Crochet Butterfly Applique

This beautiful crochet Butterfly applique is made from crocheted hearts. You just need to make hearts according to the instructions and then sew them together! It is easy and fun to make and the result is very cute!

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This Butterfly applique is perfect to embellish kid’s clothes, hats, scarfs, and baby blankets! You can also make a cute Butterfly pin or use this applique for kid’s room decoration!  

This crochet Butterfly applique also will look great on a handmade greeting card. Here are some ideas for handmade cards embellished with crochet appliques. 

Heart Butterfly Applique – Crochet Pattern

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Abbreviations:

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Ch – chain

DC – double crochet

Rnd – round

SC- single crochet

SC2tog – two single crochet together

Sl St – slip stitch

St (Sts) – stitch (stitches)

Finished size:

Crochet Butterfly is about 3″ wide.

 

Materials:

– cotton crochet thread size 3, color – scarlet

– cotton crochet thread size 3, color – warm rose

– cotton crochet thread size 10, color – cardinal

– crochet hook 1/2.75 mm

– crochet hook size 6/1.8 mm

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Instructions:

Copyright: This pattern is an original design by GoldenLucyCrafts. You may not copy, rewrite, redistribute or resell this pattern in any form, this includes making video tutorials. You may not translate this pattern to another language and publish the pattern or any parts of it.

1. Make two Large Hearts for the wings (see also Instructions for the Crochet Heart Applique). Work Rounds 1 and 2 in pink color and Round 3 in red color.

Large Heart

With cotton crochet thread size 3 and hook 1/2.75 mm, Ch 4;

Rnd 1. Make all of the next stitches into the fourth Ch from hook (the first Ch made) working under both loops – 3 DC, 3 HDC, Ch 1,  DC (Heart point), Ch 1, 3 HDC, 3 DC, Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Rnd 2.  Ch 3, HDC + DC in first St, 3 TR in next St, 2 DC in next St, HDC into each of next 3 Sts, HDC into Ch-1 stitch, Ch 1, DC in next St (Heart point), Ch 1, HDC into Ch-1 stitch, HDC into each of next 3 Sts, 2 DC in next St, 3 TR in next St, DC + HDC in next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Rnd 3. Ch 3, SC in top of first St of previous Rnd, 2 SC in each of next 4 Sts,  SC in each of the next 6 Sts, SC into Ch-1 St, Ch 1, DC in next St (Heart point), Ch 1,  SC into Ch-1 St, SC in each of the next 6 Sts, 2 SC in each of next 4 Sts, SC in next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Fasten off.

2.  Make two small Hearts for the body and one Heart with Antennae for the Head.

Small Heart

With cotton crochet thread size 10 in red and hook 6/1.8 mm, Ch 4;

Rnd 1.  Make all of the next stitches in fourth Ch from hook (the first Ch made) working under both loops – 3 DC, 3 HDC, Ch 1, DC (Heart point), Ch 1, 3 HDC, 3 DC, Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Rnd 2. Ch 3, SC into first St, 2 SC into each of next 2 Sts, SC into each of next 3 Sts, SC into Ch-1 stitch, Ch 1, DC into next St (Heart point), Ch 1, SC into Ch-1 stitch, SC into each of next 3 Sts, 2 SC into each of next 2 Sts, SC into next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Fasten off.

Heart with Antenna

Rnd 1. Follow the Instructions for the Small Heart (see above).

Rnd 2. Ch 3, SC into first St,

first Antenna – Ch 7, working in the 2nd and 3rd Ch from the hook – SC2tog, Sl St into each of next 4 Ch – this completes the first Antenna;

2 SC into each of next 2 Sts, SC into each of next 3 Sts, SC into Ch-1 stitch, Ch 1, DC into next St (Heart Point), Ch 1, SC into Ch-1 stitch, SC into each of next 3 Sts,  2 SC into each of next 2 Sts;

second Antenna – Ch 7, working in the 2nd and 3rd Ch from the hook – SC2tog, Sl St into each of next 4 Ch – this completes the second Antenna;

SC into next St, Ch 3, Sl St in center.

Fasten off.

Note: If you have a small hole in the center of hearts, close it while fastening off the beginning end.

Finishing:

Using my picture as a guide, sew hearts together. Make 2 eyes with beads or embroider them. Block your applique as necessary.

I hope you enjoyed this crochet Butterfly applique!

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