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Illustration of how to knit a wool butterfly. Steps of knitting a crochet butterfly.

Illustration of how to knit a wool butterfly. Steps of knitting a crochet butterfly.

Beautiful butterflies are colorful and like to dance among the flowers, as if they are elegant elves in nature! Illustrated tutorial on how to crochet a butterfly. You can make it into a sweater or a small embellishment on a scarf or hat. Just one is already very beautiful~

1. First use a crochet hook to hook out a loop of slip knot, leaving 10cm long for the loop.

Illustration of how to knit a wool butterfly. Steps of knitting a crochet butterfly.

2. First draw 5 stitches into the loop of the slip knot, and then still along the loop of the loop, hook out 4 long needles (that is, three times of medium-long needle winding hook method). Then pull 3 more stitches and lock them tightly into the loop of the slip knot, so that a large wing of the butterfly is completed.

Illustration of how to knit a wool butterfly. Steps of knitting a crochet butterfly.

Illustration of how to knit a wool butterfly. Steps of knitting a crochet butterfly.

Illustration of how to knit a wool butterfly. Steps of knitting a crochet butterfly.

3. Next, draw 2 stitches into the loop of the slip knot, then still along the loop of the loop, hook out 3 medium-length needles, then loop 2 stitches, and lock it to the loop. Inside the head knot coil, a small wing of the butterfly is knitted.

Illustration of how to knit a wool butterfly. Steps of knitting a crochet butterfly.

Illustration of how to knit a wool butterfly. Steps of knitting a crochet butterfly.

4. Next, draw 2 stitches into the loop of the slip knot, then still along the loop of the loop, hook out 3 medium-length needles, then pull 2 ??stitches, and lock it to the loop. Inside the head knot coil, the other small wing of the butterfly is also completed.

Illustration of how to knit a wool butterfly. Steps of knitting a crochet butterfly.

5. Then draw 3 stitches in the loop of the slip knot, and still along the loop of the loop, hook out 4 long needles (that is, three times of medium-long needle winding hook method). Pull 5 more stitches and lock into the loop of the slip knot. One large wing of the butterfly is braided. Tighten the needle and break the thread, leaving about 8cm of thread free.

Illustration of how to knit a wool butterfly. Steps of knitting a crochet butterfly.

Illustration of how to knit a wool butterfly. Steps of knitting a crochet butterfly.

6. Tighten the live coil. The extra loose knot is about 8cm, and then tie a tight knot with the extra thread in the fifth step. Then these two threads serve as the two tentacles of the butterfly. Use scissors. Align the two tentacles and the beautiful little butterfly braid is completed.

Illustration of how to knit a wool butterfly. Steps of knitting a crochet butterfly.