Thanksgiving Wreath It’s November! Can you believe it? And I’m here today to give you a turkey that you can stuff BEFORE the big day! This post may contain affiliate links for products I use and recommend. If you make a purchase through one of my links, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting my small business! For more information, please see my disclosure policy. This Thanksgiving wreath was a whole heap of fun to make! I just enjoyed every minute of it and I’m so proud of how it came out. It did take some time to complete since there were so many little parts to crochet. That’s why I wanted to give it to you as soon as possible so you would have plenty of time to create one. So last night, my Thanksgiving wreath was done and it looked like the photo below. But then, when my husband saw it, he thought that the belly looked too plain, especially since there was so much detail in his upper body. He suggested wings holding a pumpkin. Although it was a good idea, I was still frustrated because I thought I was finished. Ha! Tell me what you prefer on the Thanksgiving Wreath turkey belly in the comments below? Wings and pumpkin? Or plain? The stitches are easy and I’ve included plenty of tutorial photos to help you along. The color striped spirals are wrapped around an 18″ wire wreath frame that you can purchase at this link. (I receive a small percentage of any purchases made from this page at no extra cost to you and it helps me to keep providing free patterns for you to enjoy! So thank you!) You even have the option to crochet around craft/floral wire for the turkey’s feet so that they don’t twist and curl. Originally, I tried to block them, but I just couldn’t get it to look right. So after some thought, I came up with crocheting over wire and guess what…it worked! But like I said before, it is optional. You don’t have to include this step. Here is a pin of the Thanksgiving Wreath for your Pinterest board… Add this Thanksgiving Wreath pattern to your Ravelry queue… Thanksgiving Wreath Materials Used: The Thanksgiving Wreath pattern uses less than one skein of each: I Love This Yarn! in Cranberry – 7 oz./199 g – 355 yds/325 m I Love This Yarn! in Sungold – 7 oz./199 g – 355 yds/325 m I Love This Yarn! in Brown – 7 oz./199 g – 355 yds/325 m I Love This Yarn! in Black – 7 oz./199 g – 355 yds/325 m I Love This Yarn! in Light Sage – 7 oz./199 g – 355 yds/325 m I Love This Yarn! in Burnt Pumpkin – 7 oz./199 g – 355 yds/325 m I Love This Yarn! in Linen – 7 oz./199 g – 355 yds/325 m I/9 (5.25mm) hook H/8 (5.00mm) hook F/5 (3.75mm) hook 18” wire wreath frame 4 – 6″ pieces of 26 gauge Craft/floral wire 2 – 5/8” buttons for eyes Poly-Fil Tapestry needle (and sewing needle and thread for eyes) Finished Size Approximately: 19½” diameter Gauge: Not Important Special Stitches: Single Crochet 2 Together (sc2tog) Insert hook into st, YO and draw back through st, insert hook into next indicated st, YO and draw back through st, YO and draw through all 3 loops on hook. A decrease was made. Single Crochet 3 Together (sc3tog) Insert hook into indicated st, YO and draw back through st, insert hook into next indicated st, YO and draw back through st, insert hook into next indicated st, YO and draw back through st, YO and draw through all 4 loops on hook. A decrease was made. Double Crochet 3 Together (dc3tog) *YO and insert hook into indicated st, YO and draw back through st, YO and draw through 2 loops on hook.* Repeat from * to * 2 more times with the next 2 sts. YO and draw through all four loops on hook. A decrease was made. Shell Stitch 5 dc in same space V-Stitch (Dc, ch 1, dc) in same space Bottom Loop Flip your chain over and the bottom loop is the loop underneath. Abbreviations: YO – yarn over FC – foundation chain ch(s) – chain(s) sc – single crochet hdc – half double crochet dc – double crochet tc – triple (treble) crochet st(s) – stitch(es) sp – space sc2tog – single crochet 2 together sc3tog – single crochet 3 together dc3tog – double crochet 3 together V-st – V-stitch sl st – slip stitch Notes: The main Thanksgiving wreath stripes are stitched together using their tails so don’t weave them in. All of the turkey pieces are crocheted separately and then stitched into place on the turkey body using a tapestry needle and yarn. The body is constructed of a front panel and back panel that are sewed together using yarn and lightly stuffed with Poly-fil. The turkey body pillow is then stitched to the main Thanksgiving wreath using yarn and a tapestry needle. The connection points are across the top of his hat that is stitched to the light sage stripe of the Thanksgiving wreath body and along his bottom that is stitched to the brown stripe of the Thanksgiving wreath body. The feet are crocheted over floral wire to help them keep their shape. This is optional, but there are photos to illustrate the instructions. The pumpkin pattern has more tutorial photos if you need them at this link. *** American crochet terms used throughout. Instructions: Thanksgiving Wreath Body Stripes Make: 4 Cranberry 3 Burnt Pumpkin 3 Sungold 3 Light Sage 2 Brown FC: Ch 101 Row 1: In 5th ch from hook, dc (V-st was made); continue to V-st in every ch across to the end. Turn. Row 2: Ch 1. Sc in ch-1 sp, *shell st in next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp* Repeat from * to * across. Finish off. Note: If for some reason, your counts are off and you end with a shell stitch instead of a single crochet, only work 3 dc’s into the last ch-1 sp and then finish off. It won’t affect the outcome. The color pattern for the example is: 2 Brown together and then *Cranberry, Sungold, Light Sage and Burnt Pumpkin.