💕How to crochet granny square butterfly 🦋,very easy tutorial for beginners

Creating a Granny Square Butterfly is a delightful project. Instead of a traditional square, you will crochet a center “body” and then add “wings” that resemble the shape of a butterfly.

This tutorial breaks it down into very easy steps that even a beginner can follow.

🧶 The Butterfly Toolkit

• Yarn: Two contrasting colors. Use one color for the Body/Center (e.g., Brown or Black) and one for the Wings (e.g., Bright Yellow, Pink, or Blue).
• Hook: 4.0 mm or 5.0 mm.
• Stitch Key (US Terms):
  • ch: Chain
  • sl st: Slip Stitch
  • sc: Single Crochet
  • dc: Double Crochet
  • tr: Treble Crochet (Yarn over twice before inserting hook)

🛠 The Step-by-Step Guide

Part 1: The Body (Color A)

1. Start: ch 6 and join with a sl st to form a small ring.
2. The Middle: ch 3 (counts as first dc), work 15 dc into the ring.
3. Join: sl st to the top of the ch 3. Fasten off and weave in your ends. You now have a solid circle—this is the center of your butterfly.

Part 2: The Wings (Color B)

We will create four “petals” or wings around this center circle.

1. Attach Color B: Join your second color into any stitch of the circle with a sl st.
2. Wing 1 (Top Left): ch 3, work 3 dc into the same stitch, then ch 3 and sl st into the same stitch.
3. Wing 2 (Top Right): Move to the next stitch, ch 3, work 3 dc into the same stitch, ch 3 and sl st into the same stitch.
4. Wing 3 (Bottom Right): Move to the next stitch, ch 4, work 3 tr (treble crochet) into the same stitch, ch 4 and sl st into the same stitch.
5. Wing 4 (Bottom Left): Move to the next stitch, ch 4, work 3 tr into the same stitch, ch 4 and sl st into the same stitch.

Note: By using dc for the top wings and tr for the bottom wings, you naturally create the larger shape of a butterfly!

Part 3: The Finishing Touches

1. Fasten off: Leave a long tail of yarn (about 8 inches).
2. The Antennae: Take that long tail and wrap it tightly around the middle of the butterfly, pulling it slightly to “pinch” the center. This gives the butterfly its iconic shape.
3. Tie: Secure the yarn at the back with a double knot. If you want, you can leave two small loops of the yarn sticking out at the top to act as antennae.

✨ How to Turn it into a Granny Square

If you want to place this butterfly inside a granny square to use in a blanket:

1. The Frame: Once your butterfly is finished, use your “Frame” color (a neutral like cream or white) to crochet around the butterfly.
2. The Technique: You will crochet into the “gaps” created by the chain spaces of the wings. Simply work a round of dc clusters (3 dc, ch 1) around the butterfly until you have created enough space to form a square shape.
3. Blocking: Because the butterfly has different heights (the shorter dc wings vs. the taller tr wings), it will look a bit wrinkled. Steam blocking is essential here. Pin the four corners of your “Butterfly Square” to a mat and steam it flat. This will make the wings pop out and look professional.

💡 Beginner Tips for Success

• Don’t worry about perfection: Butterfly wings in nature aren’t perfectly symmetrical, and yours don’t have to be either!
• Use stitch markers: If you find it hard to see which stitch to work into next, place a stitch marker in the first stitch of every wing so you don’t lose your place.
• Pinch it: The “pinching” in Part 3 is the most important step—don’t be afraid to pull that center yarn tail tight to define the head and wings!

Would you like to try making a few of these to join into a blanket, or would you like to know how to add a border to make them into individual hanging ornaments?