Bat Crochet Halloween Garland

About This Easy Bat Garland

• This crochet bat garland pattern is easy to make and perfect for a beginner.
• The pattern is based on our crochet bat applique pattern. 
• This pattern is quick to make and requires very little yarn, making it great for stash-busting.
• Make this Halloween garland in any length you like and use it to decorate your walls, windows, mantle, or anywhere like.
• If you like this pattern you might also like to see more free Halloween crochet patterns.
• This is a free crochet pattern. You can find a printable pattern card at the end of this post.

What Yarn To Use

You can use just about any yarn type and yarn weight to make crochet garland or bunting.

Fine yarn weights like #1 super fine, #2 fine, and #3 light are ideal for this garland pattern because the bats will be small to medium in size.

If you use thicker yarns the bats will be chunkier and heavier looking.

I used #3 light (light worsted, DK, 8ply), and 100% acrylic yarn to make this garland.

You could make bats in multiple colors like you see here on this page or go for a monotone look and use one color only.

Crochet Stitches

You will need to know a few basic crochet stitches like chain stitch, single crochet, double crochet, treble and slip stitch to make this pattern.

Find out more about these stitches below

Chain Stich (ch)

1. Make a slip knot.
2. Yarn over hook (YO)
3. Draw a loop of yarn back up through the loop on the crochet hook. One chain stitch made.
4. Yarn over hook (YO) and draw a loop through the loop on the hook to create another chain, and repeat to create new chain stitches.
5. See how to start a crochet chain stitch with detailed step-by-step instructions.

Single Crochet (sc)

1. Yarn over hook (YO), insert hook from the front to the back of a stitch.
2. Yarn over hook (YO) and pull back up through the stitch. You should have two loops on the hook.
3. Yarn over the hook (YO) and pull the yarn back through all the loops on the hook.
4. This completes a single crochet stitch.
5. See how to single crochet with detailed step-by-step instructions.

Double Crochet Stitch (dc)

1. Yarn over hook (YO), insert the hook from the front to the back of a stitch.
2. Yarn over hook (YO) again and pull back up through the stitch. You will have three loops on the hook.
3. Yarn over hook (YO) pull the yarn back through two loops on the hook. You will now have two loops on the hook.
4. Yarn over hook (YO) pull the yarn back through the two loops on the hook.
5. This completes a double crochet stitch.

Treble Crochet (or Triple Crochet) (tr)

1. Wrap the yarn over the hook (YO) twice, and insert the hook from the front to the back of a stitch.
2. Yarn over hook (YO) again and pull back up through the stitch. You will have four loops on the hook.
3. Yarn over hook (YO) pull the yarn back through two loops on the hook. You will now have three loops on the hook.
4. Yarn over hook (YO) pull the yarn back through two loops on the hook. You will now have two loops on the hook.
5. Yarn over hook (YO) pull the yarn back through the two loops on the hook. 
6. This completes a treble crochet stitch.

Slip Stitch (sl st)

1. Insert the hook from the from to the back of a stitch.
2. Yarn over hook (YO) pull the yarn back through both the stitch and the loop on the hook.
3. This completes a slip stitch.
4. See how to crochet a slip stitch with detailed step-by-step instructions.

You will also need to know how to make a picot stitch. You can learn more about this in our special stitches section further down the page.

Step By Step Tutorial

Skill Level

Beginner

What You Will Need

Yarn

3 Light (light worsted, DK, 8-ply), 100% acrylic yarn, in any color.

• Bats - Allow about 9.3 yards (8.5 meters) of yarn per bat
• Garland string to hold 8 bats, spaced 15 chain stitches apart is about 0.55-yard (0.5 meters) in length - you will need about 2.6 yards (2.4 meters) of yarn (this does not include the outside ends for tying).

Crochet Hook

• 3.5 mm crochet hook 

Notions

• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• Googly eyes, or white and black felt circles, or white yarn for eyes.
• Glue

Finished Size

Each of the crochet bats are about 3.74 inches (9.5 cm) wide at the widest part of the wings, and about 2.75 inches (7 cm) tall.

The length of the garland can be made into any size you wish.

Gauge

The gauge is not that important for this pattern.

Stitches and Abbreviations Used

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain
• sc - single crochet
• dc- double crochet
• tr - treble crochet
• hk - hook
• Picot - picot (see special stitches below)
• sk - skip
• sl st - slip stitch
• st/sts - stitch/stitches
• YO - yarn over hook

Special Stitches

Picot (picot)

A picot stitch is made using chain stitches and a slip stitch. It can be used as an extension to single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, or treble stitches. 

A picot is normally 3 chain stitches, but if you require more definition, make it with 4 chain stitches.

1. Create three chain stitches at the point where you want to add a picot.
2. Then insert your hook into the third chain from the hook.
3. Yarn over hook (YO) pull the yarn back through both the stitch and the loop on the hook.
4. This completes one Picot stitch.

Abbreviated version

Picot - ch3, insert hk into 3rd ch from hk, YO pull the yarn back through both the stitch and the loop on the hk.

