I made this for one of my cousin's kids, whose birthday is right before Thanksgiving. Its from the movie Free Birds, which he hasn't seen, hence he kept thinking it was a baby chicken instead of a baby turkey, the idea of which he would not let go. On the bright side, remove the waddle and it will make a perfect Easter present.
Materials
Fashion yarn (I used Bernat Boa) in color of your choice (Movie Puffs are white, pink, yellow and blue--sample shown in white)
Small amounts worsted weight yarn in white, black, brown and red
Worsted weight yarn in yellow
2 hooks, one large (for the bulky), one small (for everything else)--sample project used a J and an F.
Body
With body color, ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12 sc)
Rnd 3: Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc around (18 sc)
Rnd 4: Sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (24 sc)
Rnd 5: Sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (30 sc)
Rnd 6: Sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (36 sc)
Rnd 7: Sc in next 5 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (42 sc)
Rnd 8: Sc in next 6 sc, 2 sc in next sc around (48 sc)
Rnd 9-16: sc in each sc around
Rnd 17: Sc in next 6 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around (42 sc)
Rnd 18: Sc in next 5 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around (36 sc)
Rnd 19: Sc in next 4 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around (30 sc)
Rnd 20: Sc in next 3 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around (24 sc)
Rnd 21: Sc in next 2 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around (18 sc)
Rnd 22: Sc in next 1 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc around (12 sc)
Rnd 23: Sc dec around (6 sc)
Fasten off.
Wings (Make 2)
With body color, ch 2
Rnd 1: 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook (3 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around (6 sc)
Rnd 3: Sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc around (9 sc)
Rnd 4-5: sc in each sc around
Fasten off.
Sew to body.
Beak Top
With yellow, ch 11
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch sp across (10 sc)
Row 2: sc in each sc across
Row 3: sc in next 3 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc 2x, sc in remaining sc across (8 sc)
Row 4: sc in next 2 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc 2x, sc in remaining sc across (6 sc)
Row 5: sc in next 2 sc, sc dec, sc in remaining sc across (5 sc)
Fasten off.
Sew sides together and turn inside out.
Slip st red on top.
Sew to face.
Beak Bottom
With yellow, ch 7
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch sp across, switch to black (6 sc)
Row 2-3: sc in each sc across
Fasten off.
Sew to head and beak top.
Waddle
With red, ch 2
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook
Row 2: make a big sc in Row 2
Fasten off.
Sew to bottom of beak.
Sew to head.
Eyes (Make 2)
With black, ch 2
Rnd 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, change to brown (6 sc)
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc around, change to white (12 sc)
Rnd 3: sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc around (18 sc0
Fasten off.
Sew to face.
Feet (Make 5 pieces per foot)
With yellow, ch 2
Rnd 1: 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook (4 sc)
Rnd 2-4: sc in each sc around
Fasten off.
Sew three pieces together at the bottom for toes and one piece on the opposite side for heel (it should sort of look like a fork). Sew the last piece on top, open side down. Weave in ends and sew to body. Gobble gobble!
*Free Birds belongs to Relativity/Medla LLC.
