Betty Butterfey A pattern by Browneyedlabs
Reguirements
4mm double point needles 100g DK yarn for body 100g DK yarn for wings Scrap for antennae and embroidery Stuffing (less than 200g poly-fill) Stitch markers
Abbreviations
K-Knit P- Purl SI1 - Slip 1 knitwise SSK - Slip, slip, knit these two sts together KFB - Knit front and back K2tog - Knit two together W&T - Wrap and turn
Antennae (make 2)
Cast on 3 stitches using brown yarn. Knit an I-cord 9 rows long KFB 3 times, you will then have 6 stitches on the needle. Purl all 6 stitches together to make a little bobble. Cut the yarn and pull yarn through last stitch.
Body & Head
Cast on 6 stitches and join for knitting in the round. Stuff the shape as you knit. All odd rows are knit and are not listed. Round 2) KFB (12 sts) Round 4) (K1, KFB) \* 6 (18 sts) Round 6) (K2, KFB) \* 6 (24 sts) Round 8) (K3, KFB) \* 6 (30 sts) Round 10) (K4, KFB) \* 6 (36 sts) Round 12) (K5, KFB) \* 6 (42 sts) Round 14) (K6, KFB) \* 6 (48 sts) Round 16) (K7, KFB) \* 6 (54 sts) Round 18) (K8, KFB) \* 6 (60 sts) Round 20) K Round 22) (K8, K2tog) \* 6 (54 sts) Round 24) K Round 26) (K7, K2tog) \* 6 (48 sts) Round 28) K Round 30) (K6, K2tog) \* 6 (42 sts) Round 32) K Round 34) (K5, K2tog) \* 6 (36 sts) Round 36) K Round 38) (K4, K2tog) \* 6 (30 sts) Round 40) K Round 42) (K3, K2tog) \* 6 (24 sts) Round 44) K Round 46) (K2, K2tog) \* 6 (18 sts) Round 48) K Round 50) (K1, K2tog) \* 6 (12 sts) Round 52) (K1, KFB) \* 6 (18 sts) Round 54) (K2, KFB) \* 6 (24 sts) Round 56) (K3, KFB) \* 6 (30 sts) Round 58) K Round 60) (K3, K2tog) \* 6 (24 sts) Round 62) (K2, K2tog) \* 6 (18 sts) Round 64) (K1, K2tog) \* 6 (12 sts) Round 66) K2tog \* 6 (6 sts) Cut yarn and draw through the stitches to close up the hole
Wings
·The wings are knit on straight needles. ·It doesn't matter whether the yarn is wrapped front to back or back to front when W&T. Knit the wraps for neatness
Smale circee (mabe 2)
Cast on 9 using waste wool.
| Row 1) | K6, P3 (9 sts) |
| Row 2) K3,P3W&T | (6 sts) (6 sts) |
| Row 3) | K3, P3 |
| Row 4) | K3W&T (3 sts) |
| Row 5) P3 | (3 sts) |
| Row 6) | K3,P3W&T (6 sts) |
| Row 7) K3, P3 | (6 sts) |
| Row 8) | K3, P6 W&T (9 sts) |
| Row 9) | S1, K5, P3 (9 sts) |
Repeat rows 2) - 9), 8 times. On the last repeat don't do row 9, cut the yarn leaving a long tail (about 30cm is more than enough.) Unpick the waste wool cast on and put the stitches on a needle. Kitchener stitch the live stitches together using the long tail. (For an invisible finish I turn the work upside down across the purl sections, it turns the Kitchener stitch inside out). Close up the hole in the middle of the circle using the tail of yarn from the cast on.
Big circee (mabe 2)
Cast on 12 using waste wool.
| Row 1) Row 2) | K3, P3, K6 P3,K6, W&T | (12 sts) (9 sts) |
| Row 3) | P3, K6 | (9 sts) |
| Row 4) | P3, K3, W&T | (6 sts) |
| Row 5) | K6 | (6 sts) |
| Row 6) | P3,W&T | (3 sts) |
| Row 7) | K3 | (3 sts) |
| Row 8) | P3,K3,W&T | (6 sts) |
| Row 9) | K6 | (6 sts) |
| Row 10) | P3, K6, W&T | (9 sts) |
| Row 11) | P3, K6 | (9 sts) |
| Row 12) | P3, K6, P3 | (12 sts) |
| Row 13) | S1, K2, P3,K6 | (12 sts) |
Repeat rows 2) - 13), 8 times. On the last repeat don't do row 13, cut the yarn leaving a tail of about 1m. Unpick the waste wool cast on and put the stitches on a needle. Kitchener stitch the live stitches together using the long tail.
Joining together
Make a couple of small stitches to join the circles together at the kitchener stitched joins.
Line the two circles up. Pick up and knit one stitch from the edge of the big circle.
Turn, knit the stitch then pick up and knit one stitch from the edge of the small circle. Continue like this till the gap is filled up. (keep checking it against a straight edge). I picked up 8 stitches in total.
Making up
Sew the wings together and then stitch to the body from the back of the neck down a column of stitches.
Sew the antennae to the head with the bobble at the top. Embroider eyes and a smile :)
J bope you enjoyed this pattern x
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