* Repeat from * to * with Cranberry being your final stripe ending up next to the Brown you started with. Finishing Begin with the Brown and wrap around the wire wreath form making sure that the FC is the part that is touching the wire form so that the shells are facing outward. Once the Brown is wrapped, get your next color – the Cranberry. Using a tapestry needle and the tails from finishing off, stitch the two ends together (Brown to Cranberry) and begin wrapping the Cranberry. Repeat with all of the stripes. Stitch your final Cranberry stripe to your first Brown stripe. Fluff and adjust your stripes until the middle light sage stripe is directly above the Brown. These are your two centers and will be your placement for stitching your turkey body on later. Turkey Body With Brown and I hook Make 2 FC: Ch 21 Row 1: In 2nd ch from hook, sc. Sc in next 19 sts. Turn. (20 sc) Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in the st the ch 1 comes from, sc in next 18 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (22 sc) Row 3: Ch 1, sc in next 22 sts. Turn. (22 sc) Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in the st the ch 1 comes from, sc in next 20 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (24 sc) Row 5: Ch 1, sc in next 24 sts. Turn. (24 sc) Row 6: Ch 1, 2 sc in the st the ch 1 comes from, sc in next 22 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (26 sc) Row 7: Ch 1, sc in next 26 sts. Turn. (26 sc) Row 8: Ch 1, 2 sc in the st the ch 1 comes from, sc in next 24 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (28 sc) Row 9: Ch 1, sc in next 28 sts. Turn. (28 sc) Row 10: Ch 1, 2 sc in the st the ch 1 comes from, sc in next 26 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (30 sc) Row 11 – Row 21: Ch 1, sc in next 30 sts. Turn. (30 sc) Row 22: Ch 1, sc2tog using next 2 sts, sc in next 26 sts, sc2tog using next 2 sts. Turn. (28 sc) Row 23: Ch 1, sc in next 28 sts. Turn. (28 sc) Row 24: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 24 sts, sc2tog. Turn. (26 sc) Row 25: Ch 1, sc in next 26 sts. Turn. (26 sc) Row 26: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 22 sts, sc2tog. Turn. (24 sc) Row 27: Ch 1, sc in next 24 sts. Turn. (24 sc) Row 28: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 20 sts, sc2tog. Turn. (22 sc) Row 29: Ch 1, sc in next 22 sts. Turn. (22 sc) Row 30: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 18 sts, sc2tog. Turn. (20 sc) Row 31: Ch 1, skip 1st st, sl st in next st, sc in next 16 sts. Sl st in next 2 sts. Turn. (16 sc) Row 32: Ch 1, skip the 2 sl sts from previous row, sl st in next 3 sts. Ch 1, sc in next 10 sts. Sl st in next st. Turn. (10 sc) Row 33: Ch 1, skip sl st, sc in next 10 sts. Turn. (10 sc) Row 34: Ch 1, sc in next 10 sts. Turn. (10 sc) Row 35: Ch 1, 2 sc in the st the ch 1 comes from, sc in next 8 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (12 sc) Row 36: Ch 1, sc in next 12 sts. Turn. (12 sc) Row 37: Ch 1, 2 sc in the st the ch 1 comes from, sc in next 10 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn. (14 sc) Row 38 – Row 45: Ch 1, sc in next 14 sts. Turn. (14 sc) Row 46: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 10 sts, sc2tog. Turn. (12 sc) Row 47: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 8 sts, sc2tog. Turn. (10 sc) Finish off. Beak With Burnt Orange and I hook Make 1 FC: Ch 5 Round 1: In 3rd ch from hook work dc3tog in next 3 sts. Border Round 2: Ch 1, sc evenly along the edge. In the corner, work (sc, ch 1, sc) in the same sp. *Sc evenly along the next edge. Work (sc, ch 1, sc) in the corner.* Repeat from * to * once more. Sc evenly along last edge. Sl st in 1st sc made of border. Finish off. Leave a long tail for sewing. Snood With Cranberry and I hook Make 1 FC: Ch 16 Row 1: Work in bottom loops. In 3rd ch from hook, hdc. Hdc in next 2 sts. Sc in next 5 sts, 3 sc all in next st together (to create a bend), sc in next st. Sl st in last 4 sts. Finish off. Leave a long tail for sewing. Pilgrim Hat With Black and I hook Make 2 FC: Ch 22 Row 1: Work in bottom loops for Row 1. In 2nd ch from hook, sc. Sc in next 9 sts. 2 sc in next st, sc in next 10 sts. Turn. (22 sc) Row 2: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 18 sts, sc2tog. Turn. (20 sc) Row 3: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in next 16 sts, sc2tog. Turn. (18 sc) Finish off. With Cranberry Row 4: Skip 3 sts and attach red in next st, sc. Sc in next 11 sts. Turn. … Continue reading Thanksgiving Wreath