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Butterfly Flower Garden Square

After making my Butterfly Blossom Garden Square I got the idea to try another afghan block and came up with this Butterfly Flower Garden Square. I made this square so that the butterflies are worked in rows instead of the round so they could be used around the edging of a blanket. I have included the math to work the butterflies in the pdf available on Ravelry.

Butterfly Flower Garden Square Pattern Notes..

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Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver in 3 colours. (MC – White, AC1 – Day Glow, AC2 – Butterfly)

Hook: US I9/5.50mm

Size: Approx. 8 inches

Special Stitches:
cl-st – yo, insert hook into st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook, (yo, insert hook into same st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook) 2 times, yo, draw through all 4 loops on hook.
Invisible join.. dearestdebi.com/crochet-invisible-join

Gauge: 3 sts = 1 inch

Starting with MC and a magic ring, ch 3 (counts as beg dc), dc in ring 11 times, tighten ring, join with sl st to beg dc, fasten off. (12 dc)

Rnd 2: sts this rnd will be worked in between the dc stitches, draw up AC1, ch 1, cl-st in same space, ch 2, * cl-st in next sp, ch 2, rep from * around, join with sl st to beg ch 1, fasten off AC1. (12 cl-sts, 24 ch)

Rnd 3: insert hook into ch2 sp from rnd 2, draw up MC, ch 3 (counts as beg dc), 3 dc in next ch2 sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch2 sp, *3 dc in next 2 ch2 sps, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch2 sp, rep from * 2 more times, 2 dc in next ch2 sp (same ch2 sp as beg dc), join with sl st to beg dc. (56 sts)

**Put a stitch marker in your MC, make sure to bring yarn to front of work so that it can be picked up again in rnd 5.**

Rnd 4: insert hook in 2nd dc to the left of MC (to the right for lefties), draw up AC2, ch1, cl-st in same st, ch 2, sk 1 dc, cl-st in next dc, ch 5, sk next 2 dc, sk ch 2 sp, sk next dc, *cl-st in next dc, ch 2, sk next dc, cl-st in next dc, ch 3, sk 3 dc, cl-st in next dc, ch 2, sk next dc, cl-st in next dc, ch 5, sk next 2 dc, sk ch 2 sp, sk next dc, rep from * 2 more times, cl-st in next dc, ch 2, sk next dc, cl-st in next dc, ch 3, sk 3 dc, join with sl st to beg cl-st. Fasten off AC2. (16 cl-sts, 8 ch2 sps, 4 ch3 sps, 4 ch5 sps)

Rnd 5: insert hook back into MC (work in sts from rnd 3, do not work over rnd 4 sts unless specified), ch 2 (counts as beg hdc), hdc in same dc as beg hdc, ch 4, sk dc between cl-sts, sk next dc, hdc in next dc, 2 hdc in ch 2 making sure to work sts over ch5 from rnd 4, ch 2, 2 hdc in same ch2 sp making sure to work sts over ch5 from rnd 4, *ch 4, sk dc between cl-sts, sk next dc, 3 hdc in next dc, sk next dc, ch 4, sk dc between cl-sts, sk next dc, hdc in next dc, 2 hdc in ch 2 making sure to work sts over ch5 from rnd 4, ch 2, 2 hdc in same ch2 sp making sure to work sts over ch5 from rnd 4, rep from * 2 more times, ch 4, sk dc between cl-sts, sk next dc, hdc in next dc (same dc as beg 2 hdc), join with sl st to beg hdc. (32 hdc, 8 ch4 sps, 4 ch2 sps)

**Put a stitch marker in your MC, make sure to bring yarn to front of work so that it can be picked up again in rnd 7.**

Rnd 6: (this rnd is worked in rnd 4 only, do not work over rnd 5) insert hook in ch2 sp between 2 cl-sts (to the left of MC, to the right for lefties), draw up AC2, ch 3 (counts as beg dc), 2 dc in same ch2 sp, ch 2, 3 dc in same ch2 sp, ch 5, *3 dc in next ch2 sp between 2 cl-sts, ch 2, 3 dc in same ch2 sp, ch 2, 3 dc in next ch2 sp between 2 cl-sts, ch 2, 3 dc in same ch2 sp, ch 5, rep from * 2 more times, 3 dc in next ch2 sp between 2 cl-sts, ch 2, 3 dc in same ch2 sp, ch 2, join with sl st to beg dc. Fasten off AC2. (48 dc, 12 ch2 sps, 4 ch5 sps)

Rnd 7: insert hook back into MC, ch 3 (counts as beg dc), dc in same hdc (making sure to not work stitch over ch2 from rnd 6), ch 2, sc in ch2 sp between shells, ch 2, sk next 2 hdc from rnd 5, dc in next hdc (making sure to not work stitch over ch5 from rnd 6), 4 dc in ch2 sp from rnd 5 (making sure to work stitches over ch5 from rnd 6), ch 2, 3 dc in same ch2 sp (making sure to work stitches over ch5 from rnd 6), *ch 2, sc in ch2 sp 3 dc shells, ch 2, sk next hdc from rnd 5, 2 dc in next hdc from rnd 5 (making sure to not work stitch over ch2 from rnd 6), ch 2, sc in ch2 sp 3 dc shells, ch 2, sk next 2 hdc from rnd 5, dc in next hdc (making sure to not work stitch over ch5 from rnd 6), 4 dc in ch2 sp from rnd 5 (making sure to work stitches over ch5 from rnd 6), ch 2, 3 dc in same ch2 sp (making sure to work stitches over ch5 from rnd 6), rep from * 2 more times, ch 2, sc in ch2 sp 3 dc shells, ch 2, join with sl st to beg dc. (40 dc, 20 ch2 sps, 8 sc)

Rnd 8: ch 1, sc in same dc as join, sc in next 11 sts, 2 sc in ch3 sp, *sc in next 20 sts, 3 sc in ch3 sp, rep from * 2 more times, sc in last 8 sts, join with sl st to beg sc. (92 sc)

Rnd 9: ch 1, sc in same sc as join, sc in next 12 sc, (sc, ch 1, sc) in next sc, *sc in next 22 sc, (sc, ch 1, sc) in next sc, rep from * 2 more times, sc in last 9 sc, join with sl st to beg sc, fasten off & weave in ends. (96 sc, 4 ch1)

Adding butterfly bodies..

Cut 8 strips 10-12 inches long, using a US G6/4.00mm hook, insert hook in skipped dc from rnd 3 between 2 cl-sts from the front, draw up a strand leaving a 5 inch tail, ch 3, push beg tail to back of work, insert hook into sc between shells, sl st using the beg tail to work with, fasten off, gently snug the two strands and tie in 2 knots.