Flittermouse the Vampire Bat

🦇 Flittermouse the Vampire Bat 🦇

 

Halloween is one of my favourite times of year! Getting dressed up as a kid in a black bin bag, with fake fingers you couldn’t pick anything up with and fake teeth that hurt your gums more than the candy! Every year was so exciting! The anticipation of bringing home a carrier bag full of treats, seeing everyone in the neighbourhood out with their families, laughing, cackling & enjoying the twilight! Halloween in New Zealand is definitely nothing like my childhood was & even less so now with the pandemic making sure we can’t socialise. So along with my free eyeball pattern I put together another treat for you guys! Here is my Flittermouse the Vampire Bat pattern, hope you enjoy!

 

Skill Level : Easy

Materials

1 ball of Dark Grey 8 ply yarn

Small amount of Light Grey 8 ply Yarn

Small amount of Black 8 ply Yarn

Small amount of Blush 8 ply Yarn

Small amount of white yarn

3.0mm Hook

1.5mm Hook

Embroidery needle

Stuffing

Any size yarn and corresponding hook will work, I used a 8 ply cotton yarn and a 3.0mm hook. It is recommended to size down in hooks for a tighter stitch for amigurumi. Colours can be suited to your own preference. I prefer to work with Cotton or Bamboo Cotton. The thicker the yarn, the bigger your flittermouse!

Abbreviations & Stitches

YOH - yarn over hook

Ch - chain - YOH, pull through loop

St. - stitch

SC - single crochet - insert hook into stitch, YOH, pull though stitch (2 loops on hook), YOH & pull through both loops

INC - 2 single crochet in one stitch

INV. DEC - Invisible Decrease - insert hook into front loop only of the next 2 stitches, YOH, pull through 2 front loops of stitches, YOH & pull through remaining 2 loops

SL. ST - Slip Stitch - insert hook into stitch, YOH, pull through both stitches

FO - Fasten Off - ch but pull through all cut yarn

Rep. - repeat

DEC - insert hook into next stitch, YOH & pull through stitch, insert into next stitch, YOH & pull through stitch, YOH & pull through all loops on hook

 

Instructions

 

Flittermouse is worked in the round so do not join after each row. To keep a tight stitch do not stuff too much.

Happy Crocheting !

Head

Row 1: in magic ring (or Ch.3, sl.st in first ch, insert hook in middle of circle) 6SC (6)

Row 2: (INC) repeat x6 (12)

Row 3: (SC, INC) rep x6 (18)

Row 4: (SC in next 2 stitches, INC) rep x6 (24)

Row 5: SC in next 9 stitches, (INC) rep x6, SC in next 9 stitches (30)

Row 6: SC in next 9 stitches, (SC, INC) rep x6, SC in next 9 stitches (36)

Row 7: SC in next 9 stitches, (SC2, INC) rep x6, SC9 (42)

Row 8: SC9, (SC3, INC) rep x6, SC9 (48)

Row 9: SC9, (SC4, INC) rep x6, SC 9 (54)

Rows 10 - 15 (6rounds): SC around (54)

Row 16: (SC7, INV. DEC) rep x6 (48)

Row 17: SC around (48)

Row 18: (SC6, INV. DEC) rep x6 (42)

Row 19: (SC5, INV. DEC) rep x6 (36)

Row 20: (SC4, INV. DEC) rep x6 (30)

Row 21: (SC3, INV. DEC) rep x6 (24)

Row 22: (SC2, INV. DEC) rep x6 (18)

Stuff Head

Row 23: (SC, INV. DEC) rep x6 (12)

Row 24: INV. DEC x 6 (6)

SL. ST, Cut yarn & FO

 

Body

Row 1: in magic ring (or Ch.3, sl.st in first ch, insert hook in middle of circle) 6SC (6)

Row 2: (INC) repeat x6 (12)

Row 3: (SC, INC) rep x6 (18)

Row 4: (SC2, INC) rep x6 (24)

Row 5: (SC3, INC) rep x6 (30)

Row 6: (SC4, INC) rep x6 (36)

Row 7: (SC5, INC) rep x6 (42)

Row 8: (SC6, INC) rep x6 (48)

Row 9-11 (3 rounds): SC around (48)

Row 12: (SC6, INV DEC) rep x6 (42)

Row 13: SC around (42)

Row 14: (SC5, INV DEC) rep x6 (36)

Row 15: SC around (36)

Row 16: (SC4, INV DEC) rep x6 (30)

Row 17-18 (2 rounds): SC around (30)

Row 19: (SC3, INV DEC) rep x6 (24)

Row 20-21 (2 rounds): SC around (24)

Row 22: (SC2, INV DEC) rep x6 (18)

Row 23: SC around (18)

SL ST, FO leaving a long tail for sewing to head. Stuff Body.

