Free C2C Crochet Pattern Bat

 Free C2C Crochet Pattern
Bat (50 x 50 graph)


How to download the graph:
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About this Pattern:
When I was a child and teenager, there were always lots of bats flying around in my parents' backyard when it started getting dark. I loved watching them. They fly so fast and make such interesting and sudden movements. I always thought it was really special to watch.

When I moved out, I was happy to discover that bats fly around here too. Which is actually quite surprising, because we don't exactly live in a rural area. There are no tall trees or good places for them to hide nearby, but somehow, they still come from somewhere.

I'm looking forward to showing them to my son when he is a little older.

So here is a C2C bat pattern, because bats are such cool animals and not scary at all! Also cute as a Halloween Bat! Use it to make a baby blanket, tote bag or cushion cover. Scroll down to find the written instructions.

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Happy crocheting!

Materials:
  • 3.0 mm hook
  • darning needle to weave in ends
  • DK yarn
  • scissors
  • optional: stitch markers
Yarn colours:
Dark purple
Lavender
Black
White
Orange
Any colour you wish to use for the background. Pics below for inspo.

Colour Counts:
The 50 x 50 grid contains 2,500 squares in total. Here is the number of squares for each colour:
Dark purple: 403
Lavender: 86
Black: 291
White: 18
Orange: 37
Background: 1665

The colour counts tell you how many squares of each colour are used in the graph. They don't tell you exactly how much yarn you'll need, as this can vary depending on your yarn, hook size and tension.

Size:
With a 3.0 mm hook and DK yarn, for me this works up to about 72 x 72 cm (28 x 28 inches). But, this may vary depending on your yarn weight, hook size, and tension.
Gauge: 5 rows measure approximately 6 cm (2.3 inches).


New to C2C?
These tutorials may help:

Happy crocheting! 

Row-by-row instructions:
Uneven rows going up.
Even rows going down.

t = teal (background)
bl = black
p = purple
pi = pink
l = lavender
o = orange
w = white 
  
→ Row 1 [WS]: (t) x 1 (1 square)  
← Row 2 [RS]: (t) x 2 (2 squares)  
→ Row 3 [WS]: (t) x 3 (3 squares)  
← Row 4 [RS]: (t) x 4 (4 squares)  
→ Row 5 [WS]: (t) x 5 (5 squares)  
← Row 6 [RS]: (t) x 6 (6 squares)  
→ Row 7 [WS]: (t) x 7 (7 squares)  
← Row 8 [RS]: (t) x 8 (8 squares)  
→ Row 9 [WS]: (t) x 9 (9 squares)  
← Row 10 [RS]: (t) x 10 (10 squares)  
→ Row 11 [WS]: (t) x 11 (11 squares)  
← Row 12 [RS]: (t) x 12 (12 squares)  
→ Row 13 [WS]: (t) x 13 (13 squares)  
← Row 14 [RS]: (t) x 14 (14 squares)  
→ Row 15 [WS]: (t) x 15 (15 squares)  
← Row 16 [RS]: (t) x 16 (16 squares)  
→ Row 17 [WS]: (t) x 17 (17 squares)  
← Row 18 [RS]: (t) x 18 (18 squares)  
→ Row 19 [WS]: (t) x 19 (19 squares)  
← Row 20 [RS]: (t) x 20 (20 squares)  
→ Row 21 [WS]: (t) x 21 (21 squares)  
← Row 22 [RS]: (bl) x 1, (t) x 4, (bl) x 1, (t) x 16 (22 squares)  
→ Row 23 [WS]: (t) x 17, (bl) x 1, (t) x 3, (bl) x 2 (23 squares)  
← Row 24 [RS]: (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 5, (t) x 17 (24 squares)  
→ Row 25 [WS]: (t) x 17, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 3, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (t) x 1 (25 squares)  
← Row 26 [RS]: (t) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (t) x 18 (26 squares)  
→ Row 27 [WS]: (t) x 18, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (t) x 1 (27 squares)  
← Row 28 [RS]: (t) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (t) x 3, (bl) x 1, (t) x 14 (28 squares)  
→ Row 29 [WS]: (t) x 15, (bl) x 4, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (t) x 2 (29 squares)  
← Row 30 [RS]: (t) x 3, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 2, (t) x 15 (30 squares)  
→ Row 31 [WS]: (t) x 16, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 9, (bl) x 1, (t) x 3 (31 squares)  
← Row 32 [RS]: (t) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 4, (bl) x 2, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (t) x 4, (bl) x 2, (t) x 10 (32 squares)  
→ Row 33 [WS]: (t) x 10, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (t) x 3, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (t) x 5 (33 squares)  
← Row 34 [RS]: (t) x 5, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (p) x 4, (bl) x 4, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (t) x 10 (34 squares)  
→ Row 35 [WS]: (t) x 11, (bl) x 5, (p) x 6, (bl) x 2, (p) x 4, (bl) x 1, (t) x 6 (35 squares)  
← Row 36 [RS]: (t) x 7, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 7, (bl) x 1, (p) x 4, (bl) x 2, (t) x 10 (36 squares)  
→ Row 37 [WS]: (t) x 10, (bl) x 3, (p) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 7, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (t) x 7 (37 squares)  
← Row 38 [RS]: (t) x 8, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 2, (p) x 7, (bl) x 1, (p) x 7, (bl) x 1, (t) x 10 (38 squares)  
→ Row 39 [WS]: (t) x 11, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (p) x 7, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (t) x 9 (39 squares)  
← Row 40 [RS]: (t) x 10, (bl) x 2, (p) x 8, (bl) x 1, (p) x 7, (bl) x 1, (t) x 11 (40 squares)  
→ Row 41 [WS]: (t) x 12, (bl) x 2, (p) x 6, (bl) x 10, (t) x 11 (41 squares)  
← Row 42 [RS]: (t) x 12, (bl) x 9, (p) x 7, (bl) x 1, (t) x 13 (42 squares)  
→ Row 43 [WS]: (t) x 14, (bl) x 1, (p) x 5, (bl) x 2, (l) x 3, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (t) x 16 (43 squares)  
← Row 44 [RS]: (t) x 16, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (l) x 5, (bl) x 1, (p) x 5, (bl) x 1, (t) x 14 (44 squares)  
→ Row 45 [WS]: (t) x 15, (bl) x 1, (p) x 4, (bl) x 1, (w) x 1, (l) x 3, (w) x 1, (l) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (t) x 8, (o) x 2, (t) x 6 (45 squares)  
← Row 46 [RS]: (t) x 7, (o) x 1, (t) x 8, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (l) x 1, (w) x 2, (l) x 1, (bl) x 2, (l) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (bl) x 2, (t) x 15 (46 squares)  
→ Row 47 [WS]: (t) x 16, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (w) x 1, (bl) x 1, (l) x 2, (bl) x 2, (w) x 1, (l) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 3, (t) x 5, (o) x 2, (t) x 7 (47 squares)  
← Row 48 [RS]: (t) x 14, (bl) x 1, (p) x 4, (l) x 1, (w) x 1, (bl) x 2, (l) x 2, (bl) x 1, (l) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 2, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (t) x 16 (48 squares)  
→ Row 49 [WS]: (t) x 16, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 3, (l) x 4, (bl) x 2, (w) x 1, (l) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (t) x 14 (49 squares)  
← Row 50 [RS]: (t) x 14, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (l) x 2, (p) x 2, (l) x 1, (w) x 2, (l) x 3, (bl) x 1, (l) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 4, (bl) x 3, (t) x 5, (o) x 2, (t) x 7 (50 squares)  
Corner: Start decreasing on both ends  
→ Row 51 [WS]: (t) x 7, (o) x 1, (t) x 6, (bl) x 1, (p) x 5, (bl) x 1, (l) x 9, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (l) x 2, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (t) x 13 (49 squares)  
← Row 52 [RS]: (t) x 12, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (l) x 3, (p) x 2, (l) x 5, (bl) x 1, (l) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 5, (bl) x 1, (t) x 6, (o) x 2, (t) x 6 (48 squares)  
→ Row 53 [WS]: (t) x 13, (bl) x 2, (p) x 4, (bl) x 1, (l) x 2, (bl) x 2, (l) x 1, (p) x 5, (bl) x 1, (l) x 3, (bl) x 1, (t) x 12 (47 squares)  
← Row 54 [RS]: (t) x 11, (bl) x 1, (p) x 9, (l) x 1, (w) x 1, (bl) x 1, (w) x 1, (l) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (t) x 13 (46 squares)  
→ Row 55 [WS]: (t) x 12, (bl) x 1, (p) x 5, (bl) x 1, (l) x 1, (w) x 1, (bl) x 2, (l) x 1, (p) x 5, (bl) x 1, (p) x 4, (bl) x 1, (t) x 10 (45 squares)  
← Row 56 [RS]: (t) x 10, (bl) x 6, (p) x 4, (l) x 1, (w) x 3, (l) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (t) x 12 (44 squares)  
→ Row 57 [WS]: (t) x 11, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (l) x 1, (w) x 2, (l) x 1, (p) x 5, (t) x 1, (bl) x 4, (t) x 10 (43 squares)  
← Row 58 [RS]: (t) x 14, (bl) x 1, (p) x 4, (l) x 4, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (t) x 10 (42 squares)  
→ Row 59 [WS]: (t) x 8, (bl) x 2, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 2, (p) x 1, (l) x 3, (p) x 4, (bl) x 1, (t) x 14 (41 squares)  
← Row 60 [RS]: (t) x 14, (bl) x 1, (p) x 7, (bl) x 2, (p) x 8, (bl) x 2, (t) x 6 (40 squares)  
→ Row 61 [WS]: (t) x 6, (bl) x 1, (p) x 5, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (t) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (t) x 14 (39 squares)  
← Row 62 [RS]: (t) x 14, (bl) x 2, (p) x 4, (bl) x 1, (t) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 5, (bl) x 1, (t) x 6 (38 squares)  
→ Row 63 [WS]: (t) x 6, (bl) x 1, (p) x 5, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (t) x 2, (bl) x 5, (t) x 15 (37 squares)  
← Row 64 [RS]: (t) x 14, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (l) x 2, (p) x 1, (t) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 5, (bl) x 2, (t) x 5 (36 squares)  
→ Row 65 [WS]: (t) x 5, (bl) x 3, (p) x 4, (bl) x 2, (t) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (l) x 2, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (t) x 13 (35 squares)  
← Row 66 [RS]: (t) x 13, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (l) x 2, (p) x 1, (t) x 2, (bl) x 7, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (t) x 4 (34 squares)  
→ Row 67 [WS]: (t) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 7, (bl) x 1, (t) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (l) x 2, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (t) x 12 (33 squares)  
← Row 68 [RS]: (t) x 12, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (l) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (t) x 3, (bl) x 1, (p) x 7, (bl) x 1, (t) x 3 (32 squares)  
→ Row 69 [WS]: (t) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 7, (bl) x 1, (t) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (l) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (t) x 11 (31 squares)  
← Row 70 [RS]: (t) x 11, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (t) x 5, (bl) x 2, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (t) x 1 (30 squares)  
→ Row 71 [WS]: (bl) x 2, (p) x 4, (bl) x 3, (t) x 6, (bl) x 2, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (t) x 10 (29 squares)  
← Row 72 [RS]: (t) x 10, (bl) x 3, (t) x 8, (bl) x 7 (28 squares)  
→ Row 73 [WS]: (t) x 1, (bl) x 4, (t) x 11, (bl) x 1, (t) x 10 (27 squares)  
← Row 74 [RS]: (t) x 26 (26 squares)  
→ Row 75 [WS]: (t) x 25 (25 squares)  
← Row 76 [RS]: (t) x 24 (24 squares)  
→ Row 77 [WS]: (t) x 23 (23 squares)  
← Row 78 [RS]: (t) x 22 (22 squares)  
→ Row 79 [WS]: (t) x 10, (o) x 1, (t) x 10 (21 squares)  
← Row 80 [RS]: (t) x 10, (o) x 1, (t) x 9 (20 squares)  
→ Row 81 [WS]: (t) x 8, (o) x 2, (t) x 9 (19 squares)  
← Row 82 [RS]: (t) x 9, (o) x 2, (t) x 7 (18 squares)  
→ Row 83 [WS]: (t) x 7, (o) x 2, (t) x 8 (17 squares)  
← Row 84 [RS]: (t) x 8, (o) x 2, (t) x 6 (16 squares)  
→ Row 85 [WS]: (t) x 6, (o) x 2, (t) x 7 (15 squares)  
← Row 86 [RS]: (t) x 6, (o) x 3, (t) x 5 (14 squares)  
→ Row 87 [WS]: (t) x 5, (o) x 5, (t) x 3 (13 squares)  
← Row 88 [RS]: (t) x 3, (o) x 4, (t) x 5 (12 squares)  
→ Row 89 [WS]: (t) x 5, (o) x 3, (t) x 3 (11 squares)  
← Row 90 [RS]: (t) x 10 (10 squares)  
→ Row 91 [WS]: (t) x 9 (9 squares)  
← Row 92 [RS]: (t) x 8 (8 squares)  
→ Row 93 [WS]: (t) x 7 (7 squares)  
← Row 94 [RS]: (t) x 6 (6 squares)  
→ Row 95 [WS]: (t) x 5 (5 squares)  
← Row 96 [RS]: (t) x 4 (4 squares)  
→ Row 97 [WS]: (t) x 3 (3 squares)  
← Row 98 [RS]: (t) x 2 (2 squares)  
→ Row 99 [WS]: (t) x 1 (1 square)  

