Pattern “Butterfly”
(the pattern by Julia Ka)
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Material and tools:
⁃ Yarn 100% cotton for crocheting the butterfly. I used PaintBox Yarns Cotton DK 125 m,
50 g:
Vanilla Cream (408), Coffee Bean (411), Paper White (401);
For wings: Washed Teal (433), Daffodil Yellow (422), Bubblegum Pink (451);
⁃ A hook 2.0 mm or 2.25 mm (I used Clover). Note: you can use any hooks you want, just
find a proper yarn for it;
⁃ Stuffing (hollow fiber);
⁃ Black beads 3 mm diameter;
⁃ A needle with a big eye;
⁃ Sewing pins.
Note:
The toy must be crocheted with tight stitches, to be sure that there won't be any holes through
which stuffing material can be seen, if there are tiny holes, use a smaller size hook.
Butterfly’s size is approximately 7 cm ( 2.7 in), if you use the same material that I used.
Used stitches:
ch- chain
sc- single crochet
[Link]. - slip stitch
sc inc - increase
sc dec - decrease
(sc, inc)*n - repeat those in brackets n-times.
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Body (1 pcs)
Start to crochet with beige yarn.
The body is crocheted in a spiral.
Stuff the body during the process.
Crochet 5 ch.
1 row: start in the second loop from the hook and crochet 3 sc, 3 sc 1
in the last ch, don’t turn the work and crochet continuously in circle
direction, 3 sc, 3 sc into the first loop of the chain (12) (pic. 1, 2)
2 row: 3 sc, 3 sc inc, 3 sc, 3 sc inc (18) (pic. 3)
3 row: 3 sc, (1 sc, 1 sc inc)* 3, 3 sc, (1 sc, 1 sc inc)* 3 (24)
4 row: 24 sc (24) (pic. 4)
5 row: 3 sc, (2 sc, 1 sc inc)* 3, 3 sc, (2 sc, 1 sc inc)* 3 (30)
6-9 rows: 4 rows - 30 sc (30)
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10 row: 1 sc dec, 3 sc, (2 sc, 1 sc dec)* 3, 3 sc, (2 sc, 1 sc dec)* 2, 2
sc (24)
11-12 rows: 2 rows - 24 sc (24)
13 row: (6 sc, 1 sc dec)* 3 (21)
14-15 rows: 2 rows - 21 sc (21)
16 row: (5 sc, 1 sc dec)* 3 (18)
17-18 rows: 2 rows - 18 sc (18) 3
19 row: (4 sc, 1 sc dec)* 3 (15)
Add stuffing (pic. 7).
20 row: (3 sc, 1 sc dec)* 3 (12)
21 row: 6 sc dec, [Link].
Finish with [Link]. Tie off the thread and hide it inside (pic. 8)
5 6 7 8
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Antennas (2 pcs)
With brown yarn.
Connect brown yarn in the 2nd row of the body (pic. 9).
Crochet 9 ch (pic. 11). Tie off the end of the antenna and
cut the thread (pic. 12, 13). 9 10
11 12 13
Eyes (2 pcs)
With white yarn.
The eyes are crocheted in a spiral.
First eye:
1 row: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2 row: 2 sc in each sc (12)
3 row: (1 sc, 1 sc inc)* 6 (18) 14
4 row: 18 sc (18)
5 row: 9 sc dec (9)
6 row: (1 sc, 1 sc dec)* 3 (6)
Finish with [Link].
Tie off and leave enough thread for sewing (pic. 14).
Second eye:
1 row: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2 row: 2 sc in each sc (12)
3 row: 12 sc (12)
4 row: 6 sc dec (6)
Tie off and leave enough thread for sewing (pic. 14).
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Wings (2 pcs)
You can use any color yarn for wings. For this pattern I
used blue yarn.
The wings are crocheted in a spiral.
First part:
15 16
1 row: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2 row: 2 sc in each sc (12)
3-4 row: 2 rows - 12 sc (12)
Finish with [Link].
Tie off and cut the thread (pic. 15).
Second part:
Crochet 5 ch (pic. 16)
17 18
1 row: start in the second loop from the hook and
crochet 3 sc, 3 sc in the last ch, don’t turn the work and
crochet continuously in circle direction, 3 sc, 3 sc into
the first loop of the chain (12) (pic. 17)
2 row: 3 sc, 3 sc inc, 3 sc, 3 sc inc (18) (pic. 18)
3-4 rows: 18 sc (18)
5 row: 17 sc or less, so that the end of this row 19 20
corresponds to half of the folded wing (pic. 19).
After 5 row don’t cut the work thread: connect two
parts of the wing (pic. 20).
6 row: 12 sc in the loops of the first part of the wing,
18 sc in the loops of the second part of the wing (30)
(pic. 21)
7 row: (3 sc, 1 sc dec)* 6 (24) 21 22
8 row: (2 sc, 1 sc dec)* 6 (18)
9 row: (4 sc, 1 sc dec)* 3 (15)
Finish with [Link]. Tie off the thread and leave enough
thread for sewing. (pic. 22)
The wings don’t need to be stuffed.
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Spots for wings.
You can use any color yarn for spots. For this pattern I
used yellow and pink yarns.
Big spots:
1 row: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
2 row: 2 sc in each sc (12)
Finish with [Link].
Tie off and leave enough thread for sewing. (pic. 23). 23
Small spots:
1 row: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
Finish with [Link].
Tie off and leave enough thread for sewing. (pic. 23).
Assembly.
⁃ Sew the whites of the butterfly’s eyes onto the body between the 5th and 10th rows of the
body (pic. 24-26)
24 25 26
⁃ Use two black beads 3 mm diameter for eyes and sew them onto the whites of the butterfly’s
eyes. (pic. 27-29).
Note: If you don’t have the beads I suggest, you can embroider the eyes (french knots) using the
same ply yarn.
27 28 29
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⁃ Sew the spots onto the wings (pic. 30, 31)
30 31
⁃ Sew the wings onto the body between the 11th and 16th rows of the body (pic. 32, 33)
32 33
Congratulations! Your little butterfly is ready!
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