 

Ears (Make 2)

Row 1: in magic ring (or Ch.3, sl.st in first ch, insert hook in middle of circle) 4SC (4)

Row 2: (SC, INC) rep x2 (6)

Row 3: (2SC, INC) rep x2 (8)

Row 4: (3SC, INC) rep x2 (10)

Row 5: (4SC, INC) rep x2 (12)

Row 6: (5SC, INC) rep x2 (14)

Row 7: (6SC, INC) rep x2 (16)

Row 8: (7SC, INC) rep x2 (18)

Row 9-11 (3 rounds): SC around (18)

Row 12: (SC, INV DEC) rep x6 (12)

Row 13: SC around (12)

Row 14: INV DEC rep x6 (6)

FO, Weave end through stitches & pull tight to close, & hide end. Do not stuff.

 

Wings (Make 2)

In light Grey

Row 1: CH9, SC in 2^nd CH from hook, & each CH til the end (8)

Row 2: Turn, CH1, 7SC, INC (9)

Row 3: Turn, CH1, 9SC (9)

Row 4: Turn, CH1, 7SC, DEC (8)

Row 5: Turn, CH1, DEC, 6SC (7)

Row 6: Turn, CH1, 5SC, DEC (6)

Row 7: Turn, CH1, INC, 5SC (7)

Row 8: Turn, CH1, 6SC, INC (8)

Row 9: Turn, CH1, SC8 (8)

Row 10: Turn, CH1, 6SC, DEC (7)

Row 11: Turn, CH1, DEC, 5SC (6)

Row 12: Turn, CH1, 4SC, DEC (5)

Row 13: Turn, CH1, INC, 4SC (6)

Row 14: Turn, CH1, 5SC, INC (7)

Row 15: Turn, CH1, 7SC (7)

Row 16: Turn, CH1, 5SC, DEC (6)

Row 17: Turn, CH1, DEC, 4SC (5)

Row 18: Turn, CH1, 3SC, DEC (4)

Row 19: Turn, CH1, DEC, SC2 (3)

Row 20: Turn, CH1, SC, DEC (2)

Row 21: Turn, CH1, DEC (1)

SL ST, FO

 

With Darker Yarn-

 

1: Attach yarn where the wing indents and SC 3 lines across the surface to the top of the wing as pictured

2: Attach to tip of wing and SC across the top of wing. FO, leave a long tail for sewing to body

 

Feet (Make 2)

Row 1: CH3, SC in second & first CH (2)

Row 2-8: Turn, CH1, 2SC (2)

SL St in Foundation CHs to join

Eyes

In black

Row 1: in magic ring (or Ch.3, sl.st in first ch, insert hook in middle of circle) 6SC (6)

 

Blush

In rose colour with a 1.5mm hook

Row 1: in magic ring (or Ch.3, sl.st in first ch, insert hook in middle of circle) 6SC (6)

 

Assembly

1. Attach ears to around Row 13 of head facing outwards as shown

2. Attach eyes approx. Row 6-8 with 6 stitches in between

3. Add highlights to eyes with white yarn

4. Add blush circles around Row 7-8 of head 3 stitches from eyes

5. Add an embroidered nose - Go back and forth across 2 stitches a number of times

6. Embroider a mouth with white teeth

7. Attach Body to head approx Row 12-16 of head

8. Attach wings to the side of the body

9. Attach feet between rows 3-5 of body

10. Hide all ends

 

All done ! Your little flittermouse is now ready to hang where you please !

 

If you have any questions or need support at all I am more than happy to help ! Please get in contact by emailing me at isaliacrochet@gmail.com. I’d also love to see your completed items !

 

This pattern is intended for personal use & should not be re-published or shared in any way. Items from this pattern can be sold however please link back to Isalia Crochet (isaliacrochet.blogspot.com) for the pattern.

 Ka Kite

Abbi ♥🧶