A large bird belonging to either the Phasianidae or Meleagrididae family (order Galliformes), the turkey is widely domesticated for the table, often served during Thanksgiving.

Turkeys are primarily ground-dwelling birds that inhabit forests, woodlands, and open fields. These omnivorous birds, feeds on a variety of food including seeds, fruits, insects, and small animals. Let’s create the yarn version of the turkey. Gobble-Gobble!

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* 10 PLY/MEDIUM WEIGHT/WORSTED WEIGHT YARN in this pattern and tutorial is achieved by combining 2, 5 PLY cotton blend yarns together.

YARN A: BROWN; YARN B: CHOCOLATE BROWN

CREATING THE HEAD

With Yarn A and your 6 mm crochet hook, begin by creating a Magic Ring (MR) and Chain (CH) 1.

ROUND 1: Hook in 5 Single Crochets (SC) inside the MR. Pull the ring closed. Total Stitches: 5

ROUND 2: Single Crochet Increase (SC INC) in every stitch in the round. Total Stitches: 10

ROUND 3: * SC in the next stitch, SC INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 5 times. Total Stitches: 15

ROUND 4: * SC in the next 2 stitches, SC INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 5 times. Total Stitches: 20

ROUND 5: * SC in the next 3 stitches, SC INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 5 times. Total Stitches: 25

ROUND 6: * SC in the next 4 stitches, SC INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 5 times. Total Stitches: 30

ROUND 7 TO ROUND 10: SC in every stitch in the round.

ROUND 11: * SC in the next 5 stitches, SC INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 5 times. Slip Stitch (SL ST) in the next stitch and CH 1. Total Stitches: 35

ROUND 12: * Single Crochet in the Front Loops Only (SC FLO) of the next 2 stitches, Half Double Crochet Increase in the Front Loops Only ( HDC INC FLO) of the next stitch, SC FLO in the next 2 stitches. Repeat * 7 times, joining Yarn B in the last stitch. SL ST in the next stitch and CH 1.

CREATING THE BODY

ROUND 13: Working in the back loops of Round 12, Single Crochet in the Back Loops Only (SC BLO) of every stitch in the round. SL ST in the beginning CH to join.

ROUND 14: CH 1, SC in every stitch in the round. SL ST in the beginning stitch to join.

ROUND 15: CH 1, * SC in the next 6 stitches, SC INC in the next stitch. Repeat * 5 times. Total Stitches: 40

ROUND 16: CH 1, SC in the next 15 stitches, Invisible SIngle Crochet Decrease (INV SC DEC) in the next stitch 5 times, SC in the next 15 stitches. SL ST in the beginning stitch to join. Total Stitches: 35

* Invisible Single Crochet Decrease (INV SC DEC): insert your hook into the front loop of the next stitch, reinsert into the front loop of the next succeeding stitch, Yarn Over (YO) and pull through the 2 front loops, YO and pull through the remaining loops in your hook.

ROUND 17: CH 1, SC INC 2 times, INV SC DEC 2 times. * SC in the next stitch, INV SC DEC in the next stitch, repeat * one more time. SC in the next 11 stitches. [INV SC DEC in the next stitch, SC in the next stitch.] Repeat [ ] one more time. SC INC in the next stitch, INV SC DEC in the netx stitch 2 times, SC INC in the next stitch 2 times. SL ST in the beginning stitch to join.

ROUND 18: CH 1, * SC in the next 2 stitches, INV SC DEC in the next stitch 2 times. Repeat * 2 times. SC in the next stitch, INV SC DEC in the next stitch, SC in the next 11 stitches, INV SC DEC in the next stitch, SC in the next stitch, INV SC DEC in the next stitch 2 times, SC INC in the next stitch 2 times. SL ST in the beginning stitch to join. SL ST in the beginning stitch to join. Total Stitches: 25

Center and insert the safety eyes in the head portion of your turkey amigurumi bird, between Round 6 and Round 7, spaced 5 stitches apart.

ROUND 19: CH 1, * SC in the next 3 stitches, INV SC DEC in the next stitch. Repeat * 5 times. SL ST in the beginning stitch to join. Total Stitches: 20

ROUND 20: CH 1, INV SC DEC BLO in every stitch in the round. SL ST in the beginning stitch to join.

Insert fiberfill into your turkey bird amigurumi until slightly firm.

ROUND 21: INV SC DEC in every stitch in the round. Fasten off (Photo 1) and sew the opening closed, weaving in any loose ends.

CREATING THE WINGS (2)

Using Yarn B and your 6 MM crochet hook, create a MR and CH 1.

ROUND 1: Hook in 6 SC inside the MR. Pull the ring close. Total Stitches: 6

ROUND 2: SC INC in the next 4 stitches, turn your work. Total Stitches: 8

ROUND 3: CH 1, SC INC in every stitch in the round. Total Stitches: 16

Fasten off and leave a 5 inch tail for sewing. Fold the wings lengthwise with the wrong sides together and sew the front loops of the edge of the wing together.

CREATING THE SNOOD (2)

Using your 5 ply red yarn and 3.5 mm crochet hook, create a MR and CH 1.

ROUND 1: Hook in 4 SC inside the MR. Pull the ring close. Total Stitches: 4

ROUND 2: SC INC in every stitch in the round. Total Stitches: 8

ROUND 3: CH 1, SC in every stitch in the round.

ROUND 4: INV SC DEC in every stitch in the round. Total Stitches: 4

ROUND 5 TO ROUND 6: SC in every stitch in the round. Fasten off and leave a 5 inch tail for sewing.