Little Lady – A Free Crochet Pattern

Spring is just round the corner! I had so much fun creating this ladybug crochet pattern and I hope you will as well! I love insects and this is an easy advanced beginner crochet pattern to make your own Little Lady!

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ABBREVIATIONS:

• ML – Magic Loop
• ch – chain
• st – stitch
• sl st – slip stitch
• sc – single crochet
• in – increase (2 sc in the same st)
• dec – decrease (2 sc together)
• ( ) – repeat section in brackets

MATERIALS:

• Approx. 25 yards of WW (#4) black yarn for the body, antenna and spots
• Approx. 10 yards of WW (#4) red yarn for the wings ( I used yarn I had left over from another project)
• G/4mm hook for the body and E/3.5mm hook for the spots
• Very little white for the eyes or safety eyes(optional)
• Darning needle
• Tape measure
• Scissors
• Stuffing

NOTES:

• This pattern is written in US terms.
• You will need to crochet the following pieces for the pattern:
  1. Top of body
  2. Bottom of body
  3. Wings
  4. Antenna (make 2)
  5. Black circles for the wings (make 7)
  6. Eyes
• The top and bottom of the body is crocheted in continuous rounds.

Dimensions: Little Lady is approx. 4″ X 2″ using worsted weight yarn and a G/4mm hook.

Gauge: Gauge is not essential for this project. Just make sure you are using the appropriate sized hook for the yarn you choose.

Find out all about gauge and more with a detailed photo tutorial to walk you though it on the All about Gauge Page.

Learning the basic crochet stitches is easy! Check out the Basic Crochet Stitches page with step by step picture tutorials to guide you through each step.

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Lets Get Started!

Top of Body

R1: With black yarn and G/4mm hook place 6 sc in the ML. (6)
R2: in x 6 (12)
R3: ( 1sc, in) x 6 (18)
R4: (2sc, in) x 6 (24)
R5: (3sc, in) x 6 (30)
R6: (4sc, in) x 6 (36)
R7: (5sc, in) x 6 (42)
R8: (6sc, in) x 6 (48)
R 9-14: sc around (48) Fasten off and cut yarn leaving an extra long tail to sew the top of the body to the bottom.

Bottom of Body

Repeat round 1-8 of top of body. Cut yarn and weave in ends.

Wings

Wing tip 1
R1: With Red yarn and G/4mm hook place 3 sc in the ML. Turn (3)
R2: Ch 1, in, sc, in. Turn (5)
R3: Ch 1, in, 3sc, in. Turn (7)
R4: Ch 1, in, 5sc, in, Turn (9)
R5: Ch 1, in, 7sc, in, Turn. (11)
R6: Ch 1, in. 9sc. in. (13) Cut yarn and weave in ends.

Wing tip 2
Repeat rows 1-6 of wing tip 1 for wing tip 2, but do not cut yarn.

NOTE: You are going to join wing tip 1 and 2 in row 7.

R7: Turn, ch 1 and sc in the next 12 st. Dec over the last st of wing tip 2 and the first st on wing tip 1. Sc in the next 12 st. Turn (25)
R8: Ch 1, sc across. Turn (25)
R9-14: Repeat row 8 (25)

Border: Ch 1 (rotate work to sc down the side of the wings) sc in the same st. 13 sc (placing one sc in each row end). 2 sc in ML, 7 sc to middle of wings, 6 sc to other wing tip, 2sc in ML, 14 sc, 2 sc in first st of row 14, 24 sl st across, sl st to first st. Fasten off leaving a very long tail to sew wings to the body.

Antenna (make 2)

With black yarn and G/4mm hook ch 8, sl st in 2nd chain from hook and across (7) Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew onto the body.

Spots (make 7)

Using black yarn and E/3.5mm hook, place 4 sc in the ML. Sl st to the first st. Fasten off leaving a long tail to sew onto the wings.

Eyes (make 2)

I used white yarn and and a needle to create two French knots for the eyes. As an alternative, you can also make a double knot for each eye or embroider a closed eye with eye lashes. You can also use safety eyes.

Assembly

Body:

NOTE: If you are using safety eyes, insert them between rows 10 and 11 on top of body (approx 4 or 5 st apart) before you sew the body pieces together.

Line up the last stitch of the top of the body with the last stitch of the bottom of body (make sure the right side of the bottom is facing out) and sew the pieces together with the long tail from the top. Add stuffing to the body as you work your way around. Cut yarn and weave in ends.

Wings:

Arrange the 7 black spots on the wings and sew in place.

Lay the wings across the top of the body. I lined up the middle of row 14 of the wings between rows 3 and 4 of the body. You can use pins to keep the wings in place and use the long tail from the wings to sew them to the body. I did not sew the tips of the wings (at the back) to the body.

Eyes and Antenna

I placed the eyes in between rows 10 and 11 of top of body and about 4 sc apart.

Place the antenna between row 6 and 7 of the body. You can use pins to find the placement before attaching them to the body.

Congratulations, your Little Lady ladybug crochet pattern is now complete!

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