bat amigurumi pattern

Free Bat Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

Spikey the Bat

Create a cute amigurumi bat with this free bat crochet pattern! Spikey the Bat is an easy beginner-friendly crochet pattern that’s perfect for Halloween decorations, spooky gifts, or anyone who loves crocheting cute bats and amigurumi animals.

I made the bat shown here with sport-weight cotton yarn, which gives a finished size of approximately 9 inches (22 cm). This pattern can be made with any yarn you like, use thicker yarn and a larger crochet hook to create a much larger bat plush. The pattern is written in U.S. crochet terms and includes clear step-by-step instructions.

If you’d like to make a small friend for Spikey, be sure to check out my Mikey the Bat crochet pattern. It’s a quick and easy mini bat pattern with a full step-by-step video tutorial, making it a great project for beginners and a fun addition to your Halloween crochet collection.

A little story about Spikey the Bat:

Spikey loves quiet evenings when the stars begin to appear. Every night, he glides through the moonlit sky, searching for hidden places and listening to the peaceful sounds of the forest. He’s always happy to share his favorite secret spots with his friends.

PDF Pattern Spikey the Bat

PDF Pattern:
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Basic Stitches Tutorial

If you are a beginner that want to learn how to crochet, check out my beginner-friendly basic stitches tutorial, it has many instructional videos on how to crochet every stitch. It shows you all you need to know to make your very own cute animal Amigurumi with this free bat crochet pattern.

Materials

These are the materials that I used. However, feel free to replace them with other materials of your choice. Furthermore, if you wish to crochet a larger or smaller version of the bat amigurumi using this free stuffed animal crochet pattern, you can simply use a thicker or thinner yarn and crochet hook.

Cotton Sport Weight version 6 inch (15 cm):
– Purple Yarn and Colors Must Have color: 53 (1 ball)
or
– Red Yarn and Colors Must Have color: 031
– Black Yarn and Colors Must Have color: 100
– Synthetic Poly Filling
– Crochet hook size B/1 (2.5 mm)
– Safety eyes 14 mm

Search for a similar cotton yarn you can buy near you on YARNSUB

Supplies:
– Scissors
– Tapestry needles with blunt point, nr. 16 or 17
– Pins

TIP: Are you using are using Blanket yarn to make a giant snail? Then I recommend a L/11 (8.0 mm) crochet hook.
For Super Bulky Chenille yarn I recommend a H/8 (5.0 mm) crochet hook, for bulky velvet yarn a E/4 (3.5 mm) crochet hook.

Abbreviations

Abbreviations (U.S. Terms) used in this free Spikey the bat crochet pattern:
(All abbreviations are explained in my basic stitches tutorial)
Rnd: Round
st: stitch
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stitch
dec: decrease
inc: increase

Free Bat Crochet Pattern

Head:

  • Use black yarn
  • Rnd 1: start 8 sc in a magic ring (8)
  • Rnd 2: inc 8 times (16)
  • Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 8 times (24)
  • Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 8 times (32)
  • Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 8 times (40)
  • Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) repeat 8 times (48)
  • Rnd 7-9: sc in all 48 st (48)
  • Rnd 10: (sc in next 7 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (54)
  • Rnd 11: (sc in next 8 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (60)
  • Rnd 12: (sc in next 9 st, inc in next st) repeat 6 times (66)
  • Rnd 13-20: sc in all 66 st (66)
  • Insert both safety eyes between rounds 15 and 16, one eye between the stitch 27-28 and one between stitch 41-42.
  • Rnd 21: (sc in next 9 st, dec) repeat 6 times (60)
  • Rnd 22: (sc in next 8 st, dec) repeat 6 times (54)
  • Rnd 23: (sc in next 7 st, dec) repeat 6 times (48)
  • Rnd 24: (sc in next 6 st, dec) repeat 6 times (42)
  • Rnd 25: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 6 times (36)
  • Rnd 26: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 6 times (30)
  • Rnd 27: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 6 times (24)
  • Rnd 28: (sc in next 2 st, dec) repeat 6 times (18)
  • Stuff the head with filling.
  • Rnd 29: (sc, dec) repeat 6 times (12)
  • Rnd 30: dec 6 times (6)
  • Finish the head of the bat by taking the last strand of yarn and sewing it through the front loops of every crochet stitch that you made in the last round. Pull the yarn tight to close the hole. Now stick a needle under the hole and weave in the yarn end.
bat amigurumi outside
bat crochet pattern

Body:

  • Use black yarn
  • Rnd 1: start 8 sc in a magic ring (8)
  • Rnd 2: inc 8 times (16)
  • Rnd 3: (sc, inc in next st) repeat 8 times (24)
  • Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 8 times (32)
  • Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 8 times (40)
  • Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) repeat 8 times (48)
  • Rnd 7-14: sc in all 48 st (48)
  • Rnd 15: (sc in next 6 st, dec) repeat 6 times (42)
  • Rnd 16: (sc in next 5 st, dec) repeat 6 times (36)
  • Rnd 17: sc in all 36 st (36)
  • Rnd 18: (sc in next 4 st, dec) repeat 6 times (30)
  • Rnd 19: (sc in next 3 st, dec) repeat 6 times (24)
  • Rnd 20-22: sc in all 24 st (24)
  • Fasten off with a slip stitch, leave a long piece of yarn to sew the body onto the head. Stuff the body with filling.
  • Sew the body between round 31-32

