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Finished Size: 40” x 42”
Materials Needed:
- 16 ounces White Worsted weight yarn
- 4 ounces Green Worsted weight yarn
- 2 ounces Yellow Worsted weight yarn
- 2 ounces Blue Worsted weight yarn
- 2 ounces Lavender Worsted weight yarn
- 2 ounces Pink Worsted weight yarn
- 1 ounce Brown Worsted weight yarn
- Size G hook
Stitches Used:
Beginning Double crochet Cluster: Chain 3, make 2 double crochets in stitch indicated, drop loop from hook. Insert hook in 3rd chain of beginning chain 3, pick up dropped loop and draw through chain. Cluster of 3 made.
Double crochet Cluster: Make 3 double crochets in the space indicated. Drop loop from hook. Insert hook in the top of the first double crochet of the group, pick up the dropped loop and draw through the st on the hook to make a 3 double crochet cluster.
Butterfly
Make 4 of each Pastel Color (Lavender, Yellow, Pink, Blue)
Round 1: With Worsted weight yarn and size G crochet hook, chain 8, join with a slip stitch to form a circle.
Round 2: Chain 3, make 2 double crochets, in the ring, chain 3. * Make (3 double crochets, chain 3) in the ring. Repeat from * around six more times. End with a slip stitch to 3rd chain of first chain 3. (8 chain 3 spaces and 8 three double crochet groups.)
Round 3: Slip stitch into the first chain 3 space. In space make, chain 3, 2 double crochets. Chain 3, make 3 double crochets in the same space. * In the next chain 3 space, make 3 double crochets, chain 3, 3 double crochets. Repeat from * around. End with slip stitch to 3rd chain of beginning chain 3.
Round 4: [Chain 1 single crochet in joining between 6 double crochet. ** (in the next chain 3 space make 5 double crochet, chain 3, single crochet in 3rd chain from hook – picot made, 5 double crochet.) Single crochet between 6 double crochet of previous round.* Repeat from ** to * around. Join the first single crochet with slip stitch. End off and weave in the end. Fold Butterfly in half with picots held together. Sew down the center to hold it together.
Body:
Take 24” of Brown Worsted Yarn. Beginning at the top of the butterfly and leaving a 2” tail, wrap the brown yarn around both thicknesses of the butterfly 6 times to form a body. Tie the two tails together at the butterfly’s top to create the antennae. Trim ends to 1”.
Begin Square:
Round 1: Join white to the right bottom picot of the butterfly with a slip stitch. Chain 1, single crochet in the same space. Chain 3, make (3 double crochet, chain 3, 3 double crochet) in single crochet between upper and lower wings.
Working behind the butterfly, and skipping the next picot of the lower butterfly base, chain 3 (single crochet, chain 3, single crochet) in single crochet between wings, to make a corner loop. Chain 3, in space at top right of butter fly body, make (3 double treble crochet, chain 3, 3 double treble crochet) having a set of 3 double treble crochet on each side of the antennae. Note: you will have to create your own space on each side of the antennae by pushing your crochet hook through all thicknesses.
Working in single crochet between the next set of wings, chain 3 (single crochet, chain 3 single crochet), to make corner loop, Working behind butterfly, and skipping next picot of the upper butterfly base make chain 3, (3 double crochet, chain 3, 3 double crochet).
Chain 3, in picot of bottom base of butterfly make (single crochet, chain 3, single crochet) for corner. Chain 3, in space at the bottom of the butterfly body by body, make (3 treble crochet, chain 3, 3 treble crochet) having a set of 3 treble crochet on each side of the body. Chain 3, single crochet in beginning picot. Chain 3, join to first single crochet with slip stitch to form the last corner.
