Vital the Vampire Bat

This crochet pattern is perfect to get you in the Halloween mood! I named the bat "vital" because I always have to remind myself that bats are vital to our environment. I find myself creeped out about them but they really are important (they eat bugs!!)

Vital the Vampire Bat

Supplies:

• Bernat blanket or baby blanket yarn in one color (one skein), and a small amount of another color yarn for the mouth and claws. Or use any color combo!

• Fiber fill or similar filling for stuffing

• Safety eyes 15 mm (solid black)

• Large sewing needle

• Size G 5.0 mm crochet hook

For this crochet pattern you will need the following stitches:

• mc=magic circle

• sc=single crochet

• 2 sc in one stitch=increase (inc)

• 2 sc together=decrease (dec)

All crocheted in the round and using the invisible decrease (decreasing only using the front loops)

Vital the Vampire Bat © 2022 Cotton Candy Crochet Studio

Pattern for the head and body: pattern starts at the bottom of body

1. Mc (6 stitches)

2. Inc in each stitch (12)

3. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)

4. (2 sc, inc) x6 (24)

5. 1 sc (24)

6. (3 sc, inc) x6 (30)

7. 1 sc in each stitch (30)

8. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)

9. 1 sc in each stitch (36)

10. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)

11. 1 sc in each stitch (42)

12. 1 sc in each stitch (42)

13. 1 sc in each stitch (42)

14. 1 sc in each stitch (42)

15. (5 sc, dec) x6 (36)

16. 1 sc in each stitch (36)

17. (4 sc, dec ) x 6 (30)

18. 1 sc in each stitch (30)

19. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)

20. 1 sc in each stitch

21. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)

22. 1 sc in each stitch (18)

23. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

24. 1 sc in each stitch (12)

25. 1 sc in each stitch

26. (1sc, inc) x 6 (18)

27. (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)

28. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)

29. (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)

30. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)

31. 1 sc in each stitch (42)

32. 1 sc inc each stitch (42)

33. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)

34. 1 sc in each stitch (36)

35. (4 sc, dec) x 6 (30)

36. 1 sc in each stitch

37. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24) sew mouth on row 31 or sew on after head is closed

38. 1 sc in each stitch

39. (2 sc, dec) x 6 (18)

40. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)

41. dec x 6 and close

Insert eyes between row 32 and 33 with about 4-5 stitches between.

Pattern for the wings:

Chain 24, slip stitch into first stitch to make a circle

1. 1 sc in each stitch (24)

2. (1 sc,inc ) x 12 (36)

3. (2 sc, inc) x 12 (48)

4. (3 sc, inc) x 12 (60)

5. (4 sc, inc) x 12 (72)

6. (5 sc, inc) x 12 (84)

7. (6 sc, inc) x 12(96))

8. (7 sc, inc) x 12 (108)

9. (8 sc, inc) x 12 (120))

10. (9 sc, inc) x 12(132)

11. (10 sc, inc) x 12 (144)

12. (11 sc, inc) x 12 (156)

13. (12, sc, inc) x 12 (168)

Fold circle in half and sew sides together

Pattern for the ears: make 2

1. Magic circle (4)

2. (1sc, inc) x 2 (6)

3. (2sc, inc) x 2 (8)

4. (3 sc, inc) x 2 (10)

5. (4 sc, inc) x 2 (12)

6. (5 sc, inc) x 2 (14)

Pattern for the claws: make 2

1. Chain 5

2. 1 sc in each stitch starting from second chain from the hook (4)

Repeat 3 times to make the three individual “toes”

Sew the wings to the body first, then the ears, and then the claws

Adding little fangs to the mouth would be fun too :)

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