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I had a comment and emails from this blog readers about 3D butterfly.

The patterns were not developed by me; however, I made a lot of butterflies from the different patterns and I have revised pattern several times to make my version of 3D butterfly pattern. I am glad to share my 3D butterfly pattern.

3D Butterfly

Thread size 10. Hook size #7/1.65mm

Special Stitches:
Beg shell: [ch3, dc, ch3, 2dc] in sp
Shell: [2dc, ch3, 2dc] in sp
Picot: ch3, sl st in 3^rd ch from hook
Lpicot: ch5, sl st in 5^th ch from hook

Ch 12 join to form a ring.
Row1:Ch1, 2 sc in loop, ch2,[2 sc in loop, 2ch] 7 times, join with st in top of beg ch1 (8 ch sp)
Row2:Sl st in next st, sl st into ch sp, beg shell in same sp, (shell in next ch sp) 7 times, join with sl st in 3^rd ch of beg shell. (8 shells)

Row3: Sl st in next st, sl st into ch sp,

Make Front Lower Wings: (ch3, 3dc, picot, 5dc) in same sp, sl st in sp between next 2 shells from prev row, (5dc, picot 4dc) in next ch sp, sl st in sp between next 2 shells from prev row.

* Make Front & Back Upper Wings: (2dc, 2tr, 3dtr, Lpicot, 1dtr, 2tr, 1dc) in next ch sp, sl st in sp between next 2 shells from prev row, (1dc, 2tr, 1dtr, Lpicot, 3dtr, 2tr, 2dc)in next ch sp, sl st in sp between next 2 shells from prev row.

Make Back Lower Wings: (4dc, picot, 5dc) in next ch sp, sl st in sp between next 2 shells from prev row, (5dc, picot 4dc) in next ch sp, sl st in sp between next 2 shells from prev row.

* Repeat. Join with sl st in 3^rd ch of beg. Fasten off.

Make Antennae & Finishing:

1. Fold the piece in half. Making sure the fold is between the 2 sets of upper wings.