Cream Bat Candy Pouch Free Crochet Pattern
Introduction
This little cream candy pouch is the perfect quick project for anyone who wants a sweet, slightly spooky handmade touch. It's beginner-friendly, worked almost entirely in single crochet, so you can make it while watching TV or learning the basics. The straight cream tube gets a sage green scalloped band at the top and a bold bat appliqué with tiny cream stitch eyes on the front. It looks like a tiny treat bag and feels soft, squishy, and just the right size to hold a handful of candy.
Materials Needed
- Worsted weight (4) acrylic yarn: cream (approx. 80 yds), sage green (approx. 30 yds)
- 5.0 mm (H-8) crochet hook
- Tapestry needle for seaming and weaving in ends
- Scissors
- Finished size: approx. 4.5 inches (11.5 cm) tall and 3.5 inches (9 cm) wide when flat
Abbreviations
- ch – chain: make a loop of yarn and pull it through the loop on your hook
- sc – single crochet: insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through both loops
- inc – increase: work 2 single crochet into the same stitch
- sk – skip: miss the next stitch without working into it
- sp – space: the gap made by a chain
- MR – magic ring: an adjustable loop used to start working in the round
- rnd – round: one complete circle of stitches
- sts – stitches
Gauge
16 sc x 18 rnds = 4 inches (10 cm) in single crochet. To check, crochet a small swatch in the round and measure a 4-inch section; adjust your hook size if needed.
Tips Before You Start
- Work in continuous rounds without joining, so use a stitch marker to keep track of the first stitch of each round.
- Keep your single crochet tension even so the tube stays straight and the scalloped band sits neatly.
- When changing to sage green at Round 21, change color on the last pull-through of the final cream stitch for a clean transition.
- The bat appliqué is small and curly; pin it in place before sewing so the wings sit flat.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Pouch (cream)
Rnd 1: MR, 6 sc into ring (6 sts).
Rnd 2: inc in each st around (12 sts).
Rnd 3: [sc, inc] x6 (18 sts).
Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] x6 (24 sts).
Rnd 5: [3 sc, inc] x6 (30 sts).
Rnds 6-20: sc in each st around (30 sts).
Do not fasten off. Change to sage green.
Rnd 21: [sc, ch 2, sk 1] x15 (15 sc, 15 ch-2 sps).
Rnd 22: [sc in sc, 2 sc in ch-2 sp] x15 (45 sts). Fasten off.
Bat Appliqué (sage green)
Row 1: Ch 6, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 3 ch, 3 sc in last ch, turn, sc in next 3 ch, sc in last ch (10 sts).
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [ch 3, sk 1, sc in next sc] x4, ch 3, sk 1, sc in last sc (6 sc, 5 ch-3 sps). Fasten off.
Eyes (cream)
With cream yarn, embroider two French knots or small straight stitches on the bat body as desired.
Drawstring (cream)
Cut 2 strands of cream yarn, each 30 inches long. Braid them together and knot the ends.
Edging (optional)
Attach sage green to the top edge, sc evenly around. Fasten off.
Assembly and Finishing
Sew the bat appliqué to the front of the pouch, centered, about 1 inch below the top edge. Weave the braided drawstring through the Round 21 ch-2 spaces and tie the ends. Weave in all loose ends with the tapestry needle. Block lightly by misting with water and shaping flat, then let it dry completely.
Pro Tips and Variations
- Use a contrasting color for the bat, like charcoal or purple, for a bolder Halloween look.
- Add a small pom-pom or bead to the drawstring ends for extra charm.
- Make a larger version by continuing the even single crochet rounds before the scalloped band.
