Crochet Butterfly Applique Pattern Tutorial
Craft a delightful butterfly applique with this easy-to-follow crochet pattern. Butterflies are a symbol of transformation and beauty, and adding them to your projects can bring a touch of enchantment and whimsy.
The butterfly applique pattern can be used as the cutest embellishment for accessories, baby blanket or pillow. You can also create a wonderful wall display.
Instructions
4 half treble puff stitch / 4 half double crochet puff stitch – 4-puf.
3 half treble puff stitch / 3 half double crochet puff stitch – 3-puf. Picot of 3ch – picot
Shell – work in the same place: 4-puf. + 2 ch + 4-puf.
Puff stitch.
Yarn over hook, insert hook into stitch below and draw yarn up 0,7 - 1 cm, *yarn over hook, insert hook into same stitch and draw yarn up, repeat from*3 times for 4-puf. or 2 times for 3-puf.,
yarn over hook and draw through 8 loops (for 3-puf. draw through 6 loops),
yarn over hook and draw through all loops.
Big wings.
Take yarn of light salmon color and work next:
Row 1: 6 ch, work in last ch: 1 d.tr/tr + 3ch + 2d.tr/tr + 3 ch + 2 d.tr/tr + 3ch + 2 d.tr/tr, 5 ch, turn.
Row 2: shell in first space of 3 ch, 5 ch, 1 dc/sc + picot + 1 dc/sc in next space of 3ch, 5 ch, shell in last space of 3 ch, 5 ch, turn.
Row 3: shell in shell, 5 ch, * 1 dc/sc + picot + 1 dc/sc + 5ch in first space of 5 ch; rep from * 1 time for next space of 5ch, shell in shell, 5 ch, turn.
Row 4: shell in shell, 5 ch, * 1 dc/sc + picot + 1 dc/sc + 5ch in first space of 5 ch; rep from * 2 times for next spaces of 5ch, shell in shell, 5 ch, turn.
Row 5: shell in shell, 3 ch, * 1 dc/sc + picot + 1 dc/sc + 5ch in first space of 5 ch; rep from * 2 times for next spaces of 5ch, 1 dc/sc + picot + 1 dc/sc + 3ch in next space of 5 ch, shell in shell, 5 ch, turn.
Row 6: shell in shell, 5 ch, * 1 dc/sc + picot + 1 dc/sc + 5ch in first space of 5 ch; rep from * 2 times for next spaces of 5ch, shell in shell, 5 ch, turn.
Row 7: shell in shell, 3 ch, 1 dc/sc + picot + 1 dc/sc + 5ch in first space of 5 ch, 5ch, 1 dc/sc in next space of 5 ch, 7 ch, 1 dc/sc in next space, 5ch, 1 dc/sc + picot + 1 dc/sc + 5ch in space of 5 ch, 3ch, shell in shell, 5 ch, turn.
Row 8: shell in shell, 5 ch, 1 dc/sc in space of 5ch, 12 tr/dc in space of 7 ch, 1 dc/sc in next space of 5 ch, shell in shell, 5 ch, turn.
Row 9: shell in shell, 3 ch, 1 dc/sc in space of 5ch, 12 3-puf. separated by 1 ch, 1 dc/sc in next space of 5 ch, 3ch, shell in shell, 5 ch, turn.
Row 10: shell in shell, 5 ch, 1 dc/sc in second space of 1ch, 5 3-puf. in fourth space of 1ch, 1 dc/sc in sixth space of , 5 3-puf. in eighth space of 1ch, 1 dc/sc in tenth space of 1 ch, 5 ch, shell in shell, 5 ch, turn.
Row 11: shell in shell, 3 ch, 1 dc/sc + picot + 1 dc/sc + 5ch in space of 5 ch, 5ch, 1 dc/sc in third puf.stitch, 5 3-puf. in dc/sc below, 1 dc/sc in third puf.stitch, 5 ch, 1 dc/sc + picot + 1 dc/sc + 5ch in next space of 5 ch, 3 ch, shell in shell, 5 ch, turn.
Row 12: shell in shell, 3 ch, 1 dc/sc + picot + 1 dc/sc + 5ch in first space of 5 ch , 1 dc/sc + picot + 1 dc/sc in third puff stitch, 5ch, 1 dc/sc + picot + 1 dc/sc + 3ch in next space of 5 ch, shell in shell, 5 ch, turn.
Row 13: shell in shell, 3 ch, 1 dc/sc + picot + 1 dc/sc + 5ch in first space of 5 ch, 1 dc/sc + picot + 1 dc/sc + 3ch in next space of 5 ch, shell in shell, 5 ch, turn.
