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Turkey Running Away crochet pattern

  • Mathematically BalancedChecked by script: in all 104 rounds the increases and decreases add up to the stitch count.

by the pattern engineAnimals

Difficulty
3/3
Time
~3 h
Size
19.3 cm
Weirdness
1/5
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A4 PDF: materials, every round with a tick box, assembly and face

Free crochet turkey pattern: a Turkey Running Away amigurumi, about 19 cm tall in DK yarn with a 2.5 mm hook. A round brown turkey on two very long orange legs is caught mid-stride, with a fan of colourful feathers, worried brows and a big black fake moustache as a disguise. You need about 85 m of yarn: 30 m brown, 20 m light orange, 5 m dark brown, 5 m tan, 5 m red, 5 m black, 5 m orange, 5 m yellow and 5 m pink. Plan on roughly 3 hours. This funny turkey is a good Thanksgiving gift or a desk buddy that always gets a smile. Spin the 3D model to see the running pose and follow the round-by-round pattern.

How to crochet the Turkey Running Away

Advanced · 19 cm tall · about 3 h · DK yarn · 2.5 mm hook

  1. Crochet the 19 pieces in rounds: Body, Red feather ×3, Orange feather ×2, Yellow feather ×2, Beak, Wattle, Wing ×2, Belly patch, Cheek ×2, Long leg, Bent leg, Fake moustache ×2 (113 rounds in all).
  2. Stuff and put it together in 14 steps; each one lights up where it goes on the 3D model.
  3. Add the face: safety eyes by round and stitch, or embroider them for a child under 3.

Every round with its stitch count is in the Pattern tab below, and in the free printable PDF.

What you'll need

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Gauge

1 sc ≈ 4 mm wide, 1 round ≈ 3.6 mm tall (10 cm ≈ 25 sc × 28 rounds); yarn about 1.9 mm thick. The gauge sets the size of the toy; crochet tightly so the stuffing does not show.

Worked in

Continuous spiral rounds. Don't join. Move a stitch marker up every round.

Parts

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0 of 66 rounds done

  21. Size before assembly: about 7.7 cm at the widest, 7.4 cm long; 28 rounds.
  22. → Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  23. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  2. Of these: mid — 1; side — 2 (left and right). Flat motif — petal (rounded petal, worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 5.9 × 1.9 cm; 1 row.
  3. Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

  2. Flat motif — petal (rounded petal, worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 5.9 × 1.9 cm; 1 row.
  3. Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

  2. Flat motif — petal (rounded petal, worked in rounds, one layer of fabric), about 5.9 × 1.9 cm; 1 row.
  3. Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

  4. Size before assembly: about 1 cm at the widest, 0.8 cm long; 3 rounds.
  5. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  5. Size before assembly: about 1.1 cm at the widest, 1.4 cm long; 4 rounds.
  6. → Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
  7. Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

  7. Flat motif — half circle (worked in turned rows, one layer of fabric), about 2.5 × 4.5 cm; 6 rows.
  8. Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

  6. A flat oval about 5.7 × 3.7 cm; 5 rounds. Worked around a chain, so it is an oval: sew it on with its long side (along the chain) running side to side. The round-start marker is in the middle of a long side (the piece's centre line), while R1 starts at a turn: after R1 shift the round start — sc 2 more (not counted in any round) and place the marker there. The increases fall on the turns.
  7. With tan: ch 7.
  8. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  3. A flat circle about 1.5 cm across; 2 rounds.
  4. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff.

  10. Size before assembly: an oval about 3.2 × 2 cm at the widest, 9 cm long; 26 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs vertically, top to bottom; the starting chain is at the front of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is at a turn of the oval, on the piece's centre line; R1 starts there, so no shift is needed. The increases fall on the turns.
  11. With light orange: ch 5.
  12. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done.

  10. Size before assembly: an oval about 3.2 × 2 cm at the widest, 9 cm long; 26 rounds. The piece is oval: the rounds go around the chain, and on the finished toy the chain (the long side of the oval) runs front to back; the starting chain is at the bottom of the piece (on the finished toy). The round-start marker is at a turn of the oval, on the piece's centre line; R1 starts there, so no shift is needed. The increases fall on the turns.
  11. With light orange: ch 5.
  12. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done. Bend ≈ 70° around round 10<!-- the bend spreads over 6 rounds -->. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces backward on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 10, on the centre back line <!-- st 0.13 right -->). On the inner side draw rounds 10 and 11 together (1 rounds go into the fold): with the needle and matching yarn make 3–4 stitches through the loops of both rounds over about 2 st, pull to the angle and hide the end inside.

  6. Size before assembly: about 0.8 cm at the widest, 3.4 cm long; 10 rounds.
  7. Fasten off leaving a long tail (30–40 cm) for sewing. Stuff lightly just before sewing it on; a little less near the edge, then add a pinch when the seam is nearly done. Bend ≈ 200° around round 6<!-- the bend spreads over 4 rounds -->. After stuffing, bend the piece so the inner side of the bend faces up on the finished toy (on the piece: in round 6, 1.5 st from the centre front line, upward <!-- st 1.41 up -->). It is a gradual bend: with the needle and matching yarn run a line of stitches along the inner side from round 4 to round 8, one stitch in every round along one column, then pull the yarn until the piece bends to the angle (the inner side gathers by about 4 rounds) and fasten off inside.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

  • Safety eyes with a printed glint 13 mm (on the body): in round 20, 7 st apart (count along round 20: about 3.5 st each side of the centre front line).
  • Embroidery in black thread (on the body) (2, symmetric: the toy's left side is described, the right is its mirror image), straight stitches through: (between rounds 22 and 23, 1.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (in round 22, 2.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 21 and 22, 4.5 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).

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    Abbreviations

    MR
    magic ring
    sc
    single crochet
    inc
    2 sc in the same stitch
    dec
    single crochet two stitches together (invisible decrease recommended)
    BLO
    work the round in back loops only
    FLO
    work the round in front loops only
    ch
    chain
    sl st
    slip stitch
    st
    stitch
    R5
    round 5; R7–14 = rounds 7 to 14 are the same
    (…) ×6
    repeat 6 times
    (24)
    stitches in the round when it is done