Turkey Crochet Kitchen Towel: Pattern Overview

This is a pattern overview, not a full crochet tutorial. It introduces the construction, supplies, and key details of Fosbas Designs’ turkey kitchen towel so you can decide whether the project suits your plans. For the complete directions and the designer’s original stitch instructions, visit Original designer’s pattern and instructions.

Supplies for the Turkey Kitchen Towel Pattern Overview

The source lists yarn, a 4.5 mm crochet hook, and a yarn needle. The hook size is already given in metric units. Stitch markers are not listed in the source, so they are not included in this checklist. The yarn amounts below are the designer’s estimates; the quantity for Color B is not provided.

• Mustard, Color A: 140 yards
• Deep yellow, Color B: amount not specified
• Light yellow, Color C: 20 yards
• Orange, Color D: 20 yards
• White, Color E: 15 yards
• Black, Color F: 10 yards
• 4.5 mm crochet hook
• Yarn needle

What type of yarn is best for crocheting kitchen towels?

The designer recommends cotton for a kitchen towel, noting its absorbency, softness, durability, and machine-washable quality. The prototype uses Paintbox Yarns Cotton Aran, a worsted-weight, 100% cotton yarn. The source says another brand or any size 4 yarn can be substituted. The stated skill level is advanced beginner, and the pattern uses US crochet terminology.

The gauge listed is 16 stitches over 10 rows in half double crochet to a 4-inch square, measured before blocking. The hook may need adjustment to match that gauge. The source gives finished measurements of 13 inches wide by 17 inches high for the towel, with the turkey head measuring 7 by 6 inches. These details help set expectations, but they do not replace checking gauge and following the original pattern.

The pattern’s stitch vocabulary includes chain, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, back loop only, crossed double crochet, and repeat. It also defines the shell as two double crochets, a chain, and two more double crochets in one indicated stitch or chain space. The crossed double crochet is a paired stitch worked across a skipped stitch. Consult the designer’s instructions for the exact placement and sequence.

How to make the Turkey kitchen towel

The design combines a rectangular towel body with a shaped end, a fan-like turkey feather section, and small crocheted facial features. The main panel is worked in Color A, using half double crochet at the beginning and crossed double crochet for much of the fabric. The original instructions shape the lower portion and finish the panel with single crochet edging, including shaped corners. They also note that reducing repeated rows changes the towel’s length.

The feather begins as a circular base in Color A, then changes from joined rounds to rows. Several colors form the decorative fan: Colors B and C create shell groups in the chain spaces, while Color D fills those spaces with double crochet groups. The first row is worked in the back loop only, leaving the other loop available for the body. Color A is used again for the edging, which outlines the repeated feather shapes.

After the feather and towel panel are made, the feather is sewn to the panel’s tapered end. Separate pieces form the eyes, beak, and wattle. The eyes use white and black yarn, with a black button offered in the original directions as an alternative for the smaller eye pieces. The beak is made in Color B and the wattle in Color D. Those details are sewn together and attached near the top of the feather base. This overview describes the project’s structure rather than reproducing its row-by-row instructions.

Check the original pattern carefully before crocheting the towel body: its foundation directions say to chain 44 and then report 42 half double crochets in the first row. Those figures appear inconsistent as written. This overview does not guess at a correction; use the designer’s full instructions to resolve the discrepancy before beginning.

How to hang it up

The finished towel is designed to hang by drawing its turkey head through an opening formed by the head and main towel. The source’s hanging directions position the towel behind a towel bar with the head pointing down and the wrong side facing outward, then bring the head through that opening. Align the towel’s short ends and adjust the hanging position. Follow the original instructions for the precise arrangement.

For another seasonal project with a wall display format, see Crochet Turkey Wallhanging: Pattern Overview.