Papiliu the butterfly by Tamara Gyd

Papiliu the butterfly

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Crochet
August 2013
3.0 mm
English
Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.

Papiliu was very angry that morning. Somebody put vinegar in his honeyjuice before breakfast. His mouth tasted sooooo bad. He tried to wash his mouth, even drink more clean honeyjuice, but nothing helped.

He decided to go to Ursa, maybe he has some advice. Ursa wasn’t at home, so the butterfly visited all the places they always used to go together and hoped that the next stop will be his last. Papiliu found him by his 16th stop.

He was even more angry by now. His tongue was still terrible, he flew so much in the morning like normally a whole day, he was exhausted. He couldn’t hesitate anymore, when - as he hoped - the solution, the CURE is so near. He crashed in the middle of his speech.

- What should I do with my terrible tasting tongue?!?!
- Well…, first of all good morning! - said Ursa.
- Yes, yes, good morning! What should I do???
- What happened?
- Somebody thought it will be funny to put vinegar in my breakfast and I’m not able to
take it’s taste away from my mouth! (…)

Skill Level: Easy
You will need 10-12 hours to complete this butterfly.
I used US terminology by the pattern.

Size
This butterfly is about 10” (25 cm) wide. Size can widely vary if you use anything but the recommended yarn and hook size. Tension also plays a large roll.

Materials

  • 3 mm (D) crochet hook
  • Color A (CA): Cheval Blanc Sunny 100% cotton yarn in blue (30 g)
  • Color B (CB): Cheval Blanc Sunny 100% cotton yarn in green (20 g)
  • Color C (CC): Cheval Blanc Sunny 100% cotton yarn in lime (15 g)
  • Color D (CD): Cheval Blanc Sunny 100% cotton yarn in white (10 g)
  • Color E (CE): Cheval Blanc Sunny 100% cotton yarn in black (left over)
  • Color F (CF): Cheval Blanc Sunny 100% cotton yarn in pink (left over)
  • tapestry needle
  • polyester stuffing material
  • stitch markers
  • 4” (10 cm) wire

Abbreviations

  • mr -> magic ring
  • st -> stitch
  • ch -> chain stitch
  • sl st -> slip stitch
  • sc -> single crochet
  • inc -> increase
  • dec -> invisible decrease
  • SM -> stitch marker