Batman_Free Amigurumi Pattern_Tales of Twisted Fibers

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MATERIALS light worsted weight yarn in black, dark grey, yellow, light peach | embroidery thread or lace weight yarn in black | 2.5 mm crochet hooks | 10 mm safety eyes | fiber fill | yarn needle

BOOT (make 2)

BODY

Round 1: With black yarn, ch 6. Starting from second ch from hook, sc 4, 3 sc in the last ch. Working on the underside of the foundation chain, sc 3, 3 sc in the last ch. (13)

Round 1: Hold both legs together, making sure they face in the same direction. Insert hook into the 2 stitches that meet in the center, YO and make a sc. Continue making sc stitches in the remaining 29 st around both legs. (30)

Round 2: sc 4, inc in the next 3 st, sc 3, inc in the last 3 st. (19) Round 3: sc 6, inc in the next 3 st, sc 7, inc in the last 3 st. (25)

Round 2: inc in the first two st, sc 12, inc in the next two st, sc 12, inc in the last two st. (36) Round 3-5: sc around. (36)

Round 4: Working in BLO, hdc around. (25)

Round 6: (sc 4, dec) X 6. (30)

Round 5-6: sc around. (25)

Round 7-8: sc around. (30)

Round 7: sc 4, dec X 6, sc 9. (19)

Round 9: (sc 3, dec) X 6. (24)

Round 8: sc 3, dec X 4, sc 8. (15)

Round 10-13: sc around. (24)

Round 9-10: sc around. (15)

Round 14: (sc 2, dec) X 6. (18)

Round 11: Using FLO, sc 3, hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc, sc 7. (15)

Round 15: (sc 1, dec) X 6. (12) FO. Weave in ends. Stuff.

Slip stitch into the next st. FO and weave in ends. Stuff.

UNDEROOS LEG (make 2) Fold the boot top outwards to reveal the back loops of Round 11. Join dark grey yarn.

Round 1: ch 36. Join to the first ch with a sl st. ch 1 and sc around. Join with a sl st, ch 1. (36) From here, we will work in rows.

Round 1-6: sc around. (15)

Row 1: dec, sc 6, dec, ch 1, turn. (8)

FO. Stuff.

Row 2: dec, sc 4, dec, ch 1, turn. (6)

Follow Round 1-6 for the other leg but do not FO. We will join the legs in the next round.

Row 3: dec, sc 2, dec, ch 1, turn. (4) Row 4: dec X 2, ch 1, turn. (2) Row 5-6: sc 2, ch 1, turn. (2) Row 7: inc X 2, ch 1, turn. (4) Row 8: inc, sc 2, inc, ch 1, turn. (6) Row 9: inc, sc 4, inc, ch 1, turn. (8)

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BATMAN - A FREE AMIGURUMI PATTERN BY TALES OF TWISTED FIBERS

Row 10: inc, sc 6, inc. (10) FO, leaving a long tail. To make the waistband: Join yellow yarn on Round 1 and sc around. FO. Weave in ends. Finishing up: Slip the piece up the legs. Position the top half of the ‘hourglass’ on the front of the body (Figure 1). Push the lower half of the piece through the legs to the back, and with a yarn needle and black yarn sew it to the waistband (Figure 2).

How to Make a Cluster Stitch YO, insert hook in the next st, YO, draw up a loop, YO, pull through the first two loops on your hook. *YO, insert hook in the same st, YO, draw up a loop, YO, pull through only the first two loops**. Repeat * to ** 2 more times. YO and pull yarn through all 5 loops on your hook to close the cluster.

ARM (make 2) Fold the glove outwards to reveal the back loops of Round 8. Join dark grey yarn. Round 1-5: sc around. (12) Stuff glove. Round 6: (sc 2, dec) X 3. (9) Round 7-11: sc around. (9) Stuff arm. Round 12: dec X 4, sc. (5). FO, leaving a long tail. With a yarn needle, weave the tail through the front loops of all remaining 5 st and pull it tight to close. Weave in ends and attach arms to the body.

