where can I find a bat graph?

[happy stitcher]

I've been working on a halloween purse/bag.

I wanted to put some bats on it, and thought I found a good bat graph to follow, but it turns out that if I use that particular one the purse will be a tote bag. I don't really need a halloween tote bag. I did try to shrink it, but I'm just not capable. It always comes out strange looking.

I tried Carol Ventura's cat pattern, but that's just not the look I'm going for. I want it to be more easily identifiable as 'halloween' - not just a bag with cats on it. That graph is 13 rows, and that would be OK, but I'd like it to be smalller....

So I'm looking for a small graph of a bat. Maybe 10 rows or less? OK - even 13 rows or less?

Thank you for any help you can give!

:skeleton

[craziebunny]

I dont know if some of this chart would work for you or not
http://crochet.about.com/od/halloween/ss/ghostwbat2007_2.htm
http://crochet.about.com/library/nbat1.htm

[happy stitcher]

Thank you! :hug

I looked at about.com, and was sure they MUST have something, but I didn't come across that one! I'm going to try it!

:yay

[craziebunny]

this is one is cool looking the second link.THat would make a nice looking purse

[happy stitcher]

That is very pretty, but I think the first link is more like what I was looking for. I'll post back and let you know how it works out! I'm working in the round, so I may have to adjust it a bit here and there.

Thank you for your help!
:manyheart

[craziebunny]

Great! Can't wait to see what you have come up with!

[Granny Square]

http://filet-crochet.blogspot.com/2008/10/bat-with-swirl-border-charted-for-filet.html

11 rows x 30 stitches, similar to the first one.

[happy stitcher]

Thank you Granny Square!

:yay

[happy stitcher]

Craziebunny,
That first graph worked out great! Thank you! :hug

I finished the bag today.
Unfortunately, I wasn't happy with the overall project and frogged it.
DH just looked at me...he didn't say a word, but I could tell he thought I was nuts.

I just figured that if I wasn't happy with it, I wouldn't use it, and there was no point in going through the trouble of putting a handle on it and lining it if I already knew I wasn't happy with it. The bat looked great, but I just made it too big. The base was too large, and I put too much design before the bat, so I had to balance that with design after the bat.... Blah. I just frogged it. On to other things in my WIM list! Maybe I'll try another halloween purse next year.


Thank you to Granny Square, too! :hug
I appreciate the help from both of you!
Sometimes things just don't turn out like you envision, you know?

[craziebunny]

Craziebunny,
That first graph worked out great! Thank you! :hug

I finished the bag today.
Unfortunately, I wasn't happy with the overall project and frogged it.
DH just looked at me...he didn't say a word, but I could tell he thought I was nuts.

I just figured that if I wasn't happy with it, I wouldn't use it, and there was no point in going through the trouble of putting a handle on it and lining it if I already knew I wasn't happy with it. The bat looked great, but I just made it too big. The base was too large, and I put too much design before the bat, so I had to balance that with design after the bat.... Blah. I just frogged it. On to other things in my WIM list! Maybe I'll try another halloween purse next year.


Thank you to Granny Square, too! :hug
I appreciate the help from both of you!
Sometimes things just don't turn out like you envision, you know?
:hug your welcome! Hopefully in feb you will be thinking halloween purse and come up with something!:lolDH's don't understand what it is like. I made a top and frogged the whole thing when I was done DH thought I was nuts too:lol

[Granny Square]

Sorry it didn't work out...been there done that! :P