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A Distinctly Batty Post

• I have good news my friends:

I’ve finally tied up the last of the loose ends.
My bat pa ern is finally here!
(Even if it did take me over a year…)
But now I’m happy to say it’s officially done,
and I’m sharing it so you, too, can make one.
But then, I guess, why stop at just one?
An army of bats would be much more fun!
You could make one black, orange, or blue;
A yellow one, pink, and even green, too!
And in the end, whatever color you choose,
these guys are so cute, you just can’t lose!

• Now normally when I release a pa ern, you see,

it comes with some kind of whimsical short story.
But I’m sorry to say, that try as I might,
I could think of no ba y tale on this lonely night.
I sat and thought about it quite a lot.
But all my si ing and thinking was apparently for naught.
Lately I’ve just had no good ideas, no inspiration.
I think my mind just up and left, and took my motivation.
But even without the usual cute tale to boast,
I figured I could still at least try to make this post.
It just looked like without a story this time,
I’d have to se le instead for a silly li le rhyme.
Of course, I can’t deny, I’m certainly no poet,
and now, thanks to this line, we definitely all know it.
But that’s okay, we’ll just never-mind that now;
‘Cause I’ve made a li le bat and I’ll show you how.

• So go ahead and gather your supplies, get some yarn, take your pick.
And get ready to crochet some bi y bats, that work up super quick!

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Sebastian is this li le guy’s name, and ba y cuteness is quite clearly his game!

S U G G E S T E D M A T E R I A L S:
• Small amounts of worsted weight yarn
• G/7 4.50MM crochet hook
• One (1) pair of 8MM safety eyes
• Black felt
• Scissors
• Needle & thread (Substitution: Hot glue)
• Pins
• Fiberfill stuffing

ABBREVIATIONS
MC – magic circle (magic loop/magic ring)
RND – Round
sc – single crochet(s)

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inc – increase
ibl – in back loops only
dec – decrease
ch – chain
hdc – half double crochet
sl slt – slip stitch
*actions in asterisks should be repeated until round completion or to the indicated stopping point in
the round*
(number in parentheses indicates total number of stitches after round/row completion)
FO – fasten off

This li le bat really is quite li le! Finished size is just a few inches tall. Given that, it is not suggested
that this toy be given to any very li le ones. Also, please note that the basic ear and wing shapes
shown in this pa ern are merely references, and are not actual size. Everyone’s crochet style is
different, so the wings/ears may not be a one size fits all situation. You will need to experiment to get
a size that fits your bat.

If you find any errors with this pa ern, or have any questions or comments, please feel free to let me know! You
can leave a comment below, or send a private message by using the form on the Contact page.

E A R S (make 2):
With your black felt cut out two tear-drop shapes, like the ones in the image below. You may wish
wait and cut out the ears when you’re around round 9 or so of the head (directions for which follow).
I had to experiment with the size of the ears until they looked like you see in the finished photos.

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NOT TO SCALE – unless you want your bat to have REALLY abnormally sized ears :)

H E A D (make 1):
MC 6
RND 1) *inc* (12)
RND 2) *sc, inc* (18)
RND 3) *2sc, inc* (24)
RNDs 4-7) *sc* (24)
RND 8) *ibl sc* (24)
RND 9) *2sc, dec* (18)
You can go ahead and place the eyes now. You may also want to pin on and sew the ears. (I really
hate sewing and so waited to sew the ears on until the end, but it’s up to you). For my bat, before
pinning the ears on, I rolled the felt a bit, almost making a funnel shape. Fla ening that, I then pinned
the ears on, making them look more rounded, as you see in the photos. Also start stuffing the head,
firmly, and continue stuffing until you finish off.
RND 10) *sc, dec* (12)
RND 11) *dec* (6)
FO

B O D Y (make 1):
MC 6)
RND 1) *inc* (12)
RND 2) *sc, inc* (18)
RND 3) *ibl sc* (18)
RNDs 4-6) *sc* (18)
RND 7) *sc, dec* (12)
FO

F E E T (make 2)
leaving a long tail, ch 4
work 3hdc in the 3rd ch from hook. sl st in the last chain. FO leaving a long tail.

