K.B.C. Sock KAL - Social Butterfly Mar 2010

From Ginger Gargoyle's Ravelry photos

Well after having this disappear over the weekend it has finally decided to make an appearance.

The poor gals on the Knitting Brewer's Company group on Ravelry must have thought I was losing my mind -- especially since I had just said that hubby was saying he wished I would add the house to my 'projects' list ....

Granted Saturday I didn't have any time since daughter took me on an 8 hour shopping trip ... prom dress ... father daughter dance dress ... shoes/purse ... groceries ... easter shopping ... graduation stuff .. etc.

So any ways --- back to these great socks!!

Pop on over to the Knitting Brewing Company's group at Ravelry (you have to be a Rav member to access - but don't worry its free) and grab the pattern parts even if you don't take part in the KAL itself -- its a lovely pattern.

It has two lovely butterflies on the front & the flowers on the toes (like above) .... the back of the leg looks like its going to be a lovely eyelet pattern .... the butterflies can be beaded or not - but I'm going for the beaded variety, and putting them on "crochet hook" method - only I'm using some thin wire instead because I simply do not have a crochet hook small enough to fit into my beads, which as it turns out were not the recommended size anyhow.

I should be using E-beads or 8/0 beads ... but I accidentally grabbed seed beads instead (they were on the wrong shelf & I didn't look close enough) so I'm not sure if even a size 16 steelie would work. But it works to thread it on with wire.

So far - I have one row of beads on.... oooooh progress {{roll}} ... of course now I have it back I can work even harder on it.

And then once it is all done -- I will dye it! I'm thinking a pale green or blue ... or maybe even a gradient color from pink to blue or green to blue so it looks like the butterflies are in the sky. But we will have to see.

FIRST I have to finish them.

Follow the Spiders? Why can't it ever be "Follow the Butterflies"?

I agree with Ron, why can't it ever be Follow the Butterflies?? So to help Ron (& Harry) clean up that little spider problem I have created a pattern for the:

Follow-the-Butterflies washcloth--Basic version
materials:
Worsted Weight Cotton yarn (I used Bernat Cot'n Soft "Pastel Print"
size "F" crochet hook, a larger hook will give you a looser cloth...I like mine rather stiff.

Pattern Rows
The pattern stitch is actually 4 rows worked in and out of sequence, please follow the main pattern inserting the proper pattern row (sts refers to the sc of the previous row)

Row A: ch 5, skip next 4 sc, sc in each of the next two sts;

Row B: ch 4, sc in each of the next 2 sts;

Row C: ch 3, sc in each of the next 2 sts;

Row D: ch 2, sc around all ch spaces of previous rows keeping this sc as tight as possible, ch 2, sc in each of the next 2 sts.

The Washcloth pattern

row 1: ch 27, sc in 2 ch from hook and in each ch across; ch 1, turn. (26 sc)

row 2: sc in each st across; ch 1, turn (26 sc)

row 3: sc in next 2 sts, repeat patt row A across row; ch 1, turn (4 ch sps)

row 4: sc in next 2 sts, repeat patt row B across row; ch 1, turn (4 ch sps)

row 5: sc in next 2 sts, repeat patt row C across row; ch 1, turn (4 ch sps)

row 6: repeat row 4.

row 7: sc in next 2 sts, repeat patt row D across row; ch1, turn (4 butterflies made)

row 8: sc in next 2 sts, *ch 4, skip next st (center of butterfly), 2 sc in next 2 sts*, rep between ** across; ch1, turn (4 ch sps)

row 9: sc in next 2 sts, 3 sc around ch sp, *ch 5, 2 sc around next ch sp*, repeat to last ch sp, in last ch sp work one more sc (total of 3 sc), sc in next 2 sts; ch 1, turn. (3 ch sps)

row 10: sc in next 5 sts, repeat patt row B across, sc in last 3 sts; ch 1, turn (3 ch sps)

row 11: sc in next 5 sts, repeat patt row C across, sc in last 3 sts; ch 1, turn (3 ch sps)

row 12: repeat row 10

Row 13: sc in next 5 sts, repeat patt row D across, sc in last 3 sts; ch 1, turn (3 butterflies made)

row 14: sc in next 5 sts, *ch 4, sk next st (center of butterfly), sc in next two stitches*, repeat between ** across, sc in lst 3 sts; ch 1, turn (3 ch sps)

row 15: sc in eac of next 2 sts, *ch 5, sc around next ch loop*, repeat between ** across, sk next 3 sts, sc in last 2 sts; ch 1, turn.

row 16: repeat row 4

row 17: repeat row 5

row 18: repeat row 4

row 19: repeat row 7

row 20: repeat row 8

row 21: sc in next 2 sts, *4 sc around ch loop, sc in next 2 sts* repeat between ** across; ch 1, turn. (26 scs)

row 22: sc in each st across. Cut and bind off.

Now hide in your yarn tails.

The Basic version is done.

I have worked out a couple of versions of this pattern and may put them up later, but this is a good start for now.

If you would like to make more butterflies in your rows, increase your working ch by 6 sts per butterfly; you will also have to increase the repeats of the washcloth rows, each additional row of butterflies will add 6 additional washcloth rows starting on row 8 (row 20);
Edges on this pattern are not finished because I don't think a tigher crocheted cloth really needs it; if you wish you may use your favorite edging.

Copyright 2007 Maggie the Crochet-a-Holic, including all nom de plumes, and a.k.a's, and aliases.

this pattern has NOT been checked for accuracy; not responsible for errors or inaccuracies but I would love to hear of them so I can fix them.