I debated with myself regarding when to share this crochet turkey. Finally, I decided to post it early as my way to help prevent people from suffering from Holiday Time Warp Syndrome. What is Holiday Time Warp Syndrome and how do I recognize it.
Holiday Time Warp Syndrome is a syndrome that affects many-well meaning crafters. The syndrome affects a person’s perception of time. The person starts out thinking that they have plenty of time to get everything done in September, but ends up convinced that the holidays were moved up by the height of the holiday season.
The start of the syndrome can often be hard to detect. Just before the holiday season begins, you might hear a person who has many ambitious ideas for the holiday season but doesn’t have a plan. It is easy to dismiss this symptom because there is still time. However, after Thanksgiving the signs become hard to ignore. Here are some examples: frenzied trips to the stores to buy supplies, getting up earlier, staying up later, perhaps showing signs of irritability etc. You’ll know the person has a full fledge case of the Syndrome when they kind of joking ask “Did they make the holidays earlier this year?” Then you might notice the person looking at the calendar, shaking their head and muttering something like….this can’t be right. I really thought I had much more time to get everything done.
Materials
Lion Brand
24/7 Cotton worsted weight yarn (3.5 oz/186 yds/100g per ball):
- Goldenrod (#761-158)—1 ball
Vanna’s Choice medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (31/2 oz/170 yds/100g per ball):
- Toffee (#860 – 124)—1 ball
- Terracotta (# 860-134) —1 ball
- Mustard (# 860-158) —1 ball
- Beige (# 860-123) —1 ball
- Chocolate (# 860-125) —1 ball
Bonbon Jingle Bells fine weight yarn (2.8 oz)—Red
Poly-fil® fiberfill
Crochet hooks: E/4/3.5mm crochet hook and G/6/4.00mm
Felt—3” square of white and 2” square of black
Fabric Glue
Tapestry needle
Scissor
Crochet Turkey Instructions
Head
Rnd 1: Use 4mm hook with Toffee, ch 2, 7sc in 2nd ch from hook. Place marker. (7sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around. (14 sc)
Rnd 3: [Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc] around. (21 sc)
Rnd 4: [Sc in each of next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc] around. (28 sc)
Rnd 5: [Sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc] around. (35 sc)
Rnds 6-8: Sc in each sc around.
Rnd 9: [Sc in each of next 3 sc, sc dec in next 2 sts] around. (28 sc)
Rnd 10: Sc in each sc around
Rnd 11: [Sc in each of next sc, sc dec in next 2 sts] around. (14 sc)
Stuff.
Rnds 12-13: Sc in each sc around.
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
Body
Rnd 1: Use 4mm hook with Toffee, ch 4, 3 sc in the second ch from the hook, sc in next chain, 3 sc into the last ch, working along opposite side of foundation chain, sc in next ch. (8 sc)
Rnd 2: Sc in sc, 3 sc in sc, sc in 3 sc, 3 sc in sc, sc in 2 sc. (12 sc)
Rnd 3: Sc in sc, 3 sc in sc, 2 sc in 3 sc, sc in sc, 3 sc in sc, sc in sc, 2 sc in 3 sc. (22 sc)
Rnd 4: 2 sc in 2 sc, sc in sc, 2 sc in 11 sc, sc in sc, 2 sc in 7 sc. (42 sc)
Rnds 5- 11: Sc in each sc around.
Rnd 12: [Sc in each of next 4 sc, sc dec in next 2 sts] around. (35 sc)
Rnd 13: [Sc in each of next 3 sc, sc dec in next 2 sts] around. (28 sc)
Rnds 14-15: Sc in each sc around.
Rnd 16: [Sc in each of next 2 sc, sc dec in next 2 sts] around. (21 sc)
Rnds 17-18: Sc in each sc around.
Rnd 19: [Sc in each of next sc, sc dec in next 2 sts] around. (14 sc)
Stuff.
Rnd 20: Sc in each sc around.
Rnd 21: [Sc dec in next 2 sts] around. Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing. (7 sc)
Wing (make 2)
Leave a tail below the first ch 4 that is long enough to sew the wing to the body.
Row 1: Use 4mm hook with Toffee, starting with the second ch from the hook, sc in 3 ch sts. (3 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc.
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in sc, sc in sc, 2 sc in sc. (5 sc)
Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc.
Row 5: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in sc, sc in 3 sc, 2 sc in sc. (7 sc)
Rows 6-7: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc.
Row 8: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc2to, sc in 3 sc, (5 sc)
Row 9: Ch 1, turn, sc in sc, sc2tog, sc2tog. (3 sc)
Row 10: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc.
Fasten off.
Beak
Rnd 1: Use 3.5 mm hook with Goldenrod, ch 2, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Place marker. (3 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in sc, sc in 2 sc, repeat twice. (4 sc)
Rnd 3: 2 sc in sc, sc in sc, 2sc in sc, sc in sc. (6 sc)
Rnd 4: Sc in each sc around.
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
To sharpen the edge of the beak, whip stitch over the two sides of the triangle.
