{"product_id":"butterfly-bag-crochet-pattern-sculptural-shaped-wing-shoulder-bag","title":"Butterfly Bag Crochet Pattern — Sculptural Shaped-Wing Shoulder Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bag shaped like an actual butterfly — two of them, in fact, one for each face, joined by a strap that runs right around the wings.\u003c\/strong\u003e The wings aren't appliquéd onto a rectangle; the whole bag \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e the butterfly, worked outward from a central body in graded colour bands so the shape comes from the stitches themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e17-page PDF\u003c\/strong\u003e, instant download after purchase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUS crochet terms\u003c\/strong\u003e, row by row with stitch counts and inline colour-change cues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003ecolour graph of the butterfly\u003c\/strong\u003e and a separate \u003cstrong\u003egraph of the border\u003c\/strong\u003e, with row 1 and row 2 charted in different colours so you can see which is which\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn illustrated \u003cstrong\u003ecolour-change tutorial\u003c\/strong\u003e at the front\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003esix-page tester lookbook\u003c\/strong\u003e — five finished bags by five different makers, each with the exact yarn used, total grams and finished measurements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the lookbook matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a pattern where the finished size genuinely depends on your yarn, and rather than giving one number and hoping, it shows you five real outcomes. One tester's bag came out 8\" wide on Big Twist and Impeccable acrylic at 406 g; another got 9.5\" using a mix of acrylic, cotton, doubled bamboo and two weights of fuzzy yarn at 158 g. You can pick the version closest to what's in your stash and work from that maker's numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe build\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach butterfly starts with the \u003cstrong\u003eabdomen\u003c\/strong\u003e — a small ch-17 oval worked in rounds, about 3.5 × 12.5 cm. Everything else grows off it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eforewings and hindwings\u003c\/strong\u003e are then worked separately off numbered stitches of that body — left forewing from stitch 3, right forewing from stitch 28, hindwings from stitch 21 and its mirror. Each wing is built in rows that mix sc, dc, treble and increases, \u003cstrong\u003echanging colour mid-row\u003c\/strong\u003e as the graph dictates, so the bands follow the wing's curve rather than sitting in straight stripes. The scalloped wing edges come from ch-4 loops slip-stitched back into the row.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eborder\u003c\/strong\u003e is the clever part: a single continuous round that travels left forewing → abdomen → left hindwing → right hindwing → right forewing, with chain picots at each scallop point, tying four separate pieces into one outline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003estrap\u003c\/strong\u003e is a plain rectangle worked to whatever width and length you want, then single-crocheted to both butterflies from the base of the abdomen all the way round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSkills \u0026amp; materials\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntermediate.\u003c\/strong\u003e ch, sc, dc, tr, inc, sc3tog, hdc3tog. The stitches are ordinary — the demand is in frequent mid-row colour changes and in reading shaping that isn't symmetrical\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium weight (size 4) acrylic or cotton.\u003c\/strong\u003e The sample bag used about 166 g acrylic for the wings and 330 g cotton for the border and strap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e4.5 mm hook\u003c\/strong\u003e, yarn needle, scissors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFive colours\u003c\/strong\u003e in the sample — three purples, a blue and a white — but the graph works in any gradient you like, and the testers' versions show how different it looks in oranges, greens or black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you use a soft yarn, the pattern suggests adding a lining so the bag doesn't stretch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePlease note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong\u003edigital PDF pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a finished bag. 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