SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- RED HEART® Super Saver®:
- 312 Black A, 1 skein
- 316 Soft White B, 1 skein
- 254 Pumpkin C, 1 skein
- 672 Spring Green D.
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 4mm [US G-6]
- Yarn needle
- Polyester fiberfill
- Stitch marker
- Sewing thread & needle
- 5mm black buttons for eyes, 10
- 9mm safety eyes (or buttons), 2
- GAUGE:
- 16 sts = 4"; 8 rows = 4"
- CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
- MEASUREMENTS
- Bat measures 4 1/2" high x 8 1/2" wide. Pumpkin measures 4" high x 4 1/2" wide. Skull measures 5" high x 4 1/2" wide.
DIRECTIONS:
BAT (Make 3)Body:
Round 1: With A, ch 4; 8 dc in 4th ch from hook; do NOT join but work in continuous rounds. Place marker in first st and move up each round.
Round 2: 2 Dc in each dc around - 16 dc.
Round 3: 2 Dc in each dc around - 32 dc.
Ears
Round 4: Sc in next dc, * ch 4, slip st in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 2 ch **, 2 dc in next dc on Body, hdc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc; repeat from * to ** once more, sc in next dc, slip st in next dc. Do not fasten off but continue with Wing.
Wing:
Row 1: Ch 3, dc in same dc as slip st, dc in next 5 dc; turn - 6 dc.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next 6 dc; turn - 7 sts.
Rows 3 and 4: Repeat Row 2.
Row 5: Ch 3, hdc in next dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, slip st in next dc - 5 sts. Fasten off.
With wrong side facing, join A in 2nd st from Ear and repeat Rows 1-5 for next Wing.
Eye (Make 2):
With B, ch 2; 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook; join with a slip st to first sc. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing and embroidery.
FINISHING
With B, use the remaining yarn tail to sew eyes to Bat and embroider mouth and teeth as pictured with Straight sts. Sew buttons to eyes as pictured. Weave in ends.
PUMPKIN (Make 2)
Rounds 1-3: With C, work same as Bat Rounds 1-3. - 32 dc.
Round 4: Sc in next 2 dc, 2 hdc in next dc, 2 dc in next 8 dc, hdc in next 3 dc, sc in next 4 dc, hdc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next 8 dc, 2 hdc in next dc, sc in next 2 dc changing to D in last sc.
Leaf:
With D, ch 7; slip st in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next 2 ch, hdc in next ch, slip st in last ch, slip st in next st on Pumpkin, ch 4, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next ch, (sc, slip st) in last ch. Fasten off.
Eyes:
First Eye
With B, ch 2; 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook; join with a slip st to first sc. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Second eye
Round 1: With B, ch 2; 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook; do not join.
Round 2: 2 Sc in each sc around; join with a slip st to first sc - 10 sc. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Sew eyes to Pumpkin using remaining yarn tail of B, sew buttons on to eyes, and with A embroider teeth as pictured. Weave in ends.
SKULL (Make 2)
Body:
Rounds 1-3: With D, work same as Bat Rounds 1-3 - 32 dc.
Round 4: [2 Dc in next dc, dc in next dc] 16 times - 48 dc. Do not fasten off but continue with Mouth.
Mouth
Row 1: Ch 3, dc in same dc, dc in next 7 dc; turn - 8 dc.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in next 8 dc; turn - 9 sts.
Row 3: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), hdc in next 7 dc, ch 2, slip st in top of ch-3. Fasten off.
Eyeball:
Round 1: With B, ch 2; 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook; do not join but work in continuous rounds.
Round 2: 2 Sc in each sc around - 10 sc.
Round 3: 2 Sc in each sc around - 20 sc.
Rounds 4-6: Sc in each sc around.
Round 7: [Dec] 10 times - 10 sc. If using 9mm safety eye, place now in the center of Round 1. Add stuffing.
Round 8: [Dec] 5 times - 5 sc. Fasten off, leaving a long tail. With yarn needle, weave tail through remaining sts and pull tight.
FINISHING
With remaining tail from Eyeball, attach to Skull so Eyeball will hang about an inch away as pictured. With A, embroider a mouth, nose and other eye for Skull as pictured. Weave in ends.
FINISHING FOR BANNER
With yarn needle weave a long tail of A through the wings of the Bat, the tip of the Leaf of the Pumpkin and through the Skull's head as pictured. Add the rest as pictured. Make as many more Bats, Pumpkins and Skulls as you want and add them in the order you like.
ABBREVIATIONS
A, B, C, D = color A, B, C, D
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
mm = millimeters
sc = single crochet
Sc2tog = [draw up a loop in next sc] twice, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook
st(s) = stitch(es)
yo = yarn over
[ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified
* or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated