Crochet pattern The little fox butterfly

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Needed
Crochet hook 2,5 mm and 1,75mm, Fiberfill, needle, scissors

crochet pattern
Abbreviations
Color name

used in this

The color.
brand yarn

amount of
number
Color

grams
Orange Scheepjes Larra 7404 50 gr. O

Brown catania/catona 503 50 gr. B

Dark Brown catania/catona 162 50 gr. B

White catania/catona 106 5 gr. W

Een restje

Lilac/ catania/catona 247 25 gr. L

Violet/Blue

Light Orange catania/catona 411 25 gr. O

Black catania/catona 110 25 gr. B

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Crochet pattern of the Little Fox.

Butterflies are in many beautiful colors. The little fox is a moth. With beautiful orange colored wings
on the top. In the past, you saw this butterfly very much in the Netherlands, unfortunately now a lot
less.
This crochet butterfly is about 4 to 5 times bigger as the real butterfly. The size of the (wing span)
butterfly is flat 28 cm wide and 20 cm high. In real life ranges between 5 to 6 cm at the peacock .
Do you want a smaller butterfly, use a small hook and thinner yarn.

There are several ways to fly or hang the crochet butterfly.

Lots of crochet fun with this butterfly!

Annemiek

Abbreviations used
This pattern is written using American crochet terminology
bo Bind off
ch chain
tch Turning Chain
dc double crochet
dec single crochet decrease
hdc half double crochet
inc single crochet increase
sc single crochet
sl.st slip stitch
st stitch
tr Treble crochet
dtr Double Treble Crochet
fo Front loops only
blo Back loops only
() repeat stitches inside parentheses the indicated number
of times
** *crochet in the same stitch*

Tip: It is convenient to do the color change in the last stitch of previous row, only this way you get the
most beautiful color changes.

The rounds of the pattern can be seen in the first column. The explanation can be found in the
second column. The colors you use is shown in the third column and the number of stitches in the
last column. See below for an example.

Round explanation crochet stitches Color stitches

1 Magic ring with 6sc 6B 6

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Body. Use Brown 162. Crochet only in the back loops.

1 Magic ring with 6sc B 6

2 blo (sc, inc.) around B 9
3 blo 9sc B 9
4 blo (2sc, inc.) around B 12
5-7 blo 12sc B 12
8 blo (3sc, inc.) around B 15
9-12 blo 15sc B 15
13 blo (4sc, inc.) around B 18
14- 22 blo 18sc B 18
Fill up the body.
23 blo dec. around B 9
24 blo 9sc B 9
25 blo 9sc. BO. B 9
Row 23-25 is the head of the body.

Antennae 2x. Use crochet needle 1,75 mm. Use Black.

1 20ch + 1tch 20B 20

2 3sl.st. en BO.
Sew the Antennae on the sides of the head.

Legs. 4x Use crochet needle 1,75 mm. Use Black.

1 10ch,BO 10 B 10
Sew 2 legs on row 12 of the body, with 3 stitches between.
Sew 2 legs on row 16 of the body, with 3 stitches between.

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Wing A front and back side.
Crocheted in rows with a turning chain. Crochet it 1x in the colors for the front: Brown 508 and
Orange 7404 Larra. And 1x for the back site, in the colors dark brown 162 and brown 508.

Start crocheting the front wing, using color Brown 508

Front site
Start crocheting the front wing, using color Dark brown 162

Back site
Colors

Colors
1 1ch+ tch B B
2 Inc.+ tch B B
3 1sc, inc.+ tch B B
4 2sc, inc.+ tch B B
5 3sc, inc.+ tch B B
6 4sc, inc.+ tch, change color to Orange. Or if your crocheting the back, to O B
brown 508
7 6sc, 16ch + 2tch. O B
8 Crochet on the chains, 6 dc, 6hdc, 4sc, sl.st. in the first sc of row 7 + tch. O B
Crochet only on the sc, hdc or dc. Do not crochet on the turning chains.
9 4sc, 6hdc, 6dc + 2tch. O B
10 6 dc, 6hdc, 4sc, sl.st. in the second sc of row 7 + tch. O B
11 4sc, 6hdc, 6dc + 2tch. O B
12 6 dc, 6hdc, 4sc, sl.st. in the third sc of row 7 + tch. O B
13 4sc, 6hdc, 6dc + 2tch. O B
14 *2dc*, *2dc*, 4 dc, 6hdc, 4 sc, sl.st. in the fourth sc of row 7 + tch. O B
15 4sc, 6hdc, 5dc, 2dc*,2dc*,2dc*+ 2tc O B
16 11dc, 6hdc, 4sc, sl.st. in the fifth sc of row 7+ tch. O B
17 4 sc, 16 hdc, *2hdc*+ 2tch O B
18 18 hdc, 4sc, sl.st. in the sixth sc of row 7+ BO O B
Edge Wing A. Use brown 508. Hook over the two wings there. Lay down the orange and brown wing
on each other. Keep the orange side at the top by crocheting the edge. Start on the short side of the
wing. It is important that the numbers of stitches are the same as written in the pattern.

