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Yarn: #4 worsted weight (Approximately 50 yards or less of 3 colours)

• MC - Master Colour
• AC1 - Butterfly
• AC2 - Butterfly Antenna 

Hook: US H8/5.00mm

Size: Child (19-20 inches)

Special Stitches:

• FHDC - Foundation Half Double Crochet
• Joining FHDC in the round
• dc-pop-st - 4 dc in same st, on last stitch draw up a 1” loop, remove hook, insert hook into beg dc, attach loop onto hook and draw up a loop.
• hdc-pop-st - 4 hdc in same st, on last stitch draw up a 1” loop, remove hook, insert hook into beg hdc, attach loop onto hook and draw up a loop.
• Invisible Join

Gauge: 8 hdc = 2

Notes: I carried up the yarn between rounds.

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63 fhdc, join with sl st to beg hdc. (63 hdc)

Rnd 2: ch 2 (counts as beg hdc), hdc in each hdc around, join with sl st to beg hdc. (63 hdc)

Rnd 3: sl st in next hdc drawing up AC2, ch 2 (counts as beg hdc), 3 hdc in same hdc as beg ch2, remove hook, insert hook into beg hdc, attach loop onto hook and draw up a loop, ch 3, sk 1 hdc, hdc-pop-st in next hdc, ch 5, sk 4 hdc, *hdc-pop-st in next hdc, ch 3, sk 1 hdc, hdc-pop-st in next hdc, ch 5, sk 4 hdc, rep from * around, join with sl st to beg hdc drawing up MC. (9 half butterflies, 9 ch5 sps)

Rnd 4: ch 3, sk ch 3 sp, 2 hdc in 2nd sk hdc from prev rnd, 2 hdc in next sk hdc from prev rnd, rep from * around, join to beg sl st drawing up AC1. (63 sts)

Rnd 5: sl st into ch3 from prev rnd, ch 3 (counts as beg dc), 3 dc in same ch3 as beg ch3, remove hook, insert hook into beg dc, attach loop onto hook and draw up a loop, ch 3, dc-pop-st in same ch3 sp, ch 5, *dc-pop-st in next ch3 sp from prev rnd, ch 3, dc-pop-st in same ch3 sp, ch 5, rep from * around, join with sl st to beg dc drawing up MC. (9 butterflies, 9 ch5 spaces)

Rnd 6: ch 1, *3 sc in ch3 sp, 2 dc in 2nd hdc from prev rnd, 2 dc in next hdc from prev rnd, rep from * around, join with sl st to beg sc. (63 sts)

Rnd 7: ch 2 (counts as beg hdc), hdc in each st around, fasten off, invisible join.

Butterflies..

Insert hook into skipped stitch from rnd 2 between the two hdc-pop-sts from the front, ch 3, push beg tail to back of work, insert hook into ch3 sp from rnd 5, sl st in the ch3 sp from rnd 5 using the beg tail to work with, fasten off, gentle snug the two strands and tie in a knot. Photo & Video tutorial available on my blog.

"Insert hook into skipped stitch between hdc-pop-stitches.."

Attach in strip of yarn..

Draw up a loop..

Ch 3..

Push beginning tail to the back of work,

insert hook into ch3 space between dc-pops-sts finishing off with a slip st..

Gently tighten 2 strands, tie in knot and trim.