Fun Facts About Bats

I think bats are such interesting animals. While making this pattern, I came across some facts that I didn't know at all.

  • Bats are the only mammals that can truly fly. Flying squirrels can glide, but they can't actually fly. Bats are the only mammals that can fly using their own power. I think that's pretty amazing for such a tiny animal! 

  • Some bats are surprisingly small. The bumblebee bat is one of the world's smallest mammals. It weighs only around 2 grams, which is about the weight of a small paperclip. 

  • Not all bats use echolocation. Many bats use echolocation to find their way around and catch insects, but not every bat species does. Fruit bats, for example, often rely much more on their excellent eyesight and sense of smell. So the idea that every bat is basically “seeing with sound” isn't quite true.

  • Bats can eat an incredible number of insects. Some insect-eating bats can catch hundreds of insects in just one hour. Imagine having a bat around when mosquitoes start bothering you! 

  • Some bats are important pollinators. Fruit- and nectar-eating bats help pollinate plants and spread seeds. In some parts of the world, they are especially important for plants such as bananas, mangoes and agave.

FAQ

Can I make this C2C Bat with a different yarn weight?
Yes, definitely! Keep in mind that using a different yarn weight can change the finished size of your project quite a bit. I recommend making a small swatch first to see how your yarn and hook combination affects the size before starting the entire project.

Can I sell finished projects made from this pattern?
Yes! Feel free to sell finished C2C Bat projects made from this pattern. I would really appreciate it if you credited Kate's Cozy Crochet as the pattern designer.


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