Crochet : 22cs, *3sc*, 11 cs,*2sc*, 11sc *3sc*,30sc, sl.st. in the first sc, BO.
Edge Wing A . Attach Dark Brown 162 at the 20th sc. Keep the orange side at the top by crocheting
the edge.

Crochet : sl.st., *2sc*, 2sc,*hdc+dc*, ch, *dc+hdc*sc, hdc, *dc+dc*, ch, *dc+dc*, hdc, sc, *hdc+dc*,
ch, *dc+hdc*, sc, ,*hdc+dc*, ch, *dc+hdc*, 4sc, hdc, *2dc*, *dc+tr*, chain 3+ sc in the first of the tree
chains, *tr+dc*, *2dc*, 3dc, hdc, sc, sl.st, BO. This is not a complete round.

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Crochet a row of sl.st. using brown 508, above the brown eadge on the red stripe in the picture.

Wing A

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Wing B.

Wing B. Crochet row 1-18 just the same as wing A.

Edge Wing B
The brown edge is just the other way around. Use brown 508. Hook over the two wings there.
Lay down the orange and brown wing on each other. Keep the orange side at the top by
crocheting the edge. Start on the longest side of the wing. It is important that the numbers of
stitches are the same as written in the pattern.

Crochet : 30cs, *3sc*, 11 cs,*2sc*, 11sc *3sc*,22sc, sl.st. in the first sc, BO.
Edge Wing B.
Attach Dark Brown 162 at the longest side at the 28th sc. Keep the orange side at the top by
crocheting the edge.

Crochet : sl.st., sc, hdc, 3dc, *2dc*, *dc+tr*, chain 3+ sc in the first of the tree chains, *tr+dc*,
*2dc*,2dc, hdc, 4sc, hdc+dc*, ch, *dc+hdc*, sc, hdc+dc*, ch, *dc+hdc*sc, hdc, *dc+dc*, ch,
*dc+dc*, hdc, sc, *hdc+dc*, ch, *dc+hdc*, 2sc, *2sc*, sl.st. BO. This is not a complete round.

Crochet a row of sl.st. using brown 508, above the brown eadge on the red stripe in the picture.

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Finishing upper wings
Use, Black, light orange and white. Crochet 2x. Crochet in rows with a turning chain.
On page 16, is the pattern for the back site.

1 Chain 4+ tch. B 4
2-3 4sc+ tch, change color after row 3, to orange. B 4
4-6 4sc+ tch, change color after row 6, to black. O 4
7-10 4sc+ tch, change color after row 10, to light Orange. B 4
11-14 4sc+ tch, change color after row 14, to black. O 4
15-17 4sc+ tch, change color after row 17, to white B 4
18-19 4sc+ tch, change color after row 19, to black W 4
20-21 4sc+ tch, BO after row 21. B 4

Black/Orange dots 2x. Use, Black, light orange.

1 MR 6, sl.st in the first sc, change color to orange. Z 4

2 *chain 3+2dc*, *2dc+3ch* + BO. This is not a complete round.

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Lilac edge 4x use color: Lilac/ Violet/Blue 247 and Black 110.
2x for the frontside and 2x for the backside.

1 Chain 25+ tch L 25

2 (*hdc+ch+hdc*, 3sl.st., repeat between hooks 5 times),*hdc+ch+hdc*, sl.st BO. L
3 Attach by the first hdc of row 2. Crochet 5 sl.st BLO, 1 long sc= a long sc is a sc all B
over the bleu part., 5 sl.st BLO, 1 long sc, 5 sl.st BLO, 1 long sc, 5 sl.st BLO, 1 long
sc, 5 sl.st BLO, 1 long sc, 5 sl.st BLO, 1 long sc, 5 sl.st. BO.

Black dots 4x. Use Black.

1 MR 4+ sl.st. in the first sc. B 4

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Finishing front of the upper site wing.
Use textile glue. Glue all the parts on the correct spot, just like the picture’s.

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Wings downside.2x. Crochet it 2x in orange and 2x time in Brown
Crocheted in rows with a turning chain. Use Brown, Orange and Dark Brown.

front side.

