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Crochet Tutorial Butterfly Kisses

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Written Free Crochet pattern - Butterfly Kisses

Finished Size: 40” x 42”

Abbreviations Used 2

Materials Needed 2

Stitches Used 2

Butterfly 2

Body 4

Begin Square 4

Joining Blocks to form Row 7

Joining Block Rows 8

Edging 8

First Corner turned 9

Abbreviations Used:

st = stitch ch = chain

sc = single crochet

hdc = half double crochet dc = double crochet

sl st = slip stitch trc = treble crochet

dtrc = double treble crochet

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 Dc Cluster: Ch 3, make 2 dc in stich indicated, drop loop from hook. Insert hook in 3rd ch of beginning ch 3, pick up dropped loop and draw through ch. Cluster of 3 made.

Dc Cluster: Make 3 dc in space indicated. Drop loop from hook. Insert hook in top of first dc of group, pick up dropped loop and draw through st on hook to make a 3 dc cluster.

Butterfly

Make 4 of each Pastel Color (Lavender, Yellow, Pink, Blue)

Rnd 1: With Worsted weight yarn and size G crochet hook, ch 8, join with sl st to form a circle.

Rnd 2: Ch 3, 2 dc, in ring, ch 3. * (3 dc, ch 3) in ring. Repeat from * around six more times. End with sl st to 3rd ch of first ch 3. (8 ch 3 spaces and 8 three dc groups.)

Rnd 3: Sl st to first ch 3 sp. In sp make, ch 3, 2 dc. Ch 3, make 3 dc in same space. * In next ch 3 sp, make 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc. Repeat from * around. End with sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch 3.

Rnd 4: [Ch 1 sc in joining between 6 dc. ** (In next ch 3 sp make 5 dc, ch 3, sc in 3rd ch from hook - picot made, 5 dc.) Sc between 6 dc of previous round.* Repeat from ** to * around. Join to first sc with sl st. End off and weave in end. Fold Butterfly in half with picots held together. Sew down the center to hold together.

Body:

Take 24” of Brown Worsted Yarn. Beginning at top of 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 butterflies top to create the antennae. Trim ends to 1”.

Begin Square:

Rnd 1: Join white to right bottom picot of butterfly with a sl st. Ch 1, sc in same space. Ch 3, make (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in sc between upper and lower wings.

Working behind butterfly, and skipping next picot of lower butterfly base, ch 3 (sc, ch 3,sc) in sc between wings, to make corner loop. Ch 3, in sp at top right of butterfly body, make (3 dtrc, ch 3, 3 dtrc) having a set of 3 dtrc on each side of 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 sc between next set of wings, ch 3 (sc, ch 3 sc), to make corner loop, Working behind butterfly, and skipping next picot of upper butterfly base make ch 3, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc).

Ch 3, in picot of bottom base of butterfly make (sc, ch 3, sc) for corner.

Ch 3, in space at bottom of butterfly body by body, make (3 trc, ch 3 , 3 trc) having a set of 3 trc on each side of body. Ch 3, sc in beginning picot. Ch 3, join to first sc with sl st to form last corner.

Rnd 2: Ch 1 turn. With wrong side facing, sl st into ch 3 space at corner. Ch 3, make (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in corner loop. **[(In next loop make (3 dc, ch 3.)] two times. Make 3 dc in next ch 3 loop. In next corner loop, make 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc.* Repeat from ** to * around.

End with 3 dc in next loop, (ch 3, 3 dc in next loop) twice. Sl st to beginning ch 3 to join.

Rnd 3: Ch 1 turn. With right side facing, sl st to 2nd dc of 1st three- dc group. Ch 3 make beginning cluster. (Ch 2, make cluster in next ch 3 loop, ch 2, make cluster in 2nd dc of next three-dc group) twice. Ch 2, cluster in 2nd dc of next dc-group. (Ch 2, cluster in ch 2 sp at corner) three times First Corner made.

(Ch 2, make cluster in 2nd dc of next dc group) twice. (Ch 2, make cluster in next ch 3 loop, ch 2, cluster in 2nd dc of next dc-group) twice. Ch 2, cluster in 2nd dc of next dc-group. (Ch 2, cluster in ch 2 sp at corner) three times Second Corner made.

(Make cluster in 2nd dc of next dc group, ch 2) twice. (Make cluster in next ch 3 loop, ch 2, cluster in 2nd dc of next dc-group, ch 2)

twice. Make cluster in 2nd dc of next dc-group. (Ch 2, cluster in ch 2 sp at corner) three times Third Corner made.

(Make cluster in 2nd dc of next dc group, ch 2) twice. (Make cluster in next ch 3 loop, ch 2, cluster in 2nd dc of next dc-group, ch 2) twice. Make cluster in 2nd dc of next dc-group. (Ch 2, cluster in ch 2 sp at corner) three times Last Corner made.

