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Butterfly

Butterfly

Royal Society Hand Crocheted Doilies Book 12
1951

Materials
Royal Society six cord cordichet,
Large Ball, Size 30, 1 ball each of (No. 3020) Nile Green, (No. 3032} Dk. Yellow, (No. 3011) Blue, (No. 3018)
Beauty Pink, (No. 3000) Lavender, (No. 3035) Ombre Yellow, (No. 3036) Ombre Blue, (No. 3037)
Ombre Pink and (No. 3039) Ombre Lavender.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 10.
Doily measures 13 inches in diameter.

Starting at center with Nile Green
Ch 12. Join with SLst to form ring.
first Rnd: Ch 4, 31 Tr in ring. Join.
2nd Rnd: Ch 5,
* Tr in next Tr, Ch 1.
rep. from * around. Join to 4th Ch of Ch-5.
3rd Rnd: SLst in next sp, Sc in same sp,
* Ch 5, Sc in next sp.
rep. from * around. Join.
4th Rnd: SLst in next 2 Ch and in lp, Ch 4, in same lp make 3 Tr, Ch 5 and 4 tr;
* skip next lp, Dc in next lp, skip next lp, in next lp make 4 Tr, Ch 5 and 4 Tr.
rep. from * around. Join.
5th Rnd: Ch 4, holding back on hook the last lp of each Tr make Tr in next 3 Tr,
yarn over and draw through all lps on hook (cluster made);
* Ch 7, Sc in next sp, Ch 7, (4-Tr-cluster over next 4 Tr) twice.
rep. from * around. Join.
6th Rnd: SLst to center of next sp, Sc in same sp,
* Ch 7, Sc in next sp, Ch 5, 3 Dc in top of clusters, Ch 5, Sc in next sp.
rep. from * around. Join to first Sc made.
7th Rnd: SLst in next 2 Ch and in sp, Ch 4, in same sp make 3 Tr, Ch 5 and 4 tr;
* Ch 5, Dc in next 3 Dc, Ch 5, ski)) next sp, in next sp make 4 Tr, Ch 5 and 4 Tr.
rep. from * around. Join.
8th Rnd: Ch 4, 3-Tr-cluster over next 3 Tr,
* Ch 7, Sc in next sp, Ch 7, 4-Tr-cluster over next 4 Tr, Ch 3, Dc in next 3 Dc, Ch 3, 4-Tr-cluster over next 4 Tr.
rep. from * around. Join.
9th Rnd: SLst to center of next sp, Sc in same sp,
* Ch 7, Sc in next sp, Ch 8, Dc in next 3 Dc, Ch 8, skip next sp, Sc in next sp.
rep. from * around. Join.
10th Rnd: SLst in next 2 Ch and in sp, Ch 4, in same sp make 3 Tr, Ch 7 and 4 tr;
* Ch 8, Dc in next 3 Dc, Ch 8, skip next sp, in next sp make 4 Tr, Ch 7 and 4 Tr.
rep. from * around. Join.
11th Rnd: Ch 4, 3-Tr-cluster over next 3 Tr,
* Ch 6, Sc in next sp, Ch 7, 4-Tr-cluster over next 4 Tr, Ch 8, Dc in next 3 Dc, Ch 8, 4-Tr-cluster over next 4 Tr.
rep. from * around. Join.
12th Rnd: SLst to center of next sp, Sc in same sp,
* (Ch 8, Sc in next sp) twice;
Ch 4, Dc in next 3 Dc. Ch 4, Sc in next sp, Ch 8, Sc in next sp.
rep. from * around. Join.
13th Rnd: SLst in next 2 Ch and in sp, Ch 4, in same sp make 3 Tr, Ch 6 and 4 tr;
* Ch 7, Sc in next sp, Ch 6, Dc in next 3 Dc, Ch 7, skip next sp, Sc in next sp, Ch 6, in next sp make 4 Tr, Ch 6 and 4 Tr.
rep. from * around. Join.
14th Rnd: Ch 4, 3-Tr-cluster over next 3 Tr,
* Ch 6, Sc in next sp, Ch 6, 4-Tr-cluster over next 4 Tr, Ch 7, skip next sp, Sc in next sp. Ch 4, Dc in next 3 Dc,
Ch 4, Sc in next sp, Ch 7, 4-Tr-cluster over next 4 Tr.
rep. from * around. Join.
15th Rnd: SLst to center of next sp, Sc in same sp,
* Ch 7, Sc in next sp, Ch 6, Sc in next sp, Ch 4, (2 Dble-Tr-cluster in next Dc, Ch 4) 3 times;
skip next sp, Sc in next sp,
Ch 6. Sc in next sp.
rep. from * around. Join.
16th Rnd: SLst in next sp, Ch 4, make 3-Tr-cluster in same sp, (Ch 5, 4-Tr-cluster in same sp) 3 times;
Ch 5,
* Sc in next sp, Ch 5, 2 Sc in next sp, Sc in Dble-Tr-cluster, (5 Sc in next sp) twice;
Sc in next Dble-Tr-cluster, 2 Sc in next sp,
Ch 5, Sc in next sp, Ch 5, in next sp make (4-Tr-cluster, Ch 5) 4 times.
rep. from * around. Join.
17th Rnd: SLst to center of next sp, Sc in same sp,
* (Ch 10, Sc in next sp) 3 times;
(Ch 10, Dc in center Sc of next 5 Sc group) twice;
Ch 10, skip next sp, Sc in from * around.
Join and Tie off.

