Toby the Turkey Amigurumi Crochet Pattern: 30 Days of Cozy
It’s Day 3 of the 30 Days of Cozy. Today’s pattern comes from Bethany Pratt of Bela Crochets. Here’s what she has to say about this dressed-up turkey amigurumi crochet pattern:
Toby the Turkey isn’t really a turkey which is good news for him because November is a very dangerous time to be a turkey! Toby is just a boy who figured some people love to dress up for Halloween and some like to get dolled up for Christmas so he decided he would dress up for Thanksgiving.
Toby is the second friend in my Kiddos in Costume series (Here’s number one, Henry the Halloween Cat). I hope to release a new friend at the beginning of each month and they will be themed whenever possible. Are they stuffed animals? Are they dolls? It’s hard to say, but one thing is for sure, they are adorable!
Are you ready to make your own?
TABLE OF CONTENTS (jump to section)
Materials
- 3.75 mm crochet hook
- Worsted weight yarn in brown, red, gold, yellow, green, tan, black, pink, and desired flesh color.
- 12 mm safety eyes
- scissors
- tapestry needle
- Polyfil or your favorite stuffing
Stiches & Abbreviations
- CH: chain
- SC: single crochet
- HDC: half-double crochet
- DC: double crochet
- BLO: back loop only
- FLO: front loop only
- ST(S): stitch(es)
- SL ST: slip stitch
- INC: increase
- DEC: decrease
- SC JOIN: single crochet join
Special Pattern Stitches Used:
- Single Crochet Join: Insert hook through next stitch AND through a stitch on the piece you are joining to, yo, pull loop through both stitches, yo, pull through both loops on hook. (You are making one single crochet through two separate pieces)
- French knot: I made my turkey eyes using a french knot. Here is a great tutorial on how to do that but if you prefer you can stitch/embroider the eyes. https://sublimestitching.com/pages/how-to-french-knot
Pattern Details
- Skill Level: Intermediate
- US Terminology
- Gauge: Gauge is not important for this pattern
- No matter your skill level, I always suggest that you read through the pattern from beginning to end before beginning your work just to be sure you don’t have any questions that might cause frustration in the midst of your project.
- The feet are each made separately and then joined together and then worked in the round to form the body.
- The body, head, arms, and feet are worked in the round. Do not ch1 at the end of these rounds. Use a stitch marker to mark the first stitch in each round. The tummy patch and tail feathers of this pattern are worked in rows. You will ch1 and turn your work after each row.
- Instructions in *asterisk* are repeated as indicated.
Toby the Doll Dressed as a Turkey: Free Amigurumi Crochet Pattern
With 3.75mm hook
HEAD
With Your Flesh Color
RND 1: Make a magic circle, sc 6 in ring, pull tightly to close (6)
RND 2: Inc around (12)
RND 3: *Sc, inc* around (18)
RND 4: *Sc next 2 sts, inc* around (24)
RND 5: *Sc next 3 sts, inc* around (30)
RND 6: *Sc next 4 sts, inc* around (36)
RNDS 7-12: (6 rounds) Sc around (36)
RND 13: *Sc next 4, dec* around (30)
RND 14: *Sc next 3, dec* around (24)
Stop to attach eyes. Attach the eyes between the 8th and 9th round counting from your magic circle at the bottom. Leave 7 sts in between each eye.
RND 15: *Sc next 2, dec* around (18)
Stop to stuff head
RND 16: *Sc, dec* around (12)
RND 17: Dec around (6)
Close to finish, weave in end
FEET/BODY
With Yellow
Feet: Make 2. Fasten off after foot 1, do NOT fasten off after foot 2
RND 1: Make a magic circle, sc 6 in ring, pull tightly to close (6)
RND 2: Inc around (12)
RND 3: *Sc, inc* around (18)
RND 4: Inc next 6, sc next 12 (24)
RND 5: Sc around (24)
RND 6: Sc around (24)
RND 7: Dec next 6, sc next 12 (18)
RND 8: Dec next 3, sc next 12 (15)
Fasten off foot 1, make a second foot and do NOT fasten off
Pull up brown
Round 8 is to create the panel between the feet to give Toby some width. This is worked in rows.
