Modern Bat Silhouette Wreath Free Crochet Pattern

Introduction

This modern bat silhouette wreath is a fresh take on Halloween decor: a soft, textured ring worked in striped alpine stitch and finished with three simple crocheted bats. It is designed for confident beginners who know single and double crochet and are ready to try a new textured stitch. The emerald and blush stripes keep it contemporary and elegant rather than spooky-cute, so it works just as well in a hallway or above a mantel as on a front door. The finished wreath is about 12 inches across, lightly stuffed so it feels plump and squishy, with a ridged, cozy surface and crisp black bat shapes that pop against the color bands.

Materials Needed

• Yarn: Worsted weight (CYC 4) cotton, approx 180 yd total: Emerald (A) 110 yd, Blush (B) 70 yd, Black (C) approx 25 yd for the bats.
• Hook: 4.0 mm (US G-6).
• Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch markers, scissors, fiberfill stuffing (or a 10 in / 25 cm foam ring), sewing pins.
• Finished size: Wreath outer diameter approx 12 in (30 cm), ring width approx 2.5 in (6.5 cm); bats approx 3 in (7.5 cm) wide each.

Abbreviations

• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• dc – double crochet
• sl st – slip stitch
• inc – increase (work 2 sc in the same stitch)
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• RS – right side
• rep – repeat

Gauge

Alpine stitch: 16 sts x 12 rows = 4 in (10 cm); bat appliqué approx 3 in (7.5 cm) wide. Check your gauge by working a small swatch of the alpine stitch rows and measuring the stitch and row counts before starting the ring.

Tips Before You Start

• Alpine stitch alternates a dc/sc row with an sc row worked into the row below. Keep those "into the row below" sc stitches loose so the texture stays even and the strip does not pull in.
• Change colors on the last stitch of the row before the new color begins, so the stripe edge stays clean.
• Count your 40 stitches at the end of every row; the strip must stay straight to join neatly into a ring.
• Stuff the tube lightly and evenly — overstuffing distorts the ring shape and makes the bats sit unevenly.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Ring Base (worked flat, then joined)

With A, ch 41.

R1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc across (40 sts).

R2 (A): ch 1, turn, sc across (40 sts).

R3 (A): ch 2, turn, [dc, sc] across, ending with dc (40 sts).

R4 (A): ch 1, turn, sc across working into the sc of R2 below (40 sts).

R5 (A): ch 2, turn, [dc, sc] across (40 sts).

R6 (A): ch 1, turn, sc across into the sc of R4 below (40 sts).

R7-8 (A): rep R5-6 (40 sts).

Change to B.

R9-12 (B): rep R5-6 twice (40 sts).

Change to A.

R13-16 (A): rep R5-6 twice (40 sts).

Change to B.

R17-20 (B): rep R5-6 twice (40 sts).

Change to A.

R21-24 (A): rep R5-6 twice (40 sts).

Fasten off leaving a 20 in tail. Strip measures approx 10 in long x 2.5 in wide.

Join the Ring

Fold the strip short ends together with RS facing and whipstitch or sl st join to form a tube; turn RS out. Stuff lightly and evenly with fiberfill, or wrap around a 10 in foam ring. Sew the long edges together with mattress stitch to close (40 sts along each edge).

Bat Appliqué (make 3, with C)

Row 1: ch 4, sc in 2nd ch, sc, sc (3 sts).

Row 2: ch 1, turn, inc, sc, inc (5 sts).

Row 3: ch 1, turn, inc, sc 3, inc (7 sts).

Row 4: ch 1, turn, sc 7 (7 sts).

Row 5 (wing): ch 1, turn, sc 2, ch 3, sl st in 2nd ch, sc in next ch, sc in same st, sc 3, ch 3, sl st in 2nd ch, sc in next ch, sc in same st, sc 2 (7 sts + 2 wing points).

Row 6 (wing tips): ch 1, turn, sc 2, [ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch, sc] in next st, sc 3, [ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch, sc] in next st, sc 2. Fasten off, weave ends.

Ears (make 2 per bat)

Join C at top center, ch 2, sl st in same st, ch 2, sl st in next st. Fasten off.

Hanging Loop

With A, join at top back of ring, ch 12, sl st to join into a loop, sl st around the loop to reinforce. Fasten off.

Edging (optional)

With A, sc evenly around the outer edge of the ring (approx 60 sc), sl st to first sc; rep around the inner edge (approx 48 sc). Fasten off, weave ends.

Assembly and Finishing

Block the bats lightly so the wings lie flat. Pin the 3 bats evenly around the wreath front at the 12, 4, and 8 o'clock positions, approx 1 in from the outer edge, and sew in place with C through the body only, leaving the wing tips free. Weave in all remaining ends. Shape the ring by hand and steam-block lightly if needed, pressing the bats flat without flattening the alpine texture.

Pro Tips and Variations

• Swap the blush for mustard or charcoal for a different modern palette that still reads as Halloween.
• Make the bats in a sparkly black yarn, or add a tiny embroidered eye with a single stitch of white thread.
• Skip the stuffing and slip the finished strip over a 10 in wire or foam ring for a firmer, longer-lasting wreath.