Crochet Butterfly Decoration
You will need:20 g of white Turn-Garus yarn with lurex (97% viscose, 3% lurex, 100 g / 470 m); 20 g of green Turn-Garus yarn (100% viscose, 100 g / 500 m); No. 1.5; 2 decorative beads for eyes; thin wire; synthetic padding. Interlacing: single crochet; patterns according to diagrams 1 and 2. BODY Crochet a chain of 5 ch with green yarn and close into a ring. Knit 5 single crochet into a ring. Increase the number of loops by 10 a for the next 2 rows. Having knitted 1 cm from the beginning of the work, knit 5 rows, alternating 1 row with white yarn and 1 row with green yarn, then knit to the end of the piece with green yarn. Having knitted 4 cm from the beginning of the work, stuff the body with padding polyester. Then in the next row, decrease 2 sts. From the decrease, knit 1.5 cm and decrease 4 loops in 2 rows. Pull the remaining loops together with thread. At the place of the first decrease, wrap the body with thread and pull it together to mark the head. WHISKERS Cut a wire 10 cm long, bend it in half and attach it to the head at the bend. Starting from the head, tie the wire with a hook with green yarn ch, for this, knit a chain of ch, bringing the hook out to the left and then to the right of the wire. At the ends, knit balls of 3-4 ch. Then return back to the head, making slip stitches along the entire chain of ch. Tie the second antennae in the same way. BIG WING Crochet a chain of 10 ch with white yarn and close into a ring. Knit the motif according to pattern 1, while knit the 1st row with white, the 2nd and 3rd rows with green, then white yarn. Knit the second wing in the same way. SMALL WING Crochet a chain of 6 ch with white yarn and close into a ring. Knit the motif according to pattern 2, while knit the 1st row with white, the 2nd and 3rd rows with green, then white yarn. Knit the second wing in the same way. ASSEMBLY Sew the wings in pairs. Make a frame from wire that follows the outline of the wings. Crochet the wings in a circle with white yarn with 1 row of single crochet stitches with "picot" every 3 stitches, knitting the frame. Sew the wings to the body, sew bead eyes to the head. You will find more crochet butterfly patterns in the article
Source: Natalia magazine.
