In this pattern
- My yarn basket — black fuzzy yarn
- How this bat wing cardigan is made — body + sleeves + bat wings
- Back panel — 20" wide ×18" tall
- Front panels — left and right — 10" wide ×18" tall each
- Sleeves — 9" wide ×14" long ×2
- Bat wings — 14" wide ×12" tall each — make 2
- Assembly — sewing cardigan and wings
- Finished — bat wing cardigan with spider webs
My yarn basket — black fuzzy yarn
For this cardigan I used chunky fuzzy black yarn — black 500 grams for cardigan and wings. I use a 6mm hook so fabric is cozy but drapey — about 34-36" bust open, length 18" cropped, sleeves 14" long ×9" wide, bat wings 14" wide ×12" tall each — wingspan 48" total with cardigan body. I also had stitch markers and spider webs — just like in your photo with black crochet cardigan with bat wings spread wide on dark chalky background with spider webs.
My yarn basket — black fuzzy yarn balls and crochet hook on dark table with eucalyptus — beginning of bat wing cardigan — real photo.
How this bat wing cardigan is made — body + sleeves + bat wings
This cardigan is made from five main pieces — back panel 20" wide ×18" tall, two front panels 10" wide ×18" tall each, two sleeves 9" wide ×14" long, and two bat wing panels 14" wide ×12" tall each that attach at back shoulders and spread wide — total cardigan 34-36" bust open, 18" long cropped, wingspan 48" total with wings — like in your photo with black crochet cardigan with bat wings spread wide on dark background with spider webs and "BAT WING CARDIGAN" text.
Back panel — 20" wide ×18" tall
Ch 61 — about 20" wide — 61 chains — each chain about 0.33" — 20" wide
Row 1: sc in 2nd chain, sc 59 — 60 sc — 60 sts — 20" wide
Row 2-54: ch1, turn, sc 60 — 54 rows total including Row 1 — Rows 2-54 =53 rows plus Row 1 =54 rows total — each row about 0.33" tall — 54 rows ×0.33" =18" tall — back panel 20" wide ×18" tall — 60 sts ×54 rows — back panel finished
Back panel is ch61 →60 sc ×54 rows — 20" wide ×18" tall — 60 sts ×54 rows — 20" wide ×18" tall solid sc — back of cardigan — like back of cardigan in your photo with black crochet solid back with bat wings attached at shoulders.
Cardigan body in progress — black crochet cardigan flat lay with wooden buttons, scalloped edge, eucalyptus, scissors, black yarn ball, hook on dark fabric — real photo — cardigan 20" wide ×18" tall.
Front panels — left and right — 10" wide ×18" tall each
Ch 31 — about 10" wide — 31 chains — each chain about 0.33" — 10" wide
Row 1: sc in 2nd chain, sc 29 — 30 sc — 30 sts — 10" wide
Row 2-54: ch1, turn, sc 30 — 54 rows total including Row 1 — Rows 2-54 =53 rows plus Row 1 =54 rows total — each row about 0.33" — 54 rows ×0.33" =18" tall — front panel 10" wide ×18" tall — 30 sts ×54 rows
Make 2 front panels — left and right — each 10" wide ×18" tall — 30 sts ×54 rows — front panels — like front of cardigan in your photo with black open cardigan front
Front panels are ch31 →30 sc ×54 rows — 10" wide ×18" tall each — 30 sts ×54 rows — make 2 panels left and right — front of cardigan open — like front of cardigan in your photo with black open cardigan.
Sleeves — 9" wide ×14" long ×2
Ch 28 — about 9" wide — 28 chains — each chain about 0.33" — 9" wide
Row 1: sc in 2nd chain, sc 26 — 27 sc — 27 sts — 9" wide
Row 2-42: ch1, turn, sc 27 — 42 rows total including Row 1 — Rows 2-42 =41 rows plus Row 1 =42 rows total — each row about 0.33" — 42 rows ×0.33" =14" long — sleeve 9" wide ×14" long — 27 sts ×42 rows
Make 2 sleeves — each 9" wide ×14" long — 27 sts ×42 rows — sleeves — like sleeves of cardigan in your photo with black 3/4 sleeves
Sleeves are ch28 →27 sc ×42 rows — 9" wide ×14" long each — 27 sts ×42 rows — make 2 sleeves — sleeves of cardigan — like sleeves in your photo with black cropped cardigan sleeves.
Bat wings — 14" wide ×12" tall each — make 2
Left bat wing — triangle with pointed tips and scalloped bottom edge — starts narrow at shoulder and widens with points:
Row 1: ch 4 — start at top point near shoulder — 4 chains
Row 2: sc in 2nd chain, sc 2 — 3 sc — 1" wide — top point
Row 3: ch1, turn, inc 1, sc 1, inc 1 — 5 sc — 1.6" wide — first increase — 3→5 (+2)
Row 4: ch1, turn, sc 5 — 5 sc
Row 5: ch1, turn, inc 1, sc 3, inc 1 — 7 sc — 2.3" wide — second increase
Continue increasing 2 sts every other row at both edges — Row 3 is first increase (3→5), then Row 5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25 — 11 more increases of 2 sts each — Row 3 through Row 25 =12 increases total ×2 sts =24 sts added — start 3 sc +24 =27 sc — 27 sc about 9" wide at Row25 — verified: 3+24=27
Row 26-36: create bat wing points — *ch 6, sl st in same st, sc, hdc, dc 2, hdc, sc* — 3 points — each point about 3" long — first point at top, second in middle, third at bottom — wing now has 3 pointed tips like bat wing — wing about 14" wide at widest including points ×12" tall (9" solid +5" points) — bat wing 14" wide ×12" tall — 27 sc base — with 3 points — crochet texture with open mesh in center for wing membrane effect — wing finished
Right bat wing: make mirrored — same as left — 14" wide ×12" tall — 27 sc base — mirrored — 3 points — bat wing
Make 2 bat wings — each 14" wide ×12" tall — 27 sc base — 3 pointed tips each — wingspan with cardigan 48" total — 20" back +14" left wing +14" right wing =48" wingspan — like in your photo with black cardigan with bat wings spread wide 14" each
Bat wings are triangle with 3 pointed tips — start 3 sc at top point near shoulder, increase 2 sts every other row 11 times →25 sc 8" wide, then create 3 points with ch6 sl st sc hdc dc2 hdc sc — each point 3" long — wing about 14" wide at widest including points ×12" tall — crochet texture with open mesh in center for wing membrane — make 2 wings mirrored — each 14" wide ×12" tall — 3 points each — wingspan with cardigan 20" back +14" +14" =48" total wingspan — like in your photo with black cardigan with bat wings spread wide on dark background with spider webs.
