Thanksgiving Turkey Crochet Pattern

I wanted to make a cute, colorful, free crochet turkey pattern for my Thanksgiving table, so I designed this adorable Thanksgiving turkey crochet pattern. I made his body and sweet little face, but couldn’t think of how I wanted to make the wings. Then it came to me … granny squares!

I am so happy with how he turned out. I hope you enjoy making Mr. Gobble too!

Thanksgiving Turkey Crochet Pattern

Here’s what you will need to crochet this turkey:

• worsted weight yarn in brown, yellow, tan, and orange, or 4 coordinating colors of your choice
• a small amount of red, white, and black worsted weight yarn for the face
• H / 5.0 mm crochet hook
• fiberfill stuffing or yarn scraps
• stitch marker, tapestry needle, and scissors

Finished Size: Approximately 5 in. (12.7 cm) tall × 7 in. (17.8 cm) wide from wingtip to wingtip

Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this crochet pattern: Crochet Abbreviations, U.S. to U.K. Crochet Conversion Chart, How to Make a Magic Ring {photo & video tutorial}.

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Crochet Abbreviations

• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• rep – repeat
• sc2tog – single crochet 2 stitches together (decrease)
• beg – beginning
• dc – double crochet
• sp – space
• sl st – slip stitch

Turkey Body

Body is worked in unjoined rounds. You may find it helpful to use a stitch marker to keep track of rounds.

With brown, make a magic ring (as an alternative to the magic ring, you can ch 4 and join with a slip stitch in the furthest chain from the hook to form a ring).

Round 1: Ch 1 (does not count as a st), work 6 sc in ring — 6 sts.

Round 2: Work 2 sc in each st around — 12 sts.

Round 3: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in next st, rep from * around — 18 sts.

Round 4: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, rep from * around — 24 sts.

Rounds 5 through 8: Work 1 sc in each st around — 24 sts.

Round 9:  *Sc2tog, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, rep from * around — 18 sts.

Rounds 10 through 12: Work 1 sc in each st around — 18 sts.

Round 13: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, rep from * around — 24 sts.

Round 14: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, rep from * around — 30 sts.

Round 15: *Work 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, rep from * around — 36 sts.

Rounds 16 through 21: Work 1 sc in each st around — 36 sts.

Round 22:  *Sc2tog, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, rep from * around — 30 sts.

Round 23:  *Sc2tog, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, rep from * around — 24 sts.

Round 24:  *Sc2tog, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, rep from * around — 18 sts.

Round 25:  *Sc2tog, 1 sc in next st, rep from * around — 12 sts.

Fill body with fiberfill stuffing or yarn scraps, taking care not to overstuff.

Round 26:  Sc2tog around — 6 sts.

Fasten off, leaving approximately a 6-in. tail. Using a tapestry needle and the tail, weave the opening closed.

Beak

With yellow, ch 4.

Row 1: Work 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn — 3 sts.

Row 2: Ch 1 (does not count as st), skip 1st st, sc2tog — 1 st.

Fasten off, leaving a long enough tail to sew the beak to the face.

Eyes

With white, ch 7.

Row 1: Work 2 dc in 4th ch from hook, ch 1, work 1 sc in next st, ch1, work 2 dc in next st, ch 2, sl st in next.

Fasten off, leaving a long enough tail to sew eyes to the face. Using a tapestry needle and black yarn, make a French knot at the center of each eye to form the pupil.

Snood

(or “the red thingy” as I was calling it until I Googled it)

With red, ch 8.

Row 1: Work 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across — 21 sts.

Fasten off, leaving a long enough tail to sew the red thingy to the face.

Finishing the Face

Using a tapestry needle and long tails left, sew the eyes, beak, and snood to the turkey’s head as shown below …

Wings

The colors for the wings are coded as follows:

CA – color A (yellow)

CB – color B (tan)

CC – color C (orange)

CD – color D (brown)

You will make 5 granny squares in all. 

• Make 3 squares following the color sequence A-B-C-D
• Make 2 squares following the color sequence C-B-A-D

These granny squares are also a great opportunity to practice the standing stitches I showed you in my post How to Crochet Standing Stitches.

With CA, make a magic ring (as an alternative to the magic ring, you can also chain 4 and join in the furthest ch from the hook to form a ring).

Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as st), work 2 dc in ring, ch 3, *3 dc in ring, ch 3, repeat from *twice more, join in top of beg ch, fasten off — 12 sts.

Round 2: Join CB in any ch-3 sp, ch 3 (counts as st), 2 dc in same ch-3 sp, ch 2, *[3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, rep from * twice more, 3 dc in same ch-3 sp as first st of round, ch 3, join in top of beg ch, fasten off — 24 sts.

Round 3: Join CC in any ch-3 corner sp, ch 3 (counts as st), 2 dc in same ch-3 sp, *ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, [3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in next ch-3 corner sp, rep from * twice more, ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, 3 dc in same ch-3 corner sp as first st of round, ch 3, join in top of beg ch, fasten off — 36 sts.

Round 4: Join CD in any ch-3 corner sp, work 3 sc in same ch-3 sp, *work 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, work 2 sc in next ch-2 sp, work 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, work 2 sc in next ch-2 sp, work 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, work 3 sc in ch-3 corner sp, rep from * twice more, work 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, work 2 sc in next ch-2 sp, work 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, work 2 sc in next ch-2 sp, work 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, join, fasten off — 64 sts.

Finishing

Take 2 of the 3 A-B-C-D color-sequence granny squares and slip-stitch or sew them together along one edge, as shown below.

Take the 2 C-B-A-D color-sequence grannies and lay them on top of each other as shown below. Sew a stitch or two to each to secure in place.

Take the last A-B-C-D color sequence granny square and lay it on top as shown below. Sew a stitch or two to secure in place.

 Lay the turkey body on the granny squares.

Roll the bottom squares around the bottom of the turkey body and stitch into place. Check the wings and stitch where necessary to make them secure.

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