Flippy the Bat SPUNDONE BY
Peek! Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, and I need a sidekick for this time of year. Meet Flippy the Bat. The body is knitted in the round, the ears are picked up on top, and the wings are knitted back and forth and sewn onto the body. Guaranteed to be cuter than a real bat.
Body
CO 6 sts (2 on each DPN) Place marker, join round Row I: kfb, repeat (12 st) Row 2: kl2 Row 3: kfb, repeat (24 st) Rows 4 - 23: k24 Stuff body before beginning decreases. Row 24: k2tog, repeat (12 st) Row 25: kl2 Row 36: k2tog, repeat (6 st) Cut yarn, pull thread through remaining stitches. Daphne Puerto 2010 spundonebydp.com Materials Abbreviations Worsted weight yarn (Shown: Crystal Palace Yarns Mochi Plus; $\textcircled{-2}\textcircled{0}\textcircled{6}$ Merino Woo 20% Nylon; 87 m/50 gr; Color 565; I ball) Set of 4 double-pointed needles (DPN), 5 mm, US size 8 Stuffing, tapestry needle, stitch marker Gauge: 16 sts and 24 rows $\varXi$ 10 cm square Dimensions: Il cm long, 2l cm wide CO cast on WS/RS wrong side/right side st stitch kfb knit into front and back of stitch kknit Ppurl k2tog knit two together p2tog purl two together ssk slip, slip, knit slipped sts
Wings
Finishing
Pick up 4 sts with purl bump in front in the following way: For left ear, count one stitch to the left of the bind off edge of body. Pick up four stitches in the direction away from bind off edge. For right ear, count four stitches to the right of bind off edge of body. Pick up four stitches in the direction toward bind off edge. Row I (RS): k4 Row 2: p2tog, p3 Row 3: k2tog, kl Row 4: p2tog Cut yarn, pull thread through last stitch.
Daphne Puerto 2010 spundonebydp.com CO 30 sts on I DPN Row I (WVS): k9, p2, k8, p2, k9 Row 2: k8, ssk, k2tog, k6, ssk, k2tog, k8 Row 3: k8, p2, k6, p2, k8 Row 4: k7, ssk, k2tog, k4, ssk, k2tog, k7 Row 5: k7, p2, k4, p2, k7 Row 6: k6, ssk, k2tog, k2, ssk, k2tog, k6 Row 7: k6, p2, k2, p2, k6 Row 8: k5, ssk, k2tog,ssk, k2tog, k5 Row 9: k6, p2, k6 Row 10: k5, ssk, k2tog, k5 Row Il: k5, p2, k5 Row 12: ssk, k8 , k2tog Row 13: knit Row I4: ssk, k6, k2tog Row I5: bind off Sew edge of wing to either side of body, with RS in front. Consider threading light wire through edges to maintain shape. Weave in all ends. To make eyes, sew on buttons, sequins, beads, or use contrasting color yarn and embroider Xs!
