This simple crochet bat applique pattern is easy to make and a great beginner-friendly project that can be quickly made for Halloween.

Use it as an applique for bags, cushions, blankets, clothing, or let your imagination soar to craft adorable wall decor, garlands, keychains, and more.

A crochet bat applique stitched on crocheted fabric.

Table of contents

About This Crochet Bat Applique
What Yarn To Use
About The Hook Size
Crochet Stitches
Step By Step Tutorial
Skill Level
What You Will Need
Finished Size
Gauge
Stitches and Abbreviations Used
Special Stitches
Pattern Notes
Pattern Instructions
Finishing
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About This Crochet Bat Applique

This super cute bat applique pattern is easy to make and perfect for a beginner.
The pattern is made up of four main parts, the body, head, and wings one and two.
You will need to know how to treble crochet, double crochet, and single crochet.
This pattern is quick to make and requires very little yarn, making it great for stash-busting.
Use it as an applique for a Halloween trick or treat bag, make a Halloween bat garland, or stick them to walls or windows for easy Halloween décor, the possibilities are endless.
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 appliques.

Fine yarn weights like #1 super fine, #2 fine, and #3 light are ideal for this because the appliques will be small and not too bulky.

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

I used #3 light (light worsted, DK, 8-ply), and 100% acrylic yarn to make these bat appliques.

About The Hook Size

The yarn I used recommended using a 5mm hook, but I used a 3.5mm hook to make these.

Using a smaller hook creates a tighter stitch, and also causes the wings to curl a little, which can be easily pressed down flat with your hands as you sew them onto another fabric.

If you don't like the look of the tight fabric, experiment with different hook sizes to get the look you are after.

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)

Make a slip knot.
Yarn over hook (YO)
Draw a loop of yarn back up through the loop on the crochet hook. One chain stitch made.
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.
See how to start a crochet chain stitch with detailed step-by-step instructions.

Single Crochet (sc)

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

Double Crochet Stitch (dc)

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

Treble Crochet (or Triple Crochet) (tr)

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

Slip Stitch (sl st)

Insert the hook from the from to the back of a stitch.
Yarn over hook (YO) pull the yarn back through both the stitch and the loop on the hook.
This completes a slip stitch.
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

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

You will need about 9.3 yards (8.5 meters) of yarn

Crochet 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

Finished Size

Crochet bat appliques decorating a wall.

These 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.

Gauge

The gauge is not that important for this project.

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)
sl st - slip stitch
sk - skip
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.

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

US Crochet Terms

The information in this guide refers to US crochet terms, and instructions are for the right-handed.

Pattern Instructions

Foundation - MR, or chain 3 and slip stitch into 1st stitch to join and form a circle.

Abbreviated version

Foundation - MR, or ch3, sl st into 1st st to join and form a circle

Body

Treble stitches crochet in a magic ring.

Body - Chain 3 (this is not counted as a stitch), make 16 treble stitches in the ring, tighten the ring, and slip stitch into the top of the 1st treble stitch to join. [16 trebles stitches in this round.]

Abbreviated version

Body - Ch3 (not a stitch), 16tr in ring, tighten ring, sl st into 1st tr to join. [16tr]

Head

Head - Chain 2 (this counts as a double crochet), in the same space as chain 2, make 1 double crochet, picot, 3 double crochets, picot, and 2 double crochets, then slip stitch into the same space. [7dc and 2 picot stitches form the head]

Abbreviated version

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

Image showing one set or bat wings crocheted.

Wing #1 and claws - Chain 10, single crochet in 2nd chain from the hook, single crochet in each of the next 9 chain stitches, slip stitch into the next stitch on the body, chain 1, and turn.

Single crochet in each of the next 6 stitches, turn, make a picot (this forms the tip of the wing), then single crochet in each of the next 6 stitches, slip stitch into next stitch on the body, chain 1, and turn.

Single crochet in each of the next 4 stitches, turn, make a picot, then single crochet in each of the next 4 stitches, and slip stitch into the next stitch on the body, chain 1, and turn.

Single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches, turn, make a picot, then single crochet in the next 2 stitches, slip stitch into each of the next 5 stitches on the body, make a picot (for claw 1), slip stitch in next 2 stitches, picot (for claw 2), slip stitch in next 7 stitches on the body (the last slip stitch should be in the same space as the chain 3 of the head), and turn.

Abbreviated version

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

Image showing finished crochet bat with the wrong side of the fabric facing up.

Wing #2 - Chain 10, single crochet in the 2nd chain from the hook, single crochet in each of the next 9 chain stitches, slip stitch into the next stitch on the body, chain 1, and turn.

Single crochet in each of the next 6 stitches, turn, make a picot, single crochet in each of the next 6 stitches, then slip stitch into next stitch on body, chain 1, and turn.

Single crochet in each of the next 4 stitches, turn, make a picot, single crochet in each of the next 4 stitches, then slip stitch into the next stitch on the body, chain 1, and turn

Single crochet in next 2 stitches, turn, and make a picot, Single crochet in next 2 stitches, then slip stitch into next stitch on the body, chain 1, cut yarn, and fasten off.

Abbreviated version

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.

Finishing

Use a yarn needle to weave in the loose ends.

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

Then glue or sew eyes to the bat head.

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