I've been making these beautiful little crochet butterflies. They are so lovely and can be used for applique, embellishments or simply as decorations.
The first pattern is called Dainty Butterflies and is designed by Jo Ann Maxwell
They were really easy to make and I did lots in one evening using different yarns, crochet thread and embroidery silks.
I did make a few changes to how I did the antenna, rather than make them from a separate piece of yarn I used the starting and ending threads and slip stitched them to the head and then chained a few stitches. It saved having to weave in the starting thread :)
I also added beads to some of the butterflies on the ends of the larger wings, I thought it added another dimension to them.
Once finished I made a wash of 40% PVA glue and 60% water, pinned them out and painted them with the stiffening wash, left them to dry and was really pleased with the finished butterflies.
See my video for some close ups of the butterflies:
https://youtu.be/5mBdsKelKto
You can find the link to the free pattern here:
http://www.crochetmagazine.com/printer.php?mode=article&article_id=3322
The other pattern is for a butterfly made from 5 hearts
Again this was an easy to follow pattern, you make three hearts for the body and two larger hearts for the wings, adding little antenna to one of the body hearts for the head.
So simple but really effective.
You can find the free pattern here:
http://www.goldenlucycrafts.com/free-patterns/crochet-heart-animals-butterfly
The original pattern is in US terms, I had to change it to UK terms.
Happy crocheting!
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