Butterfly Crochet Blanket
You’ll need:
4 Skeins of Caron Big Cotton Cakes or 922 yds/ 16.05 Oz of Worsted Weight Yarn of Coral, Cream, Aqua Breeze and Gray colors;
Crochet hook 5 mm;
Yarn needle;
Scissors.
Stitches control: 4 Dc x 2 rows = 1″
Size: 38.5″ x 30″.
Instructions
Butterfly Open Stitch Hexagon
Make 6 in Cream and 14 in Coral.
R1: Working into a MC, Ch2, *Work a Dc into the MC, Ch2* repeat from *to* a total of 6 times, Slst to the first Dc. (1 Dc per side)
R2: Ch3, Sk St, *Work a (Dc, Ch2, Dc) into the Ch2 Space, Ch1, Sk St,* repeat from *to* a total of 5 times. Work a (Dc, Ch2, Dc) into the Ch2 Space, Slst to the Ch3. (2 Dc per side)
R3: Ch2, Work a Dc into the next St, Work a Dc into the Ch1 Space, *Work a (Dc, Ch2, Dc) into the Ch2 Space, Work a Dc into the next St, Work a Dc into the Ch1 Space, Work a Dc into the next St,* repeat from *to* a total of 5 times, Work a (Dc, Ch2, Dc) into the Ch2 Space, Work a Dc into the next St. Slst to the first Dc. (5 Dc per side)
R4: Ch2, Work a Dc into the next 3 Sts, *Work a (Dc, Ch2, Dc) into the Ch2 Space, Work a Dc into the next 5 Sts,* repeat from *to* a total of 5 times. Work a (Dc, Ch2, Dc) into the Ch2 Space, Work a Dc into the next 2 Sts. Slst to the first Dc. (7 Dc per side)
Fasten off and Weave in your ends.
Butterfly Blanket Solid Hexagon Pattern
Make 35 in Aqua Breeze and 27 in Grey.
R1: Working into a MC, Ch2, Work 12 Dc into MC. Slst to first Dc. (12)
R2: Ch2, Dc into first St. *(Dc, Ch2, Dc) into next St, Dc into next St* repeat from *to* a total of 5 times. (Dc, Ch2, Dc) into last St. Slst to first Dc. (3 Dc per side)
R3: Ch2, Dc into first 2 Sts, *(Dc, Ch2, Dc) into Ch2 space, Dc into next 3 Sts* repeat from *to* a total of 5 times. (Dc, Ch2, Dc) into next Ch2 space, Dc into last St. Slst to first Dc. (5 Dc per side)
R4: Ch2, Dc into first 3 Sts, *(Dc, Ch2, Dc) into next Ch2 Space, Dc into next 5 Sts* repeat from *to* a total of 5 times. (Dc, Ch2, Dc) into next Ch2 space, Dc into last 2 Sts. Slst to first Dc. (7 Dc per side)
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Butterfly Blanket Solid Half Hexagon Pattern
Notes:
-You will turn at the end of each Row.
-Your turning chain does not count as a stitch.
Make 8 in Grey.
R1: Working into a MC, Ch2, Work 7 Dc into a MC. (7)
R2: Ch2, turn, 2Dc into first St, Dc into next St, *(Dc, Ch2, Dc) into next St, Dc into next St.* repeat from *to* 2 times. 2 Dc into last St. (11 Dc)
R3: Ch2, turn, 2Dc into first St, Dc into next 3 Sts, *(Dc, Ch2, Dc) into next St, Dc into next 3 Sts.* repeat from *to* 2 times. 2 Dc into last St. (17 Dc)
R4: Ch2, turn, 2Dc into first St, Dc into next 5 Sts, *(Dc, Ch2, Dc) into next St, Dc into next 5 Sts.* repeat from *to* 2 times. 2 Dc into last St. (17 Dc)
Now we are going to clean up the flat edge of the half hexagon. Ch1, and working down the sides of the previous rows, work 2 Single Crochet into the side of each Double Crochet. This will give you 16 Single worked down the flat side. When you reach the end, fasten off and weave in your ends.
Sewing together your Butterfly Baby Blanket
To sew this blanket together I used an invisible stitch (also known as the ladder stitch and blanket stitch).
There is two ways you can tackle sewing this butterfly baby blanket together. The first way is to use one yarn color to sew all the pieces together. If you plan to do this I recommend, using the chart above and sewing all the pieces into vertical strips following the chart, then sew the vertical strips together to make the blanket.
The second way to sew all these pieces together allows you to change your yarn color to match the hexagons you are working with.
What you can do is use grey yarn to sew the three middle grey pieces together. Then use white yarn to sew the two sections of white hexagons and then sew them to the 3 center grey hexagons.
Continue sewing like colors together until my butterfly was complete. Then sew the grey border pieces together and all the blue pieces together. Lastly, attach the grey to the blue and the blue to the butterfly.