RND 8: with brown
- Ch 1, turn, sc FLO next 5, turn
- Ch 1, sc across, turn
- Repeat row 8b 6 times for a total of 8 rows
- Ch 1, Sc join in blo to where you placed your stitch marker in foot 1 and in next 4
The feet now become the body
RND 9: Sc blo into next st of foot and next 10, make 1 sc into each row of the mid panel (8 sc), sc blo next 10 (foot 2), make 1 sc into each row of the mid panel (8 sc) (36)
Stop to stuff feet
RND 10: Sc around (36)
RND 11: *Sc next 5, inc* around (42)
RND 12-18: (7 rounds) Sc around (42)
RND 19: *Sc next 5, dec* around (36)
RND 20: Sc around (36)
RND 21: Sc around (36)
RND 22: Sc around (36)
RND 23: *Sc next 7, dec* around (32)
RND 24: *Sc next 6, dec* around (28)
Stop to stuff body to this point
RND 25: Sc around (28)
RND 26: *Sc next 5, dec* around (24)
RND 27: *Sc next 2, dec* around (18)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing to head. Stuff body a little more if necessary and sew head to body making sure to center your eyes with the front of the body.
HOOD
With Brown
RND 1: Make a magic circle, sc 6 in ring, pull tightly to close (6)
RND 2: Inc around (12)
RND 3: *Sc, inc* around (18)
RND 4: *Sc next 2 sts, inc* around (24)
RND 5: *Sc next 3 sts, inc* around (30)
RND 6: *Sc next 4 sts, inc* around (36)
RNDS 7-13: (7 rounds) Sc around (36)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing to head.
HOOD BEAK
With yellow
RND 1: Make a magic circle, sc 6 in ring, pull tightly to close (6)
RND 2: *Sc, inc* around (9)
RND 3: Sc around (9)
RND 4: *Sc next 2, inc* around (12)
RND 5: Sc around (12)
Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew to hood. Fold in half and whip stitch across top (or favorite joining method).
Assembling the hood:
Place hood onto head. Align so that your last stitch is in the back just above the right shoulder. Center the beak to front of the hood, remove hood from head and sew beak into place.
With black yarn make a french knot or embroider one eye about one or two stitches to each side of the beak.
With pink yarn pull the yarn over one stitch beneath each eye.
Place hood onto head again centering the turkey face with Toby’s face. Attach by sewing the bottom of the hood to the back and the rest of the hood to the head. Fasten off and weave in end.
ARMS (make 2)
With Your Flesh Color
RND 1: Make a magic circle, sc 6 in ring, pull tightly to close (6)
RND 2: *Sc, inc* around (9)
RND 3: Sc around (9)
Switch to brown
RND 4: Sc around (9)
RND 5: Sc blo around (9)
RNDS 6-12: (7 rounds) Sc around (9)
RND 13: *Sc, dec* around (6)
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing to body, stuff lightly if desired. Fold top in halt and slip stitch across top to seal, attach arms to body.
TUMMY PATCH
With Tan
Begin by leaving a long tail few sewing to body.
(I prefer to begin with the tail as I find it easier to begin sewing the tummy patch at the bottom. If you prefer you can leave the long tail at the end instead.)
ROW 1: Ch 6, sc into 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn (5)
ROW 2: Ch1, inc, sc next 3, inc, turn (7)
ROW 3: Ch1, inc, sc next 5, inc, turn (9)
ROW 4: Ch1, sc across, turn (9)
ROW 5: Ch1, inc, sc next 7, inc, turn (11)
ROW 6: Ch1, sc across, turn (11)
ROW 7: Ch1, sc across, turn (11)
ROW 8: Ch1, sc across, turn (11)
ROW 9: Ch1, sc across, turn (11)
ROW 10: Ch1, dec, sc next 7, dec, turn (9)
ROW 11: Ch1, dec, sc next 5, dec, turn (7)
ROW 12: Ch1, dec, sc next 3, dec, turn (5)
ROW 13: Ch1, dec, sc, dec (3)
Fasten off leaving a long tail few sewing to body, Center tummy patch in between each foot and sew into place
TAIL FEATHERS
Make 2 of each in red and green, make 3 in gold
ROW 1: Ch 17, place a stitch marker into 1st ch from hook, 3dc into 3rd ch from hook, 2dc into next st, dc next 3, hdc next 6, sc next 3, sl st into end. Ch1, turn to side and work into the front side of your ch opposite the stitches you just made. Sl st into same st as ch1, sc next 3, hdc next 6, dc next 3, 2dc in each of the next 2 stitches, sl st to the ch where you places your stitch marker.
Fasten off, weave in ends
Assembling the tail:
For the tail I layered my three gold feathers together with one in the center and two to either side. I cut a long length of gold yarn and used this to sew the feathers in place. I then arrange one red and one green feather into the space between each of the gold feathers and sewed them into place. I then sewed the entire tail to Toby.
Congratulations! You have just finished making your super cute Toby the Turkey!
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