I don’t comment on vids often but I just wanted to say as a person that doesn’t fit many small patterns I appreciate the inclusion to sizes. Thanks so much for this vid you’re awesome. Keep up the good work :)
XS-5X is the widest range of crochet sizing i have ever seen! Plus its a free pattern?!?! this has lots of tips to measure, full length pattern details, this is honestly one of the best videos ive ever seen! (thanks for the pattern
I'm so happy to see patterns for big-chest girlies, most patterns I try don't fit me well or are too revealing and give me no support, so thank you very much
You magnificent crochet angel on earth, I'm a whole lot of woman who wears plus sizes and this was a rarity to find- a free pattern including all inclusive sizes for all shapes of people. Thank you thank you thank you!!!
Hi there! I just started this pattern and wanted to say you did an AMAZING job on the written pattern. I so appreciate all the stitch counts as well as the colour-coded size/row numbers--I find that I can follow along with no problem. Thank you so much!
I appreciate this so much. I found a video before of a similar top that claimed their pattern was free and size inclusive, but only showed how to make a small (or maybe XS?) one. The written pattern was behind a paywall, and also the only place to get instructions for bigger sizes, which I thought was an ugly way to be doing business. I'll definitely be making this one though!
I like how this video is forward to the point, but i do have to hit pause alot because of the fastforward or skip to the next step. I do appreciate how it has many different sizes to include different body types. The first one I made from another video was too small and i gave it to a friend instead and have been looking for a video like this to incorporate different sizes. keep it up.
Guys please help ,im so confused. on the written pattern (going into row 6) it has different numbers on there then it does on the video. So which is the correct one and which one do i follow? edit: nvm, i figured it out. excuse my dumbness yall lmao, Amazing patern btw!!
I'm unsure if I'm doing things wrong because I'm following the instructions, but the size seems way too big for me as im doing 5x, however thats how much I measured before beginning. As the width I went to was 14in and the height measured 10.5IN to 11IN. The square also matched the size of yours so it isn't my yarn or hooks fault. I'm half done and the butterfly hangs quite low as well as the neck strings also being off when I'm trying it on. The top wing is feeling huge. When I have the butterfly body in the middle a little low on my chest like yours it falls on my shoulder rather than above my shoulder, and it goes right under against my armpit while yours looks like it is a bit away from your armpit. Is it normal for it to have a weird shape/ feel before doing the other side?
thankyou so much for this pattern. i really appreciate how it's free and that your working faster(i think at least). i'm a bit confused about the sizing... i might just be slow but with the different colored numbers in parentheses, what do the numbers mean. i know which ones they correlate to but is it the number of rows or double crochets im not sure if you have anything explaining the sizes a little more? thanks again🫶🏼🫶🏼
It depends on what part of the pattern! Sizing is follows: XS (S, M, L, XL) (2X, 3X, 4X, 5X). For better visuals, I would check out the written pattern😁
Damn I’m a beginner 100% and I wanted to try this piece but I think I may have gone too fast in my learning process 😭 I couldn’t do it, I could only finish the center of the butterfly and the neck pieces 😢 perhaps my yarn is too thick because it’s hard for me to like pass it through. Anyway, good job with the video! 😊
What size does your yarn say on the band and you can do this!!!! I suggest slowing down the run speed of the video (if you haven’t) and working it alongside the written pattern. If you have the crochet basics you can do this. It is mostly double crochet and slip stitching. Don’t give up! 😊
wait im so confuses. on the secod row of the base for the wings she says that there should be 27 stitches. i have 18 and ive rewatched it multiple times and did it EXACTLY as she did. what am i doing wrong???
EDIT: I just went back and checked again and I get it😅😅😅 it’s row 5-8😅 sorry for my blonde moment. And thank you for the beautiful pattern!!❤️ So I’m following the written pattern with your video. And I’m confused at row 5. I’m making a size large. And I’m only confused what the colored number is beside the row. I know it’s color coded with the size you choose but why is the number different? I assumed it was row count for that particular size but that just isn’t making much sense to me. It has the number 8 in the large color next to row 5… but I’m DEFINITELY not on row 8 but am on row 5. Am I missing something?
