Flutter into Creativity: Create Your Own Adorable Crochet Butterfly

ByLina Morgen

Adorable Crochet Butterfly Amigurumi Pattern

Create your own sweet and whimsical crochet butterfly with this detailed step-by-step guide. This amigurumi project is perfect for beginners and experienced crocheters alike, resulting in a charming toy that makes a wonderful gift or a cute addition to any collection.

Materials Needed

  • Yarn in your choice of colors (suggested: beige for the body, pink for the wings, and teal for the accents)
  • Crochet hook suitable for your yarn weight
  • Safety eyes
  • Fiberfill stuffing
  • Yarn needle
  • Scissors

Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • MR: Magic Ring
  • sc: Single crochet
  • inc: Increase (two sc in one stitch)
  • dec: Decrease (sc two stitches together)
  • sl st: Slip stitch
  • st: Stitch

Pattern Instructions

Head and Body

Work in continuous rounds.

  1. MR 6 sc (6)
  2. 6 inc (12)
  3. (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
  4. (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
  5. (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
  6. (4 sc, inc) * 6 (36)
  7. – 14. sc in each st around (36)

Note: Insert safety eyes between rounds 10 and 11.

  1. (4 sc, dec) * 6 (30)
  2. (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
  3. (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
  4. sc in each st around (18)
  5. (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
  6. – 21. sc in each st around (24)
  7. (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
  8. – 27. sc in each st around (30)
  9. (3 sc, dec) * 6 (24)
  10. – 31. sc in each st around (24)
  11. (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
  12. – 34. sc in each st around (18)
  13. (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
  14. sc in each st around (12)
  15. 6 dec (6)
  16. – 39. sc in each st around (6)

Fasten off, leaving a tail to sew the opening closed. Stuff firmly.

The Wings

The butterfly has two sets of wings: large and small.

Large Wing (Make 2)

  1. MR 6 sc (6)
  2. 6 inc (12)
  3. (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
  4. (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
  5. (3 sc, inc) * 6 (30)
  6. – 8. sc in each st around (30)
  7. (dec, 13 sc) * 2 (28)
  8. (dec, 12 sc) * 2 (26)
  9. (dec, 11 sc) * 2 (24)
  10. (dec, 10 sc) * 2 (22)
  11. (dec, 9 sc) * 2 (20)
  12. (dec, 8 sc) * 2 (18)

Finish with a sl st and fasten off.

Small Wing (Make 2)

  1. MR 6 sc (6)
  2. 6 inc (12)
  3. (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
  4. – 6. sc in each st around (18)
  5. (dec, 7 sc) * 2 (16)
  6. (dec, 6 sc) * 2 (14)
  7. (dec, 5 sc) * 2 (12)
  8. (dec, 4 sc) * 2 (10)

Do not fasten off. Join the small wing to the large wing.

Joining and Finishing Wings

  1. Round 11: Working along the large wing: 9 sc, dec, 7 sc. Transition to the small wing: 5 sc, dec, 3 sc. (Ensure decreases align with the previous round’s decreases). (26)
  2. Round 12: 9 sc, dec, 11 sc, dec, 2 sc (24)
  3. Round 13: 8 sc, dec, 10 sc, dec.

Leave the final round unfinished. Fold the wing in half and sc across the edges to close it. Repeat this entire process to create the second wing.

Final Wing Assembly: Place the two completed wings together. Join them by working sl st through one loop of each wing to create the full butterfly wing set.

Antennae (Make 2)

  1. MR 6 sc (6)
  2. 6 inc (12)
  3. – 4. sc in each st around (12)
  4. 6 dec (6)
  5. – 12. sc in each st around (6)

Finish with a sl st. Leave a long tail for sewing. Attach the antennae to the top of the head.

Wing Spots

Small Spots: MR 6 sc, finish with a sl st.

Large Spots:

  1. MR 6 sc (6)
  2. 6 inc (12)

Finish with a sl st and leave a long tail for sewing. Sew the spots symmetrically onto the wings.

Final Assembly

  • Sew the completed wing set to the center of the body.
  • Use a contrasting color of yarn to embroider a small nose between the eyes.
  • Trim any loose ends and your crochet butterfly is complete

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