This adorable amigurumi bat is the perfect spooky yet sweet creation for the Halloween season. Designed with soft gray and black yarn, it features a chunky round body, distinct pointy ears, and intricate webbed wings. The small white accents around the dark safety eyes give it a truly charming look.
Once completed, this charming stuffed bat becomes an incredibly versatile decoration. You can easily attach a simple hanging string to suspend it as festive Halloween room decor . It works wonderfully as a fun bag accessory, a little keychain, or a unique handmade gift for any special day.
Crocheting this piece requires DK weight yarn, a 3.5mm hook, and twelve millimeter safety eyes. You begin by crocheting the spherical head and body in a continuous spiral. Next, you fold the wings and stitch web lines using a darning needle, finally sewing all the parts together.
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Materials Needed
Yarn: DK weight yarn in Gray, Black, and a tiny bit of White (for eye details)
Hook: 3.5 mm crochet hook
Eyes: 12 mm safety eyes
Other Tools: Scissors, stitch marker, darning needle, and fiberfill stuffing
Head & Body
Worked in one continuous piece using Gray yarn.
Head:
Round 1: Chain 2, work 8 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook. (Alternatively, work 8 sc in a magic ring)(8 sts)
Round 2: 8 inc(16 sts)
Round 3: (1 sc, inc) repeat around(24 sts)
Round 4: (3 sc, inc) repeat around(30 sts)
Round 5: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) repeat around(36 sts)
Round 6: (5 sc, inc) repeat around(42 sts)
Round 7: (3 sc, inc, 3 sc) repeat around(48 sts)
Round 8: (7 sc, inc) repeat around(54 sts)
Rounds 9-17 (9 rounds): sc in each st around(54 sts)
Insert safety eyes between rounds 13 and 14, leaving 8 stitches between them.
Round 18: (7 sc, dec) repeat around(48 sts)
Round 19: (6 sc, dec) repeat around(42 sts)
Round 20: (5 sc, dec) repeat around (36 sts)
Round 21: (4 sc, dec) repeat around (30 sts)
Round 22: (3 sc, dec) repeat around (24 sts)
Stuff the head firmly.
Body:
Round 23: 24 inc(48 sts)
Rounds 24-28 (5 rounds): sc in each st around(48 sts)
Round 29: (4 sc, dec) repeat around(40 sts)
Rounds 30-31 (2 rounds): sc in each st around(40 sts)
Round 32: (3 sc, dec) repeat around(32 sts)
Round 33: sc in each st around (32 sts)
Round 34: (2 sc, dec) repeat around(24 sts)
Round 35: sc in each st around(24 sts)
Stuff the body firmly.
Round 36: (1 sc, dec) repeat around(16 sts)
Round 37: 8 dec (8 sts)
Fasten off, weave the yarn tail through the front loops of the remaining stitches to close the hole, and hide the tail inside the body.
Wings (Make 2)
Worked in Gray yarn.
Round 1: Make a magic ring, ch 3 (counts as first dc), work 15 dc in the ring. Join with a slip stitch to the top of the ch-3. (16 sts)
Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc). (1 dc, dc-inc) repeat around. Note: dc-inc means 2 double crochets in the same stitch. Join with a slip stitch. (24 sts)
Round 3: Ch 3 (counts as first dc). (2 dc, dc-inc) repeat around. Join with a slip stitch. (32 sts)
Round 4: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 dc. In the next stitch work the combination: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc). Then 3 dc, followed by the combination (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next stitch. Repeat this pattern around. Join with a slip stitch and fasten off.
Edging: Fold the wing in half so the points align. Attach Black yarn at the corner and crochet through both layers to join the wing together:
Work 3 sc across.
In the chain-2 gap, work (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc).
Work 6 sc across to the next gap, then work (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in the gap.
Repeat until the end, finishing with 3 sc. Fasten off leaving a long tail.
Webbing Details: Using a darning needle and Black yarn, embroider straight lines from the center point of the wing out to the pointy edges in a zigzag fashion to create a webbed look.
Ears (Make 2)
Worked in Gray yarn.
Round 1: Chain 2, work 6 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook. (6 sts)
Round 2: (1 sc, inc) repeat 3 times. (9 sts)
Round 3: 9 sc. (9 sts)
Round 4: (2 sc, inc) repeat 3 times. (12 sts)
Round 5: 12 sc. (12 sts)
Round 6: (1 sc, inc) repeat around. (18 sts)
Rounds 7-10 (4 rounds): 18 sc. (18 sts)
Flatten the ear and work 9 sc across both layers to close the opening. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Assembly & Details
Wings: Sew the wings to the center of the bat’s back. After securing the main part of the wing, tack down the bottom edge of the wing to the body by sewing about 5 stitches down.
Mouth: Using Black yarn, embroider a small “V” shaped smile 4 rounds below the eyes, centered on the face.
Eye Accents: Using White yarn, embroider a small vertical line on the outer edge of each safety eye to give it a cute highlight.
Ears: Position the ears on the sides of the head, starting about 2 rounds above the eyes. Sew them securely in place.