Do you have instructions to add a couple of rows to the top portion after it’s finished? It fits well but would like to add a couple of rows to cover the outer sides of the chest a little bit more. Lovely pattern, thank you so much!
Sorry, I don’t have instructions for that. But to do so, you can just continue with the repeat that’s right before when you start doing the stepping down the sides!
I'm at 20:25 an am a bit confused. I'm working with a size small and if I just continue the upper wing from the last "general body" row, it is upside down to the first wing I made... How do I continue from here?
Be sure that you are repeating the row 5 as many times as it says. That it’s the part that is all sizes but xs. You need to end on an even row before splitting the wings
When your counting total rows is it from the very beginning of where the row starts or do you start counting when you split the wings. For example for medium your alrernating until you have 13 rows is that from the beginning of the wings or from the split of the wings
This is a great pattern and turns out exactly like the image. Only issue is I am big chested I had to make the largest size to cover my chest (upper wings fitted perfectly) however this made the lower wings wayyyyy too big. They went to my upper thigh and if I tied them up around my waist they were all bunched up and weird. The strings were also way to long went around my waist about 3 times instead of just being long enough to crisscross my back and tie up (but that issue is an easy fix) Don’t know how to fix the first one without things looking out of proportion and wonky
Maybe for the lower wing unravel it and instead of skipping 1 row you skip two ? Or you can wear it like that but instead of tying it around you wear it the second method
I need some help! I finished my first half of the project but I’m confused on how to start the other half. Do I crochet from top to bottom like we did the first wing or should it be upside down since it’s now on the opposite side???
Hi! Do you know the height of the butterfly's body? I did the gauge and i eventually managed to get it to the right size, but now that im crochetting the butterfly's body, I think mine is too big. Mine is about 9cms, which doesn't seem right considering the gauge has 9 rows snd is 10cms tall when the body only has 7 rows, so i just wanna check what the height of your butterfly's body is. Thanks for this tutorial too!! It's great so far, and I love how easy it is to know what to do for different sizes!
I don’t have the total height, but I have the height of the upper wing between the border! I’d take a look at the written pattern for the table of measurements😊 or it’s at the beginning of the video! I’m sorry I don’t have the full height!
So i was doing the other upper wing strap, and somehow i ended up with more chains than the other one. I could have sworn i did 240 for each, unless that's not the correct size for xl?
At 15:07 you have the “chain 2” on the first stitch before going into the middle on the 3- but never said chain 2 when connecting the row. I would assume but didn’t cause you didn’t say it. A lil confused on that one. And at 16:37 you say that there’s supposed to be 9 total. I kept getting 8. Redid it like 4 times, then counted your hands and only got 8 dc too. Am i missing something?
the first one.. i realised late but she didn't do it as far as i could tell so i continued the second SAMMEE but then i ended up increasing in the end (of that section) so i had 9 stitches... (i hope i didn't confuse you more)
Glad as a triple D girlie I have a tutorial that seems like it will actually fit, however I wish the instructions were written on the top instead of just said, because I mixed up the words on the 4th row to being INC all the way rather than INC, DC.
at 16:32 she says you should end up with 9 stitches but I've done it 5 times and i keep being short on 2. to me it makes sense because at 15:16 she says you should end up with 6 stitches in that section, that then becomes where you work after to get the supposedly 9 stitches, by increasing in the first stitch and then doing only one for the rest of the section. so if i had 6 "base" stitches plus the one increase it's 7. what am I missing?
For that section, you will be doing an *inc, dc* repeating. This means you'll increase, then do one, then increase, then do one, all the way across. So it's not just at the beginning and end, it's every other. Hope that helps!
