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Materials
- 5.00 mm crochet hook (US size H)
- Worsted weight yarn (I used a mix of Red Heart Super Saver and Big Twist Value)
- Black
- Brown
- Grey
- Red
- Light grey
- Felt
- Black
- White
- Red
- Fiberfill or stuffing of your choice
- Sewing needle and thread or fabric glue
- Yarn needle
Stitches needed (all in American terms)
- Slip knot (sk)
- Magic circle
- Single crochet (sc)
- Slip stitch (sl)
- Double crochet (dc)
- Half double crochet (hdc)
Legs (make two)
Start in color 1 (black)
Round 1: 6 sc into magic circle (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each around (12)
Round 3: *sc two in one, sc* repeat around (18)
Round 4: sc in back loop only around (18)
Round 5: sc around (18)
Round 6: 3 sc, *sc two together, sc* x3, 6 sc (15)
Round 7: 3 sc, *sc two together* x3, 6 sc (12)
Round 8: sc around (12)
Round 9: sc around, at the end of round swap to color 2 (grey) (12)
Rounds 10-20: sc around (12)
Body + Head
The body picks up where the legs end so the round count will as well.
Round 21: Using color 1 (grey). Line up both legs so that they are facing forward. Create a slip knot on your hook and through the point where the legs meet sc them together. (This video has a visual at about the 10 minute mark demonstrating what I mean). Then sc around making sure you have 24 stitches at the end (24)
Round 22: sc around (24)
Round 23: *3 sc, sc two in one, 4 sc* x3 (27)
Round 24: *sc two in one, 8 sc* x3 and switch to color 1 (black) at the end of row (30)
Round 25: sc around, at end switch to color 2 (grey) (30)
Rounds 26-36: sc around (30)
Round 37: 6 sc (the point here is to get to one side to make the shoulders, you may be off a couple stitches from me), sc two together, 4 sc, sc two together, 7 sc, sc two together, 4 sc, sc two together, 1 sc (26)
Round 38: 6 sc , sc two together, 2 sc, sc two together, 7 sc, sc two together, 2 sc, sc two together, 1 sc (22)
Round 39: 6 sc , sc two together x2, 7 sc, sc two together x2, 1 sc (18)
Round 40: *sc two together, sc* x6 (12)
Round 41: sc around, at end switch to color three (red) (12)
Stuff if you have not already
Round 42: sc around (12)
Round 43: *sc two in one, sc* x6 (18)
Round 44: *2 sc, sc two in one* x6 (24)
Round 45: *sc two in one, 7 sc* x3 (27)
Rounds 46-50: sc around (27)
Round 51: *sc two together, 7 sc* x3 (24)
Round 52: *2 sc, sc two together* x6 (18)
Round 53: *sc two together, sc* x6 (12)
Finish stuffing
Round 54: sc two together around (6)
Finish off and pull tail into the body.
Arms (make two)
Start in color 1 (black)
Round 1: 4 sc into magic circle (4)
Round 2: *sc two in one* x4 (8)
Round 3: *sc two in one, sc) x4 (12)
Rounds 4-5: sc around (12)
Round 6: *sc two together, sc* x4 (8)
Round 7: sc around, at end switch to color two (grey) (8)
Rounds 8-19: sc around (8)
Stuff arm
Round 20: Starting in the first stitch in the previous row and the last stitch, sl through both. Repeat with the second and second to last from previous row. Repeat across closing the arm (4)
Finish leaving a long tail for sewing
Sew arms onto the body 4 rows down from where the head color change happens.
Cut out the felt pieces for the eyes and bat. The smaller eye pieces in white and the larger in black. The bat in the red felt. Glue or sew them in place (I used fabric glue).
Jacket
Made in color four (brown)
Ch 33, turn and start in second chain from hook
Rows 1-12: sc across, ch 1, turn (32)
Row 13: sc two together, sc 28, sc two together, ch 1, turn (30)
Row 14: sc 5, ch 7, skip 5 sc and sc in in 6th, sc 9, ch 7, skip 5 sc and sc in in 6th, 4 sc, ch 1, turn (32)
Row 15: sc two together, sc 3, sl 7, sc two together, sc 6, sc two together, sl 7, sc 3, sc two together, ch 1, turn (28)
Row 16: sc, sc two together, sc 8, sc two together, sc 4, sc two together, sc 8, sc two together, sc, ch 1, turn (24)
Row 17: sc 2, sc two together, sc, sc two together twice, sc 8, sc two together twice, sc, sc two together, sc 2, ch 1, turn (20)
Row 18: sc, sc two together, sc 14, sc two together, sc, ch 1, turn (18)
Row 19: sl 3, ch 2, *dc 2 in one, dc* x3, *dc, dc 2 in one* x3, sc 2, sl 3 (24)
Finish off
Sleeves
Right sleeve when looking at front
Make a slip knot and attach to the back of the sleeve hole
Round 1: pick up 14 stitches around the sleeve hole around using sc (14)
Round 2: sc around (14)
Round 3: sc 6, sc two together, sc 6 (13)
Rounds 4-5: sc 8, hdc 5 (13)
Rounds 6-8: sc around (13)
Round 9: sc 8, hdc 5 (13)
Rounds 10-15: sc around (13)
Finish off
Left sleeve when looking at front
Make a slip knot and attach to the back of the sleeve hole
Round 1: pick up 14 stitches around the sleeve hole around using sc (14)
Round 2: sc around (14)
Round 3: sc two together, sc 12 (13)
Rounds 4-5: hdc 5, sc 8 (13)
Rounds 6-8: sc around (13)
Round 9: hdc 5, sc 8 (13)
Rounds 10-15: sc around (13)
Finish off
Zipper
Create a slip knot and attach to the bottom front corner
sl along the edge of the jacket to the top (19)
Repeat on the other front edge
