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Crochet turkey square pattern

ByMelissa Hassler

Add a playful Thanksgiving touch to your fall projects with this crochet turkey square pattern. The colorful tail feathers and layered turkey pieces create a fun 3D design that stands out against the square background and works well for blankets, pillows, bags, and other seasonal projects.

Quick answer

This advanced beginner crochet turkey square is made with worsted weight (#4) yarn and an H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook. The granny square base is worked in joined rounds using a circle-to-square construction, then the turkey head, eyes, beak, gobbler, feathers, and legs are crocheted separately and sewn in place. The complete finished turkey square measures approximately 7.25 × 7.25 inches.

Crochet turkey square pattern details

Here’s a quick overview of the materials, sizing, gauge, and pattern notes before you begin.

Skill level

Advanced beginner — This pattern uses basic crochet stitches, simple increases and decreases, color changes, circle-to-square shaping, and small pieces that are sewn together.

Materials needed

  • H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook
  • Worsted weight yarn (#4) in brown, red, orange, yellow, black, and white
  • Yarn needle
  • Scissors

Finished size

The turkey granny square measures approximately 7.25 × 7.25 inches.

Gauge

16 double crochet stitches and 9 rounds = 4 inches (10 cm)

Learn how to check crochet gauge before you begin so you can adjust your hook size if needed.

Crochet abbreviations

Pattern notes

  • The granny square pattern is written in US terms.
  • You will make the granny square first and then add the turkey parts.
  • The granny square is made with the circle to square technique.
  • Join each round with a slip stitch to the first stitch made in that round. 
  • Repeat instructions between the asterisks (*) for the rest of the round.
  • The chain at the beginning of each round does not count as a stitch. 

Magic circle alternative

If you find the magic ring/circle tricky, try this easier method for round 1: Chain 3, make 11 dc in the 3rd ch from the hook, join (11 stitches)

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Crochet turkey square pattern instructions

Turkey granny square

Brown yarn

Rnd 1: Magic circle, 11 DC, join to first DC (11 stitches)
Rnd 2: Ch 2, make 2 DC in each st, join (22 stitches)
Rnd 3: Ch 2, *2 DC, DC in the next stitch*, join (33 stitches)
Rnd 4: Ch 2, *2 DC, DC in the next 2 sts*, join with white yarn (44 stitches)

White yarn

Rnd 5: Ch 2, *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next st, dc in next 10 sts; repeat from * around. Join. (56 dc + 4 ch-2 spaces)
Rnd 6: Ch 2, dc in each dc around, working (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in each ch-2 corner space. Join. (72 dc + 4 ch-2 spaces)

Rnd 7: Ch 2, dc in each dc around, working (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in each ch-2 corner space. Join. (88 dc + 4 ch-2 spaces)
Rnd 8: Ch 2, dc in each dc around, working (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in each ch-2 corner space. Join. (104 dc + 4 ch-2 spaces)

Turkey head

Brown yarn

Rnd 1: Magic circle, 11 DC, join to first DC (11 stitches)
Rnd 2: Ch 2, make 2 DC in each st, join and fasten off (22 stitches)

Sew the head to the turkey body.

Turkey eyes

Make 2 using white yarn. Leave a long tail for sewing.

Ch 2, make 6 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook. Fasten off.

Tie a small knot with black yarn and sew it to the center of each eye. Sew the eyes to the turkey’s head.

Turkey beak

Yellow yarn

Row 1: Ch 4, SC in the 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch, turn (3 stitches)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc3tog and fasten off

Sew the beak to the turkey head.

Turkey gobbler

Red yarn

Ch 4, 2 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each remaining ch. (6 sts) Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Sew the gobbler to the bottom side of the beak.

Turkey feathers

Make 5 turkey tail feathers using red (2), yellow (1), and orange yarn (2).

Ch 11, TC in the 5th ch from hook, in next 6 chs work (TC, DC, DC, HDC, HDC, SC), ch-1 and turn to continue working in the opposite side of the foundation chain, in next 7 chs work (SC, HDC, HDC, DC, DC, TC, TC), join to the first tc and fasten off

Sew the feathers to the turkey. 

Turkey legs

Make 2 using brown yarn.

Ch 7, SC in the 2nd ch from hook, SC in next ch, SL ST in next ch, ch 3, SC in the 2nd ch from hook, SC in next ch, SL ST in next ch (same ch that you previously made a SL ST in), SC in 3 rem chs, fasten off.

Sew each turkey leg to the bottom of the turkey body.

Finishing

Fasten off and then weave in the ends. Block if desired.

Finished crochet turkey granny square with a brown 3D turkey, white eyes, yellow beak, red wattle, colorful red, orange, and yellow tail feathers, and brown legs on a white square background.

Printable PDF pattern

This great pattern is also available as an ad-free PDF in my Etsy Shop: crochet turkey granny square pattern

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— Melissa

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