I have possibly a silly question 😂 ok so, we crocheted the right side of the top first, now I have to do the left half, but when I went to start it (with the front of the top facing me) it feels wrong to crochet going to the right. Am I supposed to be crocheting with the front of the top away from me so that I am crocheting to the left or with that make the front of the top look funny?
I do NOT know why I am struggling to grasp that so much 😂 I am going to be honest, I might just be acting like an absolute goober or missing something basic. Ahahah
Did anyone else have the problem of the where the top of the bra from the strings is ending up on the side I've done it 3 separate times and different sizes and I don't understand why it keeps happening I make sure I reapet row 5 and it still happens
I dont understand at 18:30? It looks like you’re in the middle of the row when you say you’ve finished and are going to chain 2 and then double crochet x3 in the “middle stitch” help!!!
I’m not sure exactly what you’re confused on. So you’ll skip the chain space, skip the first double crochet, and place 3 double crochets in the next stitch
@@MaeCrochetsis that straight after finishing the last row? I’m just confused as in the video you say you have finished your row but it looks to me (I could be wrong) that you’re about in the middle of the row? Sorry!
Can i do this with lighter yarn weight and just size up in the chart? Or are the proportions going to be weird? For reference, the yarn I currently have makes around 2 inches if I do 9 rows of double crochets so half of your gauge. I'm not familiar with US yarn terms, apologies.
Excuse me, I must be missed some information. But, what is the function of the first square panel? Disclaimer, I'm Indonesian and I don't really understand what you're saying.
The butterfly top has been made by many different people. The construction is fairly similar, but mine is different in the way the sizes are made and a few other key things throughout
Hey ! I was wondering if you happened to have a tutorial or just something that shows how to do a two toned butterfly top? Where the inner sort of third of the entire top on each half is a different colour and as you progress farther out onto the wings it switches (a simple switch, nothing complicated) to a different colour and then maybe the trim is black or a 3rd colour ?
If not, and don't think a video tutorial is necessary (which would be completely fair, I understand), I was wondering if you had any advice on how to do it ?
Hey! I don't really have a tutorial or anything, but I would look at the written pattern, see the last row count for the upper wing, and when you meet half that value, switch colors.
@MaeCrochets I tried and I have a really difficult time carrying the previous colour (I'm doing the body, antennae and trim/that middle bit that separates the top and bottom wings on either half as black) which would be black and then for the two main colours in each wing I am doing pink and then purple whenever I'm doing single crochets/chains and I'm not sure how to carry yarn while doing those periodic chains of 3
@MaeCrochets Ahaha, that is very fair ! And sure I will head on over there ahaha I do not blame you for needing visuals 😂 I was strugglinggg to explain it my username will be an odd one. It's nothuman_2026!
Hie there.... My guage size os 3.5in... It isn't matching with yours which is 4 inches..... What should i do.... Can you suggest something.... I don't have option of changing my thread or hook
24:12 I don't get it, I already have more than the number of stitches I need at the end of those rows but I didn't start... Please help! Am I supposed to continue increasing like the two last or do I stop increasing or did I mess up before and I need to start over?
pls help! i'm working on an extra large and when I go to do the ninth row where i'm supposed to split the wings, i end up at the bottom half of the butterfly (away from the straps) opposed to the top half of it (near the straps) do I do an extra row to resolve this or one less row?
@@MaeCrochets in the case of using acrylic yarn then, might it help to use even a slightly smaller hook to minimize stretch / have the stretch then make up for the difference in hook size? I hope I make sense 😅
I keep getting to 17:21 with 33 double crochets not 35 and it’s driving me up a wall because I went back and redid my previous rows to make sure they were correct. I pause and count as I go but somehow I still only have 33!!
You do a repeat of one double crochet, then two, then one, then two across that section. I’m assuming you might have just done two, one all the way across, and then two?
