Here's my contribution of a turkey napkin ring. He's quick to work. Experienced crocheters should be able to do one in an hour.
Thanksgiving napkin ring
Designer: Wendy Stumpf
Boye crochet hook size H
Caron Simply Soft yarn
Autumn maize
Autumn red
Pumpkin
Chocolate
Red
Gauge: not important
Stitches: dc - double crochet
Sc - single crochet
Fsc - foundation single crochet
Fhdc - foundation half double crochet
Ch - chain
Sl st - slip stitch
Sk - skip
St(s) - stitch(es)
Body
Using chocolate yarn, ch 5. Join in the first ch to form a ring.
Ch 3 (counts as a dc now and throughout), 15 dc in the ring. Join with sl st in the top of the ch 3.
Ch 3, dc in same place, 2 dc in each st around. Join in the top of the ch 3. Fasten off.
Tail feathers and head
Using autumn maize, join in any st. * Ch 2, sl st in the st to the right. Fsc 4 sts, fhdc 2 sts. 3 dc and hdc in the fhdc, hdc in the next st, sc in the next 4 sts. Sl st in the st to the left of the join. Fasten off.
Using pumpkin, join in the st to the left. Repeat from *.
Using autumn red, join in the st to the left. Repeat from *.
Using pumpkin, join in the st to the left. Repeat from *.
Using autumn maize, join in the 5th st from the pumpkin tail feather. Repeat from *.
Legs
Using autumn maize, join in the 8th st from the neck. * Ch 6, (ch 3, sl st in the 2nd st from the hook and the next st) repeat 3x, sl st back to the body and in the next st. Repeat from *. Fasten off.
Weave ends.
Use the picture for placement of facial features. With chocolate, place a French knot on the head. With red, embroidery the wattle. With pumpkin, add the bill.
Ring
With chocolate, ch 20 sts. In the 4th ch from the hook and in each st, dc.
Ch 3, turn and dc in each st across and in the top of the ch 3.
Sew the end of the ring to the wrong side of the turkey on the left hand side. Sew the other end of the ring to the wrong side of the turkey on the right hand side.