Round 2: Chain 1 turn. With wrong side facing, slip stitch into chain 3 space at corner. Chain 3, make (2 double crochet, chain 3, 3 double crochet) in the corner loop. **[(in the next loop make (3 double crochet, chain 3.)] two times. Make 3 double crochet in the next chain 3 loop. in the next corner loop, make 3 double crochet, chain 3, 3 double crochet.* Repeat from ** to * around. End with 3 double crochet in the next loop, (chain 3, 3 double crochet in the next loop) twice. Slip stitch to beginning chain 3 to join.
Round 3: Chain 1 turn. With the right side facing, slip stitch to 2nd double crochet of the first three double crochet group. Chain 3 make a beginning cluster. (Chain 2, make cluster in the next chain 3 loop, chain 2, make cluster in 2nd double crochet of next three-double crochet group) twice. Chain 2, cluster in 2nd double crochet of next double crochet-group. (Chain 2, cluster in chain 2 space at corner) three times First Corner made.
(Chain 2, make a cluster in the 2nd double crochet of the next double crochet group) twice. (Chain 2, make cluster in the next chain 3 loop, chain 2, cluster in 2nd double crochet of next double crochet-group) twice. Chain 2, cluster in 2nd double crochet of next double crochet-group. (Chain 2, cluster in chain 2 space at corner) three times Second Corner made.
(Make cluster in 2nd double crochet of next double crochet group, chain 2) twice. (Make cluster in the next chain 3 loop, chain 2, cluster in the 2nd double crochet of the next double crochet-group, chain 2) twice. Make a cluster in the 2nd double crochet of the next double crochet-group. (Chain 2, cluster in chain 2 space at corner) three times. Third Corner made.
(Make cluster in 2nd double crochet of next double crochet group, chain 2) twice. (Make cluster in the next chain 3 loop, chain 2, cluster in the 2nd double crochet of the next double crochet-group, chain 2) twice. Make a cluster in the 2nd double crochet of the next double crochet-group. (Chain 2, cluster in chain 2 space at corner) three times Last Corner made.
End with, chain 2, make a cluster in the 2nd double crochet of the next double crochet-group. Chain 2, join to the tip of the first cluster with slip stitch. End off white and weave in the end. (40 clusters made, having 7 per side and 3 in each corner.)
Round 4: Attach Green yarn with slip stitch in 2nd chain 2 space at any corner. Make a beginning cluster. Chain 2, Cluster in each chain 2 space around making extra cluster, chain 2 in center tip of each corner cluster for a corner cluster increase. End off to match the pattern with a chain 2 cluster in the last corner cluster tip and chain 2 slip stitch in the tip of the first cluster. Cut green yarn and weave in the end. (44 Clusters)
Round 5: Attach white with slip stitch in 2nd chain 2 space at any corner. Single crochet in the same space. * (Chain 4, single crochet in the next chain 2 space) 10 times. At corner make, chain 5, single crochet in 3rd chain from hook for corner picot, chain 2, single crochet in the next chain 2 space. Repeat from * around. End with slip stitch in beginning single crochet. End off white and weave in all ends.
Joining Blocks to form Row: Hold two blocks together with wrong sides facing each other. Attach white with slip stitch in any corner picot of top square. Single crochet in the same picot.; chain 2, single crochet in picot of the other square. Chain 2, single crochet in the next loop on top block; chain 2, single crochet in the next loop on bottom block. Continue in this manner until both blocks are joined together from top picot to bottom picot. End off white and weave in all ends. Repeat this to make a joining row of 4 alternately colored butterfly blocks following the diagram.
Joining Block Rows: Hold two rows together with wrong sides facing each other. Attach white with slip stitch in the edge corner picot of top Block Row. Single crochet in the same picot; chain 2, single crochet in picot of other Block Row. Chain 2, single crochet in the next loop on top block; chain 2, single crochet in the next loop on bottom block. Continue in this manner until both Block Rows are joined together from beginning picot to ending picot. End off white and weave in all ends.
