Are any of you as tempted by the fur yarn at the craft store as I am? It’s so soft and fluffy! Seeing it gave me visions of an army of furry plushies. So when I saw a ton of it on clearance for less than $2 a skein I had to buy it all. Cut to over a year later and I have only made a handful of things using the furry yarn. There’s a couple of reasons for that, I think. 1) It is basically impossible to see your stitches, and 2) the skeins are tiny. Even though I had a few skeins of each, the yardage won’t get me very far, so my squirrel brain just hoarded it away for when I had a really “good” idea. This has meant that it just sits in my stash, looking fluffy.

Recently, I had a vision: A little bat with a floofy body. Then I realized, this is the perfect moment for the fur yarn that I have been “saving” for that good idea. So I ran to my yarn stash, picked some color combos, and got crocheting. About an hour later, the Floofy Bat was born! I gotta say, I love it more than I ever thought I would. Another great thing about this lil friend is that it works up so quickly. I’ve been able to crank one out in 30 minutes flat, after a bit of practice.

The biggest challenge is not being able to see the stitches. I have some advice about that in my video tutorial over on my YouTube, but the best tip I have is to feel your stitches. I keep my fingers on the next stitch and move them every time my hook goes into my work. I’ve been able to kinda see the stitches a bit after practicing a bit with the fur yarn, but I still keep my fingers on each stitch as I go, so I don’t miss any. Also, I count the stitches as I go, every single round. This project is small enough that I don’t have any issue keeping count (our stitch count only goes to 12). However, if I were working on a larger scale, I would use more stitch markers to help me keep track. If you have problems with keeping your stitch count consistent, use more stitch markers. If you need to, use one stitch marker per stitch! I say, whatever is clever, ya know? I’m a big fan of using tools to aide you in your process, so if it helps, use it.

Are you ready to get crocheting? Me, too! Let’s gather our materials…

Materials:

Aprox 10-15 yds Lion Brand Go For Faux fur yarn (or similar gauge fur yarn)

Aprox 10-15 yds Premier Basix Chenille or another blanket yarn in coordinating color

8mm crochet hook

6.5mm crochet hook

Poly-fil stuffing or the stuffing material of your choice

12mm safety or felt eyes

White felt for fangs

Scissors, sewing needle, stitch markers

Abbreviations:

MC- Magic Circle

CH- Chain

SC- Single Crochet

HDC- Half Double Crochet

INC- Increase (place 2 SC into the same stitch)

DEC- Decrease (SC 2 stitches together by going through the front loops only of each stitch)

FO- Finish Off (Pull a loop onto your hook, cut your yarn, and pull the tail through the loop on your hook)

Body:

use fur yarn & 8mm hook

R1) Form a MC and place 6 SC into the MC [6]

R2) INC x 6 [12]

R3-R8) SC every stitch [12]

Place safety eyes 2 to 3 stitches apart in R3

Stuff

R9) DEC x 6 [6]

Add any additional stuffing now (if needed). FO by sewing through the front loops only, then pull to close the MC.

Wings (make 2)

use blanket yarn & 6.5mm hook

R1) Form a slipknot & CH 9. Starting in the 2nd CH from the hook, place 8 SC in the 8 remaining CH [8]

R2) CH 1, turn, SC x6, DEC [7]

R3) CH 1, turn, DEC, SC x5 [6]

R4) CH 1, turn, SC x 4, DEC [5]

R5) CH 1, turn, DEC, SC x 3 [4]

FO & leave a tail to attach

Ears (make 2)

use blanket yarn & 6.5mm hook

CH 3, in 2nd CH from the hook SC, HDC, FO & leave a tail to attach

Assembly

Sew wings to the sides of the bat body. Wings should be about level with the eyes (see photo).

Sew the ears to the top of the head, about 3cm apart, and about 2cm from the wings (see photo).

Trim the tails & bury them in the body after sewing is complete.

Cut 2 small triangles from craft felt (aprox 5mm wide & 7mm long) and glue them to the bat’s face, between the eyes (see photo). You can trim the fur a bit in the desired spot to ease placement of the teeth.

Your Floofy Bat is COMPLETE!

I hope you enjoy this pattern as much as I do, because I am totally obsessed with these lil friends. Once you get the hang of using the fur yarn, you can crank out one of these bats in about 30-40 minutes flat! They’re adorable, soft, and fast to make, which is always a winning combo!

Be sure to tag me on IG, TikTok, & FB if you post your Bats, I’d really love to see them! Thanks for reading and as always, Happy Crocheting :D

-Graceface