CROCHET BUTTERFLY - PATTERN

January 25, 2013 by Teje | 37 Comments

BUTTERFLY

Pattern in English

Note: this pattern uses UK stitches throughout.

* Instructions for the basic stitches can be found at: www.learn2knit.co.uk/crochet/basic-stitches.php

* ‘Picot’ stitch is 3 ch st, 1 dc into the 1st ch st.

Instructions for picot stitch can be found at: www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-crochet-a-picot-stitch.html

Butterflies in these photos are made with cotton yarn and I have used hook size 2 (then finished size of the butterly is about 3,5″ x 4,5″ – 9 x 11 cm). You can see an example where I have used these butterflies HERE. And more butterflies.

You can use any yarn you like and make butterflies for example with wool and sew then on your knitted jacket.

1st ROUND

1st wing

- crochet 16 ch st, *1 tr into the 7th ch st from the hook, 2 ch st, space 2 stitch (miss 2 stitches), 1 h tr, 2 ch st, space 2 stitches, 1 dc, 2 ch st, space 2 stitches, 1 dc*

2nd wing

- crochet 17 ch st, repeat from *to* once

3rd wing

- crochet 17 ch st, repeat from *to* once

- crochet 1 dc in the ch st between the 1st and 2nd wing

4th wing

- crochet 16 ch st, repeat from *to* once

- crochet 1 sl st in the 1st ch st (at the beginning of the 1st wing)

2nd ROUND

1st wing

- crochet 1 ch st, 3 dc into the first hole, 3 h tr to the next hole, 3 tr to the next hole, then into the last hole 1 tr, 3 d tr, 5 ch st, 6 d tr, 1 tr

- crochet into the next hole 3 tr, into the next hole 3 h tr and into the next hole 2 dc

2nd wing

- crochet 2 dc, *3 h tr to the next hole, 3 tr to the next hole, 15 tr into the last hole, 3 tr into the next hole, 3 h tr into the next hole* and 3 dc into the last hole

3rd wing

- crochet 1 ch st, 3 dc to the first hole, repeat from *to* once, 2 dc to the last hole

4th wing

- crochet 2 dc to the first hole, 3 h tr to the next hole, 3 tr to the next hole, to the last hole 1 tr, 6 d tr, 5 ch st, 3 d tr, 1 tr

- crochet into the next hole 3 tr, into the next hole 3 h tr and to the next hole 3 dc

Then crochet 1 sl st into the stitch between the 1st and 4th wings.

3rd ROUND

1st wing

- 2 dc, 3 h tr, 8 tr, 6 tr to the hole, 1 picot, 3 tr

Continue working along the edge of the wing.

- crochet 3 tr, *2 tr in the same loop/stitch* repeat from *to* 5 times

- 1 tr, 2 h tr, 2 dc, miss 5 st between 1st and 2nd wings

2nd wing

- crochet 15 dc, 1 picot, 2 dc, 1 h tr, 2 tr

- repeat from *to* 2 times, 1 tr, 2 h tr, 2 dc, 1 ch st, miss 2 st between the 2nd and 3rd wings

3rd wing

- 2 dc, 2 h tr, 1 tr

- repeat from *to* 2 times, 2 tr, 1 h tr, 2 dc, 1 picot, 16 dc, miss 5 st between the 3rd and 4th wings

4th wing

2 dc, 2 h tr, 1 tr

- repeat from *to* 5 times, 3 tr, 3 tr to the hole, 1 picot, 6 tr

- 8 tr, 3 h tr, 1 dc, 1 sl st and 1 dc in the middle of the 4th and 1st wings

ANTENNAE

- *9 ch st, 8 sl st starting from the 2nd ch st from the hook*, 1 sl st in the next ch st

- repeat from *to* one more time (= second antennae), then 1 dc in the ch st in the middle of the antennae

BODY

Crochet about 6 sl st loosely over the butterfly’s body. Then 6 ch st, 5 sl st starting from the 2nd ch st from the hook, 1 sl st in the middle.

Crochet again about 6 sl st loosely over the butterfly’s body (next to the previous line of slip stitches). Last sl st between the antennae.

Cast off the ends of yarn and press the butterfly gently with iron.

Original pattern for this butterfly is in Finnish and can be found in the blog ’Pitsia ja Palmikoita’.

Fixed pattern in English by Teje Karjalainen from ’Nero’s Post and Patch’

Proof-reading and pattern checking by Avis Gordon from ‘Oh Sew Tempting’

I hope you find this pattern clear and easy to follow. I’m happy to help, if you have any questions! Enjoy and have fun with yarn and a hook!

TEJE

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