End with, ch 2, make cluster in 2nd dc of next dc-group. Ch 2, join to tip of first cluster with sl st. End off white and weave in end. (40 clusters made, having 7 per side and 3 in each corner.)

Rnd 4: Attach Green yarn with sl st in 2nd ch 2 space at any corner. Make beginning cluster. Ch 2, Cluster in each ch 2 space around making extra cluster, ch 2 in center tip of each corner cluster for a corner cluster increase. End off to match pattern with a ch 2 cluster in last corner cluster tip and ch 2 sl st into tip of first cluster. Cut green yarn and weave in end. (44 Clusters)

Rnd 5: Attach white with sl st in 2nd ch 2 space at any corner. Sc in same sp. * (Ch 4, sc in next ch 2 space) 10 times. At corner make, ch 5, sc in 3rd ch from hook for corner picot, ch 2, sc in next ch 2 space. Repeat from * around. End with sl st in beginning sc. End off white and weave in ends.

Joining Blocks to form Row: Hold two blocks together with wrong sides facing each other. Attach white with sl st in any corner picot of top square. Sc in same picot.; ch 2, sc in picot of other square. Ch2, sc in next loop on top block; ch 2, sc in 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 ends. Repeat this to make a joining row of 4 alternately colored butterfly blocks following diagram.

Joining Block Rows: Hold two rows together with wrong sides facing each other. Attach white with sl st in edge corner picot of top Block Row. Sc in same picot; ch 2, sc in picot of other Block Row. Ch2, sc in next loop on top block; ch 2, sc in 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 ends.

Edging:

Rnd 1: Join white yarn in any corner picot. Ch 1, sc in picot, make 2 sc in same loop as picot. [** In next loop, make 3 sc.* Repeat from ** to * until corner space. In corner sp, make (2 sc, sc in corner picot, ch 2, sc in picot, and 2 sc in loop of corner.)] Repeat in this pattern around, ending with: In last corner, make 2 sc, sc in picot, ch 1, hdc into first sc to end first rnd. (This puts thread in position for next rnd.

Rnd 2: Ch 4, make trc, ch 3 in corner space. (Make 2 trc, ch 3) three times in same corner space. Make 2 more trc in same corner space ( Total of 5-trc groups in corner.) Skip 3 sc, sc in each of the next 2 sc.

{ ** Skip 3 sc, in next sc make [(2 trc, ch 3) twice and 2 trc.] Skip 3 sc, sc in each of the next 2 sc.* Repeat from ** to * until next corner, (Note: you may have to adjust the number of stiches 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 trc, ch 3) 4 times, and make 2 more trc in same space.] Skip 3 sc, sc in each of the next 2 sc. ( Total of 5-trc groups in corner.)

Repeat from { to } around ending with skip 3 sc, sl st in top of beginning ch 4 at corner.

Rnd 3: Ch 1, (sc in next trc) twice. (Ch 3, sc in each of the next 2 trc) 4 times. Ch 3, sc in next sc. ** Sc in next sc, (ch 3, sc in each of the next 2 trc) three times; ch 3, sc in next sc. * Repeat from ** to * around ending in pattern with sc in next sc and ch 3, sl st in beginning sc to end rnd.

Rnd 4: Sl st to first space. Ch 4, trc in same space. Ch 3, holding back the last loop of each trc on hook, make 2 trc in same sp, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (a 2 trc cluster made). Ch 3, In next space make (2-trc cluster, ch 3, 2-trc cluster) Ch 5 (for corner) In next space make (2-trc cluster, ch 3, 2-trc cluster.) Ch 3, In next space make (2-trc cluster, ch 3, 2-trc cluster.)

First Corner turned.

Make a 2-dc cluster over the next two spaces [ ** In next space make 2-trc cluster, ch 3, 2-trc cluster, ch 3. In next space make 2- trc cluster, ch 3, 2-trc cluster. Make a 2-dc cluster over the next two spaces.*Repeat from, ** to * until corner.

In next space make (2-trc cluster, ch 3, 2-trc cluster) Ch 3, In next space make (2-trc cluster, ch 3, 2-trc cluster) Ch 5 (for corner) In next space make (2-trc cluster, ch 3, 2-trc cluster.) Ch 3, In next space make (2-trc cluster, ch 3, 2-trc cluster.)]

Repeat from [ to ] in pattern around. End with sl st at top of beginning ch 4.

Rnd 5: Sl st to and into next space, ch 1, sc in same sp, ch 5, sc in 3rd ch from hook. Dc in same space.**In next space make (dc, ch 3, sc in 3rd ch from hook, dc.)* Repeat from ** to * around. Ending in pattern, sl st to beginning sc. Fasten off and weave in ends.

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