R1with bat: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3(1 sc, inc) ×6(18)
R41 sc, (inc, 2 sc) ×5, inc, 1 sc(24)
R5(3 sc, inc) ×6(30)
R62 sc, (inc, 4 sc) ×5, inc, 2 sc(36)
R7(5 sc, inc) ×6(42)
R842 sc(42)
R9(6 sc, inc) ×6(48)
R1048 sc(48)
R11(7 sc, inc) ×6(54)
R1254 sc(54)
R13(8 sc, inc) ×6(60)
R14–1960 sc(60)
R204 sc, (dec, 8 sc) ×5, dec, 4 sc(54)
R2154 sc(54)
R224 sc, (dec, 7 sc) ×5, dec, 3 sc(48)
R2348 sc(48)
R243 sc, (dec, 6 sc) ×5, dec, 3 sc(42)
R25(5 sc, dec) ×6(36)
R262 sc, (dec, 4 sc) ×5, dec, 2 sc(30)
R27(3 sc, dec) ×6(24)
R281 sc, (dec, 2 sc) ×5, dec, 1 sc(18)
R29(1 sc, dec) ×6(12)
R30dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 8.4 cm at the widest, 8.1 cm long; 30 rounds.
→ Insert the safety eyes now (positions: see “Face”) and fix the backs. Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

Row 1with wing: into a magic ring; 3 sc(3)
Row 2ch 1 and turn (not counted as a st); inc ×3(6)
Row 3ch 1 and turn (not counted as a st); (1 sc, inc) ×3(9)
Row 4ch 1 and turn (not counted as a st); (1 sc, inc, 1 sc) ×3(12)
Row 5ch 1 and turn (not counted as a st); (3 sc, inc) ×3(15)
Row 6ch 1 and turn (not counted as a st); (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) ×3(18)
Row 7ch 1 and turn (not counted as a st); (5 sc, inc) ×3(21)
Row 8ch 1 and turn (not counted as a st); (3 sc, inc, 3 sc) ×3(24)
Row 9ch 1 and turn (not counted as a st); along the curved edge only (not along the straight edge); (2 sl st, point (ch 5, then back along the chain from the 2nd ch from hook: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc), skip 1 st, 3 sl st) ×4(36)
Flat motif — half circle (worked in turned rows, one layer of fabric), about 4.4 × 8.5 cm; 9 rows.
Fasten off leaving a long tail (~30 cm) for sewing. Do not stuff. Weave in the starting tail, pin the motif out to shape on a soft surface and steam it lightly.

R1with wing: 6 sc in MR(6)
R2inc ×6(12)
R3–412 sc(12)
R5dec ×6(6)
Size before assembly: about 1.6 cm at the widest, 1.6 cm long; 5 rounds.
→ Start stuffing (firmly) and keep adding as you decrease.
Top up the stuffing if needed. Fasten off leaving a 15 cm tail; with the needle weave it through the front loops of all 6 stitches of the last round, pull tight and hide the end inside.

Safety eyes and noses go in before the piece is stuffed and closed (see the pieces above); embroidery is easier before the piece is sewn on.

Safety eyes with a printed glint 14 mm (on the body): between rounds 19 and 20, 8 st apart (count along round 19: about 4.2 st each side of the centre front line).
Embroidery in mouth thread (on the body), straight stitches through: (between rounds 16 and 17, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 16, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right ) → (in round 16, on the centre front line ) → (in round 16, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ) → (between rounds 16 and 17, 2 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left ).
Satin stitch (on the body): in fang thread, a triangle about 3.8 mm wide and 4.6 mm tall, horizontal stitches, turned 180° clockwise (looking at that surface); centred in round 15, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's right .
Satin stitch (on the body): in fang thread, a triangle about 3.8 mm wide and 4.6 mm tall, horizontal stitches, turned 180° clockwise (looking at that surface); centred in round 15, 1 st from the centre front line, toward the toy's left .

Halloween Bat

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