Bug Sprites

Made by: Lianne Peterson @fantasysprites
Bug
Sprite
Pattern
A sprite is a supernatural entity.
They are often depicted as fairy-like creatures.
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Before you begin:

The bodies of the Sprites are crocheted in a continuous spiral.
Do not fasten off in-between unless the pattern calls for it.
You can decide on the type of wings for your Sprite and even
combine this pattern with options from my other patterns.
Use these wings for Fantasy Sprites or Tiny Sprites.
Like this baby Bug Sprite →
Have fun crocheting your very own Sprite!
Ingredients: What I used for the Sprites in this pattern Explanation

Fingering/sock Handdyed wool, fingering weight Different types of yarn will make for 2
weight yarn different sized Sprites.
Acrylic yarn “Ilovethisyarn” metallic (glitter) Used to make hair.
Safety eyes 8 mm, oval shaped eyes. (I glitter my own You can use different sizes and styles to
eyes with glitterific paint by FolkArt) further customize your sprite!
Stuffing Poly-Fil
Anodized I used 18 gauge for the antennea and 12 Aluminum wire frames are not suitable
aluminum for the wireframe (that’s a really tight fit, for small children.
craft wire 18 would work as well for the wireframe if
you want to give yourself some space.)
Tools:
Crochet hook 2mm for the body and 3mm for the The smaller your hook, the neater your
butterfly wings stitches will be. You can try a 1,5 for
the body as well.
Flat nose pliers Used to cut and bend your wire
Round pliers Used to help curl the antennae
Scissors
Tapestry needle For attaching ears, wings and weaving
and pins in ends
Abbreviations (US terminology):

ch= chain
s= stitch
ss= slip stitch
sc= single crochet
hdc= half double crochet
dc= double crochet
BLO= crochet in the Back Loops Only
FLO= crochet in the Front Loops Only
inc= increase
dec= decrease
3tog= crochet 3 stitches together
hdc-inc= half double crochets increase
hdc-dec= half double crochet decrease
*…*x..= Repeat all stitches between stars as indicated.
For example: *1 sc, inc*x2 means “crochet 1 sc, increase, 1sc, increase.”
Copyright note: This pattern is thought of and put together with great love and care by Lianne
Peterson. Do not share this pattern with others or sell copies of this pattern digital/hardcopy.
You’re allowed to sell dolls you’ve made with this pattern, but must give credit to Fantasysprites.
Pattern
Arms (2x)
Round/row Stitches in this round/row Stitch
number count
1 Start with a magic ring, crochet 6 sc in ring 6
2-18 6 sc (17 rounds) 6
fasten off both arms using a ss.
Legs (2x)
1 Magic ring, 6 sc 6 3
2-6 6 sc (5 rounds) 6
7 5 sc, inc (7s) 7
8-17 7 sc (10 rounds) 7
18 6 sc, inc (8s) 8
19-23 8 sc (5 rounds) -fasten off first leg using a ss, 8
-after finishing second leg; don’t fasten off, continue with row 24.)
Body
We continue from second leg. (Explanation for the wire frame and pictures for reference on next page.)
24 Continue from second leg, chain 5, insert hook in ‘first leg’, 8 sc in ‘first leg’, 5 sc in one 26
side of chain, 8 sc in ‘second leg’.
25 5 sc in other side of chain, 21 sc 26
26 9 sc, dec, 11 sc, dec, 2 sc 24
27 24 sc 24
28 2 sc, *dec, 4 sc* x3, dec, 2 sc 20
29 20 sc 20
30 *1 sc, dec*x2, 14 sc 18
31-33 18 sc. (3 rounds) 18
34 Adding Arms 30
8 sc, *insert arm, 6 sc in arm*, 9sc, *insert arm, 6 sc in arm*, 1 sc
35 2sc, *dec* x2, 2 sc, *dec* x4, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, *dec* x4 19
36 2 sc, 3tog, 3 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 2 sc, dec, 1 sc 14
37 Add the aluminum frame and stuff the body firmly. * 11
Do not stuff limbs. (*Pictures for reference below.)
2 sc, *dec, 2 sc* x3. (Stuff a bit more if needed.)
38 dec, 1 sc, *dec* x4 6
39,40 6 sc Do not fasten off, continue with ‘Head’, round 41 6
Pictures for reference

Legs, body, adding arms and wire frame*.
*Aluminum wire frame:

Measure the length of the arms and legs. Make sure to add some length to fold the ends of the wire with
your pliers. Press firmly. When placing the wire, start with the legs. Carefully guide the ends all the way to
the bottom of the feet. Add the wire in the arms. Make sure to stuff the body firmly. You can use a
chopstick or an old paintbrush to distribute the stuffing evenly.
Head
Pictures for references below and on next page.
41 FLO *inc* x6 12
42 *1 sc, inc* x6 18
43 *2 sc, inc* x6 24
44 *3 sc, inc* x6 30
45 *2 sc, inc, 2 sc* x6 36
46,47 36 sc 36
48 *5 sc, inc* x6 42
49 42 sc. 42
5
Push the wire through the neck and make a loop in the bottom of the head*
50 *5 sc, dec* x6 36
51-53 36 sc (3 rounds) 36
Add safety eyes between rounds 50-51, leave 7 stitches between the eyes**
54 *2 sc, dec, 2 sc* x6 30
55 30 sc 30
56 *3 sc, dec* x6 24
57 24 sc 24
58 *2 sc, dec* x6 18
59 *1 sc, dec* x6 12
Stuff head firmly.
60 *dec* x6 Weave your thread through the front loops of your last row, 6
pull tightly to shut the circle, secure end.
*Push the wire through the neck and make a loop in the bottom of the head:
Fold and press end of aluminum wire. Guide through the neck and make a loop in the bottom of the head.
(This way you can let your Sprite move its head.) Cut and fold firmly. (1st+2nd picture below)
** (3rd picture) If the holes for the safety eyes are a bit tight; you can stretch them with some help from
your crochet hook…I’m sorry about the gruesome picture. > <
->If your eyes are still too big; go back to round 51 and where you need to place the eyes “chain 2 and skip
one stitch”. Make sure to keep 7 stitches between the eyes.
In the next round you’ll crochet 1 sc in the hole to make your round 36 stitches again. Continue.
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Weave your thread through the front loops of your last row, pull tightly to shut the circle, secure end.
You have now finished your Sprite base.
Ear (2x)
We start the ear with a magic ring and work 3 rounds.
After the 3rd round we fold our work and continue in rows.
1 Magic ring, 5 sc 5
2 2 sc, inc, 2 sc 6
3 *sc, inc* x3 9
4 Fold your work, 4 sc to crochet together, turn. 4
5 Skip 1 s, dec, skip last s, fasten off. Leave a long thread to sew ear to head. 1
Attach the ears on

round 51, the same
round as the eyes.
Antennae
You can make the antennae as fun and twisty as you want. Try out a couple loops before you start cutting
your wire: I use 18-gauge aluminum craft wire. Don’t try to make both sides exactly the same.
I like to think that real antennae aren’t perfectly matched either!
For these simple loops I measured out a piece a little longer than my Sprite.
You can try out different lengths and styles. I use my round nose pliers to help shape the antennae.
Hold the end with your pliers and start twisting to make a loop. Start with a tight loop and make the rest
curl around it. Of course, you can make all kinds of shapes and position them however you like.
Check out the heart shaped antennae on my “Love Bug”. (Bottom right.) 7
Securing antennae
To secure the antennae I thread my embroidery needle with a contrasting color. You can use the same
color as the doll as well. Insert needle on one side and exit near one antenna, wrap the yarn about 10
times (of more if you want) around the antenna, make sure it’s very tight. Loop back until you’ve reached
the base. Insert needle and exit on the other site: repeat process. Tie a knot on the back of the head. This
will be covered with hair on the next step.
Hair
Cut around 40 strands around twice the length of your Sprite for a long ponytail. I cut mine a little shorter
for this Sprite for a bouncier ponytail. (You can always trim it afterwards.) Start inserting the strands with
your hook, as pictured below. Leaving 6 rounds bare between the top of the eyes and the hairline.
When you’re finished with the hairline in front, you can

insert strands diagonally to the back of the head, above
the ears. The last row of strands will be inserted on the
back of the head around 11 rounds down from the top.
Put the hair up in a temporary ponytail. Don’t worry
about it still looking a bit bald currently, this will be
fixed in a bit.
Take 2 strands and cut them in half. Unravel* these

strands and insert these strands along the diagonal line
to frame the face.
*Unraveling
The next step is to unravel the rest of the strands; loosen the ponytail. If you twist the thread
‘countertwistwise’ you can easily see the individual threads that the yarn consists of, pull them apart
carefully with your fingers, hook or a blunt needle and pull apart. This task is a bit time consuming, just
play your favorite music/series and unravel!
Put the hair back up into a ponytail with a piece of same yarn or contrasting string!
Butterfly Wings
Use a 3 mm hook. (1mm bigger than used for your Sprite.)
We make the set out of 4 individual wings. We need 2 “Big wings” and 2 “Small wings” which we crochet
in rounds. After crocheting the separate wings, we’ll crochet them all together.
To avoid unnecessary sewing afterwards; we’ll crochet over the starting threads and yarn tails.
When you start your 2nd round, crochet with your starting thread along the first round. While inserting
your hook and yarning over make sure the thread stays in your stitches.
Big wings (2x)

Remember to crochet over starting thread.
1 Magic ring, 10 sc 10 9
2 Ch 1, *hdc-inc*x9, hdc, ss in ch. 19
3 Ch 2(counts as a dc), dc, 2 hdc, 2 sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, ch 3, 2dc, 2hdc, 2 sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, ch 3, close 25
with a ss in ch 2.
Small wings (2x)