@@MaeCrochets First off hi!! Thank you for helping, I was gonna cry 😭. So I started over and this time I made it to 35. I think I skipped some along the way because I was consistently two dc off but this time I counted each section using the written pattern to check. I am now at row 7 and it seems like I’m keeping up but to double check: when making a XL will I have to add more increases?Are the numbers in the parentheses for the amount of dc’s corresponding to each size? I’m sorry I’m just making sure! Thank you!
Love the size inclusivity! Worked out amazingly for me, it’s my best work so far thanks to your tutorial! 💫 However all the strings are too short since I’m tall with a wide rib cage 😭 If I would’ve gone up a size the boob area wouldn’t have fitted anymore (I’m wearing L). How can I make the strings longer/ attach more of them seamlessly? 🥲
Sadly to extend the string lengths, you may need to undo the slst down and attach yarn to the chain to make them longer... that would be the best way to make it the most seamless.
I don’t comment on vids often but I just wanted to say as a person that doesn’t fit many small patterns I appreciate the inclusion to sizes. Thanks so much for this vid you’re awesome. Keep up the good work :)
Aww thank you so much💕 I’m happy to bring more size inclusivity to the fiber community!!
XS-5X is the widest range of crochet sizing i have ever seen! Plus its a free pattern?!?! this has lots of tips to measure, full length pattern details, this is honestly one of the best videos ive ever seen! (thanks for the pattern
Aww thank you so much!! I’m glad you like it🥰💕
I'm so happy to see patterns for big-chest girlies, most patterns I try don't fit me well or are too revealing and give me no support, so thank you very much
Absolutely!!! Us big chest girlies gotta stick together💕💕
You magnificent crochet angel on earth, I'm a whole lot of woman who wears plus sizes and this was a rarity to find- a free pattern including all inclusive sizes for all shapes of people. Thank you thank you thank you!!!
Awww absolutely!!!🥰💕💕
Thank you so much for the free tutorial as I am a girl who takes up a lot of space but is really flat!
You’re so welcome!!!💕💕
The video and the written pattern made it so easy to understand and follow, it turned out so pretty!
Thank you!
I’m so glad!!💕
Hi there! I just started this pattern and wanted to say you did an AMAZING job on the written pattern. I so appreciate all the stitch counts as well as the colour-coded size/row numbers--I find that I can follow along with no problem. Thank you so much!
Aww absolutely!! I’m happy you like it 😁💕💕
This video was so so so helpful. It was so easy to understand and follow. Thank you ❤
You’re welcome!!💕
I appreciate this so much. I found a video before of a similar top that claimed their pattern was free and size inclusive, but only showed how to make a small (or maybe XS?) one. The written pattern was behind a paywall, and also the only place to get instructions for bigger sizes, which I thought was an ugly way to be doing business. I'll definitely be making this one though!
Man I’m sorry, that’s not good!! I’m glad you found this one💕💕
I like how this video is forward to the point, but i do have to hit pause alot because of the fastforward or skip to the next step. I do appreciate how it has many different sizes to include different body types. The first one I made from another video was too small and i gave it to a friend instead and have been looking for a video like this to incorporate different sizes. keep it up.
Thank you!! I’m glad you like it 💕💕
Super cute top and really easy to follow the steps!! Thank you so much for sharing!!🦋
You’re so welcome!!!💕💕
Thank you so much, i was not able to find the pattern for plus size!! This might help me.. will come back when m done with it!!!
Glad it was helpful!💕
I made this today and finished it! So easy!!!
Yay!!! Congrats!🎉
Guys please help ,im so confused. on the written pattern (going into row 6) it has different numbers on there then it does on the video. So which is the correct one and which one do i follow?
edit: nvm, i figured it out. excuse my dumbness yall lmao, Amazing patern btw!!
which one was it😭
Thank you for this!!! So easy to follow and i cant wait to make it!! all the love
You're welcome!! I'm so glad and can't wait to see how it turns out!😍
Thank you for this tutorial ❤❤ hopefully my Mom and I can have a matching top since we have different body size😂
I'm definitely gonna try this pattern. I'm making a top for my friend and one for myself
That’s awesome!! I’d love to see when it’s done😍
I loved this! Thankyou!❤
You're so welcome!💕
I'm unsure if I'm doing things wrong because I'm following the instructions, but the size seems way too big for me as im doing 5x, however thats how much I measured before beginning. As the width I went to was 14in and the height measured 10.5IN to 11IN. The square also matched the size of yours so it isn't my yarn or hooks fault.
