Crochet Butterfly Pattern for Beginners

One of the first thing I learned to crochet was a butterfly. I had to come up with some cute embellishment for my new curtains in the dorm and crochet butterflies worked just fine. Now whenever I am stuck with a decor piece for one of my projects, I always crochet butterflies. At one point I even wore butterfly earrings, but quite a bit of time has passed since then. This crochet butterfly is a fun project for beginners that could be easily done in 10 minutes. Add your handmade butterfly to a scarf, hat, or stick it to a refrigerator or a hair clip, and let it make your day brighter!

Crochet materials and tools:

<> Crochet hook 3.5 mm

<> Lanoso Bebe Masal (4) –100% acrylic, 170 meter per 100 grams skein or any other type of yarn. Violet and a little bit of white colors.

<> 2 beads

Size of crochet butterfly:

About 4.5-5 cm. The size depends on the yarn’s weight and size of the crochet hook.

Common abbreviations of crochet stitches:

ch – chain

sc – single crochet

sl st – slip stitch

htc – half triple crochet: yarn over twice, insert hook into the stitch (or in magic ring) and pull a loop, yarn over and pull the yarn through first 2 loops on the hook (now you have 3 loops on the hook), yarn over and pull the yarn through all 3 loops.

dtc – double treble crochet: yarn over 3 times, insert hook into the stitch (or in magic ring) and pull a loop, yarn over and pull the yarn through first 2 loops on the hook (now you have 4 loops on the hook), yarn over and pull the yarn through next 2 loops ( 3 loops on the hook), yarn over and pull the yarn through next 2 loops ( 2 loops on the hook), yarn over and pull the yarn through next 2 loops.

Easy crochet butterfly pattern:

Make a magic ring.

First Small Wind: Ch 3, 3 htc, ch3, sl st to the magic ring

Second Small Wing: ch3, 3 htc, ch3, sl st  to the magic ring, 

First Big Wind: ch 4, 4 dtc, ch 4, sl st to the magic ring,

Second Big Wing: ch 4, 4 dtc, ch 4, sl st to the magic ring,

Finish Winds: Make one more sl st to join big and small wings together. Cut the yarn and pull the tail to slightly tighten the magic ring. Weave in ends.

Butterfly’s antennae:

Ch 11. Cut the yarn. Wrap the chain around butterfly’s body and tie a knot to secure it. After tie a knot at each end of chain to create antennae.

Optionally: sew up bead to the butterfly’s wings.