# Blueberry Bat Amigurumi Free Crochet Pattern
A blueberry bat. A BLUEBERRY. BAT. I saw the idea and immediately dropped everything — a round little bat in deep blueberry blue with lavender wings and the sweetest sleepy face is quite possibly the cutest thing I’ve ever hooked. It’s equal parts Halloween decoration and year-round desk buddy, and it works up in a single cozy evening.
This is classic amigurumi: a simple sphere body with standard increases and decreases, triangle ears, scalloped wings, and an embroidered face. If you’ve made one amigurumi before, you can absolutely make this. If you haven’t — congratulations, this is the perfect first one. Let’s make a bat!
What You’ll Need
- Worsted weight yarn (category 4): approximately 120 yards blueberry blue (main color)
- Small amounts of worsted weight yarn in lavender (belly, wing inner) and dark purple (optional wing edging)
- Black embroidery floss or yarn for the face
- US F-5 / 3.75 mm crochet hook (a smaller hook keeps the stuffing from peeking through)
- Fiberfill stuffing, yarn needle, scissors, stitch marker
- Pink embroidery floss for blush cheeks (optional but highly encouraged)
Gauge:
- Not critical for amigurumi — just keep your stitches tight and even so no stuffing shows
Finished size:
- Approximately 4.5 inches tall (not including ears) and 3.5 inches wide
The Pattern
Body
With blueberry blue, make a magic ring.
Round 1: 6 sc into the ring. (6 sc)
Round 2: 2 sc in each stitch around. (12 sc)
Round 3: [Sc in next stitch, 2 sc in next stitch] 6 times. (18 sc)
Round 4: [Sc in next 2 stitches, 2 sc in next stitch] 6 times. (24 sc)
Round 5: [Sc in next 3 stitches, 2 sc in next stitch] 6 times. (30 sc)
Rounds 6–12: Sc in each stitch around. (30 sc each round — 7 even rounds)
Round 13: [Sc in next 3 stitches, sc2tog] 6 times. (24 sc)
Round 14: [Sc in next 2 stitches, sc2tog] 6 times. (18 sc)
Start stuffing the body firmly, shaping it into a nice round blueberry.
Round 15: [Sc in next stitch, sc2tog] 6 times. (12 sc)
Finish stuffing.
Round 16: [Sc2tog] 6 times. (6 sc)
Fasten off, thread the tail through the remaining stitches, pull closed, and weave in.
Belly Patch
With lavender, chain 8.
Round 1: Sc in 2nd chain from hook and next 5 chains, 3 sc in last chain; rotate: sc in next 5 chains, 2 sc in first chain. Join. (16 sc)
Round 2: Chain 1, sc around, working 3 sc in each end stitch. Join and fasten off, leaving a tail. (20 sc)
Sew the oval to the front of the body.
Ears (make 2)
With blueberry blue, chain 6.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd chain from hook and each chain across. Turn. (5 sc)
Row 2: Chain 1, turn. Sc2tog, sc in next stitch, sc2tog. Turn. (3 sc)
Row 3: Chain 1, turn. Sc3tog. Fasten off, leaving a tail. (1 sc)
Sew the ears to the top of the head, about 1 inch apart, tilting them slightly outward.
Wings (make 2)
With lavender, chain 14.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd chain from hook and each chain across. Turn. (13 sc)
Row 2 (scalloped edge): Chain 1, turn. Slip stitch in first stitch, [skip 2 stitches, 5 dc in next stitch, skip 2 stitches, slip stitch in next stitch] twice. You should end with a slip stitch at the far edge. (2 scallops)
Fasten off, leaving a long tail. The straight edge is the top of the wing; the scallops are the bottom.
Optional: with dark purple, slip stitch along the straight top edge of each wing for a pretty outlined look.
Assembly and Face
Sew the wings to the sides of the body with the straight edge along the upper side and the scallops flaring downward and out. Angle them slightly upward like the bat is mid-flutter — or downward for a sleepy hanging-bat look.
With black embroidery floss, stitch two small curved sleepy eyes (little “u” shapes work perfectly) and a tiny “w” mouth. Add two tiny white fangs with a couple of straight stitches below the mouth. Blush the cheeks with pink floss — three or four tiny straight stitches radiating out on each side.
Finishing
Weave in all ends, fluff the stuffing into shape, and pose the wings. Your blueberry bat is ready to hang out — literally.
Sophie’s Tips
- Stuff as you go, not all at the end — a firmly stuffed Round 12 makes the decreases much easier to work.
- Sleepy curved eyes are more forgiving than round ones; slightly uneven just reads as “charming.”
- This little guy hangs perfectly from a loop of yarn — instant Halloween garland when you make five.
Sweet dreams, little blueberry. You’re the cutest bat in the patch.
