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Chunky Butterfly
Free Crochet Pattern
By Donna Collinsworth  of Donna’s Crochet Designs
MATERIALS: 1 skein of ea color Homespun Baby in Soft Lime, Carnation, Sweet Pea and Sunshine, black embroidery thread, 60mm Darice brand 2 piece plastic ornament, beads or buttons, stuffing, needle to take yarn, ribbon flowers, 1\4” wide ribbon in yellow, pink and lavender and H hook or hook to obtain gauge.
GAUGE: 4 sc = 1”. 3 rows sc = 1”

BODY:
With Sunshine yarn and H hook ch-4, sl st to from a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, work 8 sc in ring, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.  (8 sts)
RND 2-4: (2 sc next st, sc next st) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.  (12 sts)(18 sts)(27 sts)
RND 5-9: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.
RND 10: (Sk next st, sc next 8 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.  (25 sts)
RND 11: (Sk next st, sc next 4 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.  (20 sts)
Place beads or buttons inside 2 piece ornament and put tog.  Wrap ornament in stuffing and place inside body making sure the loop\hook on top ornament is placed down.
RND 12: Rep rnd 11.  (16 sts)
RND 13-15: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.
For next rnds work in bk lp only.
RND 16: (2 sc next st, sc next st) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.  (24 sts)
RND 17-28: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.
Working in both lps now.
RND 29: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.
RND 30: (Sk next st, sc next 5 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.  (20 sts)
RND 31: Rep rnd 29.
RND 32: (Sk next st, sc next 4 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.  (15 sts)
RND 33-35: Rep rnd 29.
RND 36: Rep rnd 11.  (12 sts)
RND 37: (Sk next st, sc next 2 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.  (8 sts)