GLOVE (make 2) Round 1: With black yarn, 6 sc in a magic ring. (6) Round 2: Inc in all 6 st. (12) Round 3: (sc 1, inc) X 6. (18) Round 4: sc around. (18) Round 5: cluster stitch*, sc 17. (18)

HEAD Round 1: With black yarn, 8 sc in a magic ring. (8) Round 2: Inc in all 8 st. (16) Round 3: (sc 1, inc) X 8. (24) Round 4: (sc 2, inc) X 8. (32) Round 5: (sc 3, inc) X 8. (40)

*If you are unfamiliar with this stitch, see the section on How to make a Cluster Stitch.

Round 6: (sc 4, inc) X 8. (48)

Round 6: (sc 1, dec) X 6. (12)

Round 7: (sc 5, inc) X 8. (56)

Round 7: sc around. (12)

Round 8-14: sc around. (56)

Round 8: Using FLO, (sc 1, inc) X 6. (18)

Round 15: sl st in the next 26 st, working in FLO (hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc), sl st in the remaining 25 st.

Round 9: sc around. (18) FO. Weave in ends.

Round 16: In this round, we will work on the visible loops of Round 14 on the wrong side of the head. 3

Join light peach in one of the visible loops and sc around. (56) Round 17-18: sc around. (56) Round 19: (sc 5, dec) X 8. (48) Round 20: (sc 4, dec) X 8. (40) Round 21: (sc 3, dec) X 8. (32) Round 22: (sc 2, dec) X 8. (24) Round 23: dec X 12. (12) FO, leaving a long tail. Stuff head. Now we work on the remaining section of the mask. Mark the center of the head at the back on the last round worked in black (Figure 3). Count 12 st from this point to the left and mark the last st. Count 12 st from the center to the right and mark the last st. Now we will work on these 25 st (including the st marked as the center) to complete the remaining section of the mask. With the neck opening facing away from you, join black yarn on the st marked on the right (Figure 4). Row 1-4: sc across, ch 1, turn. (25) Row 5: sc across. FO, leaving a long tail. Sew flap to head.

EYE Insert eyes on either side of the nose, making sure the eyes stay within the last round of the mask.

EAR (make 2) Round 1: With black yarn, 3 sc in a magic ring. (3) Round 2: inc in all 3 st. (6) Round 3-4: sc around. (6) FO, leaving a long tail. Sew ears between Round 5 and 7, aligning them with the eyes.

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LOGO OVAL FRAME Round 1: With yellow yarn, ch 6. Starting from second ch from the hook, sc 4, 3 sc in the last ch. Working on the underside of the foundation chain, sc 3, 2 sc in the last ch. (12) Round 2: inc in the next st, sc 3, inc in the next 3 st, sc 3, inc in the last 2 st. sl st to join to the first st. (18) FO, leaving a long tail.

BAT LOGO With embroidery thread or lace weight yarn in black, create an outline of the Batman logo (you can search online for a sample). Fill it in with straight stitches. Sew the logo patch on the chest. Finally, sew the head to the body. Your little hero is now ready to fight crime.

BATMAN - A FREE AMIGURUMI PATTERN BY TALES OF TWISTED FIBERS

USING & SHARING MY PATTERNS

USING: You can use this pattern and make these little amigurumis for yourself, your friends and your family. I’d be thrilled if you drop me a line (along with your web link or a photograph of the amigurumi you made using my pattern); it’s always a pleasure to see what you guys do with my pattern. SELLING: Unless you happen to run a sweatshop somewhere, I don’t mind if you sell dolls made from my patterns; though it would be nice if you mentioned somewhere in the description of the doll that it’s made from a “Tales of Twisted Fibers design”. I’d love to hear from you and see your amigurumis. Send me your link and I’ll give your online shop a mention on my blog. DONATE If you loved this free pattern, would you please consider making a small donation to an organization that works for animal welfare in Nepal? Animal Nepal is a not for profit organization committed to improving the lives of animals in Nepal. This small, yet fiercely committed organization has been treating, neutering/spaying street dogs, providing them shelter, and helping them find their forever home. Animal Nepal is also known for their relentless fight against animal abuse—a widespread problem in Nepal—including those of working equines and working elephants. If you want to help Animal Nepal, please visit their website and make a donation. Click here to go to Animal Nepal donation page. Thank you for caring.

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Serah

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