Get ready to spread your wings and dive into the spooktacular world of knit bat patterns! Whether you’re looking for an adorable little bat toy to perch on your shelf, or you’re ready to rock some bat-themed accessories, this list has it all. From cute and cuddly to edgy and mysterious, bats have a way of adding a unique twist to any knitting project, and I’m so excited to share these patterns with you!

In this roundup, I’ve pulled together 25 free knitting patterns that will have you flying through your yarn stash in no time. If you’re into creating adorable bat plushies to decorate your space or you’re dying to knit up a dramatic shawl with bat-wing lace, you’re in for a treat. And let’s not forget the accessories! We’ve got knit bat patterns for hats, mittens, and even socks that will let you carry a little bat magic with you wherever you go.

Bats are perfect for Halloween projects, but honestly, why limit them to just one season? With these batty knits, you can keep the fun going all year round. Imagine cozying up in a bat-themed sweater on a chilly fall day or adding a touch of gothic flair to your home with some batty decor items. No matter your knitting style, there’s a pattern here to spark your imagination.

Plus, if you’re looking for a bit of whimsy in your life, toy bats are a fantastic way to add some playful vibes to your home or gifts. These knit bat patterns are also great stash busters, so if you’ve got extra yarn lying around, why not whip up a tiny bat friend? They’re cute, quick, and a fun way to practice different knitting techniques. From wearables to toys, this collection is packed with creative, fun, and free patterns that are sure to take your knitting to the next level. Ready to get started? Scroll down and prepare to be inspired!

1. Bat

Some people think bats are creepy but I’ve always thought they were kind of cute. This toy bat is especially endearing, don’t you think? The pattern uses two strands of yarn held together, one of which adds a slight fuzziness that looks like fur to make it a little more realistic. For this design, you’ll be knitting in back and forth rows using basic stitches and incorporating some short rows.

Designer: Claire Garland Dot Pebbles
Yarn: Garnstudio DROPS Alpaca (Sport Weight #2)
Garnstudio DROPS Kid-Silk (Lace Weight #0)
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2. Fright & Delight Hat

Who says you can’t be cozy and feel cute at the same time? This adorable Halloween-inspired hat features a ring of orange and black bats as well as a ring of scary skulls and crossbones. The pattern calls for stockinette stitch and stranded colorwork in the round. There’s also a bit of rib stitch involved in knitting the brim.

Designer: Mary Pranica
Yarn: Blue Sky Fibers Woolstok Bundle (Worsted Weight #4)
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3. FroggyBug Bat and Pumpkin

You know those dolls with the big dresses that convert into pretty flowers when you turn them inside out? This is like that expect with a pumpkin and a bat! Special techniques include double knitting, making icord, short rows, and picking up stitches to add additional aspects in a modular fashion. It is interesting to note that this pattern requires no stuffing.

Designer: Nicole Chevalier
Yarn: Garnstudio DROPS Fabel (Fingering Weight #1)
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4. Spooktacular and Bat-tastic Socks

Fun and colorful socks are the perfect way to celebrate all that spooky season has to offer. Even if you work somewhere with a strict dress code, surely you can get away with wearing these cute socks. The socks are knit from the top down in the round. You’ll be using stranded colorwork and implementing a heel flap.

Designer: Fishhead Creations
Yarn: Lana Grossa Meilenweit Tweed and
Garnstudio DROPS Fabel (Fingering Weight #1)
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5. Cloudy the Bat

A sparkly yarn adds an extra dash of Halloween magic to this adorable bat design. It would make a great stuffed toy or you can hang it upside down for decoration. The pattern is worked in parts, both in back and forth rows and in the round. Crochet chains and slip stitches are used to create the legs, but you could substitute with icord if you’d like to keep it strictly knitting.

Designer: Esmerelda Peabody Jones
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Party (Aran Weight #4)
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6. Bat-tastic Cowl

Bats upon bats stack on one another like puzzle pieces in this enchanting two color cowl pattern. The purple and black color palette is a little more subtle than the typical bright orange. For this design, you’ll be using stockinette stitch and stranded colorwork while working in the round. There is also some rib stitch involved for the edges of the cowl.

