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Butterfly Rag Rug Pattern
Tresa's Butterfly Rag Rug

Materials:  Q hook
Approximately 15 yards of fabric cut into
2 1/2-3 inch wide strips, folded with no raw edges exposed.

Wings-make 2
Chain 23
Round 1:  DC in 3rd ch. from hook, and in next 19 chains.
4 DC in last chain.  Turn.  DC in next 6 chains.
HDC in next chain.  SC in next chain.  Slip stitch in next 3 chains.
  SC in next chain.  
HDC in next chain.  DC in next 6 chains.  2 DC in last chain (for a total of 4 DC in last chain)
Connect with a slip stitch.

Round 2:  Chain 3.
Working in back loops throughout, DC in same stitch as chain 3.
2 DC in next 2 stitches.  DC in next 19 stitches.
2 DC in next 4 stitches.  DC in next 5 stitches.
HDC in next stitch.  SC in next stitch.
Slip stitch in next 5 stitches.   SC in next stitch.
HDC in next stitch.  DC in next 5 stitches.
2 DC in next stitch.  Connect.

Round 3: Change colors.
Chain 3.
DC in same stitch as chain 3.  2 DC in next 5 stitches.
DC in next 18 stitches.  2 DC in next 9 stitches.
DC in next 5 stitches.  HDC in next stitch.
SC in next stitch.  Slip stitch in next 4 stitches.
SC in next stitch.  HDC in next Stitch.
DC in next 5 stitches.  2 DC in next 3 stitches.  Connect.

Round 4:  Change colors.
Chain 3.
DC in same stitch as chain 3.  2 DC in next 9 stitches.
DC in next 23 stitches.  2 DC in next 13 stitches.
DC in next 8 stitches.  HDC in next stitch.
SC in next stitch.  Slip stitch in next 3 stitches.
SC in next stitch.  HDC in next stitch.
DC in next 6 stitches.  2 DC in next 6 stitches.
Connect and finish.

Body:

Chain 27 leaving a very long fabric tail.
SC in 2nd chain from hook.  SC in each chain to the end leaving last chain.
3 SC in last chain.  Turn.
Working down other side of chain, SC in next 20 chains.  
Chain 6.  SC in 2nd chain from hook and in next 4 chains forming the second antenae.  Finish off leaving another very long fabric tail.
Using the long fabric tails, connect the body to the wings with a whip stitch.  (I used a large paper clip as a sewing needle.)
Finish off and weave in all loose fabric tails.  I like to anchor it by sewing and hiding the sewn tail under a stitch.

Tresa Robinson
copyright 4/22/03
errors corrected (I hope) 5/20/04

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