Mini Bat Ghost – Free Pattern

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Yarn used: Premier Parfait Chunky

(100g/120m/131yds) – Weight 6

• Orchid (1150-37)
• Lilac (1150-04)

5.5 mm hook

16 mm safety eyes

Stuffing

Scraps of thin black yarn

Darning/Tapestry needle

Scissors

Stitch marker

Arms

Use Orchid, make 2. Stuff the hand lightly.

Round 1: 5 sc in MR. [5]

Round 2: (inc) × 5. [10]

Rounds 3-4: 10 sc. [10] (2 rounds)

Round 5: (dec) x 2, 6 sc. [8]

Rounds 6-7: 8 sc. [8] (2 rounds)

Round 8: 4 sc, flatten and make 4 sc across. [4]

Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.

Head/Body

Use Orchid. Stuff as you go.

Round 1: 6 sc in MR. [6]

Round 2: (inc) × 6. [12]

Round 3: (sc, inc) × 6. [18]

Round 4: sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 5, sc. [24]

Round 5: (3 sc, inc) x 6. [30]

Round 6: 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) x 5, 2 sc. [36]

Round 7: (5 sc, inc) x 6. [42]

Rounds 8-15: 42 sc. [42] (8 rounds)

Insert eyes between rounds 11 and 12, with 6 visible stitches in between.

Round 16: (5 sc, dec) x 6. [36]

Round 17: 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc. [30]

Round 18: (3 sc, dec) x 6. [24]

Rounds 19-20: 24 sc. [24] (2 rounds)

Round 21: (5 sc, inc) x 4. [28]

Round 22-23: 28 sc. [28] (2 rounds)

Round 24: (13 sc, inc) x 2. [30]

Rounds 25-28: 30 sc. [30] (4 rounds)

Round 29: (13 sc, dec) x 2. [28]

Round 30: 7 sc, (sc, dec) x 4, 9 sc. [24] *The decreases in parentheses should be on the right or left side of the body.*

Round 31: 7 sc, (dec) x 4, 9 sc. [20]

Round 32: 20 sc. [20]

Round 33: 4 sc, *(sc, dec) x 4, 4 sc. [16]

Round 34: 4 sc, (dec) x 4, 4 sc. [12]

Round 35: sc, (dec) x 4, 3 sc. [8]

Round 36: (2 sc, dec) x 2. [6]

Cut yarn and weave end through the remaining front loops. Pull tight to close.

Bowtie

Use Lilac.

Round 1: Leave a long starting tail. In magic ring- Ch 3, 3 tr, ch 3, sl st, ch 3, 3 tr, ch 3, sl st. [8]

Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing. Wrap one strand of yarn around the center of the bow. Sew onto your ghost.

Bat Wings

Use Lilac, make 2.

Round 1: 8 sc in MR. [8]

Round 2: (inc) x 8. [16]

Round 3: (sc, inc) x 8. [24]

Round 4: sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) x 7, sc. [32]

Round 5: (7 sc, inc) x 4. [36]

Round 6: (5 sc, inc) x 6. [42]

Rounds 7-9: 42 sc. [42] (3 rounds)

Round 10:

Wing 1: Flatten your wing and work through both layers- (sc, hdc, dc inc, hdc, sl st) x 4, sl st. [21]

Wing 2: Flatten your wing and work through both layers- sl st, (sl st, hdc, dc inc, hdc, sc) x 4. [21]

Cut yarn and leave a long tail for sewing.

Assembly

1. Sew arms between rounds 20 and 21. The two decreases you made in round 5, should be facing inward when sewing (facing the body).
2. Embroider a smile and eyebrows.
3. Sew the bowtie on the body.
4. Sew the bat wings to the back of the body- the ends of the wings should touch each other.

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