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Butterfly Crafts for Kids :: Crochet Pattern

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October 1, 2013 By Rose Fine Crafts 12 Comments

This delightfully crochet butterfly crafts is just so happy. It is an easy crochet pattern for you. Think ten of these! Hang them up as Butterfly Wall Decor, or as a mobile. Decorate your kids bedrooms with them. They are striking and whimsical. Or maybe attach these to a handbag or make them as key fobs as gifts? This crochet butterfly is definitely something to add to our long list of things to do with your bitty-bits of leftover yarn.

This crochet butterfly also goes great with any crochet flowers you might have already made, and are also darling to embellish pretty much anything from quilts to decorative pillows to bags.

 

Easy Butterfly Crochet Pattern

One more to add to our long list of free crochet patterns featured on this blog… You’ll love this butterfly pattern. It’s made in just a few minutes…& Because it is so adorable and such a small project, it’s also an easy butterfly crafts, aka a cool crafts for kids. And if you want to use this pattern to teach a teen how to crochet, just stick to the butterfly. You don’t have to add the granny square if you don’t wish.

butterfly crochet pattern

 

Easy Butterfly Crochet Pattern

what is a magic loop in crochet?

The pattern start with a magic loop. As one of the readers asked, let me explain: What is a magic loop in crochet? Just look at this picture. If you add this loop onto your hook and put your round 1 stitches in them, then at the end of round 1, you can pull the tail and ‘magically’ close the loop. In this particular butterfly crochet pattern, you do not pull the magic loop all the way closed, but leave a (reasonably proportionate) open center.

Note: there is a right and a wrong way to put the magic loop onto your crochet hook. If you put your magic circle on, the wrong way, you’ll find that you’ll undo the loop when making your first crochet stitches. Dah… So, then, you’ll put it on, the other way around, and it will work like a charm. Ehh.. like magic. Yes, it really is a magic loop even though so incredibly simple.

(Update: March 2015:)
The butterfly pattern is now incorporated in this wonderful 3D butterfly granny square crochet pattern that I just finished. I am so thrilled how it came out.

The first 20 people downloading the pattern get it free: the whole thing: the gorgeous, double-layered butterfly + the colorful granny square. So go grab it now:

3D Butterfly + Granny.

FREE 3D Butterfly Granny Square Crochet Pattern by FineCraftGuild.com

And… make variations on this theme. Vary colors, sizes and shapes. Experiment. That’s the fun of this pattern.


Crochet_butterfly_free_pattern

https://www.finecraftguild.com/butterfly-free-crochet-patterns/

BTW. There of course a million other ways to create crochet butterflies. If you are interested, there are many more butterfly crafts featured at FineCraftGuild. Follow that link and enjoy! Here are the additional free butterfly patterns, designs and templates.

https://www.finecraftguild.com/butterfly-free-crochet-patterns/

Filed Under: Clothing, crochet patterns, FREE TUTORIALS Tagged With: butterfly, free crochet patterns



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  1. Jody says

    August 8, 2014 at 2:16 pm

    What a beautiful, simple pattern! Thank you for sharing! :)

  2. Sara says

    November 13, 2014 at 4:27 pm

    I’m a little confused about something. You said ” 3 dc, 2 ch, 3 dc, 2 ch, repeat 4x from * ” Should I have a total of six 3 dc, 2 ch combinations? If not how many 3 dc, 2 ch combinations should I have at the end of that round?

  3. hanny forster says

    November 15, 2014 at 12:24 pm

    what is a magic circle please

  4. hanny forster says

    November 15, 2014 at 12:27 pm

    i meant magic loop

  5. Fine Craft Guild says

    November 15, 2014 at 2:59 pm

    I’ve updated the pattern above, just for you, with a picture and an explanation as to what is a magic look in crochet. I hope it is crystal clear now.

  6. Fine Craft Guild says

    November 15, 2014 at 3:00 pm

    I have updated the pattern with the answer to your question. I hope it is crystal clear now.

  7. Fine Craft Guild says

    November 15, 2014 at 3:00 pm

    You are welcome, Jody. I appreciate your comment.

  8. hanny forster says

    November 16, 2014 at 1:54 pm

    thank you for the magic loop

  9. Tammy Rodriguez says

    March 17, 2015 at 6:26 am

    Easy butterfly pattern. Thank you so much for sharing. I will add the butterflies to a wreath I am making.

  10. Fine Craft Guild says

    March 17, 2015 at 7:05 am

    You are welcome, Tammy. I hope you enjoy it! BTW. I have just designed a granny square pattern encasing the butterfly, so you can make beautiful larger butterfly granny square quilts, bags and other such things with it!

  11. Eileen says

    April 27, 2015 at 2:38 pm

    I’m so confused…. where is the free butterfly pattern? the only pattern I can find is the combination of butterfly and granny square. That’s too much for beginner kids. Is the free butterfly pattern still available? If so, where can i find it?

  12. Fine Craft Guild says

    April 28, 2015 at 4:43 pm

    Hi Eileen,
    You can just buy the pattern with the butterfly granny square and only make the butterfly, if you wish.
    The pattern is for both.
    It’s only a couple of dollars, to reward me for my effort.
    Hope you and the kids have a fun time crocheting butterflies!
    Rose

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