Backsite
Colors

Colors
1 1ch+ tch B B
2 Inc.+ tch B B
3 1sc, inc.+ tch B B
4 2sc, inc.+ tch B B
5 3sc, inc.+ tch B B
6 4sc, inc.+ tch, change color to Orange. Or if your crocheting the back, to O B
brown 508
7 6sc, 12ch + 2tch. O B
8 Crochet on the chains, 6 dc, 4hdc, 2sc, sl.st. in the first sc of row 7 + tch. O B
Crochet only on the sc, hdc or dc. Do not crochet on the turning chains
9 2sc, 4hdc, 6dc + 2tch. O B
10 6 dc, 4hdc, 2sc, sl.st. in the second sc of row 7 + tch. O B
11 2sc, 4hdc, 6dc + 2tch. O B
12 6 dc, 4hdc, 2sc, sl.st. in the third sc of row 7 + tch. O B
13 2sc, 4hdc, 6dc + 2tch. O B
14 6 dc, 4hdc, 2sc, sl.st. in the fourth sc of row 7 + tch. O B
15 2sc, 4hdc, 6dc + 2tch. O B
16 6 dc, 4hdc, 2sc, sl.st. in the fifth sc of row 7 + tch. O B
17 2cs, 10 hdc+2tch. O B
18 10 hdc, 2sc+ sl.st. in the sixth sc of row 7, BO. O B
Edge of the wing.
Hook over the two wings there. Lay down the Orange and brown wing on each other. Keep
the orange side at the top by crocheting the edge, Start on row 1 of the wing. It is important
that the numbers of stitches are the same as written in the pattern.
Crochet: 19sc, *3sc* = the corner , 23sc, *3v*, 19sc. BO.
Attache dark brown.
Keep the orangeside at the top by crocheting the edge. Start on row 1 of the wing.
Crochet: 20sc, *2sc*, 3sc, *hdc+dc*, ch, *dc+hdc*, 4sc, *hdc+dc*, *dc+dc*, *dc+tr*, chain 3+
sc in the first of the tree chains, *hsc+dc*, *dc+dc*, *dc+hdc*, 4sc, *hdc+dc*, 3sc, *2sc*, 20sc,
BO. Leaf a long tail for sewing the wing on the body.

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Crochet a row of sl.st. using brown 508, above the brown eadge on the red stripe in the picture.

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Lilac edge 4x use color: Lilac/ Violet/Blue 247 and Black 110.
2x for the frontside and 2x for the backside.

1 Chain 25+ tch L 25

2 (*hdc+ch+hdc*, 3sl.st., repeat between hooks 5 times),*hdc+ch+hdc*, sl.st, L
change to black.
3 2s sl.st. on each chain of row 1, sl.st. Z 25

4 Crochet on the others site, over row 2. Z

over the bleu part., 5 sl.st BLO, 1 long sc, 5 sl.st BLO, 1 long sc, 5 sl.st BLO, 1
long sc, 5 sl.st BLO, 1 long sc, 5 sl.st BLO, 1 long sc, 5 sl.st. BO.

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Black/Orange Dots. Downsite wing. 2x. Use Black and Orange.
Crocheted in rows with a turning chain.

1 Chain 3+ 2tch Z 3
2 3 hdc+ 2tch Z 3
3 Hdc, *2hdc*, hdc+ 2tch. Z 4
4 4 hdc, change to color orange+ 2tch. Z 4
5 4 hdc, BO O 4

Glue all parts on the wing.

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The back site of the butterfly. Crochet this 2x. Crocheted in rows with a turning chain.
Use: Black, dark brown, ligt brown. A little piece of white.

1 Chain 4+ tch. Z 4
2-3 4sc+ tch, change color after row 3, to light brown Z 4
4-6 4sc+ tch, change color after row 6, to dark brown B 4
7-10 4sc+ tch, change color after row 10, to light brown B 4
11-14 4sc+ tch, change color after row 14, to dark brown B 4
15-17 4sc+ tch, change color after row 17, to light brown B 4
18-19 4sc+ tch, change color after row 19, to dark brown B 4
20-21 4sc+ tch, BO after row 21. Crochet 3sl.st. with white on row 19-20. B 4
BO. Use textile glue to glue the parts on the wing.

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Broen piece for the back site wing. 2x, use dark brown 162.

1 Chain 8+ 2tch B 8
2 8 dc+ 2tch B 8
3 *3dc*, 6dc, *3dc* + 2tch B 12
4 *3dc*, 10dc, *3dc* + 2tch. BO. Glue the part on the wing with B 16
textile glue, see the picture.

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Pin the two lower wings to the body by round 1 - 15 . Under the body can sew the wings to each
other, which are about 6 sc. Sew the wings with dark brown on the body. Sew through the whole
body.

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Pin the two upper wings to the body and slightly over the lower wing . See the blue dotted lines for
sewing the wings.

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Congratulations! Your butterfly is ready !! This is the top of the little fox butterfly.

The back side of the little fox.

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Butterfly fly.

Use a Nylon transparent thread on to the wings so the butterfly can fly. So
you can hang the butterfly. I used a Nylon thread transparent 0.20mm x
100m .

The butterfly can be hang on canvas like a painting. If you choose this
option , you do not have to crochet the back of the butterfly, and no legs.
In the example I used a canvas of 40x30 cm. And with blue and white paint
created a cloud background.

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©2017, crochet pattern of the little fox butterfly is created by: MieksCreaties, Annemiek
Strating Dilling.

This pattern is for personal use only. Please do not sell, distribute, or rewrite this pattern in
any way. Mass production/factory production of dolls made from this pattern is not allowed.
Please do not claim my patterns or amigurumi designs as your own. Please do not sell your
finished butterfly’s made from this pattern without my written consent.

If you have a question sent a e-mail to: annemieksd@home.nl

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