“I vant to suck your blood” – Nibbles
Just kidding! Nibbles and other Vampire bats do not drink human blood (well maybe on the super rare occasions…like halloween maybe?); however, they do in fact live off the consumption of blood from other mammals; primarily livestock. They use their razor sharp teeth to cut their victim and then lap up the blood. Send shivers down your spine doesn’t it? While they sound scary, and look scary most of the time, they can be cute! They are also a very nurturing species to others of their kind, especially new mothers! Since Vampire bats can die if they do not drink blood within two days, bats that have fed will regurgitate blood and share with those that have not fed. (try not to regurgitate after reading that)
Currently their population is stable!
https://gifts.worldwildlife.org/gift-center/gifts/species-adoptions/vampire-bat.aspx
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/vampire-bat
I would like to dedicate this pattern to my cousin Stacy, who passed away on the 7th. She loved Halloween so much she even had a Halloween wedding, and would have been married 6 yrs on the 31st. She was always fun to be around, and I will miss her.
Materials
Yarn:
Tools:
- 3.5mm Crochet Hook (a 3.25mm or 4.00mm could be used depending on your tension)
- 2.5mm Crochet Hook (used to crochet the nose only)
- 6mm Safety Eyes
- Scissors
- Yarn Needle
- Stitch Marker (optional)
- Sewing Pins
- Polyfil(optional for attaching pieces)
Stitches Used
U.S. Terminology
Right Handed Instructions
Difficulty Level: Easy
| CH | Chain Stitch |
| ST | Stitch |
| SK | Skip Stitch |
| SL ST | Slip Stitch |
| SC | Single Crochet |
| SCINC | Single Crochet two in same stitch (Increase) |
| SC2TOG | Single Crochet two together (Decrease) |
| BLO | Back Loop Only |
| Picot | Chain 3, sc into the 3rd chain from hook |
| * | Stitches inside asterisk are repeated |
| , | A comma is used to indicate when to move on to the next step in the round/row. |
| ( ) | Stitches inside parenthesis are done within the same stitch spot. |
Special Techniques Used
Do not join a round unless the pattern says to do so. Otherwise pieces worked in the round will be done in the spiral method.
Body
Yarn color: Toast
Hook Size: 3.5mm
| Round 1: | Create a Magic Circle, 6 sc, no join. | (6 stitches) |
| Round 2: | 6 scinc. | (12 stitches) |
| Round 3: | *scinc, sc* repeat x6 | (18 stitches) |
| Round 4: | *sc, scinc, sc* repeat x6. | (24 stitches) |
| Round 5: | *scinc, 3 sc* repeat x6. | (30 stitches) |
| Round 6-13: | 30 sc. | (30 stitches) |
Add 6mm safety eyes between rounds 5 and 6, with at least 3 stitches between them. (Tip: Make nose before securing eyes and place between eyes to confirm placement.)
| Round 14: | *sc2tog, 3 sc* repeat x6. | (24 stitches) |
| Round 15: | *sc, sc2tog, sc* repeat x6. | (18 stitches) |
| Round 16: | *sc2tog, sc* repeat x6. | (12 stitches) |
| Round 17: | 6 sc2tog. | (6 stitches) |
Fasten off and stuff before closing, use the Amigurumi Close Method.
Nose
Use Hook size 2.5mm
Yarn color: Light Caramel
| Round 1: | Create a Magic Circle, *2sc, ch 1* repeat x3, sl st to join. | (9 stitches) |
| Round 2: | Ch 1, *2 sc blo, Ch 1, sk ch space* repeat x3, sl st to join. | (9 stitches) |
Fasten off leaving a tail for sewing. Use the Amigurumi Piece Join Method to sew to the body centered between the eyes.
Wings
Make x2
Yarn color: Taupe
Hook Size: 3.5mm
Leave a long tail for attaching piece to body before starting.
| Row 1: | Ch 17, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, 15 sc. | (16 stitches) |
| Row 2: | Ch 1, turn, 7 sc, sc2tog, 5 sc, sc2tog. | (14 stitches) |
| Row 3: | Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, 3 sc, sc2tog, 7 sc. | (12 stitches) |
| Row 4: | Ch 1, turn, 6 sc, sc2tog, 2 sc, sc2tog. | (10 stitches) |
| Row 5: | Ch 1, turn, sc2tog, sc, sc2tog, 5 sc. | (8 stitches) |
| Row 6: | Ch 1, turn, sk st, (sc, picot, sc), sk st, sl st, sk st, (sc, picot, sc), sk st, sl st, (sc in side of Row 4, picot, sc), sl st in side of Row 2, (sc in side of Row 1, picot, sc). | (11 stitches and 4 picots) |
Fasten off and secure end. Using the starting tail, sew the flat edge of wing piece to the body vertically between Rounds 6-12.
Ears
Make x2
Yarn color: Toast
Hook Size: 3.5mm
| Round 1: | Create a Magic Circle, *2sc, ch 1* repeat x3, sl st to join. | (9 stitches) |
| Round 2: | Ch 1, *2 sc, (sc, ch 1,sc) in chain space* repeat x3, sl st to join. | (12 stitches) |
Fasten off and sew to top of the top of the head slightly wider apart than the eyes.
Feet
Make x2
Yarn color: Taupe
Hook Size: 3.5mm
| Round 1: | Create a Magic Circle, 3sc, no join. | (3 stitches) |
| Round 2: | 3sc. | (3 stitches) |
Fasten off, and sew to Rounds 13-14 of Body.
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