​Crochet Vampire Toy

You’ll need:

Red Heart Super Saver in Black, Grey Heather, White, Light Damson (purple) colors;

Crochet hook 3,5 mm;

Black crochet thread for mouth;

Light weight cotton yarn in red for fangs;

12mm Safety Eyes;

Stuffing;

Tapestry needle.

Instructions

Front Body

Start with Black.

The panels are worked from the bottom up, starting with the legs.

*Ch 1 and turn at the end of each row*

Pay careful attention to the colour changes!

Row 1: Ch 6, B5 (5 sts)

Row 2: Binc, B3, Binc (7 sts)

Row 3: In Purple, ch 11, P10 back along chs, and then continue across row: B7 (17 sts)

Row 4: Binc, B7, P9 (18 sts)

Row 5: P9, B9 (18 sts)

Tie off. Repeat rows 1-5 for the second leg and tie off.

Now we will join both leg pieces together by crocheting across both pieces in row 6. Join your purple yarn in the first stitch of the leg piece you just finished.

Row 6: Pdec, P6, B9, Binc, Binc, B9, P6, Pdec (36 sts)

Row 7: P7, B22, P7 (36 sts)

Row 8: Pdec, P5, B22, P5, Pdec (34 sts)

Rows 9-11: P5, B24, P5 (34 sts)

Rows 12-19: P4, B26, P4 (34 sts)

Row 20: P4, B4, G18, B4, P4 (34 sts)

Row 21: Pdec, P3, B1, G22, B1, P3, Pdec (32 sts)

Rows 22-23: P4, G24, P4 (32 sts)

Row 24: Pdec, P3, G22, P3, Pdec (30 sts)

Rows 25-26: P4, G22, P4 (30 sts)

Row 27: Pdec, P3, G20, P3, Pdec (28 sts)

Row 28: Pdec, P3, G18, P3, Pdec (26 sts)

Now we will start the collar of the cape.

Row 29: In Purple, ch 7, P6 along chs, P6, G14, P6 (32 sts)

Row 30: In Purple, ch 7, P6 along chs, P9, G9, P12, Pdec (37 sts)

Row 31: Pdec, P8, W16, P9, Pdec (35 sts)

Row 32: Pdec, P4, W24, P3, Pdec (33 sts)

Row 33: Pdec, W28, P1, Pdec (31 sts)

Row 34: Pdec, W29 (30 sts)

Now we will start incorporating Black for the hair.

Row 35: [B1, W1] in same st, W28, [W1, B1] in same st (32 sts)

Row 36: Binc, W30, Binc (34 sts)

Row 37: Binc, W32, Binc (36 sts)

Row 38: Binc, B1, W32, B1, Binc (38 sts)

Rows 39-45: B3, W32, B3 (38 sts)

Row 46: Bdec, B2, W30, B2, Bdec (36 sts)

Row 47: B4, W28, B4 (36 sts)

Row 48: Bdec, B3, W13, B1, W12, B3, Bdec (34 sts)

Row 49: B6, W9, B3, W10, B6 (34 sts)

Row 50: Bdec, B5, W8, B5, W7, B5, Bdec (32 sts)

Row 51: B7, W5, B7, W6, B7 (32 sts)

The remaining rows are done in all Black:

Row 52: Dec, sc 28, Dec (30 sts)

Row 53: Dec, sc 26, dec (28 sts)

Row 54: Dec, sc 24, dec (26 sts)

Row 55: Dec, sc 2, hdc 3, dc 12, hdc 3, sc 2, dec (24 sts)

Tie off. Put aside for assembly later.

Back Body

Start with Black

Row 1: Ch 6, sc 5 (5 sts)

Switch to Purple yarn. Rows 2-34 are all worked in Purple.

