How to Crochet a Baby Butterfly Cocoon
Caterpillars build a cocoon around themselves to metamorphose into butterflies. You can crochet a cocoon to celebrate this fascinating process. The cocoon in this pattern is designed to look like a monarch butterfly chrysalis. It is crocheted using the amigurumi method of working in constant circles and forming the shape of the project through increases and decreases. Fabric paint is included to add the characteristic spots to the outside of the cocoon, and a loop is added to the top to let you hang your cocoon.
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Things You'll Need
- Green acrylic worsted-weight yarn
- Size G crochet hook
- Stuffing material
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
- Yellow fabric paint in squeeze bottle.
- Brown acrylic worsted-weight yarn
Instructions
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Make two chain stitches. Begin by making a slipknot with the yarn and placing the loop on the crochet hook. Catch the yarn and draw it through the loop as you drop the loop to make the first stitch. A new loop should remain. Make the second stitch by catching the yarn and drawing it though the loop as you drop the loop.
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Make six single crochet stitches into the first chain stitch. Make each single crochet stitch by inserting it into the stitch, catching the yarn, drawing the yarn through the stitch and pulling up a new loop onto the hook. Catch the yarn again and draw it through both loops on your hook as you drop them, leaving one loop remaining.
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Separate the six single crochet stitches into a circle. Place the stitch marker to indicate the beginning of the round.
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Make two single crochet stitches into each stitch of the round, then make a round of one single crochet stitch per stitch. On the next round, make one single crochet stitch into the first stitch and two single crochet stitches into the next stitch. Repeat this pattern to complete the round. Then make a round of one single crochet stitch per stitch.
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Make one single crochet stitch into each of the first two stitches of the next round, then make two single crochet stitches into the next stitch. Repeat this pattern to complete the round, then make a round of one single crochet stitch per stitch. On the next round, make one single crochet stitch into each of the first three stitches, then two single crochet stitches into the next stitch. Repeat this pattern to complete the round.
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Make 12 rounds of one single crochet stitch per stitch. Begin to fill the cocoon body with the stuffing material. Continue to do so as you finish the project.
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Make one single crochet stitch into the first stitch of the next round. Skip the next stitch, then make a single crochet stitch into the following stitch. Continue skipping every other stitch to complete three rounds.
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Cut the yarn, draw it through the last loop and pull it tightly to secure. Use the tapestry needle to weave in the loose ends.
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Use the fabric paint to squeeze a short horizontal row of dots along the top of the cocoon, where the curve meets the straight body of the work. Then make six dots in an upside down "V" shape near the bottom of the cocoon.
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Cut a short section of brown yarn. Thread it through the tapestry needle, then insert the needle into the top of the cocoon. Do not pull the yarn all the way through. Make a knot in the ends of the yarn, then slide the knot down into the cocoon body out of sight.
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Tips & Warnings
Use an image of a monarch chrysalis as a reference for adding fabric paint dots.
References
- Photo Credit Zedcor Wholly Owned/PhotoObjects.net/Getty Images