Pattern Notes

• Make the garland to any size by crocheting multiple bats.
• The garland has the bats spaced 15 chains apart, for more space between stars increases the number of chain stitches. 

Pattern Instructions

Crochet Bats

Make your desired number of crochet bats to suit the length of the garland you wish to make. Make them in different colors, or you can make them in one.

This crochet bat garland is based on my crochet bat applique pattern and I have included the instructions for this in the printable pattern below.

If you need help following the pattern go to our step-by-step instructions, on our crochet bat applique page.

Finishing

To make the garland, start with chain 45 (or your desired length) to form the start of the garland string.

Then double crochet into the tip of one bat wing to join it to the chain, then chain 15.

Next, double crochet into the wing tip of the next Halloween bat and chain 15.

Repeat the process of making 15 chains and double crocheting into the bat wings until you have reached your desired length, ending with a chain of 45 (or your desired number) for the garland end.

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Printable Instructions

Bat Crochet Halloween Garland

If you are after a quick and easy Halloween crochet decor, make this simple bat crochet Halloween garland.

It is not only a quick project and uses very little yarn, perfect for using up those leftover skeins.

Print Pin Rate

Skill Level : Easy

Makes: 1 bat garland

Author :Harriet Britto

What You Will Need

Yarn

• Bats - Allow about 9.3 yards (8.5 meters) of yarn per bat.
• Garland string to hold 8 bats, spaced 15 chain stitches apart is about 0.55-yard (0.5 meters) in length - you will need about 2.6 yards (2.4 meters) of yarn (this does not include the outside ends for tying).

Hook

• 3.5 mm crochet hook or a smaller size than recommended for the yarn you are using.

Notions

• Scissors
• Yarn Needle
• Googly eyes, or white and black felt circles, or white yarn for eyes.
• Glue

Gauge

• Not important for this pattern

Finished Size

• The length of the garland can be made into any size you wish.

Stitches and Abbreviations Used (US Terms)

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain
• sc - single crochet
• dc- double crochet
• tr - treble crochet
• hk - hook
• Picot - picot (see special stitches below) 
• sl st - slip stitch
• sk - skip
• st/sts - stitch/stitches
• YO - yarn over hook

Special Stitches

• Picot - ch3, insert hk into 3rd ch from hk, YO pull the yarn back through both the stitch and the loop on the hk.

Pattern Notes

• Make the garland to any size by crocheting multiple bats.
• The garland has the bats spaced 15 chains apart, for more space between stars increases the number of chain stitches. 

Instructions

• Notes -  Make your desired number of crochet bats to suit the length of the garland you wish to make. 

  Make them in different colors, or you can make them in one.

  If you need help following the pattern go to our step-by-step instructions, on our crochet bat applique page.

Crochet Bats

• Foundation - MR, or ch3, sl st into 1st st to join and form a circle
• Body - Ch3 (not a stitch), 16tr in ring, tighten ring, sl st into 1st tr to join. [16tr]
• Head - Ch2 (counts as dc), make (1dc, picot, 3dc, picot, 2dc) in the same space as ch-2, then sl st into the same sp. [7dc, and 2 picots]
• Wing #1 and claws - Ch10, sc in 2nd ch from hk, sc in each of the next 9-ch sts, sl st into next st on the body, ch1, turn. 

  Sc in each of the next 6-sts, turn, picot (this forms the tip of the wing), sc in each of the next 6-sts, sl st into next st on the body, ch1, turn. 

  Sc in each of the next 4-sts, turn, picot, sc in each of the next 4-sts, sl st into the next st on the body, ch1, turn. 

  Sc in next 2-sts, turn picot, sc in next 2-sts, sl st into each of the next 5-sts on the body, picot (for claw 1), sl st in next 2-sts, picot (for claw 2), sl st in next 7-sts on the body (the last sl st should be in the same sp as the ch-3 of the head), and turn.
• Wing #2 - Ch10, sc in 2nd ch from hk, sc in each of the next 9-ch sts, sl st into next st on the body, ch1, turn.

  Sc in each of the next 6-sts, turn, picot, sc in each of the next 6-sts, sl st into next st on body, ch1, turn.

  Sc in each of the next 4-sts, turn, picot, sc in each of the next 4-sts, sl st into the next st on the body, ch1, turn.

  Sc in next 2-sts, turn, picot, sc in next 2-sts, sl st into next st on the body, ch1, cut yarn, and fasten off.

Finish

• If necessary block or press the bats lightly on the wrong side with a warm iron, to stop them from curling up.

  Then glue or sew eyes to the bat head.

String the garland

• To make the garland, start with chain 45 (or your desired length) to form the start of the garland string.

  Then double crochet into the tip of one bat wing to join it to the chain, then chain 15.

  Next, double crochet into the wing tip of the next Halloween bat and chain 15.

  Repeat the process of making 15 chains and double crocheting into the bat wings until you have reached your desired length, ending with a chain of 45 (or your desired number) for the garland end.