Designer: Goddess Crochet
Yarn: Knit Picks Brava Worsted (Worsted Weight #4)
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7. Bat Appliques

Quick and easy knit bat patterns for appliques let you turn any plain project positively batty. You can sew one or more onto another knitting project (like a beanie) or onto a store bought item (like a hand towel) to instantly make it more spooky and cute. The pattern for these bats is worked flat in garter stitch for extra texture.

Designer: Marianna’s Lazy Daisy Days
Yarn: DK Weight #3
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8. Bat Square

Like the bat signal in the sky, when you pull out this bat washcloth your little one will know that it’s time for a bath. Of course, you could also use this square as part of a larger blanket design. The pattern calls for just knit and purl stitches. You’ll alternate between the two to make the pretty seed stitch border and then use the textural differences between the two to make the bat motif.

Designer: Daisy and Storm
Yarn: DK Weight #3 or Worsted Weight #4
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9. Bitty Bat Hat

Knit bat patterns can make excellent additions to Halloween costumes, particularly this delightful bat hat. The hat is worked in the round using rib and stockinette stitches. Bat wings and ears are knit separately working in back and forth rows. Some simple embroidery with a contrasting color of yarn is used to make the face.

Designer: Little Red Window
Yarn: Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice (Worsted Weight #4)
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10. Knitted Bat

The thing that really stands out in this next bat design is the rather large size of the fangs, oh my! This toothsome fellow has long outstretched wings and a small round body. He would make an excellent hanging decoration (suspended from the end of his wings) or, of course, a super cute stuffed toy. The pattern calls for knit, purl and slip stitches along with increases and decreases.

Designer: Fitting in Knitting
Yarn: DK Weight #3
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11. Steven the Bat Socks

Men and women alike can add some beautiful bats to their fall wardrobe with these fun two color bat socks. Knit from the toe up in mostly stockinette stitch, the design keeps things interesting with stranded colorwork, twisted stitches, and some cablework. These would also make an excellent gift for a friend who loves bats!

Designer: Curiousity
Yarn: Valkyrie Fibers Sock (Fingering Weight #1)
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12. Bat with Bowtie

Have you ever thought of using small knitted plushies as part of a colorful bunting? This is such a cute idea and I think this project really packs a big impact. The free pattern includes designs for the adorable bat in the bowtie, the ghostie, the pumpkin, and the triangles for the bunting too. Of course, you could also choose to just make the cute bat.

Designer: Amanda Berry for Woolbox
Yarn: WoolBox UK Imagine Classic Anti-Pilling DK (DK Weight #3)
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13. Tiny Bat

Often times you will see knit bat patterns in traditional black or sometimes gray or purple. A pink bat is certainly not something you see every day but I think that this unexpected color choice really makes this little plushie feel extra special. The pattern calls for knit and purl stitches as well as centered double decreases and icord.

Designer: The Knit Guru
Yarn: DK Weight #3
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14. Bat Candle Holder

Flickering candles are perfect for creating ambiance, especially when there are bat-themed candle holders involved. For this design, you’ll be knitting in back and forth rows and using stockinette stitch. The bat design is added through a combination of stranded colorwork and duplicate stitch embroidery. This design would also likely work well as a cup cozy.

Designer: MillaMia
Yarn: MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino (Sport Weight #2)
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15. Bat Toy

Two bats are better than one when it comes to making stuffed toys for Halloween. This gray and black bat duo is looking particularly adorable. I love the rounded shape of the bat bodies and the funny facial expressions that have been embroidered on. It is designed so that you can use a tennis ball rather than stuffing to help the bats keep their shape.

Designer: MillaMia
Yarn: MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino (DK Weight #3)
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16. It’s a Bat, Man! Cloth and Bib

Do you have a bat-obsessed little one in your life? Now you can make meal times more fun with a batty bib or liven up bath time with a cute bat washcloth. These patterns use just knit and purl stitches as well as basic increases and decreases. The border is one of my favorite stitches – seed stitch – which just alternates knit and purl stitches.

