Crochet bat free amigurumi pattern

This is a free amigurumi pattern to create your own little bat this Halloween. Legs and body of the amigurumi bat are worked in one piece together. Head, arms, ears and wings are worked separately and sewn on afterwards. The finished crochet bat is about 16 cm (6.3″) tall, if you use the same yarn and hook given in the supplies list.

Designed and photos by Oksana Niyazova
Instagram: @niyazova_toys
Translated by Amiguroom Toys

Materials:

• Yarn: YarnArt Jeans (55% cotton, 45% acrylic, 50 g/160 m)
• Hook size: 2.0 mm
• 6 mm safety eyes
• Black embroidery floss
• Sewing needle and scissors
• Fiberfill

Abbreviations:
R = row
mc = magic circle (magic ring)
ch = chain
st = stitch
sc = single crochet
inc = 2 sc in the next stitch
dec = single crochet 2 stitches together
F.o. = finish off
(12) = number of stitches you should have at the end of the round/row
( ) * 6 = repeat whatever is between the brackets the number of times stated

Free amigurumi bat pattern

Arms (make 2)
R 1: 8 sc in mc (8)
R 2-7: 8 sc (6 rows)
Don’t stuff with fiberfill.
Fold top of arm flat and 4 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Wings (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
R 6: (4 sc, inc) * 6 (36)
R 7: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
Fold top of wing flat and make (6 sc, in increase sts of the previous row: 1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc)*3
F.o.

Ears (make 2 )
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: 6 sc
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 3 (9)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) * 3 (12)
R 5: 12 sc
R 6: (3 sc, inc) * 3 (15)
R 7: 15 sc
R 8: (4 sc, inc) * 3 (18)
R 9: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
R 10-12: 24 sc (3 rows)
R 13: (6 sc, dec) * 3 (21)
R 14: (5 sc, dec) * 3 (18)
R 15: (4 sc, dec) * 3 (15)
R 16-18: 15 sc (3 rows)
R 19: (3 sc, dec) * 3 = 12
R 20: 12 sc
Fold top of ear flat and 6 sc through both sides across.
Fold top one time more and 3 sc through both sides across.
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Head
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (inc) * 6 (12)
R 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
R 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
R 5: (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
R 6-7: 30 sc (2 rows)
R 8: (4 sc, inc) * 6 (36)
R 9: 36 sc
R 10: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
R 11: 42 sc
R 12: (6 sc, inc) * 6 (48)
R 13: 48 sc
R 14: (7 sc, inc) * 6 (54)
R 15-20: 54 sc (6 rows)
Insert safety eyes between R 16 and R 17 at the distance of 10 sts from each other.
R 21: (7 sc, dec) * 6 (48)
R 22: (6 sc, dec) * 6 (42)
R 23: (5 sc, dec) * 6 (36)
R 24: (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
R 25: (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
R 26: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
F.o.

Legs and body (made as one piece)

Legs (make 2)
R 1: 6 sc in mc (6)
R 2: (1 sc, inc) * 3 (9)
R 3: 9 sc
R 4: (2 sc, inc) * 3 (12)
R 5: 12 sc
R 6: (3 sc, inc) * 3 (15)
R 7: 15 sc
F.o.

Don’t cut the yarn when you’ll finish the second leg! Join with the 1st leg.

Continue crocheting the body in the round:
R 8: 15 sc on the 1st leg, 15 sc on the 2nd leg (30)
R 9: 30 sc
R 10: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (36)
R 11-14: 36 sc (4 rows)
R 15: (10 sc, dec) * 3 = 33
R 16: (9 sc, dec) * 3 = 30
R 17: (3 sc, dec) * 6 = 24
R 18: (2 sc, dec) * 6 = 18
R 19-20: 18 sc (2 rows)
F.o. and leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly
Sew the head to the body.
Sew the ears on the sides of the head.
Sew the arms between R 18 and R 19 of the body.
Sew the wings on the back of the body.