Free Crochet Pattern: Last Minute Halloween Bat

Ok, I know this is super last-minute, but maybe there are people out there, who wake up one day and suddenly its Halloween and they almost missed it and there is a party that night and no Halloween outfit in the closet but lots of yarn in the house… Well, that could be a scenario I could wake up in. So here comes a very quick and simple pattern for a tiny amigurumi bat, which you can easily tie to earrings or other jewelery. Have a happy Halloween and fun crocheting!

1. R: 6 sc into a magic ring
2. R: inc 6 (12 sc)
3. R: [sc, inc] 6x (18 sc)
4. R. – 6. R: 18 sc
7. R: [sc, dec] 6x (12. sc)
8. R: dec 6 (6 sc)
9. R: 6 sc
10. R: inc 6 (12 sc)
11. – 16. R: 12 sc
17. R: [2sc, dec] 3 x (9 sc)
18. R: 4 dec

Cut yarn and sew up the end

Wings

1. R: ch 15
2. R: start with 2nd stitch from hook, do 3 sc, 3 sc into next stitch, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, 3 sc into next stitch, 3 sc, ch
3. R: 3 sc, 3 sc into next stitch, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, 3 sc into next stitch, 3 sc
4. R: 4 sc, 3 sc into next stitch, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, 3 sc into next stitch, 4 sc
5. 4 sc, 3 sc into next stitch, 3 sc, dec, 3 sc, 3 sc into next stitch, 3 sc, start doing one row of sc all around the wings by doing inc 1 into the last stitch, then 3 sc down the side, inc into the edge, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, 3 sc into next stitch, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, 3 sc into next stitch, 3 sc up the side, 3 sc into last stitch sling stitch

Cut yarn and leave a long tail

Ears:

With light pink
1. R: 2 sc directly to the head as seen in picture, ch
2. R: 2 sc back
3. R: without ch work a dec

Cut yarn and pull through the end

Crochet 1 R of sc around the ear with black yarn as follows:

3 sc up, [sc, ch, sc] into the topmost stitch, 3 sc down, sl into the head beside the ear. Cut yarn and sew up the end. Do the other ear in the same way but start from the middle of the head and work towards the left side instead of starting on the right side and working towards the middle

Embroider a face to your bats head.

Sew the wings to the back of the bat.

Finished!