Butterflies Mobile by Monica Rodriguez Fuertes

Butterflies Mobile

Crochet
March 2013
Sport (12 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches
in single crochet
3.5 mm (E)
200 - 400 yards (183 - 366 m)
One size
English

Make a flock of butterflies to flutter above baby’s crib or changing table.

YARN
RED HEART Baby Sheen (3.5oz/100g skeins, each approx 307yds/281mm
(100% acrylic)
1 skein #700 Pink
1 skein #600 Sunshine
1 skein #570 Lilac
1 skein #515 Turquoise
1 skein #620 Pistachio
1 skein #001 White

Notions
Felt, small amount of red, bright pink, yellow, green, and turquoise
Thin wire
3 wood sticks or dowels, 12”/30.5cm long
Clear nylon thread
Small plastic ring
Small plastic beads

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Mobile width Approx 14”/35.5cm
Mobile height Approx 23”/58cm (from ring)
Butterfly width Approx 3.5”/9cm (with antennae)
Butterfly height Approx 4”/10cm