Designer: Down Cloverlaine
Yarn: Worsted Weight #4
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17. Clandestine Mitts

Is there room in your heart for these adorable bat mitts? You don’t normally associate hearts with Halloween, but these heart and bat mitts are seriously cute. I especially love the design decision to do the houndstooth pattern in the background. For this design, you’ll be working in the round using stockinette stitch and stranded colorwork.

Designer: Sadiane K
Yarn: Knit Picks Andean Treasure (Sport Weight #2)
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18. Violet the Little Bat

Using two different shades of yarn for the body and the wings of your bat toys is a great way to make them stand out in a crowd. Violet here is obviously named after the pretty purple shade of her body. She would make an amazing stuffed toy for the bat lover in your life or she can also be used as a super cute bit of Halloween decoration.

Designer: Lynn Finsterwalde
Yarn: None specified
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19. By the Light of the Moon

This gorgeous bit of knitting colorwork depicts a bat mid-flight silhouetted against a full moon amidst the night sky and the stars. It’s like a miniature work of art! You can use this free knitting chart to add an adorable bat design into probably any knitting project you can think of. How about a scarf? It’s easy to do using just stockinette stitch and stranded colorwork.

Designer: WitchWolfWeb
Yarn: None specified
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20. Black Bat Illusion/Shadow Dishcloth

The next one of our knit bat pattern will help you unlock the secrets of illusion knitting. This exciting technique reveals a secret image when viewed at an angle from the side (like the camera angle in the photo above). It might sound like a more advanced knitting trick, but the pattern only calls for knit and purl stitches.

Designer: Cecreations
Yarn: None Specified
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21. Knee Bats

Lovely bits of knit lace create the cute and spooky outlines of bats in these high socks. These socks are knit from the toe up, so you can stop whenever you get to the length you like. It is also important to note that this pattern is very easy to modify if you need to accommodate for smaller or wider calves.

Designer: Yarn Gardens
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Sock (Light Fingering Weight #0)
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22. Urban Bat Sweater

I have a pre-teen that would go crazy over this sweater. The asymmetrical design and the bold stripes combined with the amazingness that is the bat motif just make it a tour de force of modern fashions. Would you or someone you know love to wear this sweater? It’s a super easy design with simple stitches and basic drop sleeves.

Designer: Rilana Knits
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Solids (Aran Weight #4)
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23. Wee Tiny Bat Sock

I just love how many different knit bat patterns for stuffed toys there are out there! Self striping sock yarn gives this little bat its extra colorful appearance. Sock yarn is quite thin, so it also makes this toy come out quite small. This design is actually made from a sock pattern with the addition of ears, eyes, and bat wings.

Designer: Meg Bakewell
Yarn: Cherry Tree Hill Yarn Supersock Select (Fingering Weight #1)
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24. Dancing Batty

Oh I just love a good shawl, don’t you? Now is the perfect time to prep for fall and winter layering with a pretty new shawl to call your own. This lovely lightweight and lacy bat shawl is just right for folks that get overheated easily. The pattern calls for knit and purl stitches as well as yarn overs, slip slip knits, and centered double decreases.

Designer: Meta Libenter
Yarn: Filace Biagoli Cashseta Cobweb (Fingering Weight #1)
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25. The Great Batsby

Last but not least we have a pun-tastic pattern that is really going to taking your bat knitting skills to new heights. I love his button eyes and his round body. The pattern calls for knit and purl stitches, increases and decreases, as well as some use of short rows for shaping. You are going to love the fact that the wings are posable!

Designer: DarkTwist
Yarn: Dale Garn Baby Ull (DK Weight #3)
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I hope this collection of free knit bat patterns has inspired your next knitting project! Whether you’re crafting a playful toy bat or adding some batty flair to your wardrobe, there’s no shortage of creative ways to enjoy these designs. Did you have a favorite design? Let us know in the comments below. Now, grab your needles and let your imagination take flight!

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