BUTTERFLY
Starting at center with Dk. Yellow,
Ch 8. Join with SLst to form ring.
LARGE WING  first Rnd: Ch 4, 9 Tr in ring. Ch 3, turn.
2nd Rnd: Skip first Tr, (Sc between next 2 Tr, Ch 3) 7 times;
Sc between next Tr and Ch-4 (8 lps). Ch 3, turn.
3rd Rnd: Skip first lp,
* Sc in next lp, Ch 3.
rep. from * across, end with- Sc in last lp. Ch 3, turn.
4th to 9th rows incl: Rep. 3rd Rnd. Break off at end of 9th Rnd.

Attach yarn to ring and make another Large Wing in the same way.

SMALL WING (Make 2) 
Attach yarn to ring.
first Rnd: Ch 4, 5 Tr in ring. Ch 3, turn.
2nd Rnd: Skip first Tr, (Sc between next 2 Tr, Ch 3) twice;
Sc between next Tr and Ch-4 (4 lps). Ch 3, turn.
3rd , 4th and 5th rows: Rep. 3rd Rnd of Large Wing. Break off at end of 5th Rnd.
Attach yarn at base of any wing and Sc closely around all 4 wings. Tie off.

HEAD
 Ch 2, 10 Sc in 2nd Ch from hook. Join.

ANTENNAE
* Ch 8, yarn over insert hook in 2nd Ch from hook, draw lp through, (yarn over, insert hook in same Ch, draw lp through) twice;
yarn over and draw through all lps on hook, SLst in each Ch across, SLst in any Sc on head.
rep. from * once more,
end with- SLst in same Sc on head. SLst in next 4 Sc on head.

BODY
Ch 25, Sc in 2nd Ch from hook and in next 7 Ch, H-Dc in next 2 Ch, Dc in next 3 Ch, Tr in next 4 Ch, Dc in next 3 Ch,
H-Dc in next 2 Ch, Sc in next 2 Ch, SLst in head. Tie off.

Make 7 more Butterflies using remaining colors.
DOT (Make 32 in assorted colors)..
Ch 2, 10 Sc in 2nd Ch from hook.

Join and Tie off.
Sew (1) Dot to each Wing of Butterfly. Sew Butterflies in place around Doily.

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