Pilgrim's Favorite Turkey Throw

Materials:

• RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein 360 Café A; 9 skeins 981 Fall B; 2 skeins each 633 Dark Sage C and 365 Coffee D; 1 skein each 254 Pumpkin E and 376 Burgundy F
• Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 6mm [US J-10].
• Yarn needle

Abbreviations:

• A, B, C, etc. = Colors A, B, C, etc.
• ch = chain
• dc = double crochet
• dtr = double treble crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• mm = millimeters
• sc = single crochet
• st(s) = stitch (es)
• tr = treble crochet
• yo = yarn over
• * or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated
• [] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified.

Instructions:

Turkey Square (Make 18)

1. With A, ch 3; join with a slip st to join to form a ring.
    
2. Round 1-Body Rear: Ch 1, 8 sc in ring; join with a slip st in first sc.
    
3. Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around; join – 16 sc.
    
4. Round 3: Ch 1, [sc in sc, 2 sc in next sc] 8 times; join – 24 sc.
    
5. Round 4: Ch 1, [sc in 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc] 8 times; join with B in first sc – 32 sc. Fasten off A.
    
6. Round 5A-Feathers: With B, [ch 6; sc in 2nd ch from hook and next 4 ch, slip st into next sc] 16 times. Fasten off B.
    
7. Round 5B: With right side facing, attach C in same sc as last slip st; ch 3, 2 dc in next sc, [dc in next sc, 2 dc in next sc] 7 times; TURN – 24 sts.
    
8. Round 5C (Wrong Side): Ch 3, skip first dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, [dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc] 7 times working last dc in top of ch-3; turn – 32 sts.
    
9. Round 6 (Right Side): Ch 1, [sc in 3 dc, 2 sc in next dc] 8 times working last sc in top of ch-3 – 40 sc; [2 sc across top of feather, ch 1, 2 sc across top of feather] 8 times – 40 sts over feathers = 80 sts total; join with a slip st to top of first sc.
    
10. Round 7: (Note: “st” = sc or ch.) Ch 1, sc in first 4 sc, hdc in next 2 sc, dc in next 2 sc, tr in next sc, (2 dtr, ch 2) all in next sc, * 2 dtr in next st, tr in next st, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts **, sc in next 8 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, tr in next st, (2 dtr, ch 2) all in next st; repeat from * to last 4 sts, end at **; sc in last 4 sts; join. Fasten off.
     
11. Round 8: Attach D in any corner ch-2 space; (ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2 dc) all in corner space, * dc in each st to next corner ch-2 space **, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) all in corner space; repeat from * around, end at **; join with a slip st in top of ch-3. Fasten off.

Body Front (Make 18)

1. With A, ch 9; sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across; turn – 8 sc.
    
2. Round 1: Beginning at top of head, ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in next 4 sc, hdc in next sc, dc in next sc, 3 dc in next sc; working on opposite side of beginning ch, 3 dc in first ch, dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next 4 ch, 2 sc in next ch; join with a slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
    
3. Sew Body Front onto Body Rear at center of square. Embroider legs and beak with E.
    
4. Wattle: With F, ch 1. Fasten off. Attach to face. Make 2 French knot eyes with D.

Strips

1. Sew squares together to form 3 horizontal strips of 6 squares each.
    
2. Top Edging-On all 3 strips -Row 1: With right side facing, attach D at top right-hand corner; ch 1, 28 sc across first square, [27 sc across next square] 5 times; turn – 163 sts.
    
3. Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc across. Fasten off.
    
4. Bottom Edging: Work same as for Top Edging across bottom of each strip.

Texture Pattern - on 2 Strips Only

1. Row 1 (Right Side): With right side facing, attach B in first st of Edging; ch 1, sc in each sc across; turn.
    
2. Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, * tr in next sc, sc in next sc; repeat from * across; turn.
    
3. Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each st across; turn.
    
4. Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sc, * tr in next sc, sc in next sc; repeat from * to last sc; sc in last sc; turn.
    
5. Row 5: Repeat Row 3.
    
6. Repeat Rows 2-5 until there are a total of 29 rows. Fasten off.
    
7. Repeat Texture Pattern on bottom of same 2 strips. Sew strip of squares with Edgings only in between strips with textured sections as pictured.

Outside Edging

1. With right side facing, attach D at top righthand corner; ch 1, work sc evenly around all 4 sides and work 3 sc in each corner; join with a slip st in first sc; TURN. Repeat last round on the wrong side. Fasten off. Weave in ends.