Crochet Easy Turkey Thanksgiving Pattern

Materials:

• Worsted weight yarn in brown, yellow, orange, and blue
• Crochet hook size 5
• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• Stuffing

Abbreviations:

• SC: Single crochet
• inc: Increase (2 stitches in one stitch)
• dec: Decrease (work 2 stitches together)
• ch: Chain
• st: Stitch

Body of the Turkey:

Magic circle with 6 single crochets.

• Increase (2 stitches in each stitch): 12 single crochets.
• Increase and single crochet alternate: 18 single crochets.
• Increase and 2 single crochets alternate: 24 single crochets.
• 3 single crochets and increase alternate: 30 single crochets. Repeat this row 2 more times.
• 3 single crochets and decrease alternate: 24 single crochets.
• 2 single crochets and decrease alternate: 18 single crochets.
• Single crochet and decrease alternate: 12 single crochets.

Head of the Turkey:

Change color to blue.

• 12 single crochets.
• Increase and single crochet alternate: 18 single crochets.
• Single crochet and decrease alternate: 12 single crochets.

Beak of the Turkey:

• Magic circle with 4 single crochets.
• Join with a slip stitch.

Feet of the Turkey:

• Chain 3.
• Slip stitch in the second chain from the hook.
• Chain 2.
• Single crochet in the next chain.
• Chain 2.
• Single crochet in the next chain.
• Chain 2.
• Slip stitch in the first chain.

Tail Feathers of the Turkey:

Chain 1.

• Single crochet in the first stitch.
• Increase.
• 3 single crochets.
• Increase.
• 2 single crochets.
• Increase.
• 3 single crochets.
• Increase.
• Single crochet in the last stitch.
• Change color back to brown.
• Chain 1.
• 16 single crochets.
• Chain 1.
• Single crochet in the first stitch.
• 3 double crochets in the next stitch.
• Skip the next stitch.
• Single crochet in the next stitch.
• Repeat steps 16-18 until the end of the row.

Assembly:

Sew the tail feathers to the bottom of the turkey body.

• Sew the beak to the front of the turkey head.
• Sew the feet to the bottom of the turkey body.
• Sew the head to the top of the turkey body.
• Weave in any loose ends.