VLAD the vampire bat

the story

Back in the day, when VLAD was a very young bat, he was looking for the meaning of life, when another bat crossed his path ... Batman! Soon VLAD became Batman’s sidekick (of course long before Robin entered the scene). However, before long, VLAD found out that Batman just wears a costume and can’t even fly properly! What a bitter disappointment! So he moved on and, with the gathered experience from countless dangerous adventures, he started his career in the movie business as the stunt double for the legendary Bela Lugosi. Some years and one tooth-surgery later (for a correction of some peculiar misaligned teeth), he actually became a well known movie star! You've probably seen him in "Nosferatu“, "The fearless Vampire Killers" or "Dracula“. After a while, he felt pretty annoyed about the completely false representation of vampires in horror movies! Sure, vampires avoid garlic - but only because they want to save their environment from bad garlic breath! And the only reason why VLAD doesn’t sunbathe, is to preserve his "noble pallor“. He also never really understood why crosses would be scary. He felt increasingly bored and when he successfully shocked the 1000th screaming maiden in another horror movie, he packed the job in to move to the countryside and write books about werewolves.

crochet pattern

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VLAD's crochet pattern is available in DEUTSCH, DANSK, ENGLISH, ESPAÑOL, FRANÇAIS, ITALIANO, NEDERLANDS & РУССКИЙ

materials

SIZE 1 YARN (super fine)

black
Wolle Rödel Strumpfwolle Tweed, N° 16590
or Regia Tweed, N° 98
or Lana Grossa Meilenweit Tweed, N° 126

white
SMC Catania Fine, N° 1005

 

SIZE 0 YARN (lace weight)

gray
Regia 2-fädig Beilaufgarn, N° 44
or Wolle Rödel Häkelgarn, N° 1525

purple
Wolle Rödel Häkelgarn, N° 1516

black
Regia 2-fädig Beilaufgarn, N° 2066
or Wolle Rödel Häkelgarn, N° 1590

 

Using the suggested yarn worked on a 2.25 mm hook, Vlad turns out at approx. 29 cm (11,4 inches) height.

 

You'll also need

• 2.0 mm (US: B/1, UK: 14), or 2.25 mm (UK 13) or 2.5 mm (US: C/2, UK: 12) crochet hook
• tapestry needle
• a pair of black 6 mm (0,2 inch) glass or safety eyes, or black yarn to embroider the eyes
• 2 small black snaps (press studs)
• soft stuffing

skill level

Level 3 - intermediate

• suitable for advanced beginners
• pattern contains clearly explained instructions for each round,
• many step-by-step photos and
• photo-tutorials for special tricks that make your crochet even more beautiful

errata

OH NO! Something went wrong in VLAD's pattern! Please use those new magic formulas to defeat the evil typo gremlins. Of course all the lalylala patterns will be corrected and updated as soon as one of those awful little guys shows up!