Row 14: shell in shell, 3 ch, 1 dc/sc + picot + 1 dc/sc in space of 5 ch, 3ch, shell in shell, 5 ch, turn. Row 15: one 4-puf. in first shell and one 4-puf. in second, turn.
Row/round 16: take blue yarn and work edging for wing.
1ch and 4 dc/sc in first space of 5 ch, 5 ch, work in next sixth spaces of 5ch: 2dc/sc + picot + 2 dc/sc + 5ch, work 4 dc/sc over 5 ch and 4 dc/sc over d.tr/tr. Work in next sixth spaces of 5ch: 2dc/sc + picot + 2 dc/sc + 5ch, sl.st in first ch, sl.st in dc.sc, 1 dc/sc in next dc/sc.
Make 8 ch, turn and work 1 dc/sc in space of 5 ch. Work in ring 5 dc/sc + picot + 5 dc/sc.
Small wings.
Take yarn of light salmon color and work next:
Row 1: 6 ch, work in last ch: 1 d.tr/tr + 3ch + 2d.tr/tr + 3 ch + 2 d.tr/tr + 3ch + 2 d.tr/tr, 5 ch, turn. Row 2: work shell + 2 ch in each space of 3ch, 3 ch, turn.
Row 3: * shell in shell, 5 ch; rep from* 1 time, shell in shell, turn.
Row 4: take blue yarn, *5ch, shell in shell, 5 ch, one 4-puf. in third ch; rep from* 1 time, 5ch, shell in shell, 5 ch, turn.
Row 5: * shell in shell, 5 ch, shell in puf. stitch below, 5 ch; rep from* 1 time, shell in shell, turn.
Row 6: take light blue yarn, 5ch, work shell + 5ch in each shell, turn.
Row 7: work 4 shells + 7ch in four shells below and 1 shell in shell at the end of the row.
Row/round 8: take blue yarn and work edging for wing.
1ch and 1 dc/sc over the shell, 5ch, work in next three spaces of 5ch: 2dc/sc + picot + 2 dc/sc + 5ch, work 4 dc/sc over d.tr/tr and 4 dc/sc over 5 ch, 5ch. Work in next two spaces of 5ch: 2dc/sc + picot + 2 dc/sc + 5ch.
Work 2dc/sc in last space of 5 ch. For next four shells work in space of 2 ch: 2dc/sc + picot + 2 dc/sc + 7ch. For last shell work 2dc/sc + picot + 1 dc/sc and sl.st in ch.
Body.
Take brow yarn and make 8 foundation chains.
Row 1: Work 2 tr/dc in the 4th ch from hook, 2 tr/dc decrease in the next 3 chs, 5 tr/dc in the same stitch.
Work on opposite side: 2 tr/dc decrease in the next 3 chs, 2 tr/dc in the same stitch, sl. st. in third ch.
Row 2: 3 chs, 2 tr/dc in the third ch of previous round, 1 tr/dc, 2 tr/dc decrease, 1 tr/dc, 5 tr/dc in the same stitch.
Work on opposite side: 1 tr/dc, 2 tr/dc decrease, 1 tr/dc, 2 tr/dc in third ch of previous round, sl.st. in the third ch.
Row 3: 3 chs, 3 tr/dc in the third ch of previous round, 2 tr/dc, 2 tr/dc decrease, 2 tr/dc, 7 tr/dc in the same stitch.
Work on opposite side: 2 tr/dc, 2 tr/dc decrease, 2 tr/dc, 3 tr/dc in third ch of previous round, sl.st. in the third ch.
Row 4: 3 chs, 3 tr/dc in the third ch of previous round, 4 tr/dc, 2 tr/dc decrease, 4 tr/dc, 7 tr/dc in the same stitch.
3 chs, 3 tr/dc in the 3rd ch of previous round, 4 tr/dc, 2 tr/dc decrease, 4 tr/dc, 7 tr/dc in the same stitch.
Row 5: 3 chs, 5 tr/dc, 4 tr/dc decrease, 11 tr/dc, 4 tr/dc decrease, 5 tr/dc, sl.st. in the third ch.
Row 6: 3 chs, 3 tr/dc, 4 tr/dc decrease, 7 tr/dc, 4 tr/dc decrease, 3 tr/dc, sl.st. in the third ch.
Finishing :
Stuff body firmly with polyfill.
For next stitches insert the hook through two stitches (from front to opposite side).
Work 2 dc/sc, 3 chs and one 3-puf. through two stitches, picot, 3 chs and dc/sc through the same two stitches.
For fist antenna work 20 ch, 3-puf. in fourth ch from hook, 3 ch, 17 sl.st in next chs. Make dc/sc through two stitches and work second antenna like first.
Make 1 dc/sc through two stitches, 3 ch and 3-puf. in the same two stitches, picot, 3 ch and 2 dc/sc through next stitches.