I'm half done and the butterfly hangs quite low as well as the neck strings also being off when I'm trying it on. The top wing is feeling huge. When I have the butterfly body in the middle a little low on my chest like yours it falls on my shoulder rather than above my shoulder, and it goes right under against my armpit while yours looks like it is a bit away from your armpit.
Is it normal for it to have a weird shape/ feel before doing the other side?
Girl you're talented
Thank you 🥹
thankyou so much for this pattern. i really appreciate how it's free and that your working faster(i think at least). i'm a bit confused about the sizing... i might just be slow but with the different colored numbers in parentheses, what do the numbers mean. i know which ones they correlate to but is it the number of rows or double crochets im not sure if you have anything explaining the sizes a little more? thanks again🫶🏼🫶🏼
It depends on what part of the pattern! Sizing is follows: XS (S, M, L, XL) (2X, 3X, 4X, 5X). For better visuals, I would check out the written pattern😁
Damn I’m a beginner 100% and I wanted to try this piece but I think I may have gone too fast in my learning process 😭 I couldn’t do it, I could only finish the center of the butterfly and the neck pieces 😢 perhaps my yarn is too thick because it’s hard for me to like pass it through. Anyway, good job with the video! 😊
What size does your yarn say on the band and you can do this!!!! I suggest slowing down the run speed of the video (if you haven’t) and working it alongside the written pattern. If you have the crochet basics you can do this. It is mostly double crochet and slip stitching. Don’t give up! 😊
wait im so confuses. on the secod row of the base for the wings she says that there should be 27 stitches. i have 18 and ive rewatched it multiple times and did it EXACTLY as she did. what am i doing wrong???
EDIT: I just went back and checked again and I get it😅😅😅 it’s row 5-8😅 sorry for my blonde moment. And thank you for the beautiful pattern!!❤️
So I’m following the written pattern with your video. And I’m confused at row 5. I’m making a size large. And I’m only confused what the colored number is beside the row. I know it’s color coded with the size you choose but why is the number different? I assumed it was row count for that particular size but that just isn’t making much sense to me. It has the number 8 in the large color next to row 5… but I’m DEFINITELY not on row 8 but am on row 5. Am I missing something?
Do you have instructions to add a couple of rows to the top portion after it’s finished? It fits well but would like to add a couple of rows to cover the outer sides of the chest a little bit more. Lovely pattern, thank you so much!
Sorry, I don’t have instructions for that. But to do so, you can just continue with the repeat that’s right before when you start doing the stepping down the sides!
I'm at 20:25 an am a bit confused. I'm working with a size small and if I just continue the upper wing from the last "general body" row, it is upside down to the first wing I made... How do I continue from here?
Be sure that you are repeating the row 5 as many times as it says. That it’s the part that is all sizes but xs. You need to end on an even row before splitting the wings
Mine also ended up upside down for the L. I’ve got the right number of rows and stitches.. and I’ve frogged and done twice 😢
@@carmenfletcher9279 read my comment above😊
I accidentally did it upside down and made the upper wing on the bottom 😭😭 can I just take off the butterfly body and then flip it and attach??
When your counting total rows is it from the very beginning of where the row starts or do you start counting when you split the wings.
For example for medium your alrernating until you have 13 rows is that from the beginning of the wings or from the split of the wings
From the beginning of the wings!
