Flying Bat Button-On Appliqué

Introducing my Flying Bat Button-On Appliqué! Attach this cute bat to a ½-inch black, grey, or pink button to give it a cute little nose and use it to enhance one of your Halloween crochet projects! See below for the crochet pattern. 

Flying Bat Button-On

This flying bat button-on appliqué pattern is written to fit a standard ½-inch black button.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

The flying bat button-on appliqué is about 1½ inches tall and 4½ inches wide across the wings.

MATERIALS

– Size 3.00 mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

– Worsted weight (4) acrylic yarn in Grey (I used Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Grey Heather.)

– Worsted weight (4) acrylic yarn in Black (I used Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Black.)

– Worsted weight (4) acrylic yarn in White (I used Red Heart Super Saver yarn in White.)

– Scissors

– Tapestry needle for weaving in ends

– Stitch markers

– Measuring tape

ABBREVIATIONS

– ch = chain

– chs = chains

– sc = single crochet

– sc2tog = single crochet 2 together (single crochet decrease)

– slst = slip stitch

– st = stitch

– sts = stitches

GAUGE

2 rounds of sc (diameter) = 1¼ inch

PATTERN NOTES

  • Brackets [ ] indicate portions of the pattern to be repeated.

DIRECTIONS

Head and Right Ear of Bat

*Use your 3.00 mm hook and grey worsted weight yarn to complete the head of the bat.

*The bat head is worked in continuous rounds. Work first stitch of round in first stitch of previous round. Use a stitch marker to help you keep track of rounds.

*In Round 1, make sure to work your single crochet stitches in the chain stitches and not in the ring.

Round 1: Ch 8, slst in first ch to form a ring, work 2 sc in each ch around. (16 sc)

Round 2: Sc in first st, 2 sc in next st, repeat [sc in next st, 2 sc in next st] around. (24 sc)

*Rounds 3 and 4 make the first ear of the bat.

Round 3: Sc in first 2 sts. (2 sc)

Round 4: Ch 1, turn sc2tog, fasten off and weave in loose ends on back side of work. (1 sc2tog)

**The second ear and both wings are each attached separately to Round 2 of the head. Follow the directions below for the second ear.

Ear 2 of Bat

*To make the next ear, skip one stitch over to the left of first ear and attach grey yarn. 

Row 1: Attach yarn to the 4th st of Round 2 of head, ch 1, sc in same stitch (4th st of Round 2), sc in next st. (2 sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, turn sc2tog, fasten off and weave in ends on back side of work. (1 sc2tog)

**You should now have both ears complete. Follow the directions below for the first (left) wing.

Wing 1 (Left Wing)

* Skip one stitch over to the left of Ear 2 and attach grey yarn.

Row 1: Attach yarn to the 7th stitch of Round 2 of head (one stitch to the left of Ear 2), ch 1, 2 sc in same stitch, sc in next 3 stitches. (5 sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in last st. (1 sc2tog, 4 sc; 5 total sts)

Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog. (4 sc, 1 sc2tog; 5 total sts)

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in last st. (1 sc2tog, 4 sc; 5 total sts)

Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in last st. (1 sc2tog, 4 sc; 5 total sts)

Row 6: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog. (4 sc, 1 sc2tog; 5 total sts)

Row 7: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc2tog, 2 sc in last st. (2 sc2tog, 2 sc; 4 total sts)

Row 8: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc2tog. (2 sc2tog)

Row 9: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, fasten off and weave in loose ends on back side of work. (1 sc2tog)

 

*You should now have the first wing (left wing) complete. Follow the directions below to make the second (right) wing.

Wing 2 (Right Wing)

* Skip 4 stitches over to the right of Ear 1 and attach grey yarn to the fifth stitch. 

Row 1: Attach yarn to the 20th st of Round 2 of head (4 stitches to the right of Ear 1), ch 1, sc in same st and in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st. (5 sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog. (4 sc, 1 sc2tog; 5 total sts)

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in last st. (1 sc2tog, 4 sc; 5 total sts)

Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog. (4 sc, 1 sc2tog; 5 total sts)

Row 5: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, sc in next 2 sts, sc2tog. (4 sc, 1 sc2tog; 5 total sts)

Row 6: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in last st. (1 sc2tog, 4 sc; 5 total sts)

Row 7: Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in first st, sc2tog, sc2tog. (2 sc, 2 sc2tog; 4 total sts)

Row 8: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc2tog. (2 sc2tog)

Row 9: Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, fasten off and weave in loose ends on back side of work. (1 sc2tog)

* You should now have the head and both wings complete. Follow the directions below to stitch on the face of the bat.