Remember to crochet over starting thread.
2 *hdc-inc*x6, close with a ss 12
Assembling the wings

Lay your wings out, like I did in this very pro picture >>
You can see the order in which we’ll assemble them.
Start in wing 1 (yellow dot)
We’ll continue crocheting them together
until we’re back where we started.
Remember to crochet over your starting thread

and yarn tails whilst you go.
1 Big wing
-Starting at the yellow dot: 3 sc in hole.
-Along the top: *inc, 2 sc* x3.
-In other left hole: hdc, 3dc, hdc,*
(skip the first s after the hole, see explanation picture on next page.)
-Along the bottom: *2 sc, inc* x3, ss to close.
2 Small wing
Ch 3 and insert hook in first s of round 2.
*2 sc, inc* x2, hdc, dc, ch 3, ss in 1st ch s, dc in same s as last,
hdc in next s, inc, 2 sc, inc.
Crochet 3 sc back across the chain.
3 Small wing
Ch 3 and insert hook in first s of round 2.
inc, 2 sc, inc, hdc, dc, ch 3, ss in 1st ch s, dc in same s,
hdc,*inc, 2 sc* x2.
Crochet 3 sc back across the chain.
4 Big wing
Insert hook in s underneath the hole, crochet along the bottom;
-*inc, 2sc* x3
- Crochet in right hole: hdc, 3 dc, hdc. 10
(skip the first s next to the hole, explanation picture below grid.)
-Along the top; *2 sc, inc* x3
-in left hole; 3 sc.
Decrease towards the start (yellow dot) picking up a loop in the chains between the small wings:
Insert hook in chain from wing 3, yarn over, pull hook back, insert hook in chain from wing 2, yarn over,
pull hook back, insert hook in first s from ‘wing 1’, yarn over, pull hook back, pull last loop through all 4
loops at the same time. Leave long thread to shape wings and attach wings to the back of your Sprite.
Explanation
Skip the first s after the hole:
In the bigger wings there is one stitch that sort off disappears after
the “hdc, 3 dc, hdc”. We are skipping this s and inserting our hook
directly into the next stitch.
Shaping and attaching Butterfly wings

Using the long yarn tail, we’ll sew the “small wings” to the “big wings”.
Weave your needle through the small wings and secure in place with some small stitches.
Because you’re using the same yarn as the wings you won’t see these stitches.
(pictures for reference on next page)
I prefer the smaller wings behind the bigger wings (when facing the right side) so this is how I attach
them:
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^facing wrong side ^facing right side ^right side flush to Sprite’s back.
Attach the center of the wings to the back of your Sprite.

Secure it tightly with some stitches and tie a knot.
Hide the knot underneath the wings.
Tips
If your butterfly wings are curling up, this can
happen if your tension is a bit off, but doesn’t
have to be a problem. You can try to flatten
them by blocking or steam ironing them.
(Be very careful with ironing if you’re using
acrylic yarn.)
If you want to add more body to your wings, you

can add spray starch or a 60% wood glue, 40%
water mix to your wings. This will make them firm.
Voila! Your
butterfly wings
are done.
Learn how to make

these bug wings,
on the next page!
Bug Wings (2x)

Use the same hook as you used for your Sprite. (2mm)
2 *hdc-inc*x6 12
3 *5 hdc, hdc-inc* x2 14
4 14 hdc 14
5 *6 hdc, hdc-inc* x2 16
6,7 16 hdc 16
8 *6 hdc, hdc-dec*x2 14
9,10 14 hdc 14
12
11 *5 hdc, hdc-dec*x2 12
12,13 12 hdc 12
14 *hdc-dec*x6 6
15 6 hdc 6
16 Fold your wing flat and crochet 3 sc to sew top shut. 3
Wing 1; fasten off and make another wing. Wing 2: don’t fasten off, continue with row 17
17 Crochet 3 sc in first wing to attach both wings, ch 1, turn. 6
18 6 sc in the the tops of both wings. Leave a thread for sewing. 6
When you finished this set of wings you

can sew them on the back of your Sprite.
Attach the last row to the shoulders.
I am ready
for takeoff!
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Bug Sprites

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Bug Sprites

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Made by: Lianne Peterson @fantasysprites

Before you begin:

Ingredients: What I used for the Sprites in this pattern Explanation

Abbreviations (US terminology):

Pictures for reference

*Aluminum wire frame:

Attach the ears on

When you’re finished with the hairline in front, you can

Take 2 strands and cut them in half. Unravel* these

Big wings (2x)

Small wings (2x)

Assembling the wings

Remember to crochet over your starting thread

Shaping and attaching Butterfly wings

Attach the center of the wings to the back of your Sprite.

If you want to add more body to your wings, you

Learn how to make

Bug Wings (2x)

When you finished this set of wings you

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