the front body front and in the front loop of the body back. (This leaves a round of loops on the body back for you to join the yellow feathers to. The orange feathers will be joined onto the back loop of the joining sc’s.)
6. Stuff with fiberfill when you have a small opening between front and back still open.
7. At end of last round finish off and weave in yarn ends.

This detail photo shows the Body Front (in gray) being single crocheted to the Body Back (in light brown)

This detail photo shows where the red, yellow and orange feathers get attached.

Head and Neck

Notes: For steps 1, 2 and 3, rounds are worked in continuous spirals, do not join. Do not turn at the end of each round.

1. With brown, ch 2
2. 4 sc in second ch from hook
3. sc in each sc – 4, for seven rounds
4. 2 sc, ch 1, turn
5. 2 sc, ch 1, turn
6. 2 sc, ch 1, turn
7. Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing onto body

Wattle

1. With red, ch 7
2. Sl st in 3rd ch from hook
3. ch 2
4. *sl st in next ch, ch 2* 4 times
5. Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing onto neck

Beak

1. Ch 2
2. sl st in 2nd ch from hook
3. finish off

Legs - Make 2

1. Ch 6
2. sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next 4 ch’s
3. Finish off leaving a long tail for sewing onto body

Red feathers

1. Join red onto body with a sl st
2. *ch 12, sl st in next loop on the body* 10 times to make 10 feather loops
3. finish off and weave in ends

Yellow feathers

1. Join yellow onto body with a sl st
2. *ch 8, sl st in next loop on the body* 10 times to make 10 feather loops
3. finish off and weave in ends

Orange feathers

1. Join orange onto body with a sl st
2. *ch 6, sl st in next loop on the body* 10 times to make 10 feather loops
3. finish off and weave in ends

Assembly

• Body should already be stuffed and single crocheted together.
• Red, yellow and orange feathers should already be attached.
• Attach wattle to neck.
• Attach the beak to head/neck piece. I attached it by feeding the yarn ends all the way through the back of the head and once the beak was in a good position, I glued it on with a low temp glue gun. Then I cut the yarn ends and poked them into the head.
• Sew the head/neck piece to the body.
• Sew the legs on.
• Glue on eyes. I used a low temp glue gun