This is a great pattern and turns out exactly like the image. Only issue is I am big chested I had to make the largest size to cover my chest (upper wings fitted perfectly) however this made the lower wings wayyyyy too big. They went to my upper thigh and if I tied them up around my waist they were all bunched up and weird. The strings were also way to long went around my waist about 3 times instead of just being long enough to crisscross my back and tie up (but that issue is an easy fix)
Don’t know how to fix the first one without things looking out of proportion and wonky
Maybe for the lower wing unravel it and instead of skipping 1 row you skip two ? Or you can wear it like that but instead of tying it around you wear it the second method
I need some help! I finished my first half of the project but I’m confused on how to start the other half. Do I crochet from top to bottom like we did the first wing or should it be upside down since it’s now on the opposite side???
It should be the exact same!
Did you figure it out? I'm also stuck at this part
@@Name-on3lv in the video, I show where you start the other wing, just at the end of the wing section
@@Name-on3lv Yep I just I flipped my project over so I could feel like I was doing the same side again
If am making a large do I have to make all the increases before I turn the upper wing
I’m not sure what you’re asking🤔 like turn it to the next row? Which part are you on?
Hi! Do you know the height of the butterfly's body? I did the gauge and i eventually managed to get it to the right size, but now that im crochetting the butterfly's body, I think mine is too big. Mine is about 9cms, which doesn't seem right considering the gauge has 9 rows snd is 10cms tall when the body only has 7 rows, so i just wanna check what the height of your butterfly's body is. Thanks for this tutorial too!! It's great so far, and I love how easy it is to know what to do for different sizes!
I don’t have the total height, but I have the height of the upper wing between the border! I’d take a look at the written pattern for the table of measurements😊 or it’s at the beginning of the video! I’m sorry I don’t have the full height!
So i was doing the other upper wing strap, and somehow i ended up with more chains than the other one. I could have sworn i did 240 for each, unless that's not the correct size for xl?
As long as they're relatively the same length, you should be okay!
When am increasing the rows for the different sizes for the wings do I start as lets say from on to eight hope you understand what am trying to say.
I’m not sure I understand what you’re asking…
At 15:07 you have the “chain 2” on the first stitch before going into the middle on the 3- but never said chain 2 when connecting the row. I would assume but didn’t cause you didn’t say it. A lil confused on that one.
And at 16:37 you say that there’s supposed to be 9 total. I kept getting 8. Redid it like 4 times, then counted your hands and only got 8 dc too. Am i missing something?
the first one.. i realised late but she didn't do it as far as i could tell so i continued
the second SAMMEE but then i ended up increasing in the end (of that section) so i had 9 stitches... (i hope i didn't confuse you more)
Wasn’t until 33:10 i realized that all my ends should’ve had 5 dcs worth 😢 cause any other pattern I’ve seen has used a ch3 as a dc. So now im 🫠
Glad as a triple D girlie I have a tutorial that seems like it will actually fit, however I wish the instructions were written on the top instead of just said, because I mixed up the words on the 4th row to being INC all the way rather than INC, DC.
nevermind, I was still confused, but I got it right now after re-reading the written instructions
at 16:32 she says you should end up with 9 stitches but I've done it 5 times and i keep being short on 2. to me it makes sense because at 15:16 she says you should end up with 6 stitches in that section, that then becomes where you work after to get the supposedly 9 stitches, by increasing in the first stitch and then doing only one for the rest of the section.
so if i had 6 "base" stitches plus the one increase it's 7.
what am I missing?
For that section, you will be doing an *inc, dc* repeating. This means you'll increase, then do one, then increase, then do one, all the way across. So it's not just at the beginning and end, it's every other. Hope that helps!
@@MaeCrochets tysm!! i was very confused. i can finally finish this beautiful project 🫶
I have possibly a silly question 😂 ok so, we crocheted the right side of the top first, now I have to do the left half, but when I went to start it (with the front of the top facing me) it feels wrong to crochet going to the right. Am I supposed to be crocheting with the front of the top away from me so that I am crocheting to the left or with that make the front of the top look funny?