Row 2: Inc, sc 3, inc (7 sts)

Row 3: Ch 11, sc 10 along chs, then continue across row: sc 7 (17 sts)

Row 4: Inc, sc 16 (18 sts)

Row 5: Sc across (18 sts)

Tie off. Repeat rows 1-5 for second leg. Tie off. Repeat rows 1-5 for the second leg and tie off. You will now have two separate leg pieces. Now we will join both leg pieces together by crocheting across both pieces in row 6, just like you did for the front panel. Join your purple yarn in the first stitch of the leg piece you just finished.

Row 6: Dec, sc 15, inc twice, sc 15, dec (36 sts)

Row 7: Sc across (36 sts)

Row 8: Dec, sc 32, dec (34 sts)

Rows 9-20: Sc across (34 sts)

Row 21: Dec, sc 30, dec (32 sts)

Rows 22-23: Sc across (32 sts)

Row 24: Dec, sc 28, dec (30 sts)

Rows 25-26: Sc across (30 sts)

Row 27: Dec, sc 26, dec (28 sts)

Row 28: Dec, sc 24, dec (26 sts)

Row 29: Ch 7, sc 6 along chs, then continue across row: sc 26 (32 sts)

Row 30: Ch 7, sc 6 along chs, then continue across row: sc 30, dec (37 sts)

Row 31: Dec, sc 33, dec (35 sts)

Row 32: Dec, sc 31, dec (33 sts)

Row 33: Dec, sc 29, dec (31 sts)

Row 34: Dec, sc 29 (30 sts)

Switch to Black yarn. Rows 35-55 are all worked in Black.

Row 35: Inc, sc 28, inc (32 sts)

Row 36: Inc, sc 30, inc (34 sts)

Row 37: Inc, sc 32, inc (36 sts)

Row 38: Inc, sc 34, inc (38 sts)

Rows 39-45: Sc across (38 sts)

Row 46: Dec, sc 34, dec (36 sts)

Row 47: Sc across (36 sts)

Row 48: Dec, sc 32, dec (34 sts)

Row 49: Sc across (34 sts)

Row 50: Dec, sc 30, dec (32 sts)

Row 51: Sc across (32 sts)

Row 52: Dec, sc 28, dec (30 sts)

Row 53: Dec, sc 26, dec (28 sts)

Row 54: Dec, sc 24, dec (26 sts)

Row 55: Dec, sc 2, hdc 3, dc 12, hdc 3, sc 2, dec (24 sts)

Tie off.

Assembly

Eyes, Mouth, and Fangs

First thing’s first! We need to attach all of our facial features to the front panel.

The first thing I did was insert 12mm safety eyes about 9 rows up from the bottom of the head.

Stitch on the mouth using black crochet thread.

Finally, using light weight red yarn, stitch on two little fangs at each end of the mouth in a triangle shape.

Body

Place the two body panels together, matching up all sides and colours. Starting on the left side of the head, begin attaching the panels together by chaining one and single crocheting around the outside of the panels starting in Black. As you crochet along the outside, you will need to switch colours where appropriate. When switching colours, insert your hook into the last stitch of Colour A. Pull up a loop in Colour A. Then Yarn over in Colour B to complete the stitch. Continue with Colour B until you need to switch again. Continue crocheting all around the cape in purple, switching to Black at the feet, and then back to purple, and then back to black for the head. Stop a few stitches from the top of the head. Stuff the body. Continue crocheting around. Top up stuffing. Close with a slst to first st. Tie off. With your tapestry needle, poke the yarn tail back inside the piece.

Finishing Touches

Insert your tapestry needle behind Eye A. Exit the needle from behind Eye B. Reinsert the needle into a different stitch behind Eye B. Exit the needle out the back of your Vampire’s head. Thread the yarn tail from Eye A into your needle. Reinsert your needle into a different stitch behind Eye A. Exit your needle out the same stitch in the back of your Vampire’s head. Gently tug on both yarn tails to create the sculpting. Tie a knot in the yarn tails and poke back inside the piece.