Hovering Butterfly Crochet Pattern Photo Tutorial
I came out with this butterfly crochet pattern when I designed one of my projects. The look of the stitch made me think of butterflies flattering over the blanket.
To create this butterfly crochet stitch I am using a puff crossed stitch. The puff stitch helps make the “butterfly” more noticeable in comparison to working just a crossed double crochet stitch.
You can use this stitch to make a whole blanket by working the repeat section or as a part of a fancy blanket.
Learn how to crochet the Hovering Butterfly Pattern with this photo tutorial.
Materials
- 5.0 mm / H crochet hook
- Worsted (#4) weight yarn, I used Sirdar Country Classic Worsted
Abbreviations
- ch – chain
- C-puff2 – crossed puff2
- dc – double crochet
- st – stitch
- yo – yarn over
- * – Repeats are shown via asterisks. Repeat begins at * and ends at ;
- RS – right side
- WS – right side
How to C-puff2 (Crossed puff2)
(yo, insert hook into skipped st, yo and pull up a loop in a diagonal to the height of the dc’s) x 2 times, yo and pull through all 5 loops.
Finished size
Strip size: 50×5″ (127×12.7 cm)
Gauge (in pattern)
17 st and 8 rows = 4 in/10 cm with 5.0mm / H hook.
** Gauge is not crucial for this pattern.
Notes
- Ch2 at the beginning of the row does not count as a stitch.
- Stitch multiple: this pattern is a stitch multiple of 6.
- After working the C-puff2, make sure to crochet the dc into the next dc and not the last one you’ve worked into.
Instructions
Ch 194 (or work 192 foundation double crochet stitches and skip row 1, if you prefer).
Row 1 (RS): 1 dc in 3rd ch from hook, 1 dc in each ch across, turn. (192 dc)
Row 2 (WS): Ch 2 (does not count as a stitch), 1dc in 1st dc, 1 dc in next 3 dc.
* Skip next dc (pic 1), 1 dc in next 3 dc, 1 C-puff2 in skipped dc (pics 2&3), 1 dc in next 2 dc; repeat from * to last 2 dc, 1 dc in each of last 2 dc, turn. (161 dc, 31 C-puff2)
** After working the C-puff2, make sure to crochet the dc into the next dc and not the last one you’ve worked into.
Row 3 (RS): Ch 2, 1dc in 1st dc, 1 dc in next 2 dc.
* Skip next dc, 1 dc in next 3 sts, 1 C-puff2 in skipped dc (pic 1), 1 dc in next 2 dc (pic 2); repeat from * to last 3 dc, 1 dc in each of last 3 dc, turn. (161 dc, 31 C-puff2)
Row 4 (WS): Ch 2, 1 dc in 1st dc, 1 dc in each ch across, turn. (192 dc)
Rows 5-10: Repeat rows 2-4 twice.
