Turkey Love

Remember grade school? Me neither. ;-) About the only thing that I do remember from the hazy days of my Jurassic youth are the arts and crafts. One of the classics is still my favorite. I wonder if today's pre-school set are still instructed in the time honored Thanksgiving tradition of the hand-outline turned Tom Turkey? Well, if not,they are being greatly disserviced.

Since I'm all about the quirky and the odd I thought I'd concoct an applique version and share it with the cyber-room:






Thanksgiving Turkey Hand Appliqué C. A. Lira 2008

Note: crochet thread sz 10, hk size 9 (1.75mm), finished height 2”

Body – brown
1) ch8, turn
2) sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc5, 2 sc in last st, ch2 turn
3) sc in same st, sc dec, sc5, 2sc next st, ch2 turn
4) sc in same st, sc8, 2sc next st, ch2 turn
5) sc in same st, sc11, ch2 turn
6) sc8, sl st next ch, ch2 turn
7) sc8, ch2 turn
8) sc3, 2sc in next st, sc4, end off

Feathers/Fingers

Yellow
pinky
insert in1st st at right end of body R8
9) ch2, sc2, ch2 turn
10) sc2, end off
ring
insert in 3rd st from right of body R8
9) ch2, sc2, ch2 turn
10) sc2, end off
middle
insert in 5th st from right of body R8
9) ch2, sc2, ch2 turn
10) sc2, ch2 turn
11) sc2, end off
index
insert in 3rd st from left of body R8
9) ch2, sc2, ch2 turn
10)sc2, end off

Orange
pinky
insert in 1st sc of yellow R10
11) ch2, sc dec, end off
ring
insert in 1st sc of yellow R10
11) ch2, sc2, ch2 turn
12) sc2, end off
middle
insert in right most st of yellow R11
12) ch2, sc2, ch2 turn
13) sc2, end off
index
insert in right most st of yellow R10,
11) ch2, sc2, ch2 turn
12) sc2, end off

Red
pinky
insert in right most st of orange R11
12) ch2, sc dec, end off
ring
insert in right most st of orange R12
13) ch2, sc2, ch2 turn
14) sc dec, ch2 turn
15) sc dec, end off
middle
insert in 1st sc of orange R13
14) ch2, sc2, ch2 turn
15) sc2, ch2 turn
16) sc dec, ch2 turn
17) sc dec, end off
index
insert in right most st of orange R12
13) ch2, sc2, ch2 turn
14) sc2, ch2 turn
15) sc dec, ch2 turn
16) sc dec, end off

Thumb - brown
insert into inside st of remaining brown (next to index finger)
1) ch2, sc2, 2sc in next, ch2 turn
2) sc2 , sc dec, ch2 turn
3) sc4 , ch2 turn
4) sc4, ch2 turn
5) sc dec, sc2, ch2
6) sc dec, sl st, end off

Beak – orange
insert into side of thumb at R5
ch3, dc dec, sl st to side of st at R4 of thumb
end off

Waddle – red
insert into side of thumb under beak at R3
ch4, hdc in 2nd ch from hook, sl st next ch, sl st to same st as ch3, end off

Hat – black
ch3, sc3 across top of thumb (R6), ch3 turn
sl st 2, hdc3, slst3, end off
with yellow and yarn needle, stitch square into hat above brim (see photo)

Feet – orange
left
insert in 2nd sc of body R3
ch5, sl st2,
ch3, sl st2,
ch3, sl st3,
sl st next 2 free ch of ch5,
sl st in same st as ch5, end off

right
sk 2 st on body, insert
repeat pattern of other foot