My Crochet Applique Butterfly Pattern is one of the easiest methods to make a 3D applique butterfly. Soon you’ll have a whole swarm of butterflies ready for your next project.
I always thought making a crochet mini butterfly was hard based on how they looked when they were finished. But never in my mind did I think they were actually easy to construct until my interest got piqued and I decided to make one.
I’ll let you in on a little secret - the crochet small butterflies are constructed like you would make a flower, or African flower but with 8 petals instead of 5 or 6.
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✏️ Things To Note:
- I used regular worsted weight acrylic yarn for this project but you can use any type of yarn.
- I used scrap yarn to make the butterflies since they are so small and require very little yarn to work with. This is a good scrap yarn buster project, or you can use new skeins of yarn if you prefer.
- The finished butterfly is roughly 2.5-3 inches long if you are using worsted weight yarn.
🪡 Materials Needed
- Scrap yarn
- 4.5mm hook
- Tapestry needle
💭Abbreviations to Remember (US terms)
- Magic ring - mr
- Double crochet - dc
- Chain - ch
- Slip stitch - sl st
🧋Variations
Try out different color combinations! You can also attach a keychain to the butterfly to make it a crochet butterfly keychain.
🍵Instructions for Crochet Applique Butterfly Pattern
The butterfly crochet pattern is made in rounds.
Round 1: Start with a mr, ch x1, dc x2,
and (ch x1 and dc x2) 7 more times for a total of 8 times in the circle. There Should be 16 dc and 8 ch spaces in the circle.
Then sl st to join. If you are making a 2 toned butterfly, now is the time to fasten off the first color and switch the color to your second color.
Round 2: With the newly joined second color, ch x1 (Skip 1 stitch, sl st between the first 2 dc posts made in the previous round. Skip 1 stitch and then dc x6 into the ch space) Repeat what is in the parentheses 7 more times.
After the 8th petal, sl st on top of the first stitch in the round to join. Fasten off. (8 petals in total)
Now is when you need to weave in any yarn tails before assembling the butterfly.
The flower should not lay flat, it would be slightly wavy.
Fold the 8 petaled flower in half. Make sure the petals from one side line up with the other side. Now you should see that the petals look like 4 wings, 2 on each side.
With the black yarn ch x14 and fasten off. Leave a 4 inch tail in the beginning and end of the chain.
Fold the chain over the middle of the butterfly with the 2 ends at the top. Tie the 2 ends together and slightly trim the antennas.
And now you have a small crochet butterfly made from my crochet applique butterfly pattern! I hope you enjoyed the pattern!
🐌Expert Tips
Weaving in your ends before assembling the butterfly is important. If you do it after assembly it can be difficult and fiddly to do.
🧵Pattern FAQs
Absolutely! The butterfly will be closer to 4-5 inches if you make it with chunky yarn.
You can make it into a keychain by carefully inserting a keyring into one of the top wing crochet stitches. Just be careful not to snag the yarn!
You can sew the bottom wings to your project with yarn used for the butterfly wings.
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Crochet Applique Butterfly Pattern
Materials
- Scrap yarn
- 4.5 mm hook
- Tapestry needle
Abbreviations (US terms)
- Magic ring - mr
- Double crochet - dc
- Chain - ch
- Slip stitch - sl st
Notes
I used scrap yarn to make the butterflies since they are so small and require very little yarn to work with. This is a good scrap yarn buster project, or you can use new skeins of yarn if you prefer.
The finished butterfly is roughly 2.5-3 inches long if you are using worsted weight yarn.
Instructions
Crochet Applique Butterfly Pattern:
The butterfly crochet pattern is made in rounds.
- Round 1: Start with a mr, ch x1, dc x2, and (ch x1 and dc x2) 7 more times for a total of 8 times in the circle. There Should be 16 dc and 8 ch spaces in the circle.
- Then sl st to join. If you are making a 2 toned butterfly, now is the time to fasten off the first color and switch the color to your second color.
- Round 2: With the newly joined second color, ch x1 (Skip 1 stitch, sl st between the first 2 dc posts made in the previous round. Skip 1 stitch and then dc x6 into the ch space) Repeat what is in the parentheses 7 more times. After the 8th petal, sl st on top of the first stitch in the round to join. Fasten off. (8 petals in total)
- Now is when you need to weave in any yarn tails before assembling the butterfly.
- The flower should not lay flat, it would be slightly wavy.
- Fold the 8 petaled flower in half. Make sure the petals from one side line up with the other side. Now you should see that the petals look like 4 wings, 2 on each side.
- With the black yarn ch x14 and fasten off. Leave a 4 inch tail in the beginning and end of the chain.
- Fold the chain over the middle of the butterfly with the 2 ends at the top. Tie the 2 ends together and slightly trim the antennas.
- And now you have a small crochet butterfly made from my crochet applique butterfly pattern! I hope you enjoyed the pattern!
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