Crochet Butterfly Amigurumi

Crochet Butterfly Amigurumi is a delightful and charming craft project that can bring a touch of whimsy to your space. These cute little butterflies are perfect for adding a pop of color to your decor or gifting to a friend who could use a bit of cheer. With their vibrant colors and intricate details, they are sure to put a smile on anyone's face.

Materials:

• Fingering weight, cotton yarn in 2 colors:
• A for the wings and B for the body.
• 2.5 mm crochet hook.
• Fiberfill for stuffing,
• Tapestry needle,
• Stitch marker,
• Scissors.

Abbreviations:

• The pattern is written in US terminology.
• mc: magic circle
• ch: chain
• sc: single crochet
• inc: increase 1 st. (2 sc in the same st)
• inc2: increase 2 sts (3 sc in the same st)
• dec: decrease 1 st
• sl st: slip stitch
• bo: bobble stitch
• st(s): stitch(es)
• {...}: repeat instructions between
• {} (...): total number of sts of the round

Finished Measurements:

• Approx. 7.5 cm (3 in) wide and 6 cm (2.4 in) tall.

Step by step Pattern

Wings

• Use yarn A. Make two.
• Round 1: Ch 9, turn.
• Round 2: 1 sc in the second ch from hook,
• 6 sc along the chain, inc2 in the last ch.
• Continue on the other side of the starting chain, 6 sc, inc. (18 sts).
• Round 3: 8 sc, inc2, 8 sc, inc2. (22 sts).
• Rounds 4-5: 22 sc. (22 sts).
• Round 6: Ch 6, turn, 1 sc in the second ch from hook, 4 sc along the chain, 1 sc in the base of the last st of prev round [pic 1], 22 sc. (28 sts)
• Round 7: 4 sc on the other side of the ch, inc2 in the last st of the ch, 28 sc [pic 2]. (35 sts).
• Round 8: 35 sc. (35 sts).
• Round 9: {3 sc, dec} 7 times. (28 sts).
• Round 10: 28 sc. (28 sts).
• Round 11: (2 sc, dec} 7 times. (21 sts). Round 12: 21 sc. (21 sts).
• Round 13: {1 sc, dec} 7 times. (14 sts).
• Stuff the wing, lightly, with fiberfill.
• Round 14: 14 sc. (14 sts).
• Round 15: {dec} 7 times. (7 sts). Fasten off and leave a long tail.
• Weave the tail through the front loops of the remaining 7 sts, then pull to close the hole.
• Attach the wing together with a few stitches.

Body

• Use yarn B.
• Round 1: In mc work 6 sc. (6 sts).
• Round 2: (2 sc, inc} 2 times. (8 sts).
• Round 3: {1 sc, inc} 4 times. (12 sts).
• Rounds 4-5: 12 sc. (12 sts).
• Round 6: {dec} 6 times. (6 sts).
• Round 7: {inc} 6 times. (12 sts).
• Round 8: {1 sc, inc} 6 times. (18 sts).
• Rounds 9-10: 18 sc. (18 sts).
• Stuff the body with fiberfill.
• Round 11: {1 sc, dec), 6 times. (12 sts).
• Round 12: {dec} 6 times. (6 sts).
• Fasten off and leave a long tail.
• Weave the tail through the front loops of the remaining 6 sts, then pull to close the hole.

Bobble stitch (bo):

• {Yarn over, insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop.
• Yarn over and pull through 2 loops} repeat until you have a total of 4 loops on hook.
• Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops.
• Antennas Use yarn B.
• Ch 11, turn. 1 bo in the second ch from hook,
• 8 sl st, 1 bo in the last st, sl st in the same stitch.
• Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Assembly

• Sew the antennas to the body.
• Sew the wings to the body.