Crochet Butterfly Amigurumi Free Pattern

Spring is a beautiful time when flowers bloom, and butterflies flutter around, adding color and joy to our days. Imagine making your cute little crochet butterfly soft to the touch and oh-so-adorable to look at! We're going to guide you through making one of these enchanting little creatures using a very simple pattern. The Crochet Butterfly pattern brings to life a palm-sized butterfly showing vibrant pink wings paired with a contrasting black body and antennae. The pattern offers customization options, enabling crafters to add their personal touch with various colored spots and decorative wing patterns, making each butterfly unique. So, follow the pattern and complete your spring decorations.

Making Your Crochet Butterfly Amigurumi

Materials:

Fingering weight, cotton yarn in 2 colors:
A for the wings and B for the body.
2.5 mm crochet hook.
Fiberfill for stuffing,
Tapestry needle,
Stitch marker,
Scissors.

Abbreviations:

The pattern is written in US terminology.
mc: magic circle
ch: chain
sc: single crochet
inc: increase 1 st. (2 sc in the same st)
inc2: increase 2 sts (3 sc in the same st)
dec: decrease 1 st
sl st: slip stitch
bo: bobble stitch
st(s): stitch(es)
{...}: repeat instructions between
{} (...): total number of sts of the round

Finished Measurements:

Approx. 7.5 cm (3 in) wide and 6 cm (2.4 in) tall.

Step by step Pattern

Wings

Use yarn A. Make two.
Round 1: Ch 9, turn.
Round 2: 1 sc in the second ch from hook,
6 sc along the chain, inc2 in the last ch.
Continue on the other side of the starting chain, 6 sc, inc. (18 sts).
Round 3: 8 sc, inc2, 8 sc, inc2. (22 sts).
Rounds 4-5: 22 sc. (22 sts).
Round 6: Ch 6, turn, 1 sc in the second ch from hook, 4 sc along the chain, 1 sc in the base of the last st of prev round [pic 1], 22 sc. (28 sts)
Round 7: 4 sc on the other side of the ch, inc2 in the last st of the ch, 28 sc [pic 2]. (35 sts).
Round 8: 35 sc. (35 sts).
Round 9: {3 sc, dec} 7 times. (28 sts).
Round 10: 28 sc. (28 sts).
Round 11: (2 sc, dec} 7 times. (21 sts). Round 12: 21 sc. (21 sts).
Round 13: {1 sc, dec} 7 times. (14 sts).
Stuff the wing, lightly, with fiberfill.
Round 14: 14 sc. (14 sts).
Round 15: {dec} 7 times. (7 sts). Fasten off and leave a long tail.
Weave the tail through the front loops of the remaining 7 sts, then pull to close the hole.
Attach the wing together with a few stitches.

Body

Use yarn B.
Round 1: In mc work 6 sc. (6 sts).
Round 2: (2 sc, inc} 2 times. (8 sts).
Round 3: {1 sc, inc} 4 times. (12 sts).
Rounds 4-5: 12 sc. (12 sts).
Round 6: {dec} 6 times. (6 sts).
Round 7: {inc} 6 times. (12 sts).
Round 8: {1 sc, inc} 6 times. (18 sts).
Rounds 9-10: 18 sc. (18 sts).
Stuff the body with fiberfill.
Round 11: {1 sc, dec), 6 times. (12 sts).
Round 12: {dec} 6 times. (6 sts).
Fasten off and leave a long tail.
Weave the tail through the front loops of the remaining 6 sts, then pull to close the hole.

Bobble stitch (bo):

{Yarn over, insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop.
Yarn over and pull through 2 loops} repeat until you have a total of 4 loops on hook.
Yarn over and pull through all 4 loops.
Antennas Use yarn B.
Ch 11, turn. 1 bo in the second ch from hook,
8 sl st, 1 bo in the last st, sl st in the same stitch.
Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Assembly