Butterfly Garden

12 inch square
Copyright 2004 Chris Simon

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A very simple stitch pattern Iorms a dozen butterIlies in this
square.

H hook or size needed Ior gauge.
Ch 4; join with slip st to Iorm ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 3, 15 dc in ring. Join with sl st in 3rd ch oI beginning
ch 3.
Rnd 2: Ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp. *# Dc in next 3 dc. #
(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next dc. Repeat Irom * twice, then Irom #
to # once. Join with sl st in 3rd ch oI beginning ch 3.
Your square will get very strange looking in Rounds 3 and 4.
Don't worry - Round 5 will tie it all back together!
Rnd 3: Sl st in next dc and in ch 2 sp. Ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in
same sp. *# Ch 6, sk next 7 dc, # (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next cor-
ner ch 2 sp. Repeat Irom * twice, then Irom # to # once. Join
with sl st in 3rd ch oI beginning ch 3.
Rnd 4: Sl st in next dc and in ch 2 sp. Ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in
same sp. *# Dc in next 2 dc, ch 6, sk ch 6 sp, dc in next 2 dc, #
(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next corner ch 2 sp. Repeat Irom * twice,
then Irom # to # once. Join with sl st in 3rd ch oI beginning ch
3.
Rnd 5: Sl st in next dc and in ch 2 sp. Ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in
same sp. *# Dc in next 4 dc, ch 3, tr around ch 6 oI both Round
3 and Round 4, into 4th oI 7 skipped dc stitches in Round 2, Ch
3, dc in next 4 dc, # (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next corner ch 2 sp.
Repeat Irom * twice, then Irom # to # once. Join with sl st in
3rd ch oI beginning ch 3.
Rnd 6: Sl st in next dc and in ch 2 sp. Ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in
same sp. *# Sc in next 6 dc, 3 sc in ch 3 sp, sc in tr, 3 sc in ch 3
sp, sc in next 6 dc, # (sc, ch 2, sc) in next corner ch 2 sp. Repeat
Irom * twice, then Irom # to # once. Join with sl st in beginning
sc.


Rnd 7: Sl st in ch 2 sp. Ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp. *# Ch
6, sk next 7 sc, dc in next 7 sc, ch 6, sk next 7 sc, # (2 dc, ch 2,
2 dc) in next corner ch 2 sp. Repeat Irom * twice, then Irom #
to # once. Join with sl st in 3rd ch oI beginning ch 3.
Rnd 8: Sl st in next dc and in ch 2 sp. Ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in
same sp. *# Dc in next 2 dc, ch 6, sk ch 6 sp, dc in next 7 dc, ch
6, sk ch 6 sp, dc in next 2 dc, # (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next corner
ch 2 sp. Repeat Irom * twice, then Irom # to # once. Join with sl
st in 3rd ch oI beginning ch 3.
Rnd 9: Sl st in next dc and in ch 2 sp. Ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in
same sp. *# Dc in next 4 dc, ch 3, tr around ch 6 oI both Round
7 and Round 8, into 4th oI 7 skipped sc stitches in Round 6, Ch
3, dc in next 7 dc, ch 3, tr around ch 6 oI both Round 7 and
Round 8, into 4th oI 7 skipped sc stitches in Round 6, Ch 3, dc
in next 4 dc, # (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next corner ch 2 sp. Repeat
Irom * twice, then Irom # to # once. Join with sl st in 3rd ch oI
beginning ch 3.
Rnd 10: Sl st in next dc and in ch 2 sp. Ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in
same sp. *# Sc in next 6 dc, 3 sc in ch 3 sp, sc in tr, 3 sc in ch 3
sp, sc in next 7 dc, 3 sc in ch 3 sp, sc in tr, 3 sc in ch 3 sp, sc in
next 6 dc, # (sc, ch 2, sc) in next corner ch 2 sp. Repeat Irom *
twice, then Irom # to # once. Join with sl st in beginning sc.
Rnd 11: Ch 3, dc in next sc and in each sc around, with (2 dc,
ch 2, 2 dc) in each corner ch 2 sp. Finish oII.