This pattern is for a stunning rainbow butterfly using C2C stitches. Each colour blends into the next in a random pixelated fashion, creating an upifting and cheerful design. The pattern includes full instructions for every diagonal row of the design, as well as a colour diagram for the butterfly blanket.

I’ve designed this using a combination of rainbow colours, graduating upward from red and orange up to indigo and violet, but you could use whatever colours you wish. It would be a wonderful way to use up leftover yarn as each of the 7 butterfly colours use less than 40g/1.4oz of acrylic yarn.

This C2C butterfly blanket would also work beautifully as a wall hanging.

MEASUREMENTS: 34.5 x 34.5in/ 88 x 88cm square
YARN: DK-weight acrylic yarn (UK)/ Light-worsted (US)/ / 8-ply (AUS) (approx 475g/13.4oz in total)
STITCHES: Chains, slip stitches, double crochet (UK)/ single crochet (US) and treble crochet (UK)/ double crochet (US) and a beginners knowledge of Corner-to-corner stitch formation
OTHER: Size 4.00mm (G/6) crochet hook, yarn needle and scissors