Crochet Fun Turkey Applique for Thanksgiving

This adorable crochet turkey applique adds fun handmade touch to your Thanksgiving celebration! Use it to embellish clothing, bags, pillows or blankets, create a festive pin, decorate table, or make an ornament.

You may also like my other Thanksgiving turkey ideas: crochet heart turkey, crochet turkey gnome and crochet turkey unicorn.

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Have fun experimenting with different looks of your crochet turkey —try googly eyes with lashes, a cool pair of sunglasses, or even skip the feathers and make just the face.

You may also like these Fall crochet ideas: crochet Fall leaves garland, crochet Fall ornaments, crochet Fall earrings, crochet Fall gnome garland, and crochet Fall coaster.

All patterns dedicated to the Fall season can be found on this blog under the tag Fall.

Thanksgiving Turkey Applique Crochet Pattern

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Abbreviations:

Ch – chain

DC – double crochet

EDC – extended double crochet. The video tutorial is available HERE.

HDC – half double crochet

SC – single crochet

Sl St – slip stitch

St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)

Skill level:

Intermediate

Finished size:

This crochet turkey applique is about 3.5″ tall

Yarn:

• Medium weight #4 yarn, colors – brown (Color A), yellow (Color B), orange (Color C).
• Light weight #3 yarn or crochet thread #3, color D – red.

Hooks and other materials:

• Crochet hook size 7/4.5 mm
• Crochet hook C/2.75 mm
• Sewing needle
• Sewing thread
• Yarn needle
• Googly eyes or sunglasses decorative button
• Hot glue gun

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Instructions:

This turkey applique consists of a turkey face, snood, and feathers.

Copyright: This pattern is an original design by GoldenLucyCrafts. You may not copy, rewrite, redistribute or resell this pattern in any form, this includes making video tutorials. You may not translate this pattern to another language and publish the pattern or any parts of it.

Face

With crochet hook 7/4.5 mm and medium weight #4 yarn in Color A, Ch 10;
Round 1. 2 SC in 2^nd Ch from hook, SC in each of next 4 Chs, HDC in next Ch, DC in each of next 2 Chs, (EDC, DC, 4 HDC, DC, EDC) in last Ch, continue working around on opposite side of the chain – DC in each of next 2 Chs, HDC in next Ch, SC in each of next 4 Chs, 2 SC in next Ch, join with a Sl St to first SC.  Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Comb

Use crochet hook C/2.75 mm and light weight #3 yarn in Color D.
Join Color D to the top of the head, Ch 4, Sl St in same place, Ch 6, Sl St in same place, Ch 4, Sl St in same place. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Snood

With crochet hook C/2.75 mm and light weight #3 yarn in Color D, Ch 9;
Row 1. (2 DC, HDC) in 3^rd Ch from hook, HDC in next Ch, SC in next Ch, Sl St in next Ch, 2 SC in next Ch, SC in next Ch, 4 SC in next (last) Ch, rotate your work and continue on the opposite side of chain – skip one Ch, Sl St in next Ch. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Feather – make 6 (4 in Color B and 2 in Color C)

With crochet hook 7/4.5 mm, Ch 10, HDC in 3^rd Ch from hook, DC in each of next 3 Chs, HDC in each of next 2 Chs, SC in next Ch, Sl St in next Ch. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Finishing

Block all the parts of the applique. Using sewing needle and matching thread, sew snood onto the face. Using sewing needle and matching thread, sew the feathers positioning them from the back side. Using hot glue gun, attach googly eyes or sunglasses (if the sunglasses have shanks, remove them first using wire cutter).

I hope you enjoyed this free crochet pattern for a Thanksgiving turkey applique!

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