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Pull both the beginning and ending tails through the bo om part of the body where you want the
first foot to go. Pull through enough so that that last sl st gets pulled right inside, leaving just the
round li le foot sticking out. Tie a few knots with the end tails (that have now been pulled inside the
body) to secure the foot. Repeat for the second foot. (Placement is totally up to you. I think I might’ve
liked to see what this li le bat looked like with its feet wider apart…)

W I N G S (make 2):
With your black felt cut out two wings in whatever shape you find most ba y. Below, number 1, is
the basic shape I used. In hindsight, though, I think I should’ve gone with number 2. On my next
bat that’s the one I’ll use :)

I went ahead and redid the wings so they’re a bit more bat-ish, using design number two below. I
added the finised photos to this post. Be forewarned: sewing the wings can be a bit fiddly, especially
since this bat is so tiny. Patience will be needed, trust me xD

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(You may cut out two different wings, or cut them out as one piece to save some sewing if you’d like).
Once your wings have been cut out, place, pin, and then sew them to the body. Stuff the body now,
too. (If you’d like to sew the wings on after stuffing, that’s totally cool, too.)

You should now have your head, ears, body, feet, and wings all done. All that’s left is to sew the bat
head to the body. (And do it quickly! A headless bat is just plain wrong…) Pin the two pieces
together, and, once you’re satisfied with the placement, go ahead and sew. Weave in any loose ends.

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pinning things in place – I saved all the sewing for last

finished!

• There you go, you’re all done!

I hope you enjoyed this pa ern, found it fun.

• Now this ba y li le post of mine is almost complete.

If you made it through all my cheesy rhymes, consider it quite a feat!

• Please have fun making your li le bat,

just be sure to tell others where you got it at.
Share the amigurumi goodness, and send others this way
Give a bit of credit to this blog to help keep things free, okay?
And speaking of which, I’ve been meaning to tell:
whatever you make from this pa ern, please don’t sell.
This design is a gift, free for all,
so anyone can have a their own baby bat this fall!

Okay, I’m done trying to rhyme.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in April of 2012 I made a bunch of li le black amigurumi bats. At

the time I just free-formed them, using the simple basics of amigurumi making (crochet an oval,
crochet a tube, sew them together and poof! -a cutie appears). I used basically the same design as my
li le Ski les, which were, in fact, inspired by Ski les. I don’t know why it took me so darn long to
finally sit down and figure out the exact pa ern, but I hope it was worth the wait :)

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1. happycat13
October 17th, 2013
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He is adorable! I just came in not too many minutes ago from watching these li le dudes fly
around catching insects. Thank you for sharing the pa ern!

Karissa
October 18th, 2013
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Thank you :)
I’m happy to share :D

2. happycat13
October 17th, 2013
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I will respect your wishes not to sell. It is a wonderful Halloween ( or anytime) gift. Thank you!

Karissa
October 18th, 2013
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Many thanks!

3. LyubovP
October 17th, 2013
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He’s a li le cutie :) amassing a small army of his friends sounds just as wonderful as amassing a
small army of octopi ;)

Karissa
October 18th, 2013
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Thanks :)
Li le bats were the first official amigurumi army I ever had, Post: If amassing a small army of
amigurumi bats is wrong, I don’t want to be right. Once I gifted them all, I guess I needed a
new army and went with octopi xD

4. Amibeginner
October 18th, 2013
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Alright, I’m so glad the pa erns is now available!
Thank you soooo much! They’re just too cute to be true :)

Karissa
October 19th, 2013
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^^ Thanks! :)

5. ukcrochetpa erns
October 19th, 2013
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Reblogged this on UK Crochet Pa erns.
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6. bestofcrochet
October 19th, 2013
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This bat is too cute for words :) Thank you for sharing your pa ern!

Karissa
October 25th, 2013
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^^ Thank you! Happy to share :D

7. mcmillenwrites
October 20th, 2013
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OMG I know what I am making today!

Karissa
October 25th, 2013
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:D

8. youngatfifty
October 23rd, 2013
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very cute :)

Karissa
October 25th, 2013
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Thank you :)

9. Mandy Seiler
October 23rd, 2013
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Love the Bat and love your Blog! So well wri en – made me laugh! :D Thank you!

Karissa
October 25th, 2013
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Thank you! :D

10. Mika
October 28th, 2013
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Looks like the bats from h ps://www.etsy.com/shop/twistyfishies

Karissa
October 28th, 2013
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That’s quite a compliment, Mika. Those for-sale bats are too cute! My li le bats are obviously
different, and of my own pa ern. These finished bats are a bit different than my originals off
which this pa ern is based. This time around I used the same basic design I used for my
original “Ski les” pa ern.. But anyway, bats are bats I guess :)

11. Danielle
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October 31st, 2013

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Your work is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing!