Ears 2x:

  • Use black yarn
  • Rnd 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring (4)
  • Rnd 2: (sc in next 1 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (6)
  • Rnd 3: (sc in next 2 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (8)
  • Rnd 4: sc in all 8 st (8)
  • Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (10)
  • Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (12)
  • Rnd 7: (sc in next 5 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (14)
  • Rnd 8: (sc in next 6 st, inc in next st) repeat 2 times (16)
  • Rnd 9: sc in next 4 st, hdc in next 2 st, dc in next st, 2 dc in next 2 st, dc in next st, hdc in next 2 st, sc in next 4 st (18)
  • Fasten off with a slip stitch, leave a long piece of yarn to sew the ears onto the head of your bat. Stuff the ears with filling.
  • Sew the ears to the head on rounds 2-7. Use the eyes as reference to place the ears. Pin them on the head before you sew them on.
bat ears and legs crochet pattern

Legs 2x:

  • Use black yarn.
  • Rnd 1: start 6 sc in a magic ring (6)
  • Rnd 2: inc 6 times (12)
  • Rnd 3: sc in all 12 st (12)
  • Rnd 4: (sc in next 1 st, dec) repeat 4 times (8)
  • Rnd 5-7: sc in all 8 st (8)
  • Fasten off with a slip stitch, leave a long piece of yarn to sew the legs onto the body. Stuff the legs with filling.

Toes 6x:

  • Use black yarn.
  • Rnd 1: start 4 sc in a magic ring (4)
  • Fasten off with a slip stitch, leave a long piece of yarn to sew the toes onto the legs.
  • Sew one toe on round 1 of a leg and two toes next to the first one, one on the right side and one on the left side.
  • Do the same for the other leg.
  • Now sew the legs onto the body, on rounds 2-4
bat crocheted pattern
cute bat crochet pattern

Wings (4x):

  • Use red yarn
  • Ch 2
  • Row 1: Start in second ch from hook, inc, ch 1, turn (2)
  • Row 2: inc in all 2 st, ch 1, turn (4)
  • Row 3: inc, sc in next 2 st, inc, ch 1, turn (6)
  • Row 4: inc, sc in next 4 st, inc, ch 1, turn (8)
  • Row 5: inc, sc in next 6 st, inc, ch 1, turn (10)
  • Row 6: inc, sc in next 8 st, inc, ch 1, turn (12)
  • Row 7: inc, sc in next 10 st, inc, ch 1, turn (14)
  • Row 8: inc, sc in next 12 st, inc, ch 5, turn (16)
  • Row 9: start in second ch from hook, sc in next 19 st, inc, ch 1,turn (21)
  • Row 10: inc, sc in next 20 st, ch 1, turn (22)
  • Row 11: sc in next 21 st, inc, ch 1, turn (23)
  • Row 12: inc, sc in next 22 st, ch 1, turn (24)
  • Row 13: sc in next 23 st, inc, ch 1, turn (25)
  • Row 14: inc, sc in next 20 st, ch 1, turn (22)
  • Row 15: skip 1 st, sc in next 13 ch 1, turn (13)
  • Row 16: skip 1 st, sc in next 7, ch 1, turn (7)
  • Row 17: skip 1 st, sc in next 6, ch 1, turn (6)
  • Row 18: skip 1 st, sc in next 5, ch 1, turn (5)
  • Row 19: skip 1 st, sc in next 4, ch 1, turn (4)
  • Row 20: skip 1 st, sc in next 3, ch 1, turn (3)
  • Row 21: skip 1 st, sc in next 2, ch 1, turn (2)
  • Row 22: skip 1 st, sc in next 1 (1)
  • Fasten off with a slip stitch.

Create second part of wing:

  • Rejoin yarn to the first of the remaining 5 st of Row 15 with a sl st.
  • Row 1: sc in the same sc, sc in next 4 st, ch 1, turn (5)
  • Row 2: skip 1 st, sc in next 4, ch 1, turn (4)
  • Row 3: skip 1 st, sc in next 3, ch 1, turn (3)
  • Row 4: skip 1 st, sc in next 2, ch 1, turn (2)
  • Row 5: skip 1 st, sc in next 1, ch 1, turn (1)
  • Fasten off with a slip stitch.
  • Leave a long piece of yarn on the wings to sew two wings on top of each other.
  • Put to wings on top of eachother and sew the sides together. Now sew two lines over the wings with black yarn, from the top point to the bottom points.
  • Sew the wings on the sides of the body on row 14-18.

Now Spikey the Bat is done! I hope you enjoyed making this cute free bat crochet pattern.
Maybe you like to make a little friend for him next?