BIG BUTTERFLY L71040 For video how-tos, go to lionbrand.com/londonkaye + SIZE About 18 x 25 in. (45.5 x 63.5 cm) MATERIALS LION BRAND - LONDON KAYE THEME PACK (Art. #3001) #600 Flutter Flutter Pack LION BRAND - LONDON KAYE HOOK WITH A TWIST (Art. #3002) #301 Small (9 mm) crochet hook #303 Large (20 mm) crochet hook YOU LL ALSO NEED Hot glue and glue gun Wrap it! Glue it! Tie it! London s designs reflect a free spirited, improvisational approach to yarn crafting. London uses a slip knot and just 3 stitches in her designs a chain stitch, a slip stitch and a single crochet stitch. Watch our how-to videos at LionBrand.com/londonkaye for how to make a slip knot and how to do each of the 3 stitches. Remember that London s style is big loose stitches! Don t pull your yarn tightly or try for uniform, even stitches. Our diagrams show orderly stitches. Use the diagrams to plot your course, but we encourage you to go your own way and place your stitches as you like. Our patterns are meant to inspire you to embrace your creative spirit!
Yarn colors in the Flutter Flutter Theme Pack- #195 Meow Pink 1 ball (A) #136 Highlighter 1 ball (B) #157 Sunshine 1 ball (C) #171 Alien 1 ball (D) #106 Baby Blues 1 ball (E) KEY chain single crochet slip stitch HERE S HOW Body Antenna Step 1 With E, make a slip knot onto the large hook and chain 15. Make 1 single crochet in the 2nd chain from hook, then make 1 single crochet in each of the next 13 chain you ll have 14 single crochet stitches. Terms sc = single crochet turn = turn your piece around so that the side that was facing you is now facing away from you. Step 2 Chain 1, turn, make 1 sc in each of the 14 sc. Step 3 With small hook, join E with a slip stitch into one of the corners of the body. Chain 8. Repeat Step 3 to make a second antenna.
Upper Wings (make 2) With C, make a slip knot onto the large hook and chain 7. start here Step 4 Make 1 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook and 1 sc in each of the next 4 chain, then make 3 sc in the next chain; working around the wing towards where you started Step 4, make 1 sc in each of the next 4 chain and 2 sc in the last chain you ll have 14 sc. Step 5 Make 2 sc in the first sc, make 1 sc in each of the next 4 sc, 2 sc in each of the next 3 sc, 1 sc in each of next 4 sc, 2 sc in the next sc you ll have 18 sc. Step 6 With large hook, join D with a slip stitch in the 3rd sc from Step 5, chain 1, make 1 sc in each of the next 3 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sc, slip stitch in the next sc you ll have 12 sc. Step 7 Chain 1, turn, skip the slip stitch, slip stitch in the next sc, make 1 sc in each of the next 2 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, slip stitch in each of the next 2 sc you ll have 8 sc.
Tip On Step 9, by working more or fewer sc stitches around the wing, you can shape the wing experiment to find a look that you like. start here Step 8 Chain 1, turn, skip the next 2 slip stitches, make 1 sc in each of the next 2 sc, 2 sc in the next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sc, slip stitch in the next sc you ll have 8 sc. Step 9 Chain 1, turn, make sc stitches evenly spaced around the wing, slip stitch in first sc to join. join here Step 10 With large hook, join B with a slip stitch at the beginning of the wider end of the wing, *sc in next 2 sc, turn, sc in first sc, turn, work slip stitches evenly along side of rows worked in this step to next sc of Step 9; repeat from * 2 more times, slip stitch in next sc of Step 9.
Lower Wings (make 2) With C, make a slip knot onto the large hook and chain 6. start here Step 11 Make 1 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook and 1 sc in each of the next 3 chain, make 3 sc in the last chain; working around the wing towards where you started Step 11, make 1 sc in each of the next 3 ch and 2 sc in the last chain you ll have 12 sc. Step 12 Continuing in the same, make 2 sc in the first sc of Step 11 and 1 sc in each of the next 4 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc, slip stitch in the next sc you ll have 8 sc. Step 13 With large hook, join B with a slip stitch in the 2nd sc from Step 12. Chain 1, make 1 sc in each of the next 3 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc, 1 sc in the next sc, 2 sc in the next sc, 1 sc in the next sc, slip stitch in the next sc you ll have 9 sc. Step 14 Chain 1, turn, skip the slip stitch and the first sc, make 1 sc in each of the next 5 sc, make 2 sc in the next sc, slip stitch in the next sc you ll have 7 sc.
Step 15 Chain 1, turn, make 1 sc in each of the 7 sc. Step 16 Chain 1, turn, make 1 sc in each of 7 sc. Step 17 Chain 1, turn, make 1 sc in each of 7 sc. Step 18 With large hook, join A with a slip stitch in the last sc of Step 17 so that you can work along the lower edge of the wing. Chain 1, make sc stitches evenly spaced along lower edge of the wing, slip stitch in end of wing.
Step 19 Chain 1, turn, make 1 sc in each sc of Step 18. Step 20 Chain 1, turn, make 1 sc in each sc to the last 2 sc of Step 19, slip stitch in the next sc. Step 21 Chain 1, turn, make 1 sc in each sc of Step 20, chain 1, then make sc stitches evenly spaced along outside edge of wing. Glue the wings to the body. Glue the yarn tails to the back of the Butterfly. Every effort has been made to produce accurate and complete instructions. We cannot be responsible for variance of individual crafters, human error, or typographical mistakes. 2017 Lion Brand Yarn Company, all rights reserved.