Bat wings — two black crochet bat wings 14" wide ×12" tall each with 3 pointed tips and open mesh membrane on rustic wooden table with black yarn ball and wooden hook and lavender — real photo — bat wings for cardigan — wingspan 48" total.
Assembly — sewing cardigan and wings
Place back panel flat — 20" wide ×18" tall — 60 sts ×54 rows total (Rows2-54=53+Row1)
Place front panels on sides of back panel — left front 10" wide ×18" tall, right front 10" wide ×18" tall — sew shoulder seams — left shoulder 10" seam, right shoulder 10" seam — back 20" = left 10" + right 10" — shoulders sewn — cardigan body now open front
Sew side seams: sew side seams from bottom up to 9" leaving 9" armhole — side seams 9" tall — 18" total length minus 9" armhole =9" side seam — sides sewn
Sleeves: sew sleeves to armholes — 9" wide ×14" long sleeves — 27 sts ×42 rows — sew each sleeve to 9" armhole — sleeves attached — cardigan body with sleeves finished — 34-36" bust open, 18" long cropped
Bat wings: attach left bat wing at left back shoulder — wing 27 sc base (9" wide) attaches along 6" of back shoulder seam (not along wing's narrow 1" top point — wing's narrow top point is decorative tip, the 6" seam is along the wing's straight inner edge where 27 sc base sits against shoulder) — wing spread outward — sew 6" of wing inner edge to 6" of back shoulder edge — left wing 14" wide ×12" tall attached
Right bat wing: attach right bat wing at right back shoulder — same — 6" seam along shoulder — wing's 9" wide inner edge (27 sc) sewn 6" along shoulder, remaining 3" of wing base drapes slightly beyond shoulder for bat wing silhouette — right wing 14" wide ×12" tall attached — two bat wings spread wide from back — wingspan 48" total — 20" back +14" left +14" right =48" wingspan — like in your photo with black cardigan with bat wings spread wide from shoulders on dark background with spider webs — 6" seam clarified: seam is along shoulder edge, not wing tip
Weave ends — cardigan finished
I place back panel 20"×18" flat, place front panels 10"×18" each on sides, sew shoulder seams 10" each — back 20" = left 10" + right 10" — sew side seams 9" tall leaving 9" armhole, sew sleeves 9"×14" to armholes, attach bat wings 14"×12" each at back shoulders with 6" base seam each — wings spread wide — wingspan 48" total — 20" back +14" left +14" right =48" — like in your photo with black crochet cardigan with bat wings spread wide on dark chalky background with spider webs in corners.
Assembly — black crochet cardigan with bat wings spread wide on dark background flat lay — cardigan 20" wide ×18" tall with wings 14" wide each — wingspan 48" total — real crochet — goth cardigan.
Finished — bat wing cardigan with spider webs
And here it is — my bat wing cardigan — about XS/S — bust 34-36" open, length 18" cropped, sleeves 14" long ×9" wide, bat wings 14" wide ×12" tall each — wingspan 48" total with cardigan — back panel 20" wide ×18" tall 60 sc ×54 rows total (Rows2-54=53+Row1), front panels 10" wide ×18" tall each 30 sc ×54 rows total ×2, sleeves 9" wide ×14" long 27 sc ×42 rows total ×2, bat wings 14" wide ×12" tall each 3 pointed tips — wingspan 20" back +14" left +14" right =48" — like in your photo with black crochet bat wing cardigan on dark chalky background with spider webs in corners and "BAT WING CARDIGAN" and "CROCHET PATTERN" text.
Finished — bat wing cardigan — black goth crochet cardigan with dramatic bat wings 14" wide ×12" tall each — wingspan 48" total — 34-36" bust open, 18" cropped length, sleeves 14" long ×9" wide — on dark chalky background with spider webs in corners — goth, cozy, perfect for Halloween, goth days, everyday witchy. 🦇🕸️
When I wore it next evening with boots and spider webs in background, a friend said, "Did you make that bat wing cardigan? It's so goth!" I laughed and said, "I made it yesterday with black yarn on my dark table." I hope you make yours on a rainy afternoon too — maybe with dark background and spider webs nearby — and wear it for Halloween, goth days, everyday witchy.
Thank you for making this bat wing cardigan with me — I hope it brings goth days to your Halloween and witchy moments. If you make one, tag me — I love seeing your bat wing cardigans. 🦇🕸️🤍