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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Gone Batty


Gone Batty Bat Bow
Will Need/Need to Know
  • H hook
  • red heart with love yarn
  • needle to sew in ends
  • ( ) holds number of stitches and needed info
  • [ ] repeat whats inside
  • magic circle can be replaced with a ch 2 and crocheting into the 2nd ch from hook

Abbreviations
st(s)- stitch(s)
ch- chain
sc- single crochet
dc- double crochet
dc dec- double crochet decrease

Bat & Bow

  1. Head, make a magic circle, 15 dc inside magic circle, pull tight, join to 1st dc (head made) (15dc)
  2. Ears, ch 3, sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, sk next st in bat head and sl st into next, sl st in next 2 sts, ch 3, sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, sk next st in bat heaad and sl st into next, tie off
  3. wings, ch 12, dc in 3rd ch from hook and each st across, turn (10dc)
  4. ch 2 (does not count as dc), 1 dc in each st across, turn (10dc)
  5. repeat 4
  6. repeat 4
  7. ch 2 (does not count as dc), [dc dec across next 2 sts] repeat 1 more time, 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts, [dc dec across next 2 sts] repeat 1 more time, turn (6dc)
  8. ch 2 (does not count as dc), dc dec across next 2 sts, 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts, dc dec across next 2 sts, turn (4dc)
  9. ch 1 (does not count as sc), 1 sc in each st across, turn (4sc)
  10. ch 2 (does not count as dc), 2 dc in next st, 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, turn (6dc)
  11. ch 2 (does not count as dc), [2 dc in next st] repeat 1 more time, 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts, [2 dc in next st] repeat 1 more time, turn (10dc)
  12. ch 2 (does not count as dc), 1 dc in each st across, turn (10dc)
  13. repeat 12
  14. repeat 12
  15. repeat 12
  16. change to black, ch 1 (does not count as sc), 1 sc in each st across (10sc), place an extra sc or 2 in the corner to make a nice corner, now using your best judgement sc all the way around the bow to make a border placing extra sc in each corner, join to 1st sc, tie off
  17. sew on eyes and mouth to bat head, sew bat head to middle of bow, sew in all ends and done!

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