Snood
Using a 3.5 mm crochet hook and red yarn, ch 6. Sc in second ch from the hook and the remaining ch sts. Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
It is attached close to the side of the beak.
Leg (make 2)
Row 1: Use. 3.5mm hook and Goldenrod, ch 10, sc in second ch from the hook and the remaining ch sts. (9 sc)
Rows 2-3: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc.
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
How to sew closed. Fold the piece in half (along the length). Pass the needle from the inside edge (one loop only) out and weave back and forth.
Foot (make 2)
Leave a tail below the first ch 2 that is long enough to sew the foot to the leg.
Rnd 1: Use. 3.5mm hook and Goldenrod, ch 2, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Place marker. (3 sc)
Rnd 2: Sc in each sc around.
Rnd 3: 2 sc in 2 c, sc in sc (5 sc)
Rnd 4: 2 sc in 2 c, sc in 3 sc (7 sc)
Rnds 5-8: Sc in each sc around.
“Toes”
T1: Slp st into next st. Ch 3. Sc in second ch from hook and the next ch. Slp st into same st and the next 2 sc.
T2: Ch 4. Sc in the second ch from the hook and the next 2 ch. Slp st into the same st and the next 2 sc.
T3: Ch 3. Sc in second ch from hook and the next ch. Slp st into same st and the next 3 sc.
Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing.
Sew the foot closed is a little different from the leg because there aren’t an even number of stitches. Just center the toes over the remaining stitches and sew closed. To smooth out the transition from front to back sew the stitches between the toes to the back. Weave in yarn end of the working end of yarn.
Attach leg to foot. The placement of the leg is a fraction more than ¼” from the narrow edge.
Feather
The two slip stitches will be the starting for the feather’s “spine”. The spine will be worked as a dc. Starting in row three the dc will be worked into the post of the dc in the prior row. (You do not crochet into the dc stitch otherwise.) Always pass through the post from the same side
Large Feather (make 3)
Row 1: With Toffee, ch 8, slip st in second and third ch from the hook, ch 6. (14 ch)
Row 2: 2 sc in second ch from hook, sc in 2 ch, work sc2tog in the next two ch, dc in between the two slp st, work sc2tog in the next two ch, sc in 2 ch, 2 sc in sc. (10 sc, 1 dc)
Note: Only crochet into the back loop from this point forward.
Rows 3-17: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in sc, sc in 2 sc, sc2tog, dc into the post of dc from the row prior, sc2tog, sc in 2 sc, 2 sc in sc.
Change yarn color to chocolate.
Row 18: Repeat previous step.
Row 19: Ch 1, turn, sc in 3 sc, sc2tog, dc into the post of dc from the row prior, sc2tog, sc in 3 sc, sc in sc. (8 sc, 1 dc)
Change yarn color to terracotta.
Row 20: Ch 1, turn, sc in 4 sc, dc into the post of dc from the row prior, sc in 4 sc.
Row 21: Ch 1, turn, sc in 2 sc, sc2tog, dc into the post of dc from the row prior, sc2tog, sc in 2 sc, sc in sc. (6 sc, 1 dc)
Change yarn color to mustard.
Row 22: Ch 1, turn, sc in 3 sc, dc into the post of dc from the row prior, sc in 3 sc.
Row 23: Ch 1, turn, sc in sc, sc2tog, dc into the post of dc from the row prior, sc2tog, sc in sc. (4 sc, 1 dc)
Change yarn color to beige.
Row 24: Ch 1, turn, sc in 2 sc, dc into the post of dc from the row prior, sc in 2 sc.
Row 25: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, dc into the post of dc from the row prior, sc2tog sc. (2 sc, 1 dc)
Row 26: Ch 1, turn, sc3tog. Fasten off.
Small Feather (make 2)
The only difference between the small feather and the large feather is the number of rows worked using Toffee. Work through row 13 using Toffee. Then continue following the directions as written for the large feather. Starting with yarn color change to chocolate. Work rows 18 through 26.
Crochet Turkey Assembly
1. Head—sew to body.
2. Eyes—cut out and glue to face. Place pattern pieces on the appropriate colored felt and cut out. Assemble the eyes using the photo for reference. The placement is approximately four rows above where the head and body are joined together. Glue into place. Click on the following for the pdf pattern of the eyes Turkey Eyes
3. Beak—center under eyes and sew into place.
4. Snood—sew next to beak.
5. Wings—sew to sides of body. The curved edge faces the back. Sew the stitch on the curved side to the fourth row below where the head and body meet and the other edge one row below it. Bird wings tend to blend in with the body. To make them look blended in, sew 3/4 of the front and back edges to the body.
Tip: Using a safety pin, attach the center feather to the back of the body. This can be used as another point of reference for attaching the wings.
6. Feathers—the placement of the feathers are based on the center large feather. It should be centered on the back and a little bit of the chocolate row should be visible above the head. The chocolate rows of the remaining feathers should match up with the chocolate rows of the center feather. Sew the center large feather into place. Then sew one large and one small feather on each side of the center feather.
7. Feet/Legs—center the leg under the wing. Sew into place.
Weave in yarn ends and trim.