Thanksgiving Turkey

[nevadamama]

I crocheted this Thanksgiving Turkey a few years ago. I'll let you know if I run across the pattern again.

 

[unicorn37757]

Oh that is so cute!

[ChainOFools]

That is really cute!

[Shell]

love the hat!!

 

out of curiosity, do the colour tail feathers have a meaning? i've seen plenty of turkeys but the ones i have seen are all white lol (please excuse my aussie naivety!)

[andiM]

Cute!!

[theworm]

That is adorable!

[diamond]

I have this pattern and it's been on my 'To Do' list for quite some time. Maybe I'll get it done before next Thanksgiving. Great job on it. It's really very cute. The pattern is in several of the books & magazines and I think there may be a pattern on the web. Maybe freepatterns or e-pattern.

[CLLinda]

It's really a cute turkey. Great job! I love the multicolored feathers.

 

[Phoenix]

So cute!

 

Shell- I don't know why, but for some reason whenever we depict turkeys in the states we give 'em colored tailfeathers like this. Real turkeys are such a brown and white speckly ball of feathers..maybe they decided to brighten them up for kids shows or something? If anyone knows why we do this, I'd love to know too!

[moomooo]

He is adorable.. I have this pattern and just never to to making it but is on my to do list too...

Great job..

[MeMe]

he is really a cutie

[Shell]

So cute!

 

Shell- I don't know why, but for some reason whenever we depict turkeys in the states we give 'em colored tailfeathers like this. Real turkeys are such a brown and white speckly ball of feathers..maybe they decided to brighten them up for kids shows or something? If anyone knows why we do this, I'd love to know too!

Thanks for the response Pheonix. Turkeys in Australia are white. It only dawned on me when looking at these 2 items (there's another thread for a door hanger) that American turkey's are brown. So then I wondered why the coloured feathers I see so much in the American pics. Interesting

[Tampa Doll]

Thanks for the response Pheonix. Turkeys in Australia are white. It only dawned on me when looking at these 2 items (there's another thread for a door hanger) that American turkey's are brown. So then I wondered why the coloured feathers I see so much in the American pics. Interesting

 

Actually, the turkeys we eat are white and raised on a farm, the brown ones are the wild turkeys. We have to dress everything up to look pretty.

Beautiful job on the turkey. He is really cute.

[diamond]

Maybe the feathers are colored because as small children most are/were taught to draw a turkey by tracing around their hands with the four fingers as the tail/feathers and the thumb as the head. Small children would color the fingers/tail feathers different colors because that's what children do. I know that's why I make the tail feathers different colors.

 

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

[crochetrae]

Diamond, that's the exact response I was going to give regarding the colored tail feathers!! Just a guess. I love shelf sitters and this one is so cute. What's inside him to make him sit straight?

[krzykajun]

Too cute.

[john doe]

I wish I could crochet so well ... He is so adorable!

[john doe]

:laughroll :laughroll :laughroll :laughroll :laughroll

 

So adorable!

[Slumpidedooda]

thats adorable! great job!

 

Megan

[heart]

Well now, doesn't he have some personality!! That is so cute!!!

[mimicat]

Very cute!

[yarncat]

Cute!

[OneCraftySAHM]

Awww too cute! Great job!

[lynned1952]

cute, I'd like the pattern for next year if anyone has a link.

[christinascrochethaven]

How very cute:hook