Amigurumi Turkey Free Pattern

 

Amigurumi Turkey Free Pattern

I've always wanted to make a turkey, but I've never been able to find a pattern I really like. I wanted to make one before Thanksgiving, so I decided to create my own pattern. I hope you love it just as much as I do! If you have any questions about the pattern, feel free to contact me by leaving a comment on this post or through my Instagram @teen_crocheter. Happy crocheting!

Please do not copy this pattern as your own or republish the pattern in any way. If you make this be sure to tag me on Instagram @teen_crocheter. I'd love to see your work!

Materials:

• Worsted weight yarn in brown, orange, red, and yellow
• Scrap of white worsted weight yarn for embroidering eye whites (optional)
• 3.5 mm crochet hook
• 10 mm safety eyes
• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• Stuffing
• Stitch marker 
• Sewing pins (optional)

Abbreviations:

• MR- magic ring
• Ch- chain
• St- stitch
• Sl st- slip stitch
• SC single crochet
• Inc- increase
• Dec- decrease (I use the invisible decrease)
• FO- finish off

Other Notes:

• Abbreviations are in US terms.
• All pieces are worked in the round unless otherwise noted.
• Stitch counts for each round are listed in parentheses.
• Gauge is not important; feel free to use whatever yarn and hook size you'd like!

Head & Body:  Worked as one piece using brown yarn

Round 1: SC 6 in MR (6)

Round 2: Inc in each st around (12)

Round 3: (SC, inc) around (18)

Round 4: (2 SC, inc) around (24)

Round 5: (3 SC, inc) around (30)

Round 6: (4 SC, inc) around (36)

Round 7: (5 SC, inc) around (42)

Round 8: (6 SC, inc) around (48)

Rounds 9-16: SC around (48)

Round 17: (6 SC, dec) around (42)

Round 18: (5 SC, dec) around (36)

Place safety eyes between Rounds 11 & 12, 5 st apart. Use scrap of white yarn to embroider eye whites if wanted, using the pictures below as a guide.

Round 19: (4 SC, dec) around (30)

Round 20: (3 SC dec) around (24)

Stuff head.

Round 21: (2 SC, dec) around (18)

Round 22: SC around (18)

Round 23: (2 SC, inc) around (24)

Your turkey should now look like the following picture.

Round 24: (3 SC, inc) around (30)

Round 25: (4 SC, inc) (36)

Round 26: (5 SC, inc) (42)

Rounds 27-33: SC around (42)

Round 34: (5 SC, dec) around (36)

Round 35: (4 SC, dec) around (30)

Round 36: (3 SC, dec) around (24)

Round 37: (2 SC, dec) around (18)

Stuff the neck and body.

Round 38: (SC, dec) around (12)

Round 39: dec around (6)

FO, leaving a long tail for sewing. Thread the end through your yarn needle and sew closed. It should look similar to the following photo.

Beak:  (In orange)

Round 1: SC 4 in a MR

Round 2: (SC, inc) twice (6)

Round 3: SC around (6)

Round 4: (SC, inc) three times (9)

Round 5: SC around (9)

Round 6: (2 SC, inc) three times (12)

FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Feet:  Make two in orange

Round 1: SC 6 in a MR

Round 2: Continuing to work over tail of MR, inc in each st around (12)

Round 3: (SC, inc) around (18)

Round 4: (2 SC, inc) around (24)

FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Wings:  Make two in brown

Round 1: SC 6 in a MR (6)

Round 2: SC around (6)

Round 3: (SC, inc) around (9)

Round 4: (2 SC, inc) around (12)

Round 5: (SC, inc) around (18)

Rounds 6-7: SC around (18)

Round 8: (4 SC, dec) around (15)

Round 9: (3 SC, dec) around (12)

Fold in half and SC 6 through both sides. FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Feathers:  Make six, two each in red, orange, and yellow

- Ch 15

- Starting in second ch from hook and working over starting tail,

    inc, SC 12, SC 4 in initial ch made. Continuing on the other side of the original ch, SC 12, inc (32)

- SC, inc, SC 12, inc, SC 2, inc, SC 12, inc, SC 1 (36)

FO, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Assembly:

- Sew beak onto face.

To make the wattle:

- Attach red yarn to a st on the bottom right part of the beak as shown in the following photo.

- Ch 6

- Starting in 2nd ch from hook, SC 5

- Sl st into initial st where ch 6 started

FO and hide ends.

Sew feet onto bottom of body. Use sewing pins to place before sewing if needed.

Sew wings onto sides of body. Use sewing pins to place before sewing if needed.

Turn turkey over and place wings on with sewing pins. Turn back over and make sure the wings look the way you want them to before you begin sewing. Once you've done that, sew them on and take out the pins. 

Your turkey is now done. I hope you love it!