octo turkey

Materials

4mm crochet hook

3.5mm hook

yarn needle

poly fiber fill

worsted weight yellow yarn

worsted weight red yarn

worsted weight brown yarn 

12mm safety eyes

Abbreviations

Sc: single crochet

hdc: half double crochet

inc: increase, two single crochet/two half double crochet in one space

dec: invisible decrease (tutorial in hippo post)

St/sts: stich, stitches

Notes

This pattern uses 2 different crochet hooks, so pay attention to which one you are supposed to be using. This pattern is worked in a continuous round unless otherwise specified. Do not join at the end of each round, use a place marker and count your stitches often.

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Thank you and enjoy this tutorial!Watch for text in italics and in red for special instructions!

measurements: 

6 inch circumference

Tentacles 

In yellow using 4mm hook

Ch 6, sl st to form a loop.

*Ch 10, 3 hdc in each st of the chain 10.

Sc into the ch 6 loop. *
Repeat from * until you have reached 8 tentacles. They should curl on their own. Fasten off and leave long tail to sew tentacles to body.

Turkey beak

in yellow w 3.5mm hook

R1: ch 2, in second from hook, sc 4 (4)

R2: (sc1, inc) x2 (6)

R3: sc around (6)

Fasten off, leave long tail for sewing. 

turkey gaggle

in red with 3.5mm hook

R1: ch2, in second from hook, sc 6 (6)

R2: (sc 2, inc) x3 (9)

R3-4: sc around (9)

R5: (sc 1, dec) x 3 (6)

R6: sc around (6)

Fasten off, leave long tail for sewing. 

turkey tail

in brown with 4mm hook

R1: ch2, in second from hook, sc 4, ch2, turn (4)

R2: 2 hdc in each st, ch 2, turn. (8)

R3: (2 hdc in the first st, 1 hdc in the next st) repeat across (12)

R4: (2hdc in first st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts) repeat across (16)

change to red

R5: (2 hdc in first st, 1 hdc in next 3 sts) repeat across (20)

R6: (2 hdc in first st, 1 hdc in next 4 sts) repeat across (24)

R7: (2 hdc in first st, 1 hdc in next 5 sts) repeat across (28)

change to yellow

r8: sc in first st (5 dc in next st, sc in next 2 sts)  - repeat across ( 9 shells)

fasten off, hide tail. Sew onto back of body.

Turkey body

With 4mm hook in brown

R1: ch 2, in second from hook, sc 6 (6)

R2: inc in each st around (12)

R3: (1sc, 1 inc) x6 (18)

R4: (2sc, 1 inc) x6 (24)

R5: (3sc, 1 inc) x6 (30)

R6-12: sc around (30)

R13: (3sc, 1 dec) x6 (24)

Embroider face; attach safety eyes, beak, and gaggle.

R14: (2sc, 1 dec) x6 (18)

Stuff body; from here add stuffing as needed.

R15: (1sc, 1 dec) x6 (12)

R16: dec around (6)

Fasten off, hide tail. Sew tentacles on