Crochet pattern: Turkey Applique

Find here a crochet pattern to make a Turkey crochet Appliqué

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Hi everyone! Gobble up some crafting fun with this delightful free crochet pattern for a Turkey Appliqué! This festive design is perfect for adding a touch of autumn charm to your crochet projects. Whether you want to embellish a Thanksgiving-themed blanket, a kitchen towel, or a cozy fall sweater, this easy-to-follow pattern will guide you through every step of creating this adorable turkey.

With just basic crochet stitches and soft yarn, you’ll bring this little turkey to life in no time. It features a cute feathered tail, a charming beak, and the iconic turkey wattle, making it a heartwarming addition to your seasonal creations. Happy crocheting! 🦃🍂

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Crochet Pattern Turkey Appliqué

Start Here:

Please read the whole pattern properly before starting.

The pattern is written using US terms.

This appliqué is made of the following parts:

• 1 Body
• 1 Head
• 2 wings
• 2 feet
• 7 feathers
• 1 wattle (behind the beak)

Size:

• 4 inches (10 cm)

Material:

• Yarn calling for a 5.5 mm hook in light brown, orange, green, yellow, red and blue.
• Size 2.75 mm crochet hook (B/2). You can use a larger crochet, I used to do all my crochet appliques with a 3.5 mm crochet. It will work fine but your applique will be slightly bigger.
• 2 black safety eyes (7.5 mm)
• Stitch markers (if needed)
• Tapestry needle

Abbreviations:

• chain (ch)
• magic ring (mr)
• single crochet (sc)
• increase (inc)
• invisible decrease (dec)
• slip stitch (sl st)
• half double crochet (hdc)
• double crochet (dc)

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Pattern: How to crochet a Turkey Appliqué?

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The head – Crochet Pattern Turkey Appliqué.

• The head is worked in continuous rounds (as a spiral). Use a stitch marker if needed.

With a 2.75 mm crochet and light brown yarn.

• Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
• Round 2: inc 6 times. (12)
• Round 3: [1 sc in next st, 1 inc in next st] x6. (18)
• Round 4: [1 sc in next st, 1 inc in next st, 1 sc in next st ] x6. (24)
• Round 5: [1 inc in next st, 1 sc in next 3 st] x6. (30)

Cut the yarn (but leave a long tail for sewing to the body).

Put the eyes between rounds 2 and 3, spaced by 4 st.

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The beak – Crochet Pattern Turkey Appliqué 

With a 2.75 mm crochet and orange yarn.

• Row 1: ch 3. (3)
• Row 2: starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 1 sc in the next 2 ch. (2)
• Row 3: ch1, turn: 1 dec. (1)

Cut the yarn (but leave a long tail for sewing to the head). Keep for later.

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The wattle – Crochet Pattern Turkey Appliqué 

• The wattle is worked in rows.

With a 2.75 mm crochet and red yarn.

• Row 1: ch 5. (5)

Cut the yarn (but leave a long tail for sewing to the head).

Sew the beak below the eyes.

Sew the wattle next to the beak.

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The body – Crochet Pattern Turkey Appliqué.

• The body is worked in rows.

With a 2.75 mm crochet and light brown yarn.

• Row 1: ch 7. (7)
• Row 2: starting from the 2nd ch from the hook: 1 sc in the next 6 ch. (6)
• Row 3: ch1, turn; 1 inc, 1 sc in the next 4 st, 1 inc. (8)
• Rows 4 to 10: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (8)
• Row 11: ch1, turn; 1 dec, 1 sc in the next 4 st, 1 dec. (6)
• Rows 12 to 13: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (6)
• Row 14: ch1, turn; 1 sc in the next 2 st, 1 dec, 1 sc in the next 2 st. (5)
• Row 15: ch1, turn; 1 sc in all st. (5)
• do not turn, make 1 sc evenly all around (you do not want to crochet to tight for this part – you can also use a bigger size crochet). (approx. 32 st)

Cut the yarn and fasten off.

Sew the head at the top of the body. You can choose the position of the head depending if you want a taller or smaller hen. See the picture below where I decided to place the head.

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The wings – Crochet Pattern Turkey Appliqué.

With a 2.75 mm crochet and light brown yarn.

Right-wing:

• Row 1: ch 2. (2)
• Row 2: starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 1 sc. (1)
• Row 3: ch1, turn; 1 inc. (2)
• Row 4: ch1, turn; 1sc, 1 inc. (3)
• Row 5: ch1, turn; 1 inc, 1 sc in the next 2 st. (4)
• Row 6: ch1, turn; 1 sc in the next 3 st, 1 inc. (5)
• Row 7: ch1, turn; 1 sc in the next 5 st. (5)

Cut the yarn (but leave a long tail for sewing to the body).

Left-wing:

• Row 1: ch 2. (2)
• Row 2: starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 1 sc. (1)
• Row 3: ch1, turn; 1 inc. (2)
• Row 4: ch1, turn; 1 inc, 1 sc. (3)
• Row 5: ch1, turn; 1 sc in the next 2 st, 1 inc. (4)
• Row 6: ch1, turn; 1 inc, 1 sc in the next 3 st. (5)
• Row 7: ch1, turn; 1 sc in the next 5 st. (5)

Cut the yarn (but leave a long tail for sewing to the body).

Sew the wings on each side of the body.

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The feet – Crochet Pattern Turkey Appliqué (make 2).

• The feet are worked in continuous rounds (as a spiral). Use a stitch marker if needed.

With a 2.75 mm crochet and orange yarn.

• Round 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring. (6)
• Round 2: ((1 sc, 1 dc, 1 sc) in the next st); 1 sl st; ((1 sc, 1 dc, 1 sc) in the next st). (7)

Cut the yarn (but leave a long tail for sewing to the body).

Sew the feet over the body.

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The Feathers – Crochet Pattern Turkey Appliqué

• The feathers are worked in rows.
• You will need a total of 7 feathers. I made 2 yellow, 2 green, 2 red and 1 blue.

With a 2.75 mm crochet.

• Row 1: ch 11. (11)
• Row 2: starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 1 sc in the next 4 ch, 1 hdc in the next 3 ch, 1 dc in the next 2 ch, 3 dc in the last ch. Now working on the other side of the chain: 1 dc in the next 2 ch, 1 hdc in the next 3 ch, 1 sc in the next 4 ch. (21)

Cut the yarn (but leave a long tail for sewing behind the head).

Sew the feathers as follow: start with the blue one in the center of the head (see pictures below). Then on the right side, sew a red, yellow and green one. Repeat the same thing on the left side.

Just a note, I used knots to attach and secure all the strings (it is just faster this way). You can add a little spot of glue on each knot. I then glue a piece of felt on the back. This is totally optional, it is just an idea.