Karissa
November 1st, 2013
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Thank you! :D

12. Anonymous
November 28th, 2013
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He’s so cute! I’ve never done this before but I’m going to try a make a Venetian-bat!
Thank you very much,
Flavia

Karissa
December 15th, 2013
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Thank you! I hope your Venetian-bat comes out well :D

13. lkscreativethreads
January 3rd, 2014
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Adorable…kids loved it! Definitely going to try to make this one!!!

14. AmigurumiLover
January 11th, 2014
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I LOVE to crochet amigurumi animals!!! :D I noticed you did an”Amigurumi Inventory Day”
thing, and i saw in your pictures there are some very cute animals that you dont have a pa ern for
yet, example the bear and the bunny. Will you ever give a pa ern for that?

Karissa
January 12th, 2014
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Thanks! I probably will do up those pa erns. They were pre y simple to make up, so I’ll put it
on my to-do list :)

15. Kim
January 17th, 2014
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Bats fly over my home every evening and I recently had some young children staying with us –
every nite we would cuddle on the steps outside to watch these beautiful creatures – I will be
making a couple of these to send as reminders of that wonderful holiday. Thank you so much for
generously sharing your ideas.

16. Effyle
November 5th, 2014
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To do this, the whole video description is not by any chance? I only know because I understand
things, if I can see how this cukiság! :( Please help, I want to prepare my family :)

Thank you!
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Karissa
November 16th, 2014
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Hi Effyle,
I’m sorry, but there’s no video accompanying this pa ern, only wri en instructions :/

17. Anonymous
February 9th, 2015
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Thanks for sharing and taking the the time to create a pa ern! I made one today, love it :D
I don’t have any felt so I crocheted the wings and ears, and stitched x’s for the eyes instead of
bu ons.

18. Mae-Lin Leow

June 28th, 2015
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I can’t wait to make these ^_^ Thanks for sharing! ;)

19. Kathryn
July 8th, 2015
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what’s the difference between round 4-7 and round 8 in the head portion? 4-7 is single crocheting
4 rows, isn’t round 8 the same though? i apologize if this is a silly question because i just recently
began crocheting; also, i love your work and appreciate all your pa erns, they always turn out
great!

Karissa
July 8th, 2015
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Hi Kathryn! Thanks for asking. Round 7 and round 8 are almost the same, but in round 8 the
notation includes “ibl” which means “in the back loops.” So, for round 8, instead of
performing a regular single crochet, you will only put your hook through the back loops.

The first and second pictures on this site may help you see what I mean:
h ps://www.stitchdiva.com/tutorials/crochet/crochet-in-the-front-or-back-loops-of-a-stitch

Hope that helps! :)

20. MissTuesday
November 17th, 2015
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Hello Karissa,
thank you for this really nice and easy sounding tutorial (I just started crochet and I can’t wait to
try this out!) and also I was going to ask the same thing as Kathryn about the “in back loops” so
thanks to both of you for asking the question and answering it all in one moment! Haha
Happy crocheting !

21. Anonymous
November 24th, 2015
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Hi, could you explain a li le more how to inc in the mc? I’m rather lost and not sure if you mean
sc or dc inc. Any help is appreciated.

Karissa
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November 24th, 2015

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Single crochets only :)

22. Cathy B.
January 4th, 2016
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These li le bats are SO cute!
When I am a bit be er at cricket, I am going to try these. And I had a thought (hopefully I am not
overstepping . . . ) how cute would they be with colored tummies?? Just a circle of color . . .If I ever
get good, would you mind if I tried that??

Karissa
January 5th, 2016
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Hi Cathy! Thanks! That sounds like a lovely idea! I bet that would be super cute. Please, do try
sometime! Best of luck :)

Cathy Bournstrin
January 5th, 2016
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I will let you know when I am going to make your cute bats 😄
Will make some exactly by the pa ern, then see if I can make color tummies.

23. Sandy Wheeler

January 6th, 2016
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I LOVED your posting! Have you made this in a larger size? I would love to use this for a lovey
for my grandson – especially with all the Batman craze going on!!

24. Amalia
January 10th, 2016
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Thanks !!!

25. Victoria
July 16th, 2016
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Just dropped by to tell you how awesome you are for sharing the pa ern. I made this li le cutie :)

26. Laura
September 6th, 2016
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Thank you for the pa ern! I made this for a friend who is in hospital. A li le early Halloween gift
:)

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