From crochet.about.com - Example of an Initial Centered on the Butterfly Circle Chart
Designed by Sandi Marshall

I designed the center of the chart to be an open area so that you can position your family initial or another small favorite subject in the center of the butterfly circle. For the chart with open center area, see this page: http://crochet.about.com/library/nbflycircle1.htm

Working the Chart in Filet Crochet
For a 4 dc mesh, beginning chain is 88, plus chain 3, (which will count as first dc of first row), plus chain 2 (which is the ch-2 of the first open mesh), for a total starting chain of 93 chains. Begin by working a double crochet in the 9th chain from the hook. Follow chart for placement of solid mesh and open mesh for each row. For a refresher on how to do open and solid mesh, see Basics link below.

Chart is worked starting at the bottom right; work first row right to left. Second row is worked left to right. Continue alternating row directions in this same manner, following chart.

Approximate finished sizes (for each square) in filet crochet (once through the chart, worked in 4 dc mesh):
With size 5 thread: (115 yards) and a size US 4 steel hook, finished size is about 8.3 inches x 9.5 inches.
With size 10 thread: (103 yards) and a size US 7 steel hook, finished size is about 6.9 inches x 7.5 inches.
With size 20 thread: (96 yards) and a size US 9 steel hook, finished size is about 6.6 inches x 7.2 inches.
With size 30 thread: (90 yards) and a size US 11 steel hook, finished size is about 6.3 inches x 6.9 inches.
With fingering/baby weight yarn: (225 yards) and a size US F hook, finished size is about 21 inches x 21.6 inches.
With sport weight yarn: (261 yards) and a size US G hook, finished size is about 24 inches x 24.6 inches.
With worsted weight yarn: (297 yards) and a size US I hook, finished size is about 27 inches x 27.6 inches.

Gauge:
With size 5 thread: 5 squares = 1.4 inches, 5 rows = 1.6 inches
With size 10 thread: 5 squares = 1.2 inches, 5 rows = 1.3 inches
With size 20 thread: 5 squares = 1.1 inches, 5 rows = 1.2 inches
With size 30 thread: 5 squares = 1 inch, 5 rows = 1.1 inches
With fingering/baby weight yarn: 5 squares = 3.5 inch, 5 rows = 3.6 inches
With sport weight yarn: 5 squares = 4 inch, 5 rows = 4.1 inches
With worsted weight yarn: 5 squares = 4.5 inch, 5 rows = 4.6 inches

Basics in How to Do Filet Crochet, here: http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa050298.htm

My inspiration for this design started with a public domain single butterfly image from the year 1920. My final design emerged from a series of charting stages, where I further rearranged and added to, in each charted stage, until I was satisfied with the final resulting Butterfly Circle Design that you see here.

Even though my inspiration started with a public domain image, my design is completely different from that image of a single butterfly which inspired me and so please note that the Butterfly Circle Design is copyright 2000 by Sandi Marshall, licensed to About.com, Inc. Free for your own personal use only (allowing for not-for-profit, noncommercial uses of my design and the finished items). Personal vs Commercial Use (of a pattern for which you do not own the copyright yourself): To adhere to copyright laws, any pattern which is currently under copyright protection is assumed to be for your own personal use only (it does not need to state that in the copyright statement or terms of use for that pattern). For your own personal use only means that you may make items from the design for yourself or for gifts but you may not sell items which include the design within the item. Selling would be a commercial use, not a personal use, of the pattern. You would need to get written permission from the copyright holder to use the pattern for any commercial use.

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