I do NOT know why I am struggling to grasp that so much 😂 I am going to be honest, I might just be acting like an absolute goober or missing something basic. Ahahah
When doing the left half, you attach your yarn to the wrong side of the project! (Answering for other people😁)
@MaeCrochets ehehe that's fair ! I am glad to know I'm not the only one who was curious on it 😂😆
Ok what am asking is if am doing a size large do I do eight rows before I split the wings?.
Yes exactly!
Thank you.
Did anyone else have the problem of the where the top of the bra from the strings is ending up on the side I've done it 3 separate times and different sizes and I don't understand why it keeps happening I make sure I reapet row 5 and it still happens
Hmmm I’m not sure what you mean. You can message me on Instagram and I can help!
I dont understand at 18:30? It looks like you’re in the middle of the row when you say you’ve finished and are going to chain 2 and then double crochet x3 in the “middle stitch” help!!!
I’m not sure exactly what you’re confused on. So you’ll skip the chain space, skip the first double crochet, and place 3 double crochets in the next stitch
@@MaeCrochetsis that straight after finishing the last row? I’m just confused as in the video you say you have finished your row but it looks to me (I could be wrong) that you’re about in the middle of the row? Sorry!
@@ellax1606 ahh, I might have misspoke. I probably meant I was done with that section between the two chain spaces! I’m sorry!
@@MaeCrochets So sorry, I hope its okay, I’ve messages you on instagram to send you a pic of my top so far to check that It is okay :D
Can i do this with lighter yarn weight and just size up in the chart? Or are the proportions going to be weird? For reference, the yarn I currently have makes around 2 inches if I do 9 rows of double crochets so half of your gauge. I'm not familiar with US yarn terms, apologies.
Hmm, you could try it! But no guarantees that it will work out
I'm pretty sure that a US DC is a British treble stitch if this helps!
Excuse me, I must be missed some information. But, what is the function of the first square panel?
Disclaimer, I'm Indonesian and I don't really understand what you're saying.
isn't it the Shyler Crochet pattern? it's very similar
The butterfly top has been made by many different people. The construction is fairly similar, but mine is different in the way the sizes are made and a few other key things throughout
Hey ! I was wondering if you happened to have a tutorial or just something that shows how to do a two toned butterfly top? Where the inner sort of third of the entire top on each half is a different colour and as you progress farther out onto the wings it switches (a simple switch, nothing complicated) to a different colour and then maybe the trim is black or a 3rd colour ?
If not, and don't think a video tutorial is necessary (which would be completely fair, I understand), I was wondering if you had any advice on how to do it ?
Hey! I don't really have a tutorial or anything, but I would look at the written pattern, see the last row count for the upper wing, and when you meet half that value, switch colors.
@MaeCrochets I tried and I have a really difficult time carrying the previous colour (I'm doing the body, antennae and trim/that middle bit that separates the top and bottom wings on either half as black) which would be black and then for the two main colours in each wing I am doing pink and then purple whenever I'm doing single crochets/chains and I'm not sure how to carry yarn while doing those periodic chains of 3
@@juliatodor7939 hmmm maybe you can dm me on Instagram so I can get a better idea of what you’re talking about. I need some visuals😅💕
@MaeCrochets Ahaha, that is very fair ! And sure I will head on over there ahaha I do not blame you for needing visuals 😂 I was strugglinggg to explain it my username will be an odd one. It's nothuman_2026!
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Hie there.... My guage size os 3.5in... It isn't matching with yours which is 4 inches..... What should i do.... Can you suggest something.... I don't have option of changing my thread or hook
Hmm… you could maybe try going up a size? You would definitely want to change hook or yarn, but if you can’t do that, that’s your next best option.
24:12 I don't get it, I already have more than the number of stitches I need at the end of those rows but I didn't start... Please help! Am I supposed to continue increasing like the two last or do I stop increasing or did I mess up before and I need to start over?
Hmm I’d you have more stitches, I’m assuming you messed up somewhere before. You should only be increasing once per row at this point
1st repeat: 22:40
2nd repeat: 23:20
Should the gauge be 4in stretched or relaxed?
