Beautiful crochet butterfly appliqués

Today I’ll shows you a Beautiful crochet butterfly appliqués in vibrant colors, each made with multi-layered wings and a simple body/antenna. These butterflies are perfect for embellishing baby items, clothes, hats, bags, or even as decorative wall art.

Here is a detailed crochet pattern to help you make one just like these:

🦋 Crochet Butterfly Pattern

🧶 Materials Needed:

• Yarn: 4 colors (Body, Inner Wings, Outer Wings, Antennae)
• Crochet hook (2.5mm–3.5mm recommended for fine work)
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle

🌼 Butterfly Body & Wings Structure

The butterfly is made as a circle motif, then folded in half and shaped into a butterfly. It includes:

• 2 inner wings (white/pink center)
• 2 outer wings (purple, green, or pink)
• Body/antennae (yarn strand or stitches)

🧵 Step-by-Step Instructions

🌟 Round 1: Center Circle (e.g., yellow or green)

1. Make a magic ring.
2. Ch 3 (counts as dc), then make 11 dc into the ring (12 total).
3. Sl st to the top of ch 3.
4. Fasten off.

🌸 Round 2: Inner Wings (e.g., white)

1. Join the next color to any dc.
2. [Ch 3 (counts as dc), 1 dc, ch 3, sl st in same stitch] – first petal made.
3. In each of the next 3 dc, repeat:
   [Sl st, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 3, sl st in same stitch]
4. Fasten off.

You should now have 4 white “petals” (inner wings).

🌺 Round 3: Outer Wings (e.g., pink, purple, green)

1. Join outer wing color behind one white petal.
2. In the space between white petals, work:
   [Ch 3, 3 dc, ch 3, sl st] – repeat around to make 4 large petals.
   These will form the larger outer wings.
3. Fasten off.

🦋 Assembly & Shaping the Butterfly

1. Fold the circle motif in half, so two small and two large petals line up to look like butterfly wings.
2. Cut a long strand of yarn (body color – white or contrasting).
3. Fold yarn in half and tie it tightly around the middle to hold the fold.
4. Let the two yarn ends stick up to resemble antennae.
5. Adjust the wings to make the butterfly shape neat.

🧵 Optional Additions:

• Use a hot glue gun to attach a magnet, brooch pin, or barrette.
• Embroider a body or add a small chain stitch to mimic body lines.
• Add beads to the antenna tips for decoration.

📝 Notes:

• You can increase the number of stitches in each petal to make the wings larger.
• Use cotton yarn for sharper stitch definition, or acrylic for a softer look.
• Keep the tension even for symmetry.