Butterfly Queen by Knotanotheryarn
Level – Beginner
Hi, my name is Tonia, I’m from the Netherlands and the designer behind Knotanotheryarn. I started crocheting in 2017 and took the leap of designing in 2021. I absolutely love making new designs and seeing them made by other people!
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Materials required
• Yarn I used in acrylic: Off White, Light Blue, White, Yellow, Light Grey, Soft Pink, Beige, Light Green
• Black thread for details
• Crochet hook 3.0 mm
• Fiberfill/Toy stuffing
• Stitch markers, scissors and embroidery needle.
Abbreviations
MR: Magic Ring
sc: Single Crochet
sl st: Slip Stitch
inc: Increase; crochet 2 sc in the same stitch
dec: Decrease; crochet 2 sc together
ch: Chain
rnd: Round(s)
hdc: Half Double Crochet
dc: Double Crochet
[…]: repeat instructions in brackets X times
(..): total number of stitches in the round or row (chains not counted)
*Close Up means pull the yarn through the front loops and pull tight
Cheeks (make 2)
Yarn used: Soft Pink
Rnd 1: MR 6 (6) Slip stitch in the next stitch, fasten off and leave a long tail to sew to the head. Between rounds 12-15 just below the eyes.
Feelers (make 2)
Yarn used: Off White
Rnd 1: MR 4 (4)
Rnd 2: [1 sc, inc] x 2 (6)
Rnd 3: 6 sc (6)
Rnd 4: [1 sc, dec] x 2 (4)
Rnd 5 – 6: 4 sc (4)
Finish off and leave a long tail to sew to the head. They are placed on top of the head between rounds 4-6. Make sure there is enough space between them to place the crown.
Crown
Yarn used: Beige
Start with a long yarn tail.
Chain 6, close the round.
Rnd 1 – 2: 6 sc (6)
Rnd 3: [ch 3, start in the second stitch from the chain, sl st, sc, skip a stitch sl st] x 3
Finish off and leave a long tail to sew to the body. Place the crown on top of the head between rounds 2-5.
Head
Yarn used: Off White
Rnd 1: MR 6 (6)
Rnd 2: [inc] x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: [1 sc, inc] x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: 1 sc, inc, [2 sc, inc] x 5, 1 sc (24)
Rnd 5: [3 sc, inc] x 6 (30)
Rnd 6: 2 sc, inc, [4 sc, inc] x 5, 2 sc (36)
Rnd 7 – 14: 36 sc (36)
Rnd 15: 2 sc, dec, [4 sc, dec] x 5, 2 sc (30)
Rnd 16: [3 sc , dec] x 6 (24)
Rnd 17: 1 sc, dec, [2 sc, dec] x 5, 1 sc (18)
Stuff the head.
Rnd 18: [1 sc, dec] x 6 (12)
Rnd 19: [dec] x 6 (6)
Close off and weave in the end.
Embroider the eyes on the head. I placed them between rounds 9-11 with 3 stitches in between.
Body
Yarn used: Light Blue
Rnd 1: MR 6 (6)
Rnd 2: [inc] x 6 (12)
Rnd 3: [1 sc, inc] x 6 (18)
Rnd 4: 1 sc, inc, [2 sc, inc] x 5, 1 sc (24)
Rnd 5: [3 sc, inc] x 6 (30)
Rnd 6 – 11: 30 sc (30)
Rnd 12: [3 sc , dec] x 6 (24)
Rnd 17: 1 sc, dec, [2 sc, dec] x 5, 1 sc (18)
Stuff the body. Cut off the yarn leaving a long yarn tail to sew the body to the head.
Pin the head to the body and sew it together.
Tail
Light Green
Rnd 1: MR 4 (4)
Rnd 2: [inc] x 4 (8)
Rnd 3: [1 sc, inc] x 4 (12)
Rnd 4: [3 sc, inc] x 3 (15)
Rnd 5 – 11: 15 sc (15)
Stuff the tail.
Cut off the yarn leaving a long yarn tail to sew to the body.
Pin it to the body and sew them together.
Left Upper Wing (looking at it from the front)
Yarn used: Yellow, White, Light Blue
Start with Yellow
Rnd 1: MR 8 sc (8)
Rnd 2: [inc] x 8 (16)
Change to White
Rnd 3: [1 sc, inc] x 8 (24)
Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] x 8 (32)
Everything between () goes into one stitch
Rnd 5: 2 sc, ( sc + hdc),( inc hdc), (hdc + dc), (inc dc), (dc + hdc), (inc hdc), ( hdc + sc), 23 sc (39)
Change to Light Blue
Rnd 6: sc all around.
Leave a long tail to sew to the body.
Right Upper Wing
Yarn used: Yellow, White, Light Blue
Start with Yellow
Rnd 1: MR 8 sc (8)
Rnd 2: [inc] x 8 (16)
Change to White
Rnd 3: [1 sc, inc] x 8 (24)
Rnd 4: [2 sc, inc] x 8 (32)
Everything between the commas, goes into one stitch
Rnd 5: 23 sc ( sc + hdc),( inc hdc), (hdc + dc), (inc dc), (dc + hdc), (inc hdc), ( hdc + sc), 2 sc (39)
Change to Light Blue
Rnd 6: sc all around.
Leave a long tail to sew to the body.
Left Lower Wing
Yarn used: Light Grey, Light96 Blue
Start with Light Grey, Ch 6, starting in the second stitch from the hook.
Row 1: 4 sc, inc, ch 1, turn (6)
Row 2: inc, 5 sc, ch 1, turn (7)
Row 3: 6 sc, inc, ch 1, turn (8)
Row 4: inc, 7 sc, ch 1, turn (9)
Row 5: 6 sc, ch 5, turn, start in the second from the hook. (11)
Row 6: 10 sc, ch 1, turn (10)
Row 7: 9 sc, inc, ch 1 turn (11)
Row 8: 11 sc (11)
Change to Light Blue.
Rnd 9: Sc all around
Put an inc in the corners if needed.
Cut the yarn leaving a long yarn tail.
Right Lower Wing
Yarn used: Light Grey, Light Blue
Start with Light Grey, Ch 6, start in the second stitch from the hook.
Row 1: 4 sc, inc, ch 1, turn (6)
Row 2: inc, 5 sc, ch 1, turn (7)
Row 3: 6 sc, inc, ch 1, turn (8)
Row 4: inc, 7 sc, ch 1, turn (9)
Row 5: 6 sc, ch 5, turn, start in the second from the hook. (11)
Row 6: 10 sc, ch 1, turn (10)
Row 7: 9 sc, inc, ch 1 turn (11)
Row 8: 11 sc (11)
Change to Light Blue.
Rnd 9: ch 1, turn, sc all around
Put an inc in the corners if needed.
Cut the yarn leaving a long yarn tail.
Assembly
Place the upper wings first and pin them to the body. See how you like the placement and sew them to the body and to the head if needed.
Place the lower wings. I have sewn them with one or two stitches to the body and the rest to the backside of the upper wing. Weave in all the ends.
Congrats, you now have a finished Butterfly Queen.
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