I would say stretched!! For best results, I would block it
Is weight 4 also known as 4 ply, is that the same thing?
I believe so? Or medium weight yarn! As long as you meet gauge, you should be good😁
@@MaeCrochetsthanks!! Also, if i dont meet the guage and need to size down, should i repeat the gauge again to check its right after downsizingv
@@ellax1606 yes absolutely!😊
I got completely lost after the bottom wing , you said repeat steps but I’m a visual learner
You can rewind and keep rewatching the repeat instruction
I wish the lighting were better 😢
pls help! i'm working on an extra large and when I go to do the ninth row where i'm supposed to split the wings, i end up at the bottom half of the butterfly (away from the straps) opposed to the top half of it (near the straps) do I do an extra row to resolve this or one less row?
Did you make sure to do the amount of repeats needed before splitting the wings?
@@MaeCrochets i did! i checked three different times and ended with the same result
@@niraverse hmm because that’s definitely the reason I would think.. you can message me on insta and send a picture of your top and I can help more!
I think I did mine backwards but I don’t understand how. Can anyone help me?
You can dm me on Instagram and I can help you!
Heyy can i use 3.00mm hook or 3.5 ?
As long as your gauge matches!
What is the use of the gauge?
To make sure that the top will be the end size that is supposed to be
Is 100 grams of yarn enough?
That depends on what size you’re making. You can see the yardage required in the description
@@MaeCrochets thanks! i got my size wrong and started doing xl, then it got too big, i continued with small.. im really good at sizing 🫣
From one to eight.?.
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i wish you could maybe more your hands so i can see if mine look like yours lol
i really can't follow it ,i look at my work it's diff 😢
You can look at the written pattern😁
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Sad I can’t make this with my acrylic yarn 😔 I can’t afford to go buy cotton.
You can still use acrylic yarn, just know that it will stretch a bit! I’ve also heard there’s a really good cotton yarn at one of the dollar stores😁
@@MaeCrochets in the case of using acrylic yarn then, might it help to use even a slightly smaller hook to minimize stretch / have the stretch then make up for the difference in hook size? I hope I make sense 😅
@@kirstyeli potentially? You could make the gauge and stretch it to see if it makes it! As long as the gauge matches you should be good
@@MaeCrochetsI just made a gauge swatch and I was able to meet gauge using acrylic yarn with a 3.5 mm hook!
@@kirstyeli great!!
I keep getting to 17:21 with 33 double crochets not 35 and it’s driving me up a wall because I went back and redid my previous rows to make sure they were correct. I pause and count as I go but somehow I still only have 33!!
You do a repeat of one double crochet, then two, then one, then two across that section. I’m assuming you might have just done two, one all the way across, and then two?
@@MaeCrochets First off hi!! Thank you for helping, I was gonna cry 😭. So I started over and this time I made it to 35. I think I skipped some along the way because I was consistently two dc off but this time I counted each section using the written pattern to check. I am now at row 7 and it seems like I’m keeping up but to double check: when making a XL will I have to add more increases?Are the numbers in the parentheses for the amount of dc’s corresponding to each size? I’m sorry I’m just making sure! Thank you!
@@GreenNectarinesyes exactly!!
@@MaeCrochetsomg just saw this!! Thank you 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾
Too fast
You can follow the written pattern 😁
Love the size inclusivity! Worked out amazingly for me, it’s my best work so far thanks to your tutorial! 💫
However all the strings are too short since I’m tall with a wide rib cage 😭 If I would’ve gone up a size the boob area wouldn’t have fitted anymore (I’m wearing L).
How can I make the strings longer/ attach more of them seamlessly? 🥲
Sadly to extend the string lengths, you may need to undo the slst down and attach yarn to the chain to make them longer... that would be the best way to make it the most seamless.
@@MaeCrochets okay thanks, will try that 🫶🏻