Face of Bat

*Use your tapestry needle and white and black yarn to stitch the face onto the bat.

  1. We will stitch on the teeth first, starting with the left tooth. Each tooth is one stitch. Cut a strand of white yarn and thread it through your tapestry needle. Bring the yarn up from the back of the work to the front, inserting your needle under both loops of the 12th stitch of Round 2 of the head (this should be the second stitch over from the left wing). Now, draw the yarn back down from the front of the work to the back, by taking your needle down through the bottom of the 12th stitch of Round 2/top of Round 1 (between Rounds 1 and 2 of the head). The tooth is now complete and should only be overlapping Round 2 of the head. You should have two white tails on the back of your work. Leave them there until you have stitched on the other tooth and the mouth before securing them. Cut another strand of white yarn for the second (right) tooth and thread it through your tapestry needle. Bring the yarn from the back of the work to the front, inserting your needle under both loops of the 17th stitch of Round 2 of the head (this should be 5 stitches to the right of the first tooth and 3 stitches to the left of the right wing). Now, draw the yarn back down from the front of the work to the back, by taking your needle down through the bottom of the 17th stitch of Round 2/top of Round 1 (between Rounds 1 and 2 of the head). The tooth is now complete and should only be overlapping Round 2 of the head. Leave the two white tails hang at the back of the work until after your stitch on the mouth, next.
  2. We will now stitch on the mouth, which is simply made of two stitches. Cut a strand of black yarn and thread it through your tapestry needle. Bring the yarn up from the back to the front of the work, by pulling your needle up through the same place where the top of the left tooth went down. Then, take the yarn back down through to the back of the work by inserting your needle between Rounds 1 and 2, in the middle of the 14th and 15th stitches of Round 2 of the head (first mouth stitch made). Next, bring the yarn back up to the front of the work, by pulling your needle up through the same place where the top of the right tooth went down. Finally, take the yarn back down through to the back of the work by inserting your needle in the same spot where the last black stitch went down (between the 14th and 15th stitches of Round 2 of the head (second mouth stitch made). Your mouth should now be complete and should look centered under the ears and button hole.
  3. Once you are satisfied with the appearance and positioning of the mouth and teeth, neatly weave in and secure your yarn tails on the back of the work. I simply knotted the two white tails of each tooth together before weaving those tails in on the back to help keep them extra secure. I did the same thing for the two black tails left from the mouth.
  4. The final step of the face is the eyes. Each eye is simply made of two short black stitches placed on top of one another. Cut a strand of black yarn and thread it through your tapestry needle to make the first (left) eye. The left eye should be placed above the left side of the mouth and below the left ear, in the middle of Rounds 1 and 2 of the head (my left eye is under the 4th stitch of Round 2 of the head, between Rounds 1 and 2). Bring your tapestry needle up through to the front side of the work, through Round 1 and draw it up and back down through Round 2 to make a vertical stitch (this should be a very short stitch). To make the second stitch of the left eye, bring the yarn back up through the same place you did to start the first stitch and back down the same place you did to finish the first stitch (left eye made). Wait to weave in your tails until you have the right eye in place. Cut another strand of black yarn and thread it through your tapestry needle to make the second (right) eye. The right eye should be placed above the right side of the mouth and below the right ear, even with the left eye (my right eye is under the first stitch of Round 2). Bring your tapestry needle up through to the front side of the work, at a place even with the bottom of the left eye, and take it back down through a place even with the top of the right eye (this should make a very short vertical stitch). Make the second stitch of the right eye directly over the first stitch (bring your needle through the same two places you did when you made the first stitch). You should now have both eyes made.
  5. Once you are satisfied with the appearance and location of both eyes, neatly were in and secure your yarn on the back of the work. I simply knotted the two black tails of each eye together before weaving those tails in on the back to help keep them extra secure.

***Once you finish weaving in all loose ends, your flying bat button-on appliqué is ready to be placed on a ½-inch black button!

TIP: Press the appliqué with an iron using a press cloth for protection to help it lay flat and keep its shape.

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