Edging:
Round 1: Join white yarn in any corner picot. Chain 1, single crochet in picot, make 2 single crochet in the same loop as picot. [** in the next loop, make 3 single crochet.* Repeat from ** to * in the corner space. In corner space, make (2 single crochet, single crochet in corner picot, chain 2, single crochet in picot, and 2 single crochet in loop of corner.)] Repeat in this pattern around, ending with: In the last corner, make 2 single crochet, single crochet in picot, chain 1, hdc into first single crochet to end first Round. (This puts the thread in position for the next Round.
Round 2: Chain 4, make treble crochet, chain 3 in corner space. (Make 2 treble crochet, chain 3) three times in the same corner space. Make 2 more treble crochet in the same corner space (Total of 5-treble crochet groups in corner.) Skip 3 single crochet, single crochet in each of the next 2 single crochet.
{ ** Skip 3 single crochet, in the next single crochet make [(2 treble crochet, chain 3) twice and 2 treble crochet.] Skip 3 single crochet, single crochet in each of the next 2 single crochet.* Repeat from ** to * until the next corner, (Note: you may have to adjust the number of stitches skipped from 3 to 4 on some sides to make the corner space. Just make sure to keep work flat. Also be sure to have the same amount of shells on each corresponding side.) In corner space [(make 2 treble crochet, chain 3) 4 times, and make 2 more treble crochet in the same space.] Skip 3 single crochet, single crochet in each of the next 2 single crochet. (Total of 5-treble crochet groups in the corner.)
Repeat from { to } around ending with skip 3 single crochet and slip stitch in the top of beginning chain 4 at corner.
Round 3: Chain 1, (single crochet in the next treble crochet) twice. (Chain 3, single crochet in each of the next 2 treble crochet) 4 times. Chain 3, single crochet in the next single crochet. ** Single crochet in the next single crochet, (chain 3, single crochet in each of the next 2 treble crochet) three times; chain 3, single crochet in the next single crochet. * Repeat from ** to * around ending in pattern with single crochet in the next single crochet and chain 3, slip stitch in beginning single crochet to end Round.
Round 4: Slip stitch to first space. Chain 4, treble crochet in the same space. Chain 3, holding back the last loop of each treble crochet on hook, make 2 treble crochet in the same space, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (a 2 treble crochet cluster made). Chain 3, in the next space make (2-treble crochet cluster, chain 3, 2-treble crochet cluster) Chain 5 (for corner) in the next space make (2-treble crochet cluster, chain 3, 2-treble crochet cluster.) Chain 3, in the next space make (2-treble crochet cluster, chain 3, 2-treble crochet cluster.)
First Corner turned.
Make a 2-double crochet cluster over the next two spaces [ ** in the next space make 2-treble crochet cluster, chain 3, 2-treble crochet cluster, chain 3. in the next space make 2- treble crochet cluster, chain 3, 2-treble crochet cluster. Make a 2-double crochet cluster over the next two spaces.*Repeat from, ** to * in the corner.
in the next space make (2-treble crochet cluster, chain 3, 2-treble crochet cluster) Chain 3, in the next space make (2-treble crochet cluster, chain 3, 2-treble crochet cluster) Chain 5 (for corner) in the next space make (2-treble crochet cluster, chain 3, 2-treble crochet cluster.) Chain 3, in the next space make (2-treble crochet cluster, chain 3, 2-treble crochet cluster.)]
Repeat from [ to ] in pattern around. End with slip stitch at top of beginning chain 4.
Round 5: Slip stitch to and into next space, chain 1, single crochet in the same space, chain 5, single crochet in 3rd chain from hook. Double crochet in the same space.**In the next space make (double crochet, chain 3, single crochet in 3rd chain from hook, double crochet.)* Repeat from ** to * around. Ending in pattern, slip stitch to beginning single crochet. Fasten off and weave in the corner
Copyright by Sharon Santorum November 24, 2007 – Revised November 28, 2024
(These patterns are for personal use only and should not be reproduced anywhere.)